Supports have now been announced for the February visit from High On Fire.
Joining High On Fire at the Rosemount Hotel in Perth on February 17 will be doom-gaze trio Skullcave plus the thrash infused punk of Leeches in the main support slot.
On February 18 at Fowlers in Adelaide opening up will be the whiskey soaked doom occult sounds of Crypt plus the stoner psych monsters Hydromedusa will warm up the stage just before High on Fire.
Featuring members from I Exist and Extortion, Big Bread will open up proceedings at Max Watt's in Melbourne on February 19. In second position will be the sludge infused weight of YLVA, another supergroup with members from Clagg, Black Level Embassy and more. In the main support slot will be the dirge filled punk and roll of Batpiss. What a huge night!
Canberran sludge overlords I Exist fill the main support slot on Saturday February 20 at Manning Bar in Sydney. And opening things up will be Sydney metal powerhouse Lo!
Brisbane death metal maniacs Kyzer Soze get get the night started on February 21 at Crowbar in Brisbane. And following them on the bill will be the destructive and decaying doom of Frown.
Rounding out the tour on February 23 at King's Arms in Auckland in the main support slot will be the stoner doom three-piece Reaving and first on will be the ambient psych sludge of Mothra.
LIFE IS NOISE is pleased to announce the 2016 Australia + New Zealand tour of heavy metal hellraisers HIGH ON FIRE.
High on Fire are one of the best metal bands in the world. Live or on record, few artists are capable producing the same kind of lava geyser of molten riffs and monstrous metal jams with such remarkable consistency. With every passing year, frontman Matt Pike’s mythology as a guitarist, vocalist and iconoclast only grows.
But this is no one man band. Though the spotlight is often cast on High on Fire’s bare-chested troubadour at centre stage, Pike is flanked by an illustrious rhythm section in bassist Jeff Matz and drummer Des Kensel. On their latest record, Luminiferous, High on Fire’s volcanic fury is at its best – and most bizarre.
“Lyrically, I think this is the album that's going to basically get secret people to shoot me,” Pike told Rolling Stone in the weeks leading up to Luminiferous’ release. “Dude, I say a lot of fucked-up shit!” It’s hard to top the conceptual bombast of 2012’s De Vermis Mysteriis, where Pike expounded on the story of Jesus’ time-travelling twin brother – but on Luminiferous, Pike takes the headfuckery to a whole new level. Think David Icke meets ancient aliens on an acid trip, narrated by Lemmy’s spiritual successor howling over incinerating riffage and gargantuan solos, and you’re maybe halfway there.
High on Fire have always been a band best consumed in the flesh. Their live show is an invigorating display of three world-class musicians at their creative peak. These songs erupt with unparalleled ferocity on stage. Pike’s mastery of the guitar is a sight to behold – he’s the kind of talent we’ll be talking about in the heavy metal canon for decades to come. Don’t miss your chance to see one of the most powerful live bands on the planet.
See High on Fire crush skulls and melt faces on the following dates:
Perth – Rosemount Hotel – Wednesday, February 17
Adelaide – Fowler’s – Thursday, February 18
Melbourne – Max Watt’s – Friday, February 19
Sydney – Manning Bar – Saturday, February 20
Brisbane – Crowbar – Sunday, February 21
Auckland – Kings Arms – Tuesday, February 23
Presented with Under the Radar.
Tickets from lifeisnoise.com, oztix, the venues and undertheradar.co.nz for Auckland.