Death Is This Communion

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Death Is This Communion
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Studio album by
High on Fire
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2007 (Europe)
September 18, 2007 (US)
Recorded2007
GenreSludge metal, thrash metal
Length56:48
LabelRelapse Records
ProducerJack Endino
High on Fire chronology
Blessed Black Wings
(2005) 		Death Is This Communion
(2007) 		Snakes for the Divine
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
Pitchfork Media(8.2/10)[3]
Scene Point Blank(7.7/10)[4]

Death Is This Communion (stylized as Death•Is•This•Communion•) is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band High on Fire. It was released on September 10, 2007 in Europe and September 18 in the United States. The first pressing includes a bonus DVD featuring in-studio footage of the making of the album. It is the first album to feature Jeff Matz on bass guitar. Frontman Matt Pike noted that the album's lyrics were influenced by David Icke, H. P. Lovecraft, and the Bible.

The album has received generally good reviews, with an average rating of 80 on Metacritic.[5] It was named the third-best album of the year by Revolver. Total Guitar named it fourth in their "50 Best Guitar Albums of the Year". It came in at number 9 in Metal Hammer's best of 2007 list.

Track listing[]

All tracks written by High on Fire.

No.TitleLength
1."Fury Whip"6:14
2."Waste of Tiamat"5:44
3."Death Is This Communion"8:34
4."Khanrad's Wall"2:27
5."Turk"5:03
6."Headhunter"1:24
7."Rumors of War"2:51
8."DII"3:45
9."Cyclopian Scape"7:30
10."Ethereal"6:56
11."Return to NOD"6:18

Credits[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Death Is This Communion by High on Fire". Metacritic.
  2. ^ Death Is This Communion at AllMusic
  3. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  4. ^ Scene Point Blank review
  5. ^ High On Fire: Death Is This Communion (2007): Reviews


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