High On Fire "The Art of Self Defense" LP+7" Tee Pee Records (US)

Vinyl is VG+, Jacket is NM

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Original Press!

Track Listing:

A1
Baghdad
A2
10,000 Years
A3
Blood From Zion
B1
Last
B2
Fireface
B3
Master Of Fists
C
Steel Shoe
D
The Usurper Written-By –

High On Fire is a band from , that was formed in 1998. , the band's frontman and founder, also plays guitar for the influential band .

High On Fire was founded in 1998 by former guitarist , drummer , and bassist George Rice (from Dear Deceased, who originally auditioned to be the band's vocalist). The band's first full-length album was released on 12th Records, and released later on . (The album would later be re-released by , with two bonus tracks, as Man's Ruin Records had become defunct.)

In 2001, High On Fire signed a record deal with and recorded the album . The album was released on May 28, 2002. After the tours promoting Surrounded by Thieves, bassist George Rice left the band and was replaced by ex-/ bassist .

The band's next album, 2005's , was largely written by Pike and Kensel before the recording of the album took place. The album was produced by , and was released on February 1, 2005. A music video was produced for the song . While touring with and to promote Blessed Black Wings, Joe Preston left the band for undisclosed reasons, and was temporarily replaced by bassist Jeff Matz. Matz finished the tour with High On Fire and became a full-time member during the recording of . Death Is This Communion was released on September 18, 2007 (September 10, in Europe.)

After Death is This Communion was released, High On Fire played a small string of Northwest shows to promote it. The band did a headline tour of North America in September and October 2007, with support from the Japanese band , along with and Coliseum. High On Fire also played on 2008's , which was followed by a North American tour with the bands , , and .

On December 17, 2008, High On Fire signed a recording deal with . On August 1, 2009, it was announced that a new album would be recorded with producer . Later that month, following the news of the new album, High On Fire announced a tour with , , and . The tour spanned from October 2 to November 21.

In August 2009, the band went into post-production of the follow-up to Death Is This Communion at The Pass Studios in . The album artwork for the new album was released on January 7, 2010. On January 15, following the release of the album artwork, the song was posted on the band's page, and a video for the song was released on March 16, 2010. was formally released on February 23, 2010.

In March 2010, the band announced a headlining U.S. tour to promote the album; supporting bands for the tour include , , and . On April 6, 2010, the band announced they would be opening for for eight European shows.

In 2010, the band was confirmed as being part of the soundtrack for ' 2010 remake of . On April 3, 2012, High On Fire released their sixth studio album, .

High On Fire was scheduled to play the 2012 Mayhem Festival but dropped off the tour due to Matt Pike's health. Matt Pike returned to the band and they once again began touring in November 2012.

As of January 2014, High On Fire continues to slay audiences worldwide. The band is currently in the process of writing new material for an upcoming release.

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