Luminiferous by High On Fire
Luminiferous: A nine-track venture into those signature sky-shredding riffs of Matt Pike, pummeling bass work of Jeff Matz, and hellish gallop of Des Kensel, Luminiferous is the unequivocal culmination of the band’s characteristically unhinged yet entirely focused savagery. Make no mistake, though. This is not some casual revisit to formula for the Oakland-based trio. Building on those tendencies of its last two predecessors, Lumifierous finds Pike at his most vocally daring yet, infusing the explosiveness of sound with his melodic but no less scorched vocal stylizations.
Beginning with the whiplash rhythm of “The Black Plot,” Luminiferous charges forward with abandon, only briefly slowing its churn with “The Cave,” and its descent into a psychedelic and ethereal haze. Whether with the breakneck anthem of “Carcosa,” the blistering thrash of “Slave the Hive,” or the roaring sonic gauntlet of “The Sunless Years,” Luminiferous represents yet another definitive stroke of heavy metal mastery for this inimitable band that’s been breaking and rewriting the rules for years now. Further proof that heavy metal’s throne remains occupied with only one band, Luminiferous is a crowning achievement for High On Fire and an undeniable declaration that their reign isn’t likely to end anytime soon.
Tracklist
| 1. | The Black Plot | 5:32 |
| 2. | Carcosa | 7:11 |
| 3. | The Sunless Years | 5:06 |
| 4. | Slave The Hive | 3:50 |
| 5. | The Falconist | 6:06 |
| 6. | The Dark Side of the Compass | 5:30 |
| 7. | The Cave | 7:40 |
| 8. | Luminiferous | 4:03 |
| 9. | The Lethal Chamber | 8:50 |
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Oakland's High on Fire merges primal aggression with a monumental sound. Spearheaded by doom legend Matt Pike, they are "sludgy resin from 30 years of super-hard-rock history" (New York Times).