January 31, 2009

High on Fire - Live From the Relapse Contamination Festival

This is a concert recorded back in 2003 - why it's been under way for so long I don't know, because it's a damn fine recording. The sound is amazing with a very good balance between the different instruments. What could be expected is of course that the guitar is in front cutting through everything like an axe and the vocal is clear and haunting. Matt Pike delivers some furious riffing and some vicious solos. But the backing group is also clear and well mixed with clear compressed drums and a thundering bass. The set includes songs like "Blood from Zion", Hung, Drawn and Quartered" with monster drumming and also a cover of the Venom's "Witching Hour" complete with a short chaotic Venom style guitar solo. Frightening, fast and heavy - Matt is coming to kill you...

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