High On Fire-"Electric Messiah" Double Color Vinyl

Double color LP. Per NPR: High On Fire helped usher heavy metal into the 21st century. When the band began in 1998, the scene was adrift in all things "nu," which undeniably left its mark on young listeners, introducing them to more extreme sounds. But those who carried the torch for metal — the kind handed down from Black Sabbath and Motörhead — kept the sound alive and thriving, even if only the dedicated few listened. Guitarist Matt Pike and drummer Des Kensel (with a revolving door of bassists, most recently the long-lasting Jeff Matz) have been a vital presence in heavy metal for 20 years as High On Fire, releasing remarkably consistent work while finding new textures within. But, yeah, Matt Pike's motorcycle-revving howl and gas-guzzling riffs still get compared to those of Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister. Premiering here today is the title track from Electric Messiah, the band's tribute to the late mutton-chopped god of metal. "When Lemmy was still alive I always got compared t