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News : High On Fire National Supports Announced

By on May 30, 2014

The national supports have been officially announced for the upcoming High On Fire tour in July.

HIGH ON FIRE formed in 1998 after the dissolution of stoner metal pioneers, Sleep – taking the sludgy foundations of their predecessors and fusing them with the velocity and ruthless aggression of thrash metal. The result is the most cathartic and thunderous sound you’ll ever hear from a power trio.

Congratulations to Shellfin, Smoke, Lizzard Wizzard, Zodiac, The Devil Rides Out, Scalphunter, High Tension, Horsehunter, I Exist, and Gvrlls for securing spots in your respective cities.

For the first Brisbane show on July 16 at Crowbar, prepare for the bluesy stoner jams of riff enthusiasts SHELLFIN who’ll be taking a break from the studio to once again provide support for High on Fire. Joining them will be the mighty SMOKE: part Sabbath, part Hendrix, all killer, all the time.

For the second Brisbane show on July 17 at Crowbar, support comes from the stoner rhythms of LIZZARD WIZZARD – the soundtrack to a nervous breakdown in slow motion. But first: dig on the apocalyptic fuzz of doom lords, ZODIAC.

In Perth on July 18 at Rosemount Hotel, guests include the west’s best purveyors of all things heavy – doom bluesmen, THE DEVIL RIDES OUT. The raucous and energetic gentlemen of SCALPHUNTER will join them, fresh off their music video launch for the track ‘There Will Be Change’.

In Melbourne on July 19 at The Hi-Fi, bear witness to one of most confronting and intense bands in the country: the unrelenting, unapologetic and unforgettable HIGH TENSION. They’ll share the stage with the pummelling brilliance of HORSEHUNTER – your new favourite band.

Canberra natives, I EXIST, will join High On Fire in Sydney on July 20 at The Factory Theatre – their recently released third record ‘From Darkness’ has all the subtlety of a kick in pants. They’ll share the stage with Sydney-siders GVRLLS, whose schizophrenic, sludge-laden metal is the kind of music your mother warned you about.

Tickets on sale now via lifeisnoise, Oztix, and the respective venues.

HIGH ON FIRE – AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2014

July 16 – Brisbane – Crowbar
 with Shellfin and Smoke

July 17 – Brisbane – Crowbar
 with Lizzard Wizzard and Zodiac

July 18 – Perth – Rosemount Hotel with The Devil Rides Out and Scalphunter

July 19 – Melbourne – The Hi-Fi
 with High Tension and Horsehunter

July 20 – Sydney – Factory Theatre with I Exist and Gvrlls

high on fire 2014

High On Fire – Australian Tour 2014

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