Death Is This Communion (stylized as Death•Is•This•Communion•) is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band High on Fire. It was released on September 10, 2007, in Europe and September 18 in the United States. The first pressing includes a bonus DVD featuring in-studio footage of the making of the album. It is the first album to feature Jeff Matz on bass guitar. Frontman Matt Pike noted that the album's lyrics were influenced by David Icke, H. P. Lovecraft, and the Bible.
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| Released | September 10, 2007 (Europe) September 18, 2007 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Stoner metal, sludge metal | |||
| Length | 56:48 | |||
| Label | Relapse Records | |||
| Producer | Jack Endino | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.2/10)[3] |
| Scene Point Blank | (7.7/10)[4] |
The album has received generally good reviews, with an average rating of 80 on Metacritic.[5] It was named the third-best album of the year by Revolver. Total Guitar named it fourth in their "50 Best Guitar Albums of the Year". It came in at number 9 in Metal Hammer's best of 2007 list.
Track listing
editAll tracks written by High on Fire.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Fury Whip" | 6:14 |
| 2. | "Waste of Tiamat" | 5:44 |
| 3. | "Death Is This Communion" | 8:34 |
| 4. | "Khanrad's Wall" (instrumental) | 2:27 |
| 5. | "Turk" | 5:03 |
| 6. | "Headhunter" (instrumental) | 1:24 |
| 7. | "Rumors of War" | 2:51 |
| 8. | "DII" (instrumental) | 3:45 |
| 9. | "Cyclopian Scape" | 7:30 |
| 10. | "Ethereal" | 6:56 |
| 11. | "Return to NOD" | 6:18 |
Credits
edit- Matt Pike – guitar, vocals
- Jeff Matz – bass
- Des Kensel – drums
- Jack Endino – production, engineering and mixing
- Alan Douches – mastering
- Arik Roper – album cover
References
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