Electric Messiah
Electric Messiah is the eighth studio album by American metal band Highon Fire, released on October5, 2018, through EntertainmentOne Music. It is the band's third album to be produced by Kurt Ballou, and it serves as a tribute to Lemmy Kilmister of the band Motörhead. On August6, 2018, Electric Messiah's title track was released early for streaming. On October3, 2018, the band released "Spewn from the Earth" as the album's second single. The song "Electric Messiah" won the BestMetal Performance at the 2019Grammy Awards. It is the band's last album with founding drummer DesKensel, who announced his departure in July2019.
Background
In July 2018, a few months after Highon Fire frontman Matt Pike's other primary band, Sleep, released its comeback album, Electric Messiah was announced. Pike called it "the best album we've ever done, by far", and described its flow as "one stream of Highon Fire consciousness".Track listing
Personnel
High on Fire- Matt Pike – lead vocals, guitars
- Jeff Matz – bass, backing vocals
- Des Kensel – drums, backing vocals
- Kurt Ballou – production
Accolades
Awards
- Grammy Awards
- * Best Metal Performance "Electric Messiah" by Highon Fire
Charts