High On Fire have shared an official video for the title track of their new album “Cometh The Storm.” That effort will be released on April 19.
Bassist Jeff Matz said the following about the song:
“‘Cometh the Storm’ was built from a riff I started playing on bass at practice. I was noodling around with this melancholic harmonic minor line, just hammering the notes with my left hand, when Matt [Pike] yelled out, ‘Are we recording this!?’
The chorus riff was something Coady [Willis] and I came up with when we were jamming in L.A. Matt then came in and worked up some rough lyrics and came up with the vocal line. For the chorus, I used this fretless bass I’d acquired. The weight of the low frequencies this thing produced was insane — how it blended with the guitars and drums, it was like being hit with a sledgehammer.”
Director Phil Mucci also added the following about the video:
“High on Fire lyrics can always be interpreted in a number of ways, so I started by trying to define ‘The Storm.’ A huge list of visual ideas got whittled down to the two essential characters at work, The Man and Gaia, representing duel ends of the spectrum — with a very destructive crossover. I always try to keep things light and encourage everyone to come with ideas — like Coady’s burning cymbal idea! No better way to end your High on Fire shoot than with exploding cymbals!”
[via Revolver]
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