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HIGH ON FIRE Announces North American Headlining Tour

                     HIGH ON FIRE  
(L to R: Des Kensel, Matt Pike, Jeff Matz / photo: Tom Couture)

     Oakland, CA heavy metal juggernaut HIGH ON FIRE has announced a full North American tour in support of its new album De Vermis Mysteriis. The eagerly anticipated run — the band’s first since the release of the new LP — will kick off on November 15 in Austin, TX and is slated to run through December 22 in San Francisco, CA. Support on the HIGH ON FIRE headlining tour will come from Goatwhore and Lo Pan with special guests Primate (featuring Mastodon‘s Bill Kelliher and Kevin Sharp of Brutal Truth) joining the trek from November 23 to December 1 and Corrosion of Conformity hopping on the caravan from December 18-21. Simply put, HIGH ON FIRE will hit the road with all guns blazing for what will undoubtedly be one of 2012′s best heavy music tours!

On December 20 at the Mayan in Los Angeles, HIGH ON FIRE will headline a special “Power of the Riff” show that will also feature COC and Sunn O)))).  For more details, visit this location.

November 15      Austin, TX                     Emo’s
November 16      San Antonio, TX          Korova
November 17      Dallas, TX                    Tree’s
November 19      New Orleans, LA        One Eyed Jacks
November 20      Pensacola, FL             Vinyl Music Hall
November 21      Savannah, GA             Jinx
November 23      Washington, DC         Rock & Roll Hotel
November 24      Boston, MA                   Sinclair
November 26      Toronto, ON                 Opera House
November 27      Montreal, QC                La Tulipe
November 28      Portland, ME                 Port City Music Hall
November 29      Philadelphia, PA          Union Transfer
November 30      New York, NY                Bowery Ballroom
December 1        Brooklyn, NY                  Music Hall of Williamsburg
December 3        Buffalo, NY                     Mohawk
December 4        Cleveland, OH              Grog Shop
December 5        Columbus, OH              Ace Of Clubs
December 6        St. Louis, MO                 Firebird
December 7        Chicago, IL                    Double Door
December 8        Minneapolis, MN           Turf Club

     December 18      Santa Cruz, CA             The Catalyst
December 19      San Diego, CA              Brick By Brick
December 20      Los Angeles, CA          Mayan  (* Power of the Riff w/ COC, Sunn O))) )
December 21      Santa Ana, CA              Observatory
December 22      San Francisco, CA       Slims

HIGH ON FIRE just unleashed the first music video from De Vermis Mysteriis, for the potent new track “Fertile Green“.  Described as the “wildest video in heavy metal history”, “Fertile Green” was directed, animated and edited by Phil Mucci (Passion Pit, Islands) and is a described as “frantic psychedelic experience” that expands on De Vermis Mysteriis‘ deeply mystical undercurrent and story of “the Christ Twin”, combining scenes of the past and future with “the story of Balteazeen’s sacrifice to the Oracle of Green.”  Check out the VICE premiere of HIGH ON FIRE‘s WILD “Fertile Green” video NOW at this location!

     ”High on Fire sounds rejuvenated, as if it’s conquering the world all over again…Without fail, this no-BS stoner-metal band delivers yet another skull-bashing record, in the process challenging the metal world at large.” – NPR

“a beautiful, untamable kind of band” - THE NEW YORK TIMES

“music heavy enough to unbalance the Earth’s rotation…Pike is one of the best guitarists you will ever hear…one the best live bands you will ever see.” - CHICAGO TRIBUNE