Hamburg based heavy stoner, sludge / power doom band HIGH FIGHTER, whose first full length album coming out this Friday June 10th on Svart Records, have just unleashed a full album stream for their debut ‘Scars & Crosses’!
Formed in the summer of 2014 by former band members of A Million Miles, Buffalo Hump and Pyogenesis, this band is a volatile cocktail of heavy as hell riffs fuelled by beer and the mighty weedian riffs. Add a heavy dose of the blues and these deadly schizophrenic vocals, and these guys and girl offer something special to the Sludge, Blues and Stoner Scene. After their critically acclaimed debut EP ‘The Goat Ritual’ released end of 2014, followed by numerous shows over Europe including UK dates, festivals, several tours and shows with bands such as Ahab, Mammoth Storm, Crowbar, Corrosion of Conformity, The Midnight Ghost Train & many more, HIGH FIGHTER will release their first and full length album ‘Scars & Crosses’ on June 10th 2016 with Svart Records!
Since the band is hard to categorize, they just recently stated in an interview with Outlaws of the Sun:“We’re not a pure doom band, nor do we try to be a pure sludge or stoner band. You will find a lot more in High Fighter as well as on our upcoming album. If you’re a pure metal head, you will find a bit of what you need. If you’re a stoner, blues, sludge or doom enthusiast, like your tunes melodic but mean and heavy on the other hand, we’ve got something for you. We’re fans of leaving enough space for your very own definition and vibes you get with our sound.”
So let the music speak for itself, you can stream HIGH FIGHTER’s upcoming and hotly anticipated debut album ‘Scars & Crosses’ now and in full HERE
‘Scars & Crosses’, coming as a 6-page CD Digi Pack, LP Gatefold and Digital Download, is available to pre-order here: www.svartrecords.com/shoppe
Catch the band and their energetic live shows on the following dates:
10.06. Hamburg, Bambi Galore, Album Release show – with Jucifer & The Moth
17.06. Würzburg, Immerhin – with The Midnight Ghost Train
18.06. Karlsruhe, Alte Hackerei – with The Midnight Ghost Train
02.07. Stadtfest Mücheln
Album release summer tour, with Earth Ship & Mammoth Storm:
Stoner power doom & sludge metal outfit HIGH FIGHTER have unveiled a first music video for the track ‘Blinders’ from their upcoming debut album ‘Scars & Crosses’. Watch the video below.
Formed in the summer of 2014 by former band members of A Million Miles, Buffalo Hump and Pyogenesis, this band is a volatile cocktail of heavy as hell riffs fuelled by beer and the mighty weedian riffs. Add a heavy dose of the blues and these deadly schizophrenic vocals, and these guys and girl offer something special to the Sludge, Blues and Stoner Scene. After their critically acclaimed debut EP ‘The Goat Ritual’ released end of 2014, followed by numerous shows over Europe including UK dates, festivals, several tours and shows with bands such as Ahab, Mammoth Storm, Crowbar, Corrosion of Conformity, The Midnight Ghost Train & many more, HIGH FIGHTER will release their first & full length album ‘Scars & Crosses’ on June 10th 2016 with Svart Records!
While the band follows their DIY- attitude, the self-produced video for ‘Blinders’ has been filmed and edited by HIGH FIGHTER’s bassist Constantin Wüst. Vocalist Mona Miluski tells The Obelisk: “This shot was fun, 100%-DIY. I also think this track perfectly represents one of the main issues we deal with on our debut record. ‘Scars & Crosses’ is about a dark past, about the wounds and scars of your soul that life may have given you. It’s about your inner demons, and especially people in society or in any relationships will find your scars as a bad attitude, a bad character. You often need to be a ‘Blinder’, change yourself until you will be accepted, liked or loved. On this album we say no, having your scars are not a bad character and you should not change yourself or try to ignore these scars until you’re “worth” to be loved. Learn to also love those who have their scars, we all have them…these darkest days, moments and demons in life, your entire history, our scars engrave us, they belong to you as much as the good sides.“
Don’t be a Blinder, premiered with Rock Hard Magazine Germany and The Obelisk, you can watch HIGH FIGHTER’s first and DIY-video HERE:
Catch HIGH FIGHTER live:
10.06. Hamburg, DE – Album Release show – with Jucifer & The Moth
17.06. Würzburg, DE – with The Midnight Ghost Train
18.06. Karlsruhe, DE – with The Midnight Ghost Train
02.07. Stadtfest Mücheln, DE
Album summer release tour with EARTH SHIP & MAMMOTH STORM:
22.07.: Kiel, DE – Kieler Schaubude
23.07.: Naaldwijk / Den Haag, NL – De Flatertheek
24.07.: Le Havre, FR – Mac Daid’s
25.07.: Nantes, FR – Le Ferrailleur
26.07.: Köln, DE – Underground
27.07.: Weinheim, DE – Cafe Central
28.07.: Berlin, DE – Badehaus Szimpla
29.07.: Erfurt, DE – From Hell
30.07.: Hamburg, DE – Fundbureau
17.08.: Dinkelsbühl, DE – Summer Breeze Festival
02.09.: MetallerGrillen, DE
10.09.: Open Air Fraureuth, DE
Hamburg-based Sludge Metal / Stoner / Power Doom band HIGH FIGHTER, who already gained high praise in the scene for their self-released demo EP ‘The Goat Ritual‘ back in the end of 2014, have just unveiled some new details about their upcoming, first full length album!
After the band formed in the summer of 2014 and in one band year only, HIGH FIGHTERheavily toured across Europe including UK dates, shared the stages with bands such as Ahab, Mammoth Storm, The Midnight Ghost Train, Corrosion of Conformity or Greenleaf, and played festivals in 2015 such as Stoned from the Underground, Sonic Blast in Portugal, Red Smoke Poland, Hamburg Metaldayz or an exclusive press showcase live at Wacken Open Air 2015.
Now HIGH FIGHTER have finished the work on their debut studio record, and unveil first details about “Scars & Crosses“, set to be released June 10th 2016 on Svart Records!
“Scars & Crosses” has been recorded live at RAMA Studio in Mannheim, Germany ( Ahab, The Hirsch Effekt, Fjørt & many more ) by Jens Siefert, and is mixed & mastered by none else than Toshi Kasai (Melvins, Big Business) in Los Angeles. Again the band worked with artist Dominic Sohor from the UK, who has already been responsible for the stunning artwork of ‘The Goat Ritual‘ back in 2014, on the band’s upcoming album:
The tracklist will read as follows:
1. A Silver Heart
2. Darkest Days
3. The Gatekeeper
4. Blinders
5. Portrait Mind
6. Gods
7. Down To The Sky
8. Scars & Crosses
On “Scars & Crosses“, HIGH FIGHTER continue their exciting mix of Stoner Rock, Sludge, Doom, Blues and Metal. The album will be coming out June 10th 2016 on Finland’s cult-label Svart Records, and will be available as a 6-page CD Digi Pack, Digital Download & LP Gatefold.
To support HIGH FIGHTER‘s new album live, the band will be heavily hitting the road again this year. Make sure to catch their energetic stage shows live on the following dates:
28.04.2016: Desertfest Berlin, DE
27.05.2016: Stadtfest Bad Oldesloe, DE
10.06.2016: Bambi Galore, Hamburg, DE – High Fighter Album Release Show, w/ Jucifer, The Moth & Doperuler!
17.06.2016: Immerhin, Würzburg, DE – w/ The Midnight Ghost Train!
18.06.2016 Alte Hackerei, Karlsruhe, DE – w/ The Midnight Ghost Train!
02.07.2016: Stadtfest Mücheln, DE
17.-20.08.2016: Summer Breeze Festival, DE
02.09.2016: MetallerGrillen Festival, DE
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