Hamburg-based riff metallers High Fighter made a self-released debut last October with their EP, The Goat Ritual (review here). The five-song collection scorched out chug-ready tones and ground-beef grooves, vocalist Mona Miluski cruising over the power-thrust of guitarists Christian “Shi” Pappas (rhythm) and Ingwer Boysen (lead), bassist Constantin Wüst and drummer Thomas Wildelau in a pro-quality showing of sure aesthetic that one could only really call formative because it was their first release and that’s how first releases work.

The song “2Steps Blueskill” — a title that seems to be two words short, somehow — leads off The Goat Ritual, serving as the first impression High Fighter make on the listener. As of today, it’s also the five-piece’s first video. Directed by Wüst and filmed at the same time the EP was recorded back in the fall, it brings the viewer in tight for a look at High Fighter in their rehearsal space as they take names, kick ass and riff large in their mean-meets-Kyuss style, and gives all the more a professional impression considering the band held onto it for a couple months instead of putting it out at the same time as the music itself. Unless, you know, editing took a while, which is also understandable.

In any case, considering High Fighter played their first show Dec. 19, they seem to be looking to play it smart as they head toward the inevitable goal of heavy domination. They’ll play with The Midnight Ghost Train and Greenleaf this Spring, and in the summer they’ll take part in Poland’s Red Smoke festival, which seems likely only to be one of more festival dates to come as they continue to introduce people to their sound.

To that end, here’s the “2Steps Blueskill” video, followed by their announcement of its release:

High Fighter, “2Steps Blueskill” official video

It´s here, it´s rad, and it´s our first music video!!

While we recorded our debut EP “The Goat Ritual“ live & on one weekend of October 2014 in our rehearsal room, what better location could we have picked to film a music video? Right, of course in that same rehearsal room where all magic began!

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Tags: Germany, Hamburg, High Fighter, Unsigned bands

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