High Fighter Announce The Goat Ritual EP Tape Reissue
The Goat Ritual (review here) was the one that kicked off High Fighter. An initial EP comprised of four tracks of blistering sludge metal that was equal parts both, it introduced the Hamburg outfit to the underground in blazing and brazen fashion. After releasing two full-lengths in 2019’s Champain (review here) and 2016’s Scars and Crosses (review here), the band will go back to the start with a new tape version of The Goat Ritual through Argonauta Records. Due out Dec. 4, it’s the second outing for High Fighter through Argonauta — the debut album was on Svart — and the tapes are up for preorder now. I’m not usually a huge preorder guy, but there is something about reserving a cassette in advance that appeals to my child-of-the-’80s sensibilities. Sweet nostalgia, harsh riffs.
High Fighter recently taped a Rockpalast performance on the rooftop of some industrial-looking building and you can see that linked below. I’d have embedded it, but the site wouldn’t let me. Fair enough. They’ll apparently air it on the old-fashioned tele-tube next month. Staying busy in difficult times and all that.
Info from the PR wire:
Sludge Metal Juggernaut, HIGH FIGHTER, To Release Limited Tape Edition of 2014-Debut EP “The Goat Ritual”!
Hamburg- based Sludge and Stoner Metal act, HIGH FIGHTER, has announced a limited Tape edition of their critically acclaimed, 2014- debut EP “The Goat Ritual“.
Recorded on one weekend in the band’s rehearsal room, HIGH FIGHTER’s first and self-released EP took the heavy music scene by storm, and gained the band not just high praise from both fans and critics alike, but also opened the stages on tours with bands alike AHAB, GREENLEAF, THE MIDNIGHT GHOST TRAIN as well as Europe’s finest underground festivals such as Sonic Blast, Stoned From The Underground, Desertfest Berlin, Red Smoke Festival and many more. During the past 6 years, the band continued to heavily tour Europe with acts such as CONAN, DOWNFALL OF GAIA, ELDER or DOPETHRONE, and appeared at Wacken Open Air, Desertfest London & Antwerp, Summer Breeze, Keep It Low, Up in Smoke and countless more.
With the “The Goat Ritual”, HIGH FIGHTER introduced themselves to the world of Stoner Rock, Doom and Sludge Metal, and perfectly set the scene for their wild ride of styles and fast-paced hardcore based Stoner Metal. While the record, with its stunning cover artwork, was released exactly 6 years ago on Bandcamp and as Vinyl and CD formats, December 4th 2020 will see HIGH FIGHTER’s debut EP coming out as a limited Tape edition on Argonauta Records but also appearing on Spotify for the first time ever! This is a Must-Have record for any Stoner, Sludge, Heavy Rock and Doom Metal fan, but better be quick to pre-order your copy, as the Cassettes will most definitely run out fast at THIS LOCATION: https://www.argonautarecords.com/shop/other-stuff/506-high-fighter-the-goat-ritual-mc.html
Furthermore, HIGH FIGHTER have just announced a postponed festival appearance from 2020 at VAGOS METAL FEST to return next summer. They will be playing the Portuguese metal festival alongside acts such as Emperor, Dimmu Borgir, Exodus, Testament and many more. Find out more infos HERE!
HIGH FIGHTER also recently played an exclusive “Offstage“ show for German TV, WDR Rockpalast. This very special “Corona” concert in a unique setting at the Landschaftspark Duisburg, will be airing on TV on November 9th, but has just been premiered online at THIS LOCATION!
HIGH FIGHTER is:
Mona Miluski – vocals
Christian Pappas – guitar
Ingwer Boysen – guitar
Constantin Wüst – bass
Thomas Wildelau – drums & backing vocals
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