High On Fire – Death Is This Communion CD restocked "We wanted The Stygian Rose

"We wanted The Stygian Rose to scratch a lot of itches that aren't being scratched

A concept as deftly detailed and complexly bizarre as the music itself

a quiet muttering amplified heavenward

But Ascended Dead are a rare case of a band who just go for it and whose DNA is naturally carrying that FTW element – that simple idea of not waiting

High On Fire – Death Is This Communion CD restocked "We wanted The Stygian RoseThe almighty High on Fire reemerge from the shadows to conquer the masses with their signature brand of brazen metal. From the rampaging Rumors of War and Fury Whip, through the hypnotic riffs of Ethereal and the album's title track, Death Is This Communion is High on Fire's masterwork.