Inner-Strength Check - Ep. 23 [Interview] with Matt Pike and Coady Willis of High On Fire

Ep. 23 [Interview] with Matt Pike and Coady Willis of High On Fire

05/03/24 • 25 min

A first-time for me for sure... not one, but two incredible musicians from a much-beloved band of mine in the same interview - stoner metal legends High On Fire!

Matt Pike (Vocals/Guitars) Coady Willis (Drums) and I discuss their recently-released 13th studio LP 'Cometh The Storm', out now via MNRK Records.

In the chat, we discuss Coady's arrival into the band, the songwriting and inter-band dynamics as a power-trio and of course both international touring (hint) and the process of recording their latest smasher of an LP. -

Iconic U.S. rock band, High on Fire, released its' new LP, Cometh the Storm, on April 19 via MNRK Heavy. The GRAMMY Award-winning group, celebrating its 25th anniversary, recorded 'Cometh the Storm' at GodCity Studio in Salem, Massachusetts with producer Kurt Ballou.

The 11-song effort -- the band's ninth studio album -- marks the release of the first new High on Fire music since 2018's Electric Messiah.

A first-time for me for sure... not one, but two incredible musicians from a much-beloved band of mine in the same interview - stoner metal legends High On Fire!

Matt Pike (Vocals/Guitars) Coady Willis (Drums) and I discuss their recently-released 13th studio LP 'Cometh The Storm', out now via MNRK Records.

The 11-song effort -- the band's ninth studio album -- marks the release of the first new High on Fire music since 2018's Electric Messiah.

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Ep. 22 - [Interview] with Andrew Craighan of My Dying Bride

Doom/death metal legends My Dying Bride are primed to unfurl their 15th album, 'A Mortal Binding' via Nuclear Blast on April 19th.

A very honourable privilege indeed!

Veteran guitarist and riff-writing factory Andrew Craighan and myself caught up over quite different timezones in order to discuss the songwriting process, influences, rehearsal and production process behind the bands' 15th LP.

In addition, our conversation also explores finding ongoing motivation and work/life balance, longevity, touring prospects and more.

LINKS:

Youtube Video Interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MQR-vku21g&t=268s

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