| Electric Messiah | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | High on Fire |
| Cover: | Electricmessiah.jpg |
| Released: | October 5, 2018 |
| Recorded: | 2017–2018 |
| Length: | 56:52 |
| Label: | eOne |
| Producer: | Kurt Ballou |
| Prev Title: | Luminiferous |
| Prev Year: | 2015 |
| Next Title: | Cometh the Storm |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
Electric Messiah is the eighth studio album by American metal band High on Fire, released on October 5, 2018, through Entertainment One Music. It is the band's third album to be produced by Kurt Ballou,[1] and it serves as a tribute to Lemmy Kilmister of the band Motörhead.[2] On August 6, 2018, Electric Messiahs title track was released early for streaming.[3] On October 3, 2018, the band released "Spewn from the Earth" as the album's second single.[4] The song "Electric Messiah" won the Best Metal Performance at the 2019 Grammy Awards.[5] It is the band's last album with founding drummer Des Kensel, who announced his departure in July 2019.
In July 2018, a few months after High on Fire frontman Matt Pike's other primary band, Sleep, released its comeback album,[6] Electric Messiah was announced.[7] Pike called it "the best album we've ever done, by far", and described its flow as "one stream of High on Fire consciousness".[8]
High on Fire
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| Publication | Accolade | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The A.V. Club | The Best Metal Albums of 2018 | |||
| Consequence of Sound | Top 25 Metal/Hard Rock Albums of 2018 | |||
| Kerrang! | Top 50 Albums of 2018 | |||
| Loudwire | Top 30 Metal Albums of 2018 | |||
| Revolver | Top 30 Albums of 2018 |