High on Fire - Cometh the Storm ALBUM REVIEW

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  • čas přidán 23. 04. 2024
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    The stoner and sludge metal legends are still going strong on Cometh the Storm.
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    FAV TRACKS: LAMBSBREAD, BURNING DOWN, TRISMEGISTUS, COMETH THE STORM, KARANLIK YOL, SOL'S GOLDEN CURSE, THE BEATING, LIGHTNING BEARD
    LEAST FAV TRACK: HUNTING SHADOWS
    HIGH ON FIRE - COMETH THE STORM / 2024 / MNRK HEAVY / SLUDGE METAL
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    Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?
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  • @ozzymandias8137
    @ozzymandias8137 Před měsícem +1153

    These thumbnails are getting out of hand

  • @RowannnUK
    @RowannnUK Před měsícem +1034

    this thumbnail run is generational

    • @angel_of_rust
      @angel_of_rust Před měsícem +7

      can't help but feel the post-6th season spongebob vibes with it tho tbh

    • @thathandleistakentrythisone
      @thathandleistakentrythisone Před měsícem

      I would like, but you're at 666 likes

    • @Dinosaur12349
      @Dinosaur12349 Před měsícem

      Fantano is Lowkey peaking rn in popularity and content quality

  • @musicsucks5843
    @musicsucks5843 Před měsícem +804

    I’m glad Fantano is finally taking this channel seriously

    • @yourboibigbrain7353
      @yourboibigbrain7353 Před měsícem +54

      More like cal is finally taking it seriously

    • @thecinematicmind
      @thecinematicmind Před měsícem +10

      @@yourboibigbrain7353We will never forget Cal’s contributions to the team.

    • @DrRAZI99
      @DrRAZI99 Před měsícem +4

      Cal just took over

    • @Rishiyisus
      @Rishiyisus Před měsícem +7

      Yeah, I'm happy that there is more "love" in this video, more edits, more Cal, more people, not just a simple Review, it really feels a fresh air

    • @zakiydaulay4390
      @zakiydaulay4390 Před měsícem

      definitely because of the kids on twt who kept callin him old

  • @wadekemmsies7180
    @wadekemmsies7180 Před měsícem +409

    Taylor Swift should release a sludge metal album if she wants to improve her score

    • @rupe82
      @rupe82 Před měsícem +26

      I might actually listen to Taylor Swift then

    • @jonahc2807
      @jonahc2807 Před měsícem +4

      Id love that tbh

    • @greatcoldemptiness
      @greatcoldemptiness Před měsícem +21

      I wanna see her neurotic fans reaction to that

    • @badm0t0rf1ng3r
      @badm0t0rf1ng3r Před měsícem

      I'd buy that so very quickly

    • @johnsonspark171
      @johnsonspark171 Před měsícem

      Sludge metal is for incels who still live in mom's basement. Sad.

  • @Willaporte
    @Willaporte Před měsícem +268

    thumbnail game immaculate

  • @jonahc2807
    @jonahc2807 Před měsícem +140

    New High On Fire, Melvins, Iron Monkey, Bongripper AND Toadliquor?
    2024 has been an amazing year for Sludge Metal so far.

    • @wagersgrooves
      @wagersgrooves Před měsícem +3

      I found out about all these releases over a two day span, I'm in disbelief, new iron monkey and this are my favourites though

    • @acidbased2654
      @acidbased2654 Před měsícem +6

      Was kind of disappointed with the Bongripper album tbh. Hopefully it's a grower

    • @wagersgrooves
      @wagersgrooves Před měsícem +2

      @@acidbased2654 yeah same thought it was heavy enough but it didn't really wow me, definitely gonna give it a couple more listens though

    • @rupe82
      @rupe82 Před měsícem

      New Bongripper is great. All their albums are name your price too on Bandcamp.

    • @carllaitenberger9984
      @carllaitenberger9984 Před měsícem +3

      This is how I learn there's a new Iron Monkey? Damn, I need to get on that

  • @FollowBetulas
    @FollowBetulas Před měsícem +47

    It's great to see Matt Pike hasn't lost any edge since getting sober.

  • @jeffwilson3205
    @jeffwilson3205 Před měsícem +31

    Matt’s not the only member of the band. If you want to know where the middle eastern influences come from, follow Bass/Guitar player Jeff Matz. Jeff’s influence is getting bigger on every record. He’s writing guitar parts and all the middle-eastern influences come from Jeff’s study of the Bağlama and Turkish folk music.
    Al has nothing to do with this record.

    • @shannonbailey6658
      @shannonbailey6658 Před měsícem +5

      This, yeah. Matt Pike is awesome, but Jeff Matz's work on this album needed way more of a mention.

    • @jorgedeltiempo
      @jorgedeltiempo Před 11 dny

      Yes...they are an incredible band, and Jeff is a tremendous musician, his bass lines have always been present, and the work of the new drummer adapts perfectly to the style of the band.

  • @dragonoid296
    @dragonoid296 Před měsícem +118

    SLUDGE METAL STONER METAL SUPREMACY!!!

  • @highonsleep4219
    @highonsleep4219 Před měsícem +42

    Never click on anything faster than Fantano's metal reviews. love the album.

    • @tomvandersluys446
      @tomvandersluys446 Před měsícem +4

      I never understood people who don’t rate melon’s metal reviews. Seen a few I don’t agree with, but generally he gives praise to bands who deserve it.

    • @ileutur6863
      @ileutur6863 Před měsícem +1

      ​@@tomvandersluys446 He hates metal that's proggy and nuanced and those reviews are painful to listen to. It sounds like he listens to the first 2 songs and then checks out mentally

    • @junebug2325
      @junebug2325 Před měsícem

      @@ileutur6863 Why am i to believe you? That Anthony Fantano hates progressive and 'nuanced' metal? Why would i believe this? he likes these things, must be something else in these records you speak of.

    • @tomvandersluys446
      @tomvandersluys446 Před měsícem +1

      @@ileutur6863 proggy and nuanced? What, like King Gizzard (their metal albums), Tomb Mold, Panopticon, Liturgy, Civerous? I’ve seen heaps of prog and experimental metal bands get 7s, 8s and 9s.

    • @TheBomber15
      @TheBomber15 Před 29 dny

      @@tomvandersluys446To be fair King Gizzard’s first metal album was not proggy, it was a fantastic record however. I thought their last one was disappoint and Melon overrated it.
      The new High On Fire and Melvins is awesome however.

  • @grogu1986
    @grogu1986 Před měsícem +18

    One of the most consistent metal bands of all time. Matt is a god.

    • @rupe82
      @rupe82 Před měsícem +9

      It's impossible for Matt Pike to write a bad riff. He's a riff master.

  • @ObscuraDeCapra
    @ObscuraDeCapra Před měsícem +15

    Years ago I saw HoF on tour with Zeke and a bunch of other bands. I came out of that show thinking "Man, that bassist from Zeke would fit High on Fire better than the dude that's in the band now would."
    A few years later George Rice left and Jeff Matz stepped in. The prophecy was fulfilled, and it has been good ever since.

  • @Juli_is_Online
    @Juli_is_Online Před měsícem +36

    The Storm aint the only thing that's Cometh with these thumbnails, Cal appearances and that's a Metal review YEAH

  • @renapeppers20
    @renapeppers20 Před měsícem +144

    Saw the thumbnail and thought bro became a meteorologist for a second 😭😭

    • @SM-qe4wd
      @SM-qe4wd Před měsícem +2

      I cant tell if its Katrina or Ivan or a storm more recent

  • @Carlo.WTF416
    @Carlo.WTF416 Před měsícem +11

    BELL WITCH, SPIRIT POSSESSION, HARMS WAY, GEL REVIEWS PLZZZZZZ
    *yes, I will not stop with these essential records you missed last year*

    • @BrofUJu
      @BrofUJu Před měsícem +1

      He's not gonna go back and review stuff from last year, lol. Bell Witch was great but didn't bring anything too new to the table for them, and I saw them play it live and it was incredible.

  • @666slateran666
    @666slateran666 Před měsícem +5

    Was vaping in the back of the venue at the last high on fire gig and Matt was hanging out back there with his wife and kid smoking a cig. Really genuine dude, seen SLEEP and HOF tons of times but it was surreal meeting a guitar legend. He's a genuine lifer.

  • @dissolution_wave8875
    @dissolution_wave8875 Před měsícem +14

    "The bass player" smdh put some respect on Jeff Matz' name.

  • @rolo3516
    @rolo3516 Před měsícem +30

    comethany stormtano is crazy icl

  • @AaronCypress
    @AaronCypress Před měsícem +26

    2024 is melons year for thumbnails I love to see it

  • @8DavCnuk
    @8DavCnuk Před měsícem +10

    HUNTING SHADOWS is probably my favourite due to the powerful Pike's voice.

    • @jonhopp
      @jonhopp Před měsícem +2

      Yeah man. Loved his singing. It surprised me a bit too.
      Like an epic drunken dirge in a mead hall with comrades

  • @evrenseven
    @evrenseven Před měsícem +6

    I saw them at Psycho when they first introduced Coady Wallis I think 3 years ago (RIP Psycho :( ) and he's so perfect. He's always been a beast with Big Business and he takes HoF to a new level. Caught them back in the late fall at home in the East Bay and yeah those of us that have known Matt since the early Sleep days in coffee shops in San Jose are as happy as ever to see him thriving

    • @willardstooth
      @willardstooth Před měsícem

      Coady is a great drummer, but not in the same league as Des.

  • @esouka_the_snowman
    @esouka_the_snowman Před měsícem +10

    Man I've been loving these new thumbnails!

  • @wks197980
    @wks197980 Před měsícem +4

    Lightning Beard is becoming my favorite. Like this better as a whole than Electric Messiah.

  • @666slateran666
    @666slateran666 Před měsícem +3

    Coady Willis was the perfect pick for a new drummer! Love his work in Big business and the Melvins, he crushed his first tour with HOF too! \m/

  • @Wild_Open
    @Wild_Open Před měsícem +3

    man I checked out Trismegistus and you're right, Matt Pike's vocals are absolutely beastly on this

  • @GadBoDag
    @GadBoDag Před měsícem +17

    Ooh Fantano you got my sludge cometh

  • @idcjake10
    @idcjake10 Před měsícem +2

    Trismegistus became one of my new favorite songs by them. They know how to create new material that caters to their fans but still put a new spin on it. Jeff studied under Turkish folk instructors that led to the sound of “Karanlik yol” I feel it was a nice bridge between the first bit of the album and the second

    • @TravReviewsAThing
      @TravReviewsAThing Před 16 dny

      Trismegistus is the most diabolical song Matt’s ever written.

  • @HunterConnorHHP
    @HunterConnorHHP Před měsícem +5

    You know, I’m really happy to see all these jokes/bits in your reviews. It really makes it seem like you truly love your job and the music you listen to. Keep up the great work! 👍

  • @r34ldr4ngus5
    @r34ldr4ngus5 Před měsícem

    So glad to see all these metal reviews from this year, I really love the attention you're giving the genre. Of course this is quite the year for quality metal releases so far, so I get why! As for High on Fire, I feel like I've always kind of slept on them, so it's interesting to see you rate it so high. Personally I have a tough time with the vocals on this one but maybe I'll come around

  • @xxLonniExx
    @xxLonniExx Před měsícem +2

    YAY! New metal review!
    I'm not big into High on Fire but def gonna check this one out.

  • @MrLiljon63
    @MrLiljon63 Před měsícem +3

    Thanks for the review. Haven't listened to High on Fire since 2018, excited to listen to this album. Hope you review Cindy Lee next

  • @GadBoDag
    @GadBoDag Před měsícem +3

    Meme comments aside, I found this album to be much more enjoyable than I initially thought "sludge metal" would have been. It's great!

  • @freshgoobigoblin
    @freshgoobigoblin Před měsícem +2

    Loving the increased production value, skits, and creative thumbnails lately!

  • @phrjcf
    @phrjcf Před měsícem +2

    Matt vocals on Trismegistus are insane, my favorite metal album this year along with Bongripper

  • @matthewjames206
    @matthewjames206 Před měsícem +3

    Coady Willis on drums made me a fan. He's been a favorite of mine since his time in Murder City Devils 🤘🤘

  • @johnryan509
    @johnryan509 Před měsícem +2

    Coady Willis has a big impact on this album for me. I hope he stays with them for years to come.

  • @paulbury8176
    @paulbury8176 Před měsícem +3

    Incredible thumbnails, Cal is back, what a run the channel is on right now

  • @accult
    @accult Před měsícem +4

    i seriously love this bands drummer, he has such an interesting way of playing that is unlike typical metal playing

    • @BrofUJu
      @BrofUJu Před měsícem +1

      It's actually a new drummer for this album!

    • @accult
      @accult Před měsícem +1

      @@BrofUJu very interesting.. nonetheless a great job and a similar idea

  • @Maoismus1917
    @Maoismus1917 Před měsícem +16

    DROP THE BLADEE REVIEW

    • @mrsii5843
      @mrsii5843 Před měsícem +4

      it's a 4 for him. 9 for anyone with ears

    • @ZepoBepo
      @ZepoBepo Před měsícem

      @@mrsii5843thas what I’m saying😵‍💫

  • @Game-BeatX14
    @Game-BeatX14 Před měsícem +6

    I follow a bunch of meteorologists on CZcams, so the thumbnail really confused me for a second lol.

  • @brandonpruett592
    @brandonpruett592 Před měsícem +5

    loving the thumbnails recently

  • @beybickerton5778
    @beybickerton5778 Před měsícem +2

    Thanks for this...Bongripper - Empty review next pretty please!

  • @badm0t0rf1ng3r
    @badm0t0rf1ng3r Před měsícem +3

    Cometh the Storm (Matt Pike's Version)

  • @RandyTandy15
    @RandyTandy15 Před měsícem +3

    a couple tracks in, this sounds badass. big mastadon vibes

    • @BrofUJu
      @BrofUJu Před měsícem +3

      Mastodon actually formed the band at a High on Fire gig! Their influence is huge.

  • @wagersgrooves
    @wagersgrooves Před měsícem +3

    This album is the fucking nuts last track is filth. Been a decent year for metal music so far

  • @TrylleBanjo
    @TrylleBanjo Před 13 dny

    To any sludge fans: If you dig High on Fire, check out Finland's 'Demonic Death Judge', especially their latest three albums, The Trail, Seaweed and The Descent. In my ears, it's equal to the Greats in sludge metal.

  • @LORDBOB4EVER
    @LORDBOB4EVER Před měsícem +9

    THIS THUMBNAIL GAME!!!!

  • @splqp4996
    @splqp4996 Před měsícem +8

    austen cooking with these thumbnails

    • @theneedledrop
      @theneedledrop  Před měsícem +5

      nah that's Anthony; the only thing i've done is put the fridge in the English Teacher one lol

  • @4967eljefe
    @4967eljefe Před měsícem +2

    Love the album but still need a few more spins to get my feeling. Matt pike never disappoints and as much as I love Des , Cody takes the band to a whole another level.

  • @richardsteffens6159
    @richardsteffens6159 Před měsícem

    Hell yeah! Pike & Co. never let us down. Would love to see a review of the new Dvne album too please and thank you sir.

  • @Shoey
    @Shoey Před měsícem

    keep going with the wacky thumbnails and cal cameos dude it's been gold lately

  • @MenwithHill
    @MenwithHill Před měsícem +2

    The thumbnails are banging, Cal is back, all is well

  • @kosmtekken
    @kosmtekken Před měsícem +5

    Meteorthony Ologistano ☔️

  • @kevinbradley8613
    @kevinbradley8613 Před 28 dny

    If you have an opportunity to see these guys live, make it happen! Got to see them open for meshuggah a few years back and my socks got completely rocked. Pike puts on a hell of a show. Can’t believe I’ve been loving this band for almost 20 years now! 🤘

  • @Szaam
    @Szaam Před měsícem +3

    High On Fire do not have a bad album

  • @HurtsDonuts99
    @HurtsDonuts99 Před měsícem

    Love your metal reviews. Always makes my day, thanks man. This album is a return to form for HOF imo.

  • @SleepingHowl
    @SleepingHowl Před měsícem +2

    Melons thumbnail game is very on point of late. Here for it!

  • @sadelili
    @sadelili Před 23 dny

    Thumbnail hits hits hits hits…Jeff Matz plays some Turkish stuff and result is pretty wild : Karanlık Yol means Dark Way , as Turkish fan i would like to say Istanbul awaits High on Fire 🎉

  • @alannamccullough
    @alannamccullough Před měsícem

    i read this notification so briefly when i opened my notifs tab that i thought it said "The Nightman Cometh" review and got shocked into reopening the notifs to see if that was REAL. the nightman cometh review when melon

  • @lamentate07
    @lamentate07 Před měsícem

    The guitar tone on this album is one of the best in metal I've heard in a while. The drumming is really dynamic too. Top album. Top 3 HoF.

  • @witchbvrner
    @witchbvrner Před měsícem

    I respect The Melon for his wide knowledge and appreciation of the history of hip hop, but goddamn I love hearing him talk about one of my favorite bands.

  • @Dubroar
    @Dubroar Před 29 dny

    Listened to this while hiking today and really loved it. Good shit💥

  • @Heywhatsupmyman
    @Heywhatsupmyman Před měsícem

    This is my favorite album in years, so many years. I’m talking like 2009 when HIL put out “It Hates You”. This album is just… 👌🤌 chefs kiss. Tough Guy is the toughest song I’ve ever wrecked my car to.

  • @Peter-nk
    @Peter-nk Před měsícem +1

    Thumbnails killing it

  • @cyrus.s.
    @cyrus.s. Před měsícem +2

    You did it Anthony. I clicked on this just for the thumbnail

  • @thecinematicmind
    @thecinematicmind Před měsícem +2

    We’ll never forget about Cal.

  • @Lukey_T23
    @Lukey_T23 Před měsícem +2

    Oh dear, melon is forming a personality. This could mean the end of the world as we know it.

  • @joestewart2661
    @joestewart2661 Před měsícem +1

    Incredible thumbnail run

  • @starcontroller
    @starcontroller Před měsícem

    Perfect review! But not perfect: the album ends with one of the best doom landscapes (that they) ever composed, to be witnessed even more than listened, not rising pyrotechnics but crumbling giants, the end as the end, cosmically relentless as to say: this is the-end-but-for-ever-and-ever (so in a way there is hope, "And I believe!". Wonderful madness). Also full of nuances anyway, and strategically a very fitting way, after a mostly busy second half, to hook you into another listen, via this magic trick that ends "not with a bang" WITH a bang.
    And yes, it's about time to give more credits to Jeff Matz, he is the hidden second guitarist, he wrote the immense title track, and some other immortal stuff like Sanctioned Annihilation, he was such a lucky match for this blessed black band (as Des, as Coady, but also George Rice wrote some invincibile stuff like Fireface, and the second guitarist that they had briefly before the first album, Karl Larson, helped with a classic like Blood From Zion, so really the stars alligned over Matt and his friend since Sleep)

  • @orots
    @orots Před měsícem +2

    where were you when melon dropped 2 of his best thumbnails back to back

  • @SIKICIBIRKANAL
    @SIKICIBIRKANAL Před měsícem

    I love your videos Anthony. Thank you.

  • @garfism12
    @garfism12 Před měsícem

    Keep the creativity coming 🔥🔥

  • @matthieudesormeau2169
    @matthieudesormeau2169 Před měsícem +1

    thumbnail game on point but why is Cal replacing the "note" playing when the band+album title card disappears in the intro ? this is my drug give me my note back melon

  • @atticusv668
    @atticusv668 Před měsícem +1

    We are so back. Unbelievable back.

  • @cinnamontea0196
    @cinnamontea0196 Před měsícem +2

    The thumbnail is getting more creative

  • @jables1able
    @jables1able Před měsícem

    Love seeing Cal back! We missed him!

  • @jamesbg314
    @jamesbg314 Před měsícem

    Yo Anthony, are you gonna review the new Dvne album? I really like it.

  • @LuminousVeil
    @LuminousVeil Před měsícem +1

    Hell yeah this is very well deserved! Probably their best material since Snakes for the Divine (imo)

  • @jorgeortega6806
    @jorgeortega6806 Před měsícem

    The thumbnail glow ups and Cal's return is the best thing to happen in 2024 so far

  • @davidfinstein9911
    @davidfinstein9911 Před měsícem

    I'm glad Cal is back in your videos, I missed him

  • @DyslexicWorkersUntie
    @DyslexicWorkersUntie Před měsícem

    Please review the new My Dying Bride and/or Hamferd albums.
    Hve u reviewed any of their albums before? Thx

  • @mistermallory94
    @mistermallory94 Před měsícem +1

    Fantano is so good he made a hip hop fan listen to metal music. Respect

  • @zelicanth1927
    @zelicanth1927 Před měsícem

    I would highly recommend you checking out Voidkind by Dvne, it's phenomenal and amongst the progy/sludge metal scene it topping some peoples favourite of the year so far.

  • @miguelgomes6849
    @miguelgomes6849 Před měsícem +1

    Another great LP by High On Fire, Matt for President.

  • @scrunkykat
    @scrunkykat Před měsícem

    your thumbnails are insane now

  • @ryanmalanson7045
    @ryanmalanson7045 Před měsícem

    Best Pike vocal performance to date on this

  • @EjercitoDeBobRevenge
    @EjercitoDeBobRevenge Před měsícem +1

    Oh I thought this was going to be a Blue's Clues kind of thing where since Cal went to college in the last video we weren't going to see him again. Glad to see that's not the case

    • @marshallfarstad3770
      @marshallfarstad3770 Před měsícem +1

      He’s attending the tortured poets department online bro. Dw he’s still learning but he can do it from home 👍

    • @EjercitoDeBobRevenge
      @EjercitoDeBobRevenge Před měsícem

      @@marshallfarstad3770 so glad

  • @user-co9dz3eh7k
    @user-co9dz3eh7k Před 28 dny

    Great review man

  • @sorinsoria
    @sorinsoria Před měsícem +1

    Probably a good time to finally check out this band, idk how I haven’t when one of my fav albums of all time is Dopesmoker by Electric Wizard

    • @rowdycowboy5029
      @rowdycowboy5029 Před 29 dny +1

      Electric wizard doesn’t have an album called Dopesmoker. They have one called Dopethrone and Sleep is the band that made Dopesmoker.

    • @sorinsoria
      @sorinsoria Před 29 dny +1

      @@rowdycowboy5029hahah I keep getting those mixed up but yes dopethrone is a 10/10 album

    • @rowdycowboy5029
      @rowdycowboy5029 Před 29 dny

      @@sorinsoriayea both dopethrone and dopesmoker are awesome albums

  • @Somber57
    @Somber57 Před měsícem

    Bongripper’s new record Empty is out. So good.

  • @dgiles920
    @dgiles920 Před měsícem

    I was hoping you'd review this

  • @DougMayer
    @DougMayer Před měsícem

    Jeff Matz has been studying Turkish folk music

  • @rodturner6759
    @rodturner6759 Před 6 dny

    This release absolutely crushes...

  • @user-xx2vz5mz3v
    @user-xx2vz5mz3v Před měsícem

    This album is incredible!!! Cant wait to get my beautiful view vinyl

  • @GustavoSilva-mn1dp
    @GustavoSilva-mn1dp Před měsícem +1

    METAL IS BACK BOI.
    Btw review the new Knocked Loose x Poppy track

    • @BrofUJu
      @BrofUJu Před měsícem

      I hope he reviews the whole album when it's out. First 3 songs are complete savagery.

  • @Malverde888
    @Malverde888 Před měsícem

    Matt Pike here is delivering his best lead playing and best vocals in a HOF record overall

  • @Tremuoso
    @Tremuoso Před měsícem

    hope you review the new Darkthrone, going to be a special album.

  • @Spoon8lld
    @Spoon8lld Před měsícem +1

    I didn’t know you were into doom adjacent stuff, please review the new Skull Servant EP

  • @thomassteenkamp4575
    @thomassteenkamp4575 Před měsícem

    High on Fire always has an insane Opening Track

  • @gregorymichael9031
    @gregorymichael9031 Před měsícem

    Fuck yesssssssss!!! Was waiting for a metal review! Kick-Ass album! I think nothing will top Snakes for the Divine for me but killer album nonetheless