HIGH ON FIRE Discuss Upcoming Album; "It's Been Hard... We're Always Trying To Challenge Ourselves And Do Better"
March 25, 2009, 15 years ago
Prior to their recent performance at Atlanta's Scion Rock Fest, Swigged! had the chance to sit with vocalist/guitarist Matt Pike and drummer Des Kensel from HIGH ON FIRE to discuss their upcoming album, the difficulties of the road life, and Matt Pike’s upcoming role in the Sleep reunion shows.
The following is an excerpt from the interview, conducted by Steven K.:
Q: So there are talks of an upcoming album in 2009, considering anyone special for the producer slot?
Matt Pike: Oh we’ve definitely talked about it. Jack [Endino] is definitely up on the list. We couldn’t NOT consider Albini, of course. And also there’s Kurt from CONVERGE. We’re brainstorming about the way we want this thing to go before deciding."
Q: Has the writing for the album been going any differently?
Des Kensel: "It’s been hard. We’re always trying to challenge ourselves and do better."
Matt Pike: "Exactly - so we’re getting more intricate in our song writing and actual playing. Some of it is rudimentary - not as difficult as it seems - but at the same time there is complicated chord work, key changes, and other really cool things. It’s been going good - we’re leaning on the whole BLACK SABBATH kind of thing."
Read the full interview at Swigged!.
