HIGH ON FIRE Announces North American Headlining Tour

Oakland, California power trio HIGH ON FIRE has announced a North American headlining tour. The massive fall expedition — dubbed the "Sanctioned Annihilation Tour" — will feature support from TORCHE and KYLESA and is set to launch on September 27 at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California.

As part of the tour, HIGH ON FIRE will perform amongst the featured acts at a host of high-profile music festivals, including Chicago's Riot Fest, Nova Scotia's Halifax Pop Explosion, Florida's Ye Old Fest and Austin, Texas's Fun Fun Fun Fest.

As previously reported, HIGH ON FIRE has been confirmed for the 2011 edition of the Soundwave festival. Billed as Australia's "biggest metal and rock festival" and set to take place in late February and early March of next year, Soundwave will feature HIGH ON FIRE alongside such names as IRON MAIDEN, SLAYER, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, SOCIAL DISTORTION, MONSTER MAGNET, ROB ZOMBIE and more.

Sep. 29 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
Sep. 30 - Pomona, CA - Glasshouse
Oct. 01 - Flagstaff, AZ - Orpheum Theatre
Oct. 02 - Albuquerque, NM - The Launchpad
Oct. 03 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
Oct. 05 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theatre
Oct. 06 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
Oct. 08 - Rock Island, IL - Rock Island Brewing Company
Oct. 09 - Urbana, IL - Canopy Club
Oct. 10 - Chicago, IL - Metro (Riot Fest)
Oct. 11 - Bloomington, IN - Bluebird
Oct. 13 - Covington, KY - Historic Southgate House
Oct. 14 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre
Oct. 15 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
Oct. 16 - Rochester, NY - Water Street
Oct. 17 - Northampton, MA - Pearl Street
Oct. 19 - Halifax, NS - The Paragon Theatre (Halifax Pop Explosion)
Oct. 21 - Portland, ME - Port City Music Hall
Oct. 22 - Providence, RI - Club Hell
Oct. 23 - Boston, MA - Middle East Downstairs
Oct. 24 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
Oct. 26 - Philadelphia, PA - Starlite Ballroom
Oct. 27 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
Oct. 29 - Gainesville, FL - Common Ground (Ye Old Fest)
Nov. 07 - Austin, TX - Waterloo Park (Fun Fun Fun Fest)

"Frost Hammer", the new video from HIGH ON FIRE, was filmed on location in both Los Angeles and New York City with director Kevin Custer for Toaster in the Tub. The clip showcases intense performance footage of the award-winning band juxtaposed alongside "the epic tale of a warrior's sojourn to the cold and barren Plateau of Leng where he secures the fabled Frost Hammer that will be used to enact the final rites and complete the dark rebirth and reign of the Frost Child."

HIGH ON FIRE's new album, "Snakes for the Divine", sold around 8,600 copies in its first week of release in the United States to debut at position No. 63 on The Billboard 200 chart. The follow-up to 2007's "Death is this Communion" was made available in North America on February 23 via E1 Music. The album was recorded at The Pass Studios in Los Angeles with producer Greg Fidelman and is described in a press release as "HIGH ON FIRE's magnum opus, capturing every nuance of the legendary band's ongoing musical progression and evolution into one of heavy music's all-time greats."

The "Snakes for the Divine" album artwork was brought to life by longtime HIGH ON FIRE cover artist Arik Moonhawk Roper.

Roxwel has uploaded performance footage of HIGH ON FIRE filmed in April 2010 at the Austin, Texas stop on the band's U.S. tour. Watch the clip below.