HIGH ON FIRE To Tour New Zealand, Japan With MELVINS

February 9, 2011

HIGH ON FIRE has announced plans to tour both New Zealand and Japan with the MELVINS. The world renowned trios will kick off the New Zealand live dates on February 11. Both bands will then take part in the 2011 installment of Soundwave, an annual music festival held in major cities around Australia. HIGH ON FIRE will join IRON MAIDEN, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, SLAYER, ROB ZOMBIE, MONSTER MAGNET and more as a featured act on the traveling festival which will launch on February 26 in Brisbane, Australia. Immediately upon the conclusion of the Soundwave run, HIGH ON FIRE and the MELVINS will storm Japan. The dates will include stops in Osaka (March 9),Nagoya (March 10) and Tokyo (March 11).

HIGH ON FIRE's upcoming shows:

Feb. 20 - Dunedin, NZ @ ReFuel (w/ THE MELVINS)
Feb. 21 - Christchurch, NZ @ Al's Bar (w/ THE MELVINS)
Feb. 22 - Wellington, NZ @ Bodega (w/ THE MELVINS)
Feb. 23 - Auckland, NZ @ Whammy Bar
Feb. 24 - Auckland, NZ @ Whammy Bar
Feb. 26 - Brisbane, AUS @ RNA Showgrounds (*Soundwave)
Feb. 27 - Sydney, AUS @ Sydney Showgrounds (*Soundwave)
Mar. 01 - Brisbane, AUS @ HiFi (Trash Talk & Kylesa support)
Mar. 02 - St. Kilda, AUS @ Gershwin Room @ Esplanade Hotel (TRASH TALK, KYLESA support)
Mar. 04 - Melbourne, AUS @ Melbourne Showgrounds (*Soundwave)
Mar. 05 - Adelaide, AUS @ Bonython Park Oval (*Soundwave)
Mar. 07 - Perth, AUS @ Claremont Showgrounds (*Soundwave)
Mar. 09 - Osaka, Japan @ Club Quattro (w/ THE MELVINS)
Mar. 10 - Nagoya, Japan @ Club Quattro (w/ THE MELVINS)
Mar. 11 - Tokyo, Japan @ O-East (w/ THE MELVINS)

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.

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