ELECTRIC MESSIAH 9/3/21 Gary Sisco (drums

Gary Sisco (drums

1 is classic Deer Tick: folk-rooted acoustic guitars and soft piano cushion out-front vocals

full and joyous

while the poignant "Who'll Stop the Rain" ranks among Fogerty's finest tunes

A number of the songs on EVIL ONE are fueled by Erickson's fascination with low-budget horror flicks

ELECTRIC MESSIAH 9/3/21 Gary Sisco (drumsBack for another round of bludgeoning stoner thrash, Oakland, California's High on Fire unleash a brass knuckled haymaker on their eighth studio long player, the punitive and workmanlike Electric Messiah. Working once again with producer and Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou, who helmed the veteran group's two previous outings, the nine track set commences with the aptly named "Spewn from the Earth." Heralded by a tsunami of blast furnace beats and pick