Death Is This Communion

Death Is This Communion is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band High on Fire. It was released through Relapse Records on September 10, 2007 in Europe and September 18 in the United States. The first pressing includes a bonus DVD featuring in-studio footage of the making of the album. It is the first album to feature Jeff Matz on bass guitar. The album has received generally good reviews, scoring an 80 average on Metacritic. It was named the third best album of the year by Revolver. Total Guitar named it 4th in their "50 best guitar albums of the year". It came in at No. 9 in Metal Hammer's best of 2007 list. Matt Pike noted that the album's lyrics were influenced by David Icke, H.P. Lovecraft, and the Bible.