The Art of Self Defense is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band High on Fire. It was released originally by Man's Ruin Records in 2000.
| The Art of Self Defense | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 7, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Stoner metal, sludge metal | |||
| Length | 43:18 51:37 (with bonus tracks) | |||
| Label | Man's Ruin, Tee Pee | |||
| Producer | Billy Anderson & High on Fire | |||
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 Bonus track version | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Kerrang! | [2] |
| Pulse Magazine | [3] |
Track listing edit
All songs composed by High on Fire unless stated.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Baghdad" | 5:15 |
| 2. | "10,000 Years" | 7:53 |
| 3. | "Blood from Zion" (High on Fire, Karl Larson) | 4:55 |
| 4. | "Last" | 6:36 |
| 5. | "Fireface" | 8:35 |
| 6. | "Master of Fists" | 10:03 |
Bonus tracks edit
In 2001, Tee Pee Records re-released the album with different album art and two bonus tracks. One of them being a cover of "The Usurper" by Celtic Frost.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Steel Shoe" | 4:31 |
| 8. | "The Usurper" (Celtic Frost cover) | 3:48 |
In 2012, Southern Lord Records re-released the album with slightly different cover art than the Man's Ruin Records version and three additional bonus tracks (all from High on Fire's self-titled 1999 demo).
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Blood from Zion" (Demo) | 5:02 |
| 10. | "10,000 Years" (Demo) | 7:43 |
| 11. | "Master of Fists" (Demo) | 10:31 |
Personnel edit
- Matt Pike – guitar, vocals
- Des Kensel – drums
- George Rice – bass
- Produced by Billy Anderson and High on Fire
References edit
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. The Art of Self Defense at AllMusic
- ^ Greenway, Mark (March 18, 2000). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 793. EMAP. p. 45.
- ^ Pulse Magazine review Archived August 18, 2006, at the Wayback Machine