Electric Messiah

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{{Infobox album

| name = Electric Messiah

| type = studio

| artist = High on Fire

| cover = Electricmessiah.jpg

| alt =

| released = October 5, 2018

| recorded = 2017–2018

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Stoner metal|sludge metal|thrash metal}}

| length = 56:52

| label = eOne

| producer = Kurt Ballou

| prev_title = Luminiferous

| prev_year = 2015

| next_title = Cometh the Storm

| next_year = 2024

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Electric Messiah

| type = studio

| single1 = Electric Messiah

| single1date = August 6, 2018

| single2 = Spewn from the Earth

| single2date = October 3, 2018

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| MC = 83/100{{cite web |title=Electric Messiah by High on Fire – Reviews and Tracks |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/electric-messiah/high-on-fire |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=October 26, 2018}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Monger |first=James Christopher |title=High on Fire – Electric Messiah |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/electric-messiah-mw0003204179 |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=October 26, 2018}}

| rev2 = The A.V. Club

| rev2score = A−{{cite web |last=Dowd |first=A. A. |title=Lil Wayne's Long-Overdue Tha Carer V, Plus High on Fire and More in This Week's Music Reviews |url=https://www.avclub.com/lil-wayne-s-long-overdue-tha-carter-v-plus-high-on-fir-1829493502|work=The A.V. Club |date=October 5, 2018 |access-date=October 26, 2018}}

| rev3 = Exclaim!

| rev3score = 8/10{{cite web |last=Smith-Engelhardt |first=Joe |title=High on Fire: Electric Messiah |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/high_on_fire-electric_messiah |work=Exclaim! |accessdate=October 26, 2018}}

| rev4 = Pitchfork

| rev4score = 7.8/10{{cite web |last=O'Connor |first=Andy |title=High on Fire: Electric Messiah Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/high-on-fire-electric-messiah/ |publisher=Pitchfork |accessdate=October 26, 2018}}

| rev5 = PopMatters

| rev5score = 7/10{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Dean |title=High on Fire's 'Electric Messiah' Is Home to Some of the Metal Band's Fastest Songs |url=https://www.popmatters.com/high-on-fire-electric-messiah-2609707387.html |work=PopMatters |date=October 5, 2018 |accessdate=October 26, 2018}}

}}

Electric Messiah is the eighth studio album by American metal band High on Fire, released on October 5, 2018, through Entertainment One Music. It is the band's third album to be produced by Kurt Ballou,{{cite web |title=High on Fire: 'Electric Messiah' Album Details Revealed |date=August 6, 2018 |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/high-on-fire-electric-messiah-album-details-revealed/ |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |accessdate=August 6, 2018}} and it serves as a tribute to Lemmy Kilmister of the band Motörhead.{{cite web |last=Neilstein |first=Vince |title=Listen to the Ripping New High on Fire Track 'Electric Messiah!' |date=August 6, 2018 |url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2018/08/06/listen-to-the-ripping-new-high-on-fire-track-electric-messiah/ |publisher=MetalSucks |accessdate=August 6, 2018}} On August 6, 2018, Electric Messiah's title track was released early for streaming.{{cite web |last=Gotrich |first=Lars |title=High On Fire's 'Electric Messiah' Pays Homage to Motörhead's Lemmy |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2018/08/06/635393474/high-on-fires-electric-messiah-pays-homage-to-motorhead-s-lemmy |publisher=NPR |accessdate=August 6, 2018}} On October 3, 2018, the band released "Spewn from the Earth" as the album's second single.{{cite web |last1=Rettig |first1=James |title=High on Fire Share New Song 'Spewn from the Earth' |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2017318/high-on-fire-spewn-from-the-earth/music/ |work=Stereogum |date=October 3, 2018 |accessdate=October 4, 2018}} The song "Electric Messiah" won the Best Metal Performance at the 2019 Grammy Awards.{{cite web |last1=Velez |first1=Jennifer |title=High On Fire Win Best Metal Performance For "Electric Messiah" | 2019 GRAMMYs |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/high-fire-win-best-metal-performance-electric-messiah-2019-grammys |website=Grammy.com |publisher=Recording Academy |accessdate=February 11, 2019 |ref=Grammy}} It is the band's last album with founding drummer Des Kensel, who announced his departure in July 2019.