Snakes for the Divine

Snakes for the Divine was recorded at The Pass Studios in Los Angeles with producer Greg Fidelman. The album cover art and track listing were revealed on the band's Myspace page on January 6, 2010. The album was released on February 23 through E1 Music.

In an interview, frontman Matt Pike stated:

"The title 'Snakes for the Divine' is based on the premise that Adam and Eve weren't the first people on Earth, and Adam having a wife that was a Reptilian named Lilith. They were the first two people to take the reptilian DNA, and make shape-shifting human beings that go between the fourth-dimensional, the Anunnaki, and human beings. Eventually, from ancient Mesopotamia, this spawned a thing called the Illuminati - the enlightened ones - coming up through the centuries, and choosing the kings, controlling your media, controlling your banking, blah blah blah. It's just theory at most points. I thought it'd make a great metal song, so I just went ahead and started writing about that. That's how the record came about, as far as the theme.."{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/hit_the_lights/high_on_fires_matt_pike_lyrics_about_exorcising_my_own_personal_demons.html |title=High On Fire's Matt Pike: Lyrics 'About Exorcising My Own Personal Demons' | Interviews @ |website=Ultimate-guitar.com |access-date=March 9, 2012}}

{{Album ratings

| MC = 80/100{{cite web|title=Snakes for the Divine by High on Fire|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/snakes-for-the-divine/high-on-fire|publisher=Metacritic}}

|rev1 = About.com

|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |first=George |last=Pacheco |title=Review: 'Snakes for the Divine' |url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/h/gr/highonfire-snakesforthedivine.htm |publisher=About.com |access-date=February 27, 2010}}

|rev2 = AllMusic

|rev2score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1714395|pure_url=yes}} Review], AllMusic

|rev3 = Blabbermouth.net

|rev3score = {{Rating|8|10}}{{cite web |first=Keith |last=Bergman |title=Review: Snakes for the Divine |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1906 |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |access-date=February 27, 2010}}

|rev4 = Drowned in Sound

|rev4score = {{Rating|7|10}}{{cite web |first=Noel |last=Gardner |title=Review: Snakes for the Divine |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15163/reviews/4139292 |publisher=Drowned in Sound |access-date=March 5, 2010 |archive-date=August 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812113129/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15163/reviews/4139292 |url-status=dead }}

|rev5 = Jukebox:Metal

|rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |author=Andy Lye |title=Jukebox:Metal review |url=http://www.jukeboxmetal.com/2010/high-on-fire-snakes-for-the-divine/ |access-date=January 9, 2013 |archive-date=August 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812114631/http://www.jukeboxmetal.com/2010/high-on-fire-snakes-for-the-divine/ |url-status=dead }}

|rev6 = Pitchfork Media

|rev6score = {{Rating|8.0|10}}{{cite web |first=Tom |last=Breihan |title=Review: Snakes for the Divine |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13966-snakes-for-the-divine |publisher=Pitchfork Media |access-date=March 8, 2010}}

|rev7 = PopMatters

|rev7score = {{Rating|8|10}}[http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/121162-high-on-fire-snakes-for-the-divine/] {{dead link|date=February 2025}}

|rev8 = Rock Sound

|rev8score = {{Rating|10|10}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/high-on-fire-snakes-for-the-divine1|title=High On Fire - Snakes For The Divine|first=Ronnie|last=Kerswell|website=Rocksound.tv|access-date=February 23, 2025}}

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Exclaim! named Snakes for the Divine the ninth-best metal album of 2010.{{cite web|title=Year in Review: Metal|url=http://exclaim.ca/Features/YearInReview/metal_year_in_review_2010/Page/9|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004152729/http://exclaim.ca/Features/YearInReview/metal_year_in_review_2010/Page/9|archive-date=October 4, 2012|work=Exclaim!}}

{{tracklist

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| all_writing = High on Fire

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| title1 = Snakes for the Divine

| length1 = 8:23

| title2 = Frost Hammer

| length2 = 6:07

| title3 = Bastard Samurai

| length3 = 6:37

| title4 = Ghost Neck

| length4 = 5:01

| title5 = The Path

| note5 = instrumental

| length5 = 1:20

| title6 = Fire, Flood & Plague

| length6 = 6:08

| title7 = How Dark We Pray

| length7 = 8:06

| title8 = Holy Flames of the Fire Spitter

| length8 = 4:13

| title9 = Mystery of Helm

| note9 = bonus track

| length9 = 4:01

| title10 = Eyes & Teeth (Live)

| note10 = Best Buy bonus track

| length10 = 4:31

| title11 = Cometh Down Hessian (Live)

| note11 = Best Buy bonus track

| length11 = 4:33

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• Matt Pike – guitars, vocals
• Jeff Matz – bass
• Des Kensel – drums
• Greg Fidelman – production
• Arik Roper – album cover

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