''The Art of Self Defense'' is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band

High on Fire High on Fire is an American heavy metal band from Oakland, California, that was formed in 1999. Matt Pike, the band's frontman and founder, also plays guitar for doom metal band Sleep. High on Fire won the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Metal Per ...

. It was released originally by

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in 2000.

Track listing

All songs composed by High on Fire unless stated.

Bonus tracks

In 2001,

Tee Pee Records Tee Pee Records is an American independent rock music record label in New York City, prominent for releasing music by Sleep, Witch, Graveyard, Earthless, High on Fire and the Brian Jonestown Massacre. It has housed many stoner rock bands. Rost ...

re-released the album with different album art and two bonus tracks. One of them being a cover of "The Usurper" by

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. In 2012,

Southern Lord Records Southern Lord is an American heavy metal record label that was founded in 1998 by Greg Anderson. It specialized in experimental metal: particularly doom metal, stoner rock, and drone metal. The label later expanded its line-up to include arti ...

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).

Personnel

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– guitar, vocals *

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– drums *George Rice – bass *Produced by Billy Anderson and High on Fire

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Art of Self-Defense, The 2000 debut albums High on Fire albums Man's Ruin Records albums Albums produced by Billy Anderson (producer) Tee Pee Records albums