High On Fire frontman/guitarist Matt Pike has revealed the concept behind the bands upcoming album, “De Vermis Mysteriis“. An excerpt from his explanation of the concept can be found below:
“In the story, Jesus Christ has a twin [named Liao], and his twin died so that Jesus Christ could live. But his twin instantly becomes a time traveler. Now, you can only go forward through time, but he comes across a scroll that was taken from ancient Stygia—and this is where I go into Robert E. Howard. Stygia was a land of black magic and witchcraft. The Vanirs, a race of warlords came and killed all the Stygians and burned all the scrolls, but some of the scrolls were smuggled out.”
“In ancient China, Liao found a scroll that’s about how to make black lotus into a serum, which allows you to travel back through time and look at the past through your ancestor’s eyes. Now, Liao puts his name on the serum and he goes on a quest to find why his brother is this religious icon in the future that’s caused all this destruction and massive war.”
More on the concept, which includes baby sacrificing pot plants, can be found over at Revolvermag.com. “De Vermis Mysteriis” is set for an April 03rd release date via eOne Music.
