Release Date: February 18, 2022

12 180g double LP pressed on brown blue galaxy vinyl.

Tracklist:
1) Abusive
2) Throat Cobra
3) Trapped In A Midcave
4) Epoxia
5) Land
6) Alien Slut Mum
7) Apollyon
8) Acid Test Zone
9) Latin American Geological Formation
10) Leaving the Wars of Woe

The Automaton, in Greek mythology, is the big robot that’s the guardian of the Gods, basically. It’s a soulless, big machine named Talos. The big machine that’s working against mankind at this moment. In ‘Jason and the Argonauts’, Jason and the Argonauts have to battle this big machine guy that protects the island. Basically, what the album title is saying, metaphorically, is ‘Pike against the World.’”

From reverent youth to Grammy-winning riff-wielder, Pike has always housed a boundless enthusiasm for the six-string and the stupendous sounds that – in the right hands – the instrument can produce.

“I wanted to play guitar since I was born, basically,” proffers Matt Pike when asked about the formative years of his musical maturation. The iconic guitarist of High on Fire and Sleep seemingly came into the world with inherent talent.

-Officially Licensed Pike vs The Automaton Merchandise