The Holy Fire

Detroit's Holy Fire began in 2003 with a casual, mostly acoustic collaboration between drummer Nick Marko and vocalist/guitarist Sean Hoen. But the band found its true direction in the heightened volume of Hoen's electric guitar, and the addition of bassist Nathan Miller and guitarist Dan Skiver solidified the sound. (Miller and Hoen were veterans of the late/great Detroit-area deathcore unit Thoughts of Ionesco.) By early 2004 the Holy Fire were recording their debut EP in Toronto, and honing their vibrant mixture of shimmering melody and darkly literate post-punk texture. Sk...