High on Fire

Summary: High On Fire is a stoner metal band originally formed from the remnants of the legendary stoner band Sleep . Matt Pike , from Sleep, sings and plays guitar in High on Fire and founded the band with George Rice (bass) and Des Kensel (drums). The remaining members of Sleep, bassist Al Cisneros and drummer Chris Hakius , went on to form the duo OM , which retains more of the original Sleep vibe of crushingly slow repeated riffing.

Filed under: doom metal, metal, Sludge, stoner metal, Stoner Rock

Similar Artists: Sleep, Kalas, Electric Wizard, Weedeater, Goatsnake

Upcoming Shows

Fri, Aug 3 2012

"Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival 2012"

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Livening up 2010: Many bands, all over town
Published 12/24/2010 by NICHOLAS SCHROEDER
Music seen

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Matt Pike and High on Fire sludge forward
Published 10/22/2010 by DANIEL BROCKMAN
Slow burn

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High On Fire at Port City Music Hall
Published 10/20/2010 by webteam
Fifteen years ago, Matt Pike was writing heavy, lysergic riffs for the influential doom-metal band

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Photos: High on Fire at the Middle East
Published 4/9/2010 by DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN
High on Fire, live at the Middle East, on April 7, 2010

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Review: High on Fire at the Middle East | April 7, 2010
Published 4/8/2010 by Daniel Brockman
High on Fire play the Middle EastOk, let's get it out of the way first: