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Guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike, bass player George Rice, and drummer Des Kensel formed High on Fire in 1999, followingthecollapseof Pike's
previous band, doom metal titans Sleep. But while Sleep had built their fame on impossibly slothful tunesandcopiousweed consumption, High on
Fire's first release, The Art of Self Defense, displayed a far more aggressive thoughstillfantasy-themed style of heavy metal. Released to mildly
enthusiastic reviews, the album's prospects suffered from labelMan'sRuinimminent bankruptcy, and it wasn't until High on Fire landed on
grindcore powerhouse Relapse Rec ...read more
Guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike, bass player George Rice, and drummer Des Kensel formed High on Fire in 1999, followingthecollapseof Pike's
previous band, doom metal titans Sleep. But while Sleep had built their fame on impossibly slothful tunesandcopiousweed consumption, High on
Fire's first release, The Art of Self Defense, displayed a far more aggressive thoughstillfantasy-themed style of heavy metal. Released to mildly
enthusiastic reviews, the album's prospects suffered from labelMan'sRuinimminent bankruptcy, and it wasn't until High on Fire landed on
grindcore powerhouse Relapse Records for theirsecondalbum,2002's devastating Surrounded By Thieves, that their abundant promise was
rewarded. Extensive touring and anever-increasingfan base followed, so that by the time they unleashed their third release, Blessed Black
Wings, in early2005(introducing newbassist Joe Preston [ex-Thrones and Melvins]), High on Fire had earned their place as one of the
mostwidelyrespected heavymetal outfits on the planet. Preston would be replaced by Jeff Matz, who would play on their 2007release,Death Is
ThisCommunion. In 2010, High on Fire returned with their fifth studio album, Snakes for the Divine, released onKoch.De VermisMysteriis, which
translates to "The Mysteries of the Worm," followed in 2012. The following year the stonermetalmastersreleased a pair of live albums, Spitting
Fire Live, Vol. 1 and Spitting Fire Live, Vol. 2, capturing two skull-crushingperformances inNew York City with a two-album set. « hide |
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