High on Fire

Frontman Matt Pike of High On Fire was the guest on Full Metal Jackie’s radio show this past weekend. Pike spoke about the band’s upcoming massive trek with Anthrax , Exodus, Municipal Waste and Holy Grail, as well as his sobriety with being out on tour...

Who: Anthrax, Exodus, High on Fire, Municipal Waste + Holy Grail

Already boasting a stellar lineup, the 2013 Metal Alliance Tour has just gotten crunchier. Off the heels of releasing their latest full-length masterpiece, 'De Vermis Mysteriis,' Californian sludge masters High on Fire have hopped on board the third installment of the trek.

Earlier this year, High on Fire chose to exit the 2012 Mayhem Festival so frontman Matt Pike could enter rehab for issues with alcohol. Now sober, Matt Pike, along with drummer Des Kensel and bassist Jeff Matz have hit the road with Goatwhore, Primate and Lo-Pan.

Keep saving your money, metal fans, because the insanely awesome tours just keep coming and coming. In our latest edition of 'Tours You'd Be Insane to Miss,' sludge metal heroes High on Fire are scheduled to embark on a North American trek with one of our personal favorites, Goatwhore, along with Columbus, Ohio natives Lo-Pan. As if that isn't cool enough, Primate (who feature members of Mastodon 

Fronted by legendary Sleep guitarist Matt Pike, High on Fire became a creation that covered the 2000s in a thick layer of sludge. High on Fire have released six albums in the 21st Century, with perhaps their defining moment being the groove-tastic track 'Hung, Drawn, and Quartered.'

Three cheers for Swedish progressive metal masters Katatonia for their consecutive victories against Gojira, Nile and an incredibly impressive win against As I Lay Dying. Seemingly the underdogs throughout each of their Death Match battles, Katatonia and their track 'Dead Letters' are only one more win away from being declared immortal in the Death Match Hall of Fame.

High on Fire, 'Fertile Green'

High on Fire's summer plans will not include touring as the band have dropped off the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival as a sign of support for frontman Matt Pike. The musician has decided to enter treatment for alcohol rehabilitation.

High on Fire's latest 'De Vermis Mysteriis' is deafening slab of muscular metal, but it's also incredibly brainy and thought provoking, from a lyrical standpoint. Frontman/guitarist Matt Pike constructed a full-on concept album about time travel, drugs, war and man's treatment of fellow humans that was influenced by writers H...