High on Fire

...has been in need of refining. Veteran producer Jack Endino is on a major metal kick these days, having helmed terrific recent releases by High on Fire, Toxic Holocaust, and 3 Inches of Blood, and as he did with each of those bands, he...

In this article: Skeletonwitch, Jack Endino, Ohio, Beyond the Permafrost, Toxic Holocaust, 3 Inches Of Blood, and Athens

...the brutally avant-garde Mastodon is both an enigma and a modern rocker's fantasy made manifest. After brief but blood-pumping sets from High on Fire and Converge, Mastodon dominated the stage and played through the entirety of "Crack the...

In this article: Dethklok, Mastodon, Adult Swim, Metalocalypse, Brendon Small, Dethalbum, Cannibal Corpse, Billboard, Cartoon Network, and Spinal Tap

...Pike could possibly follow up the greatness of his old band Sleep with anything nearly as great. After a few false starts, his new band, High On Fire, delivered Blessed Black Wings, one of the few metal albums of the decade met with nearly...

In this article: Matt Pike, Melvins, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, The A.V. Club, Boris, Oceanic, Deftones, Opeth, Slayer, and Anaal Nathrakh

...extremely sloppy at first, but that's all a red herring, as Sanford Parker has these guys settling into a punishing groove reminiscent of High on Fire's Surrounded By Thieves, highlighted by the seven-plus minute "Ritual in Cm" . The...

In this article: Mick Barr, Colin Marston, Scott Hill, Gorgoroth, Incantation, Raise the Red Lantern, Decibel, and Pest

There s always a little discussion, but they re just there to back us up. You re currently on tour with Dethlok, Mastodon and High on Fire. Any chances of a headlining tour in the near future? Ballou: We have some international...

In this article: Kurt Ballou, Converge, Black Flag, Black Sabbath, MTV, MySpace, Blacklisted, Slapshot, Bad Brains, and Jane Doe

Slayer, Megadeth Team Up For 'American Carnage', date: november 16, 2009 Slayer, Megadeth, Testament and High On Fire will team up for a US tour, dubbed "American Carnage", in January/February 2010. So far the following dates have been...

In this article: Slayer, Megadeth, Tom Araya, Testament, US, Suicide Silence, Machine Head, St. Paul, and Roy Wilkins Auditorium

...just not dork enough for me. Atlanta's Mastodon snuck up on me. Although once on the same label as High on Fire (Relapse), I was not made aware of them until my good friend Kevin told me they were the band he was most excited to see at...

In this article: Mastodon, Dethklok, Metallica, Converge, Jacob Bannon, Leviathan, Banana split, and Matt Pike

Better vocals make the already dexterous riffage that much more juicy. And what a bill: The badass proto-black/enduro-stoner mayhem of High on Fire and the crushing, pit-storm of metalcore godfathers Converge, who'll be firing on all cannons...

In this article: Moby Dick, Mastodon, and Blood Mountain

But don't expect the band - which hits the House of Blues for back-to-back nights Tuesday and Wednesday on a bill with Mastodon, High On Fire and cartoon death metallers Dethklok - to change one iota to cash in on the current...

In this article: Jacob Bannon, Converge, Mastodon, Dethklok, House of Blues, Massachusetts, Nate Newton, Kurt Ballou, and Shadows Fall

...a TV show and turn them into an honest-to-god touring band deserves some kudos and any person who is able to get Mastodon, Converge and High On Fire as supporting acts for said fictional band is pretty damn rocking. Any person who is the...

In this article: Dethklok, Mastodon, Converge, Brendon Small, Kurt Ballou, Metalocalypse, Jacob Bannon, Matt Pike, and Jack Black