Seattle
High On Fire
Friday, December 14, 2012 (8:00 PM - 2:00 AM) | 
Neumos 925 E Pike (Corner of 10th and Seattle WA (Capitol Hill/First Hill)
High On Fire
with Goatwhore & Lopan
with Goatwhore & Lopan
With a heavy-handed approach and a sound that crashes like thunder, High On Fire has put the power back in ‘power-trio’. Less a band than a supersonic exercise in conquest by volume and sheer heaviness, the band has burned the metal rulebook and forged a new archetype.
High On Fire was formed by guitarist Matt Pike in late summer 1998. Formed out of the need to simply play guitar again, Pike jammed with and settled on a line-up of powerhouse drummer Des Kensel and longtime guitarist friend George Rice, who made the switch to bass to round out the trio.
They had scarcely been together for a few months before demo-ing three songs. That demo, featuring ‘Master of Fists’ and instant classics ’10,000 Years’ and ‘Blood from Zion’, became among the most sought-after tapes in recent hard rock history. High On Fire got straight to the point, bashing away with a Neanderthal sense of purpose and creating hypnotic, droning waves of powerful riffs and low-end thunder of the likes not heard before.
Before the band had even made its first live appearance, labels flocked to get a piece of the trio. In the end the band chose to record with the Mans Ruin label and the demo surfaced in the form of a mini-CD in early ’99, while they continued writing for their debut full-length.
That debut, The Art of Self Defense, was welcome respite from commercialized rap-metal and warmed-over stoner-rock clichés of the time. The Art of Self Defense served up a rock hard, unorthodox form of modern metal cloaked in strange religious theology and the trio’s style was unique, distinct, and absolutely crushing.
Accolades poured in the world over: Rolling Stone, Spin, GQ, Alternative Press, Magnet, Chicago Sun-Times, The Washington Post, Village Voice and dozens of others publications. Almost overnight, High On Fire was the unassuming heroes of the riff and the most celebrated metal band on the planet. On the waves of such massive exposure, High On Fire hit the road. Europe was conquered and the U.S. was taken in two tours of duty.
Summer 2001 saw Man’s Ruin close up shop, leaving the band with no label and no distribution. Relapse offered, the trio accepted, and found themselves a new home and new full-length effort titled Surrounded By Thieves with gargantuan songs such as ‘Hung, Drawn and Quartered’, ‘Nemesis’, and ‘Razorhoof’. Rarely had metal been as powerful and pure in its ability to translate primal fury and aggression.
High On Fire was formed by guitarist Matt Pike in late summer 1998. Formed out of the need to simply play guitar again, Pike jammed with and settled on a line-up of powerhouse drummer Des Kensel and longtime guitarist friend George Rice, who made the switch to bass to round out the trio.
They had scarcely been together for a few months before demo-ing three songs. That demo, featuring ‘Master of Fists’ and instant classics ’10,000 Years’ and ‘Blood from Zion’, became among the most sought-after tapes in recent hard rock history. High On Fire got straight to the point, bashing away with a Neanderthal sense of purpose and creating hypnotic, droning waves of powerful riffs and low-end thunder of the likes not heard before.
Before the band had even made its first live appearance, labels flocked to get a piece of the trio. In the end the band chose to record with the Mans Ruin label and the demo surfaced in the form of a mini-CD in early ’99, while they continued writing for their debut full-length.
That debut, The Art of Self Defense, was welcome respite from commercialized rap-metal and warmed-over stoner-rock clichés of the time. The Art of Self Defense served up a rock hard, unorthodox form of modern metal cloaked in strange religious theology and the trio’s style was unique, distinct, and absolutely crushing.
Accolades poured in the world over: Rolling Stone, Spin, GQ, Alternative Press, Magnet, Chicago Sun-Times, The Washington Post, Village Voice and dozens of others publications. Almost overnight, High On Fire was the unassuming heroes of the riff and the most celebrated metal band on the planet. On the waves of such massive exposure, High On Fire hit the road. Europe was conquered and the U.S. was taken in two tours of duty.
Summer 2001 saw Man’s Ruin close up shop, leaving the band with no label and no distribution. Relapse offered, the trio accepted, and found themselves a new home and new full-length effort titled Surrounded By Thieves with gargantuan songs such as ‘Hung, Drawn and Quartered’, ‘Nemesis’, and ‘Razorhoof’. Rarely had metal been as powerful and pure in its ability to translate primal fury and aggression.
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Friday, December 14, 2012 (8:00 PM - 2:00 AM)
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