Here's the text at the beginning of the new High On Fire video: "He is Balteazeen, the Christ Twin, who sacrificed himself to give Jesus life. Forever hunted, he roams the slaughterhouse of Time,…   Read Story »

Oakland riff-metal power-trio High On Fire has been working different variations on the same thundering fast-growl hurtle ever since Matt Pike formed the band in 1998. Their albums don't sound all…   Read Story »

Infamously cantankerous studio rat/national treasure Steve Albini doesn't like to be called a record producer. He prefers the term "recording engineer." That's a dry, clinical term for what Albini…   Read Story »

So far Adult Swim's Kia-sponsored 8 Singles In 8 Weeks campaign's brought us tracks from Black Lips, Superwolf, and Washed Out, etc. Things get noticeably louder in week six (appropriate) via High On…   Read Story »

When I posted "Frost Hammer" from High On Fire's stadium-sized (and divisive because of it) Snakes For The Divine in January, I mentioned "Bastard Samurai," not just because of its awesome name. As…   Read Story »

Yesterday I saw 12 metal bands before High On Fire hopped onto the outdoor stage at the Mohawk sometime around midnight to make it a perfect baker's dozen. A few of those were a lot of fun --…   Read Story »

I gave an abridged history of High On Fire when posting "Frost Hammer," the lead single from the Oakland trio's fifth album Snakes For The Divine, because they're a band who inspire detailed…   Read Story »

In this installment I intentionally paired two longstanding bands who've shifted their approach/sound significantly during the course of their careers, not always to their fans' approval. Katatonia…   Read Story »

A couple years ago when reviewing High On Fire's fourth full-length Death is This Communion, an album that landed at no. 7 on my 2007 year end list, I said something about how Matt Pike, Des Kensel…   Read Story »

I included the longstanding occult black metal group Nightbringer's Apocalypse Sun on the list of my 10 Most Anticipated Albums Of 2010 (scroll all the way to the end). I've heard a few complex,…   Read Story »