Turns out that Matt Pike isn’t the only hard rock/metal guitarist in love with Angry Birds. In fact, Slash is such an avid player that the creators hired him to record the theme song to the game’s new version of Angry Birds Space. The former Guns N’ Roses guitarist even received his own Angry Birds avatar [...]
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Welcome to Metal Insider’s video game column, What Are You Playing? With High on Fire frontman Matt Pike newly sober, he’s been spending a lot of time playing video games, namely Angry Birds. We caught up with Pike to speak about his latest, more healthy, addiction, as well as the band’s addition to the Metal Alliance [...]
Friday, December 21, 2012
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been celebrating the best albums that came out in 2012. However, while the past year was packed with great music, 2012 also had its fair share of unbelievable moments. Some were joyous surprises, while others were downright horrifying. All in all, though, each moment resonated throughout the metal community. [...]
Monday, December 3, 2012
Earlier this year, High On Fire released one of this year’s best albums, stoner metal masterpiece De Vermis Mysteriis. However, until recently the band never got to tour behind it, save for a handful of shows at SXSW shortly before the album came out. With a high-profile slot on the Mayhem Fest looming, the band pulled [...]
Monday, September 24, 2012
They tried to make Matt Pike go to rehab, and he said “okay.” With them having to pull out of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Fest, they haven’t been able to tour in support of their excellent new album, De Vermis Mysteriis. That’s about to change, though. The band have announced a late fall headlinign run that [...]
Thursday, August 30, 2012
We’re sure this isn’t how Matt Pike wanted to kick off his first week out of rehab. Last night, High On Fire alerted fans that one of Pike’s prized guitars (believed to be the one seen in the picture off to the side) has gone missing. High On Fire posted the following message on Facebook: [...]
Thursday, August 16, 2012
If you’re in a band and currently talking about doing promo photos, you might be able to learn a thing or two from Sleep’s latest. It was either taken earlier this year, or unearthed from the late ’70s when Matt Pike, Jason Roede and Al Cisernos’ uncles inexplicably got together at an Olan Mills portait [...]
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
According to a tweet, High on Fire will still be playing Canada’s Heavy MTL and Heavy TO festivals on August 11-12. High on Fire have cancelled all other shows as Matt Pike has entered rehab for alcohol issues. Tweet
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Part of the appeal of High on Fire is frontman Matt Pike’s voice, which sounds like he’s been gargling whiskey and razor blades. Looks like he actually has been gargling whiskey a little too much, as High On Fire have been forced to pull out of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, due to Pike entering rehab [...]
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Live in Tampa, Seattle or Oakland and like weed? You’re in luck, as Sleep will be playing four shows in early June in those cities. More details here. Tweet
Did you love hearing Anvil’s new song “Mankind Machine”? Then stream the Canadian thrashers’ new album Hope In Hell in its entirety before it’s released on May 28 over at Loudwire.
Kylesa’s new album, Ultraviolet, is streaming online at Pitchfork. Check out the album, as well as some pretty awesome visuals, here. The album will come out on May 28 on Season of Mist.
Unsigned & Streamed vets Anciients, who’s Season of Mist debut Heart of Oak is out now, have landed the opening slot on the Lamb of God tour. They’ll be playing from May 16 – June 10. Check out the dates here.
Sinestra Studios (who very often provides Metal Insider with some killer live photos) is hosting its very first art galleria and metal show on Saturday, May 25, at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY. Tickets for the event are onsale now.
Louna has premiered a new music video for the song “Business” with Crave Online. The extravagant and politically themed music video comes in support of the Russian hard rock group’s new album, Behind The Mask, available now via Red Decade Records and MEG/RED.
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