Posted by Metal Insider on December 27, 2019
While it’s no surprise to see Tool, Metallica, and Slayer land on our top ten stories of the year, there were a few surprises, including a fast-food restaurant chain. Here are Metal Insider’s Top Ten Stories of 2019. In case you missed our previous year-end and decade-end lists, check out our Top Ten Shocking Moments […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 16, 2019
As each year approaches its end, we share our year-end lists highlighting the best of the best of the year. However, we were taken aback, realizing that not only will 2020 mark a new year, it also marks a brand new decade. It’s true what they say; time flies when you’re having fun, listening to […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on July 25, 2019
High on Fire drummer and co-founder Des Kensel has decided to leave the band. Kensel has been with the group for over two decades as the group won a Grammy earlier this year for the Best Metal Performance for the title track of last year’s Electric Messiah. This news has arrived just a few days […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on July 22, 2019
High On Fire have announced a Fall North American tour with Power Trip, Creeping Death and Devil Master. We’ve been waiting a while for these Grammy winners to tour as their trek is scheduled to kick off on November 7th in Austin, TX and will run through December 7th in Los Angeles, CA. Tickets go […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on April 17, 2019
High on Fire released a new EP for Record Store Day 2019. The EP features a new instrumental tune called “Bat Salad” and two covers; Celtic Frost’s “Into The Crypts Of Rays” and Bad Brains’ “Don’t Bother Me.” A vinyl rip has surfaced online for your listening pleasure. Pick up your copy here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=145&v=lYOfNWNOWrI
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on February 11, 2019
As we already celebrated High On Fire’s Grammy win for the Best Metal Performance for the title track of last year’s Electric Messiah, it was a wonderful shock as they managed to beat Between the Buried and Me, Trivium, Deafheaven, and Underoath. High on Fire were a bit stunned themselves as you can see in […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on February 10, 2019
Congratulations to High on Fire for winning the Best Metal Performance for the title track of last year’s Electric Messiah. We have to say, Matt Pike hasn’t had the best of luck this year due a few health concerns. Hopefully, this win at the 61st Grammy Awards taking place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, […]
Posted by Matt Brown on January 16, 2019
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Things still haven’t quite taken off yet in the debut department here at MBN, but here’s a fun tidbit you may have heard about from another news source: the top album on the […]
Posted by Matt Zaniboni on January 7, 2019
It has not been an easy go for High on Fire over the past few months. The band were forced to drop off from their co-headlining run with Municipal Waste last year due to frontman Matt Pike having a partial toe amputation and now, it looks like their bad luck continues. The group has remained […]
Posted by Sean Matthews on December 10, 2018
Announced today, the debut of Epicenter by Danny Wimmer Presents, will bring three days of Rock ‘N Roll to Rockingham, North Carolina. Mark your calendars, for May 10th, 11th & 12th, 2019, because the newly created Rockingham Festival Grounds will play host to the first-ever Epicenter Festival. Foo Fighters, Tool and Korn are set to […]
