---
title: "High on Fire"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/high-on-fire"
genre: "Sludge Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1998
---

# High on Fire

**High on Fire** is a sludge metal band, from United States, active 1998 to present.

High on Fire is an American heavy metal band from Oakland, California, that was formed in 1998. Matt Pike, the band's frontman and founder, also played guitar for Sleep. High on Fire won the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance with their song "Electric Messiah". The band has released nine studio albums, with their newest, Cometh the Storm, released in 2024.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_on_Fire

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | High on Fire |
| Genre | Sludge Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Oakland, United States |
| Formed | 1998 |
| Releases in catalog | 11 |

## Genres

[Sludge Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/sludge-metal) · [Stoner Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/stoner-metal) · [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal) · [Stoner Rock](https://themetalnet.com/genre/stoner-rock)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Matt Pike](https://themetalnet.com/musician/matt-pike) |  | 1998 to present | Current |
| [Jeff Matz](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jeff-matz) |  | 2005 to present | Current |
| [Des Kensel](https://themetalnet.com/musician/des-kensel) |  | 1998 to present | Current |
| [Joe Preston](https://themetalnet.com/musician/joe-preston) |  | 2004 to 2005 | Former |
| [George Rice](https://themetalnet.com/musician/george-rice) |  | 1998 to 2004 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1999 | [High on Fire](https://themetalnet.com/album/74ab97e1-e072-4be1-912d-29d8dbe8525c) | EP |
| 2000 | [The Art of Self Defense](https://themetalnet.com/album/4173c4a3-45e6-3c53-aaad-a3e5fad852e5) | Album |
| 2002 | [Surrounded by Thieves](https://themetalnet.com/album/a067f5b7-da0b-32ab-8fb9-3ad4928b12d4) | Album |
| 2005 | [Blessed Black Wings](https://themetalnet.com/album/1ec5c67e-b185-35c3-9848-61065d281346) | Album |
| 2007 | [Death Is This Communion](https://themetalnet.com/album/b9cea2cd-fcbf-3d51-aee7-6e5965e8c564) | Album |
| 2010 | [Snakes for the Divine](https://themetalnet.com/album/be17617d-849f-48b4-ab93-2349bc67f08d) | Album |
| 2012 | [De Vermis Mysteriis](https://themetalnet.com/album/26371a98-daca-4798-8c22-8bc9dfb93b26) | Album |
| 2015 | [Luminiferous](https://themetalnet.com/album/674c78f0-b426-43df-974d-f2968d6ffeea) | Album |
| 2018 | [Electric Messiah](https://themetalnet.com/album/9f5c88e6-3831-4575-a410-531d93eee386) | Album |
| 2019 | [Bat Salad](https://themetalnet.com/album/fbf87b39-09b2-4388-8106-ec7dcf9d9da6) | EP |
| 2024 | [Cometh the Storm](https://themetalnet.com/album/28f4859e-ba0a-4317-a825-723ee3db3221) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Mastodon](https://themetalnet.com/band/mastodon) (listened together)
- [Sleep](https://themetalnet.com/band/sleep) (listened together)
- [Baroness](https://themetalnet.com/band/baroness) (listened together)
- [Electric Wizard](https://themetalnet.com/band/electric-wizard) (listened together)
- [The Sword](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-sword) (listened together)
- [Kyuss](https://themetalnet.com/band/kyuss) (listened together)
- [Melvins](https://themetalnet.com/band/melvins) (listened together)
- [Kylesa](https://themetalnet.com/band/kylesa) (listened together)
- [Red Fang](https://themetalnet.com/band/red-fang) (listened together)
- [Neurosis](https://themetalnet.com/band/neurosis-a9416fb3) (listened together)
- [Orange Goblin](https://themetalnet.com/band/orange-goblin) (listened together)
- [Fu Manchu](https://themetalnet.com/band/fu-manchu) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/HighOnFireVEVO
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/highonfire
- x: https://twitter.com/HighonFireBand
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1eiIIImNeUj3vpaocWqoOf
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/highonfireband/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/19111598
- bandcamp: https://highonfiresl.bandcamp.com/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/60087
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/High_on_Fire/2931

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/high-on-fire](https://themetalnet.com/band/high-on-fire). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt