Summary: From the ashes of Sleep, guitar maverick Matt Pike along with Des Kensel has carved an unmistakeable sonic identity of equal parts Mötorhead, Sabbath, 70s rock and fantasy themes ala Cirith Ungol and Dio with a propulsive rhythm section that is second to none. This episode we take a brief tour through the career of one of extreme music's most unlikely "success stories", High on Fire. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emilia Lombardi Hung, Drawn and Quartered (4:26) Surrounded by Thieves (2002) TALKSET 1 Baghdad (5:15) The Art of Self Defense (2000) Nemesis (3:34) Surrounded by Thieves (2002) The Face of Oblivion (6:40) Blessed Black Wings (2005) Turk (5:03) Death is this Communion (2007) TALKSET 2 Waste of Tiamat (5:44) Death is this Communion (2007) Frosthammer (6:08) Snakes for the Divine (2010) Madness of an Architect (6:57) De Vermis Mysteriis (2012) Samsara (3:42) De Vermis Mysteriis (2012) TALKSET 3 Serums of Liao (6:00) De Vermis Mysteriis (2012)
