High on Fire - Snakes for the Divine (Live at Sweden Rock, June 11th, 2010)

[stealthyRobot]

starting at 2:28 the look that steals your soul.

[Metalheadmilo]

Why are these guys so good? Can't wait to see them at Mayhem. They're the reason I'm going (along with Slayer and Anthrax, of course.)

[Raigeki135]

Matt Pike has some killer sideburns!!!! lol

[BeatlesKid1999]

Mayhem 2012 here we come

[Wapohead]

Bad Ass!! Matt Pike is Lemmy minus the cocoa puffs...

[Buttcrack2012]

I want to see them so fucking bad!!!!!

[deathbykebab]

Somewhere between the camera and the scene I'm pissing at some gus heels...

[DAD4491]

thats so fucking metal!!!!!



[Raigeki135]

Jeff Matz's bass line during the chorus is a fuckin' trip lol

[Horus8305]

My god he nails that solo like a BOSS!

[darklordbaf]

That guitar pounds ACDC's Thunderstruck into fucking PULP!

[occams99]

Grinder.

[n1k0zyrrrrrrrrrrrrrr]

this is so badass

[Raigeki135]

Matt Pike was High on Fire when he wrote all of his songs!!!!

[EnorusLoL]

Sick drums!

[centralscrutinizer66]

I love these guys,I don't know if they'll be the next Metallica on account that they're not as "photogenic" maybe an American Motorhead. 

[WootZillza]

the audience is too stoned to keep tempo

[captaincovenant]

Matt Pike rocks.... but he frickin looks like Smeegle from Lord of the Rings

[MrStagepotato]

@captaincovenant

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA SO TRUE

I said the same to one of my friends, hahaha, especially in this video, Matt Pike = Smeagle

[captaincovenant]

@MrStagepotato haha. yea. Matt Pike probly lives in a cave and eats live fish when he's not on tour

[SkylarkStudios]

I have the exact same guitar strap as Matt Pike!!!

[viniciusfa37]

What really annoys me is not because he is badass, but is more because he KNOWS he is badass.

[Detoxx23]

i like the fact that he beats the fukk outa his axe when he plays \,,/

[javierblkdeth]

I FUKING LOOVE THIS BAND

[SKULLEDBUICK]

@MehdiGlz not really. More like Will Sasso at certain parts.

[SKULLEDBUICK]

@MehDiglz not really. More like Will Sasso at certain parts.

[BlackMaidenTallica]

shut up crowd

[cavs608]

god damn mat is amazing live

[BrookingAxixtech]

Matt Pike is God on the guitar, his riffs are untouchable!

[boogiewu]

pathetic whatever fans - great band - i would start a riot there :D - matt pike ruleZ

[MikeStinson100]

hell yeah

[omophagist666]

that is actually a first act guitar. i thought first act was for beginners. and im beginning to think i want a first act.

[lawdactyl]

@omophagist666 The First Act custom shop makes INSANE guitars

[pictureframe1]

God, the main guitar riff makes me so horny.

[DameunPutazo]

Never get tired of this... my prrrrrrrrrecious. LMAO

[bananasqueek]

this band is awesome but he still needs a dentist

[MehdiGlz]

he kinda looks like jack black

[TOOLxoxo]

@MehdiGlz if you think he looks like jack black you should youtube some torche videos. their singer looks waaay mre like jack black

[DameunPutazo]

HOF is untouchable right now... Slayer and the likes are great. No; FUCK THAT! They are incredibly GREAT! I love Slayer!

Buuuuuut. HOF is so fucking epic! Slayer = Legendary. HOF = FUCKING EPIC

BTW Is anyone a World of Warcraft geek like me? I bump HOF on all the battlegrounds... makes me... idk... kill shit medieval style.

None of that magic/wizard/pussy garbage.

I play as a hard as iron, blood-rage, i-don't give-a-fuck-'ill cut you down-axe and shield warrior!

Yeah. I know. I'm a geek.

[MehdiGlz]

@DameunPutazo I don't play WoW, but I do play Runes of Magic and HOF sounds great for medieval games and grinding. I'm not much into Slayer, their 80's albums are great, but I don't think they recovered from the 90's, new album has pretty generic and "wanting to feel band and being popular" vocals, also guitars sound kinda strange, not a Thrash sound

[DameunPutazo]

@MehdiGlz I agree. Slayer isn't what it once was. Though I prefer them over many 00's bands.

imo, HOF is on another level. I've been a fan of theirs ever since Hung, Drawn, & Quartered. I was a huge Sleep fan too. Then I picked up Art of Self Defense and continued picking up their albums up until this one.

I just think their music is not just brutal and heavy, but also climactic and it sort of brings a sense of triumph... LMAO! I can't really explain it. I hope you know what I mean.

[MehdiGlz]

@DameunPutazo I also like sleep, need to go back listen to them. HOF and Sleep and stoner/doom in general give me the feel of brutality and heavyness you just mentioned and it makes me "feel good", I don't know, it's kinda relaxing and I feel kinda accomplished, all my bullshit just goes away and I'm "comfortably numb". Maybe like if I was high (don't know, don't do drugs... yet)

[cptskod]

This song is like a 'Thunderstruck' for the 21st century.

[ledzeprocks21]

matt's voice is kinda shot. you might totally disagree with me, but i think that they might want to look for a new singer.

[limozeenjenkins]

@ledzeprocks21 It sounds exactly like it does on their records. They could look for ten years and they wouldn't even come close to finding anyone else with a voice that suits their music as well as his does.

Anyhow, this song is fucking monolithic. High on Fire is this generation's Judas Priest.

[SwingThis1]

@limozeenjenkins agreed



[TheCollisionofworlds]

@limozeenjenkins id say theyre more akin to this generations sabbath than judas priest

[eleventhsun]

@TheCollisionofworlds I would say more akin to this generations Motorhead than either of those bands. By far.

[Gagi420]

@limozeenjenkins Nah, it's our generation's Motorhead.

[DameunPutazo]

@ledzeprocks21 He sounds great on the record; though I think he sounded best on "Death is This Communion". I have all their records since "Art of Self Defense"... and I kind of agree with you. His voice has been changing drastically. But I think it suits the band...

Just my opinion. But you're right in your observation. He's getting old.

[KasperRalsted]

The bassplayer is fucking LoL

[THeDUDe21892]

Matt Pike is one gnarly fuckn dude

[yapper1200]

My preeeeeecious...

[TheBeerslammer]

@yapper1200

hahaha i thought the same exact thing, fuckers damn good but man does he look like gollum

[TheBeerslammer]

@yapper1200

hahaha i thought the same exact thing, fuckers damn good but man does he look like gollum

[NickLikesToSweepPick]

@TheBeerslammer Haha, I'd say more like a sea hardened pirate.

[arxidiancl195]

@yapper1200 loooooooooooolllll

[Canniballss]

must be cold

[whoopgnash]

kick-ass shit, no mercy, just pure demons, dragons, monsters and evil offered for your metal craving, one of the best live bands around. saw them on this tour in minneapolis, and they kicked ass! keep going fellas, don't stop!

[ownenemy]

nobody enjoys the show more than pike. heavyness.

[NickLikesToSweepPick]

@ownenemy I love watching him play. There's some bands that loose their passion on stage after so many years, but I don't think we have to worry about that when it concerns Matt Pike. Motherfucker can play and he has fun doing it!

[normskis69]

If I was a front man in a 3 piece, i'd wanna be him. He's foockin proper.

[normskis69]

This guy kicks ass

[Merkataratapusatat]

Saw them in Santa Cruz. Hell yeah!

[MarkHarrellJr]

Rythym-less clapping Swedes...dang, that was horrible...

[GabrielTheDrummer96]

They are so ugly, the music is so epic. This is exacly what a metal band should be like!

[Desotoguitarist]

I cannot wait to see these guys with Fear Factory and Daath in Glasgow next week - It's like a triple headline show in a fairly small venue. It will be brutal!

[pattonPwr]

HOF = KICK ASS METAL

[darthtoker]

myyy preciousssssssss

but seriously, dude kicks my ass at metal.

[bmgsantos]

Amazing solo!!!! Matt is da man!!!! :PPPPP

[JackRemeta]

matt pike is just so fucking metal

[e125666]

*ORGASM*

[312chicagoadam]

Matt Pike is a fucking genius! One of the hardest working men in the business.

[mrkrinkle699]

I saw these guys last week. Such a fucking great show they do not disappoint!

[afanofyou]

this fuckin rules

[AngerGift]

Get to see them live tomorrow with Kylesa! Fucking excited!

[payko526]

@AngerGift ME TOO! FUCK YEAH SOUTHGATE!

[nonicknamekid2010]

lol he tried to wipe the sweat off on his "shirt"

[alphakenny1up]

That's a real metal band; you can tell when they have fun every time you see them play. A lot of bands look like their just going through a routine, these guys are METAL every time.

[ByronW365]

Kick ass trio !!

[rogueone666]

i wanna meet himmm sooooo bad

[makkan2]

FITTA ATT JAG MISSA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[XjohnfishX]

lol matt pike and his slides....

[sikkwhale99]

Does anyone know the names of some hit songs from Matt Pikes previous band, Sleep ? which ones kick ass ?

[xXJoshzillaXx]

@sikkwhale99 In my opinion, anything off of Sleep's Holy Mountain and Dope Smoker is mindblowing

[sikkwhale99]

@xXJoshzillaXx Thanks man, I just purchased dope smoker, this music totally kills!!!!

[xXJoshzillaXx]

@sikkwhale99 Great album to totally zone out to lol

[uoza92]

@sikkwhale99 good fuckin call, dopesmoker is stoner gold

[Concatenate]

Thanks for posting this. I'm just now getting into High on Fire and this video just solidifies the fact that these guys are for real, awesome live performance.

[mudfly3]

grobianen Matt Pike riffar på sitt egna sätt, underbart

[smirov]

Awesome show!

[MeatCatCheesyBlaster]

I never knew Matt pike could shred like this.

[mastodon77]

@MeatCatCheesyBlaster what? you never knew Mat Pike could shred like this? If you know the man's name you should know that he is the king of all riffage and has been for a long fucking time.

[nonicknamekid2010]

@mastodon77 Tommy Victor is the king of riffage, Matt Pike is a close second

[mastodon77]

@nonicknamekid2010 Tommy Victor couldn't hold Matt Pike's jock, let alone about 3 dozen other guitarists out there. And I say this as a Prong fan.

[nonicknamekid2010]

@mastodon77 lol i dunno about that, I'm not saying Victor is a better player god no not even close It's just prong records are like one giant collective riff and I fuckin love it, either way it's all opinion rock on for being a Prong fan though

[mitchgnr]

wow the audience fucking sucks at keeping a tempo at the beginning haha

[longslidenyc]

@mitchgnr I guess Sweden's where that 'Oy' shit went to die.

[afanofyou]

@mitchgnr haha sure like shouting ' aye! aye! aye! '

[bonuzround]

@mitchgnr hurts hahahahahahahaha

[jsn81281]

@mitchgnr That's because Pike had them thinking they had gone to see AC/DC by mistake. xD

[upabovechoices]

@jsn81281 thunderstruck for real.... song is fucking ridiculous

[lartzon]

It's ME yelling at 0:54 :D , that riff is so fukin catchy! And the downtempo riff at 7:24 is just ridiculously good!

[notenoughspac]

there is just so much energy in their music, its really written well. im so sad i couldnt see them in canada lol, they played at the rickshaw show theater but my friend decided to tell me 2 hours before he had to go and i had no ride.....

[Frakes1018]

I have just recently gotten into these guys. I first heard them on liquid metal. I bought the new album and I can't take it out of the cd player. I love it front to back. This is my favorite song from the album and it was great to see it live. Thanks for posting it. Fantastic quality too.

[Maglavar]

Lol at the "hey"s at the beginning of the video. Crazy swedes and their technical death metal. Not everything has to go at 240 beats per minute

[1994Motorbreath]

Dude that's the fucking shit!!

[1994Motorbreath]

are those 9-strings on his guitar



[Fifiira]

@1994Motorbreath Damn right!

[tsunamijin]

@1994Motorbreath Oh yes they are

[NebraskaDoom]

@1994Motorbreath Yes it's a 9-string custom guitar, six (doubled) thin "solo" strings and three bass/regular chord whatever mf strings.

[iwasanarchitect]

@NebraskaDoom

actually, the doubled strings are the top three bass strings. the high strings are normal. i got a chance to talk to him about it over a year ago when they stopped by here in charlotte. he answered all my questions, truly a nice guy.

[MrBlakmetalemp]

@iwasanarchitect

No 1994Motorbreath is correct. The high strings are doubled, you can see it in the video just look at the head stock.

[JunkCCCP]

@iwasanarchitect

Are you retarded? The guitar is featured in several interviews with him, it's quite plain to see which ones are doubled.

[Shinozoku]

@NebraskaDoom

Bottom 3 strings are normal, top 3 are doubled like a 12 string. Tuned to MAN TUNING! a.k.a. C standard.

[GrandRiffAuto73]

@NebraskaDoom aint it the other way around? six regular main strings, but then the top 3 strings (the ones typically used in soloing) are doubled... that's the way it looks here and how it looked on the PG rig rundown.

[minusjason]

@GrandRiffAuto73 What you just described is the same thing NebraskaDoom described.