HIGH ON FIRE - "In-Studio Episode #2"

[earache70]

So, I'm drunk, so... You High on Fire guys seem to be fans of my band, Zebulon Pike. (I'm the drummer) Matt, it was weird and surreal to have you pop up outta nowhere over my monitor that time in St. Paul at our show when you guys were in town. I know you know how it is when you're small time still so, maybe you can relate. You guys, Mastodon and Intronaut have expressed interest in letting us tour with ya but, it hasn't happened yet. Here's to making that happen, man!

[Calimahhh]

i saw these guys with dethklok and mastodon in columbus and was completely blown away. None of the hot topic kids seemed to be.

[DoubleEdgedSword12]

@Calimahhh Cause they're fags who can't have metal without breakdowns on litterally every fucking song.

[jimmyjames1968able]

Endino. Like you twatters aren't going to listen to this record because Albini wasn't involved. Endino was cooking this shit before you were a saturday nite mistake.

[jamthrash03]

i dunno why but des's drumming reminds me of john bonham.

[lukepleaseshutup]

Pike has got to be the most badass metalhead stoner out there.

[ambalord666]

lol this conversation cracked me up bigtime! and high on fire owns your balls! :P

[555Ryan666]

i love this band, but there bass player sucks ass.

[mushroomleg]

great producer.

great album.

great band.

great video.

[blackwaterdrowning]

I don't get the point of attempting to sway an entire following for a band just because you don't appreciate it or flat out dislike it. Music is about creating what you want, not follow guidelines. For all those pretentious assholes who come on a bands video post and try to bash, I'd love to punch you in the throat. High on Fire is putting out records under paid contract, probably not making millions, but living their life how they want. The fuck do you have? your whining?

[CujoMarshall]

Nothing better to do than spew shit opinions that neither Stevie nor Jesus nor God gives two rat fucks about eh SRV32566? We love High on Fire, Matt Pike is awesome. Don't see us shitting up Stevie Ray Vaughn videos do you? I don't think your "hero" would appreciate your attitude towards others musical taste.

[SRV32566]

that guy with the first act sucks!!!!

[orcgoat]

both matt (guitar) and Jeff (bass) are playing first act guitars

[uoza92]

I would love to see you play better asshole

[SRV32566]

@uoza92 i never said i was better, but i said he sucks, that means no musical talent.... he can play but he has no talent just licks!!!!!

[uoza92]

and you're basing that on this one video?

[SRV32566]

@uoza92 no, i listened to more.

[uoza92]

when you say "more", I assume you mean the entire sleep and high on fire back catalogues, because until that point you're opinion lacks substance and is ofcourse invalid

[SRV32566]

@uoza92 dude, the guy sucks, just listen.... he has no talent.... he just plays gay little heavy metal riffs!!!!!!

[uoza92]

he really doesnt though, thats the thing, try actually listening to songs like cometh down hessian, to cross the bridge and the face of oblivion from high on fire and then listen to some grass by sleep, he may not be the greatest shred master to have walked the earth but by god he sure is fucking good at it

and my friend there is most certainly nothing about metal -except the frontman of judas priest-

until then your opinion is yet again based on foundations of bullshit my friend

[OpieCavalera]

your a gay heavy metal riff!

go watch others videos then we didnt ask you to like matt pike nor do we need you too so fuck off and go watch something else dipshit

[blackwaterdrowning]

talk big while sitting in your underwear with microwavable pizza crusted all over your dirty ass shirt.

[SRV32566]

yup im a little fat ass 15 y/o kid, i dont have a life... sorry but i cant resist to tell you that id love to let you hit my throat too... not like ive been doing martial arts for 10 years with a second degree L4 black belt.. all i do is eat pizza all day and watch porn after school! in my underwear that barely fit. not, i was higher then hell when i said that he sucked, people get the fuck over it i said that shit like 3 months ago... god people get so offended over the stupiest shit ever!

[blackwaterdrowning]

You're a joke, you can't possibly offend me. And this is what happens when you encounter true musicians that respect highly admired bands. Black belt? 10 years?! Name the place and time.

[SRV32566]

mother fucker, theres no way you could win, you could beat my ass, but in the end your ass is in jail cause you like 1000 years older then me. but theres the chance were i could kick your ass too... and im not trying to offend you, now leave me alone i never did shit to you...

[Violencedefined666]

Martial arts kinda went out the window when something called the gun came around.

[SRV32566]

@uoza92 look, if you want to listen to a muscian look for chris duarte, or stevie ray vaughan.... metal has no emotion to it, just gay ass technical riffs.... that dude couldnt play anything chris duarte plays... but duarte could do anything that dude plays! i know what a guitar player vs a nob that sucks soo bad that he plays a first act! hahah stupid bitch!!!!

[kierandoyle1992]

@SRV32566 brent and bill from mastodon, rick nielsen, al jourgensen and so many other quality musicians play first act. also, try taking your head of of chris duarte's ass and listening to black sabbath, maiden, priest, metallica, king diamond, and so many other classic and modern day metal bands that don't play technical riffs at all and are more popular than duarte and stevie ray vaughn.

in short, you're a close minded and ignorant idiot.

[SRV32566]

im not going to get into it with you, you have no idea how good SRV is, you know he was like top 5 guitarest to ever live, or have lived... duarte isnt famoud but he has the talent of all of them put together... dont reply to this... this shits pissing me off...

[uoza92]

@SRV32566 man for stevie ray vaughan afficianado I would expect a better appreciation for music in itself, don't get me wrong I appreciate the blues, but in essence metal and rock guitarist are just blues guitarist but heavier, besides what do you know of Matt Pike, how do you know he cant play like duarte? you must know him pretty well, in anycase whatever guitar he plays has no difference to his skill, he plays a gibson les paul, you gonna call les paul players shit too? I didnt think so

[SRV32566]

chris duartes a psycodelic jazz blues guitarest, who knows every note on his guitar, and that man has some mean ass soul! just by watching him youd think hes possessed, i dont think pike could touch duarte... look up chris duarte the song dumb as paint, hes really trippy!

[bridgfordbill]

this aint blues asshole,,,,the defination of musicallity is different here

[brendanford802]

fuzzy bass!

[Shavo11]

UNRENDERED

[amazingfantasy66]

i think waste of the tiamant is the best song on the album

[gigglegigggle]

Agreed. When I first heard that song I was blown away. It's a damn great album all around, really.

[sponflex]

Holy shit! How many strings did that guitar have?! Looked like 9!

[nortyfiner]

Yep. It's a custom 9-string by First Act made specifically for Matt Pike. The lower three strings (E-A-D) are single, while the higher three (G-B-E) are twinned like a 12-string guitar.

[tehmotherpuncher]

It is nine. The E, A, and D strings are all normal while the G, B, and e strings are doubled like with a twelve-string guitar.

[Robster881]

at 1:40 that is an awesome bass tone

[hatedsoul666]

1 frame not rendered in Final Cut :)

[mrCool706]

lol i saw that right as i finished reading your comment.

[antitaleban]

This band's awesome. Can't mistake them.. Really distinctive. I can't help but think that Jeff's bass would be heard more easily if he would use a cleaner tone but that's just me.. Awesome band nevertheless, I'd definitely buy their albums if they were available where I live.

[hszymrzysz]

I must say that. We can see born of the legend.

[Violencedefined666]

Wow, you can hear how the high the action is on matts guitar, its pretty much impossible for anyone but matt to play it, lol.

[soopaj]

that bass is a first act custom as well, Jeff's is on their website.

[tehmotherpuncher]

Jack Endino is such a funny guy. He's always working with these super-heavy bands but he's like this sorta' quirky bland seeming guy.

[bigloada]

i love this fucking band...

[diabeticmonkey]

CFA#F#GC.

[RaNk323itsmynamegeez]

i tuned my guitar down 2 steps and i didnt have any problems which surprised me.

[91rocker]

wat is the bass tuned down 2- i wanna learn rumors of war

[me6363]

its down to C. ur strings 'll be pretty loose so you might just wanna learn it in standard though

[deathmetalben]

string size, 12 gauge or maby 11

[MonsterMonster13ohya]

buy massive strings....

[JacoThe2nd]

Or he could get heavier strings.

[kingkongster]

That's what I do. It makes things so much easier

[Wolfsherz]

You'll need bigger stringers for that.

[AxeSwanger]

Jeff is such a fucking great bassist! I don't think he gets enough recognition. Too bad Zeke broke up. High on fire #1!!!!

[adamfunk1234]

@AxeSwanger what bass is he playing in this video? it's soo cool

[AxeSwanger]

@adamfunk1234 I'm pretty sure his bass is a First Act. I always thought of First Acts as the dinky guitars sold at Wal-Mart, but apparently they make some very quality instruments as well.

[rikkitimbo]

@AxeSwanger I thought the exact same until I saw that First Act has a website with tons of custom guitars

[EarlMcCrackin]

Plus Matt was part of SLEEP, one of the biggest modern stoner bands ever. You can tell there's a decrease in the "stoner" sound on each High On Fire CD.

[tehmotherpuncher]

But each one is still fucking heavy as hell.

[stitched83]

yeah Jeff! you fucking rocked at the El Ray. Congrats on becoming a part of my favorite band

[what567]

HIgh On Fire fucking destroy.

New bass player's right hand makes my fingers hurt though... so much tension.

[I0Take0Drukqs0]

HIGH ON FIRE, mastodon,

RESPECT!!!!!!!!!

[yasae1020]

HA! Now I know what Jack was talking about when he said "and BTW that's my WALLET in my front pocket, dammit."

[SoundgardenReunion]

cant say i understand all those band tags...Wolfmother?!?! they fuckin suck ass!!

[allan1946]

pretty cool- not as good as the first one

Jeff is cool - he blends the drumming and Matt's guitar work perfectly -

[moveoneinchatatime]

the specs for Matt Pike's 9 string custom First Act are on the First Act website. Thing is insane...

[moveoneinchatatime]

check it out, specs on Matt Pike's 9 string custom First Act...

firstact. com/ Artists/ Matt_Pike. aspx (no spaces)

[badajoz12321]

nice guitar

[stemean]

Where did you heard that this dude's using the first Soldano ever made?

[willonutoob]

The guitar player? says it is in the video.

[juliannester]

Great videos, I'm superpsyched for this album :) Gonna bore everyone with loads of HoF again ;)

Bassist also sounds good, hope they tour holland soon

[aaroho211]

Fuggin a Right!

[zortman66]

Can't wait for these guys to rip my face off...for the fourth time!!!

[theglasspack]

best band Relapse ever signed period.

[howler77]

bold statement!... but 6 days of the week, I'd probably have to agree witcha. Rock n Roll knights in matt black armor rolling in to save metal. HoF kills!

[nightoftheshape]

I'M HIGH ON FIRE!

[honeybucket333]

Right on

[DrunkenMonkeyNYC]

Awesome!  Now git er done!

[carneumana]

This is awesome!

Can't wait for the new record!

[lordstandards]

Holy Butt-Fuckin' Jesus I can't wait!