High on Fire

Everything is new in the High on Fire camp these days. The kings of sludgy, stoner rock are currently in pre-production mode in Los Angeles and are getting ready to record their first album for E1 after a long and fruitful relationship with supreme extreme label, Relapse...

"I've been a dad for a year and have a little boy," High on Fire drummer Des Kensel told Noisecreep. "This last year for all of us has been a bit hectic and rough, and my kid came along and I had my second surgery in three years." Occupational hazards -- years and years of repetitive motions -- caused the skins beater to need arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder...

Hipsters and stoner rockers tend to love the heavier-than-granite High on Fire. But that doesn't limit the band or its appeal. "We attract the hipster drunk crowd," laughed drummer Des Kensel. "It's great! People have been saying at some of our more recent shows, there's a pit and they're like, 'What the f---...

For their much buzzed-about co-headlining tour this fall, Dethklok and Mastodon have added additional shows in New York and Los Angeles, plus new dates in Norfolk, Va., Charlotte, N.C. and San Jose, Calif., bringing the total number of shows for their epic seven-week trek to 39...

If you haven't already checked out the third episode of Noisecreep's weekly podcast, ''Creep Show,' you should. Our special guest for this most recent podcast was Black Dahlia Murder's Trevor Strnad, who talked to us about this summer's Rockstar Mayhem Fest, Marilyn Manson wanting to "rape his face," and how the band found out their fall tour with Slipknot was canceled...

The Bronx are one of those bands all manner of rock fan can appreciate. They're innovative, with thought-provoking music that pummels the senses. They are, without question, one of the best things to happen to hardcore punk in the last 10 years...

While shoegazers Nebula played Santo's Party House, a couple stops on the L-Train and a borough away, ladies danced to Riotgod with cigarettes in their mouths -- a visual many New Yorkers have forgotten, unless they tread the DIY scene often...

Have you ever wondered how stoner metal bands score when they go on tour? Well, turns out it's not as hard as you might think. At least that's what Saviours drummer Scott Batiste tells Noisecreep. See, Saviours' members are notorious stoners...

This fall, cartoon metal band Dethklok – stars of Adult Swim's 'Metalocalypse' – will co-headline a tour with prog-metal masters Mastodon. Massachusetts mathcore veterans Converge and stoner/doom masters High on Fire will open the show. "It's gonn...

Dear Ozzy Osbourne: We know that breakups can be tough. But listen ... it's time to cut the cord already. It's best to end it swiftly ... like pulling off a band-aid. So, why don't you just pick up the phone, or send an email, or have your lawyers call his lawyers ...