High On Fire

One of the most punitive and muscular power trios since Motörhead, High on Fire have helped to bring heavy music into the 21st century with a sonic beatdown of uncompromising doom and stoner metal. Founded in 1998 by frontman Matt Pike, who also plays in another influential stoner/doom rock trio, Sleep, High on Fire released a handful of well-received, though largely under-the-radar albums before issuing the acclaimed Blessed Black Wings in 2005. Subsequent efforts like Snakes of the Divine (2010, Electric Messiah (2018), the latter of which took home a Grammy Award, and Cometh the Storm (2024), continued to blow the unholy horn of plenty, helping the band earn their place as a widely respected heavy metal outfit.