High On Fire Frost Hammer, Music 2010, SXSW

High On Fire was founded in 1998 by former Sleep guitarist Matt Pike, drummer Des Kensel, and bassist George Rice (from Dear Deceased, who originally auditioned to be the band s vocalist). The band s first fulllength album The Art of Self Defense was released on 12th Records, and released later on Man s Ruin Records. (The album would later be rereleased by Tee Pee Records, with two bonus tracks, as Man s Ruin Records had become defunct. ) In 2001, High On Fire signed a record deal with Relapse Records a