So anyhow what happens is this: after a terrific opening set by Jucifer, who had more amplifiers than God and were twice as loud, High on Fire sets up their equipment. The bass cabinet was six feet high, and the drum kit was real basic, and Matt Pike’s up at far stage left with no shirt on like I said before, and the first thing — the very first thing — that he says to the audience is: “Hi, we’re High on Fire, we’re from Oakland, California. Everybody here drunk or stoned or something tonight?” Half of the crowd cheered. “OK, good,” he says, and then the show starts.
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