October 19th, 2007

Exclusive HIGH ON FIRE Guitar Lesson

Posted in Videos, Guitar Lessons

High on Fire, Matt Pike

Death Is This Communion

On August 15, when High on Fire visited the East Coast to do some press for their latest album, Death Is This Communion (Relapse), guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike dropped by MetalKult’s NYC headquarters for an exclusive riff lesson and Q&A.

Check out the clips below, where Pike demonstrates how to play some of the classic riffs in his catalog. From Sleep’s “The Druid” and “Dragonaut” to High on Fire’s “Baghdad,” “Blessed Black Wings” and “Turk,” this is some unprecedented sh*t!

Big thanks to Matt for this lesson. Enjoy, Hessians!

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Photos by Jimmy Hubbard.



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  1. Anonymous said,
    on October 20th, 2007 at 5:02 am

    every tune sounds the same! this is what guitar playing has come to?

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  3. bavo))) said,
    on October 21st, 2007 at 8:43 am

    This is incredible…but I m a beginner..so.;any change of the chords name or tab?
    Amazing..Greatest gitarist and teacher…I give you anything I got to teach me more
    Take all my money,my wife,my cat…bUt teach more!!!PLeaze….

  4. I SHIT ON YOUR GOD!!! said,
    on October 21st, 2007 at 10:08 am

    Tab????pleaze…and more,more..the beautifull accoustic parts…

  5. Pikskrape said,
    on October 21st, 2007 at 11:50 pm

    Awesome guitarist!
    Matt Pike deserves way more credit for stoner metal than he gets.

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  7. whywouldanyonewanttoknowwwww said,
    on October 23rd, 2007 at 5:55 pm

    Hell yes I’m gonna see HOF soon!!! That’ll be nice.

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  9. RabidCadaverDogs said,
    on October 24th, 2007 at 1:37 pm

    Very cool interview and lesson. Track 8 is the coolest song on the new cd..just my opinion and the disk hasn’t left my cd player….except to jam the new Down.

    Here’s the ultimate tour idea: Down, Mastodon, Clutch & High on Fire.

    FYI. My band Rabid Cadaver Dogs is opening up for High on Fire when they come to South TX! HELL YEAH!!!!!! www.myspace.com/rabidcadaverdogs

  10. Zontar The Munificent said,
    on October 24th, 2007 at 2:29 pm

    “every tune sounds the same” - are you kidding me?

    you have absolutely no ear for subtlety.

    twat.

  11. Bret said,
    on October 25th, 2007 at 2:19 pm

    What kind of guitar is he using? I don’t recognize that headstock.

  12. bang said,
    on October 25th, 2007 at 2:21 pm

    Matt’s playing a custom First Act Double Cutaway 9-string. It’s pretty amazing. Check out the specs here: http://www.firstact.com/Artists/Matt_Pike.aspx

  13. david devillers said,
    on November 2nd, 2007 at 4:47 pm

    Pike is great - only thing HOF needs to do is play the Ventura (CA) Theater again - and do it soon.

    HOF is the shizzle…

  14. Dag said,
    on November 10th, 2007 at 5:10 pm

    Best guitarist around! looking forward to see high on fire nest weekend!:)

  15. cobra fangs said,
    on November 12th, 2007 at 11:35 pm

    hey jicky jack, the great thing about guitar playing is that there is something out there for everyone. If there’s nothing out there for you, make it yourself! I suppose hendrix, zeppelin, metallica, lamb of god, whoever, all sound the same too. high on fire kick ass, go buy a tuba you fink.

  16. Jay said,
    on November 26th, 2007 at 4:47 pm

    I want to know why I can’t view these videos like some of the other folks. Both Firefox and IE are letting me down. HALP SOMEBODY!

  17. kadeath said,
    on December 9th, 2007 at 11:56 pm

    nice. matt looks like he’s first time at this. best wishes man. love your riffs

  18. john montes said,
    on December 22nd, 2007 at 12:59 am

    Sleeps Holy mountian changed my fuckin life man, matt pike kicks fuckin ass! Get the sleep trio back or play the old line up with high on fire guys and drop by Ventura (C.A.) man! Ventura theature

  19. redman said,
    on February 6th, 2008 at 12:11 am

    Subtlety?!? WTF!?!

    Wanker.

    Stole all his riffs from early Sabbath.

    Blows hard!!!

  20. scotty said,
    on February 6th, 2008 at 9:22 pm

    surrounded by thieves and blessed black wings were just albums full of raw fury but the new album sounds like he went and got sterilized. just fucking weak.

  21. Dave said,
    on February 18th, 2008 at 9:46 pm

    Matt Pike is my favorite next to king buzzo, because of their extraordinary own sound. New album high on fire is the best yet, if you’d ask me.

    Kick ass!

  22. lovesickmurder said,
    on February 20th, 2008 at 12:42 am

    that’s a sweet guitar! great lesson too from Matt Pike!

  23. davehat said,
    on February 22nd, 2008 at 7:20 pm

    every tune might sound the same……BECAUSE ITS THE SAME GUITAR PLAYER JACK ASS. one of the best ever too. but that is just typical of a guitar player, having a style, dumb cunt. prey for what you have said about matt pike, the lords of the underworld will come and kill you

  24. Jake Shively said,
    on February 23rd, 2008 at 11:06 am

    Thank you MetalKult for this lesson with Matt Pike. High On Fire is a badass band with some heavy ass riffs, that deserves way more credit. The new ablum is insane.

  25. JimboJones said,
    on February 24th, 2008 at 2:11 am

    How the hell can I download this?

  26. Metal Fan said,
    on March 13th, 2008 at 5:10 am

    Eff you dude! You gotta learn to appreciate the more subtle things in life. Matt Pike is an amazing guitarist. He’s probably one of the greatest guitarists of our times. Not because of his chops, or because he knows shit about theory, or because he plays radio-freindly crossover pop bullshit to sell more albums.

    He’s one of the greatest guitarists of our time, because he goes for a sound. He knows what that sound is and he does a damn good job creating it. He delivers what is needed in his songs. All his guitar parts are right where they need to be and the effect is awesome metal manliness.

    He uses the same tricks and riffs cause that’s his sound. He has his sound that anyone who knows it can hear from a mile away. Hail High On FIre!

  27. matt said,
    on March 19th, 2008 at 11:46 pm

    awesome. their latest album is incredible.

  28. Nick said,
    on April 22nd, 2008 at 3:31 am

    I don’t know why so many people give a shit about what the assholes have to say. All thos words that they speak just smell of shit anyways. Anyone that plays a musical anything can’t say they have an original sound without “ripping off” the bands they listened to. How the fuck did you learn how to play. Not by playing along with shit you don’t like. Learning how to play metal by learning to play along to country just don’t work so well.

    To everyone that loves High on Fire’s music,you know what a great thing is when you hear it. If you have not seen High on Fire, do yourself a favor and see one of the best live shows you will ever see.

  29. RY said,
    on April 24th, 2008 at 2:25 am

    MATT PIKE STONER METAL GUITER GOD SLEEP DOPESMOKERS ON JERUSALEMS HOLYMOUNTAIN WHILE HIGH ON FIRE!!!AAAHAHHAHAAH!!! PIKE IS GOD NOT CLAPTON!!!!

  30. IRON RY said,
    on April 24th, 2008 at 2:39 am

    MATT PIKE STONER METAL GUITER GOD SLEEP DOPESMOKERS ON JERUSALEMS HOLYMOUNTAIN WHILE HIGH ON FIRE!!!AAAHAHHAHAAH!!! PIKE IS GOD NOT CLAPTON!!!!
    ~SLeEpLy DoPeSmOkErS On ToP Of ThE HoLy MoUnTaIN are HiGh On FiRe~
    ~Sleeps Holymountain Is the Holymountain Of Heavy Metal Songs~
    )))))))REPTILE MASTER((((((((
    Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis, and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of. And unto this, Matt Pike, destined to play the jeweled guitar of Aquilonia upon a wicked tone . It is I, his chronicler, who alone can tell thee of his saga. Let me tell you of the days of High on Fire adventure!

  31. Lins said,
    on June 18th, 2008 at 5:26 pm

    great lessons!!!!
    High on fire is awesome!
    nice to see how Matt plays some of the songs,because at live shows it go’s way to fast to see the most of the stuff.

    thanks Matt Pike!

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  33. Dopesmoker said,
    on August 7th, 2008 at 3:48 am

    Dave said,
    on February 18th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
    Matt Pike is my favorite next to king buzzo, because of their extraordinary own sound.

    Hell Ya That’s Right Dude!

    King BuzzO > God

    I like the first two High on firE albums best, but Death is… is a close third out of the four.

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