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High On Fire Forced to Pull Out of 2012 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival

by MetalJohn
Oakland, CA metal band HIGH ON FIRE has announced that it will be forced to miss this summer's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival as celebrated front man and guitarist Matt Pike (also of SLEEP) enters treatment for alcohol rehabilitation. The award winning power trio (also featuring drummer Des Kensel and bassist Jeff Matz) will put its scheduled touring plans on hold indefinitely as Pike takes the necessary steps towards regaining his health.

"High on Fire would like to thank everyone involved with the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival for the opportunity to be a part of this year's tour," said the band in a statement.

"We regretfully will have to bow out as our friend and bandmate begins his recovery, but very much appreciate having been asked to be a part of this summer's festival run."

HIGH ON FIRE's new album De Vermis Mysteriis was released on April 3 via eOne Music and debuted at #61 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart in its first week of release. The album's charting position represents the highest of the band's storied 14 year career.

Mayhem is finalizing a replacement to be announced soon

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aliciaHBIC aliciaHBIC
This is sad. High on Fire is such a good band. Sleep was always pretty awesome too. The whole reason i spent money to go to this fucking tour was to see High on Fire,Motorhead, and Slayer. If you replace this band with some douchebag, screamo, want to be metal but grew up on eightteen visions and doesnt know shit about shit metal band...well then shame on you. I dont give two fucks about the devil wears prada or who the fuck asking alexandia is. my heart is broken. fuck the world.
ianinchains ianinchains
I really despise metal core or screamo or anything that involves sudden whining in a song and lump in the category of metal trust me its not metal, bands like suicide silence, August burns red, as I lay dying, under oath, atreyu, born of Osiris, whatever all the same shit, yea they made it and they may play instruments but doesn't mean it's not crap, I'll tell you what metal is bands like pantera, meshuggah, mastodon, rammstein, slipknot, gojira, strapping young lad, animals as leaders, mudvayne, Metallica, opeth, faith no more, slayer, system of a down, those are metal bands so please people evolve your musical taste it's embarrassing !!! Having to see flavor of the month bands put on this bill particularly is annoying as shit
ximluisx ximluisx
Parkway Drive! or August Burns Red! or Molotov Solution!
skinnydipinacid skinnydipinacid
Ooooh.... I GOT IT!!

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Seriously people... look at scheduled tour dates before you type stupid things. As much as I'd rather it be about 1000 different bands, they'll probably add somebody trendy like Bring Me the Horizon who also isn't slated for any other tours those dates (that is if they don't join the Warped Tour first).
SlayerRob SlayerRob
Ghost would be amazing.
cmazzei cmazzei
honestly i hope they get texas in july to replace them, saw them twice in the same month and it was one of the most insane pits youl ever be apart of the crowd went more insane 4 them then ABR
xAnaxArmageddonx xAnaxArmageddonx
not competing . i just have nothing else to say so.. yeah
InsaneNthaBrain InsaneNthaBrain
AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE!!!!!!!!!!!!
ashhhh8907 ashhhh8907
i want Ghost. (:
Mud Minnow Mud Minnow
Well, since Hellyeah is not an option, I hope it's Hate breed.
TheMetalAsian TheMetalAsian
Ummm ok so when did everyone start competing with each other to see who can say the fave band the most?
xAnaxArmageddonx xAnaxArmageddonx
im gonna do what other people are doing .

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katiem333 katiem333
hellyeah is on tour with volbeat. and they are playing 2 shows in my hometown at the same time mayhem is happening in auburn. so. thats a negative. plus there needs to be a band that could take high on fire's place. i agree with suicide silence. maybe some machine head or hatebreed. down would be sick as well. who knows what it will be but god please dont let it be some bullshit like all that remains or something. metalcore is over-represented on the smaller stages on this tour. i know it would never happen. but if GHOST took their place i would shit everywhere...just saying
MetalMuskee MetalMuskee
August burns red is amazing live but they are on tour already . who they should put is suicide silance and im pretty sure alot of people would agree.

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dormant4nowgmailcom dormant4nowgmailcom
Down! Down! Down! Down! Down! I need me some Phil Pepper Kirk. July 1st. And on the 7th day, thy Lord went to Mayhem!!!
SlayerRob SlayerRob
Please God replace High on Fire with something besides some cheesmo emo metalcore shit that is already littering the other stages. HIgh on Fire were a at-the-top-of-their-games stoner metal act, we need someone as good.
Mud Minnow Mud Minnow
HELLYEAH!!!!
HELLYEAHFAN HELLYEAHFAN
I think the replacement should be HELLYEAH!!! They are already doin a small tour with some of the Mayhem bands already, so WHY NOT HELLYEAH!! I think it would be Awesome to see Vinnie Paul doin what he does best!!
Mud Minnow Mud Minnow
I hope it's Hatebreed or Hell yeah!! All that remains would be bad ass too!!
Mud Minnow Mud Minnow
Does anyone know when they're going to announce a replacement??
FaCeRapeMcGee FaCeRapeMcGee
Mushroomhead or even Ventana would be a great fit....
xAnaxArmageddonx xAnaxArmageddonx
please get all that remains please get all that remains please get all that remains please get all that remains!!!!! that would make me happy :3
MAGGOT4life1 MAGGOT4life1
How about Shadows Fall, Lamb of God, System of a Down, Static-X (Wayne Static), Down, Hell Yeah, Brian "Head" Welch, Evanescence, Limp Bizkit, Kittie, or maybe even Bullet For My Valentine. You never know until they announce it and lets hope its a great band what i mean is a HEAVY FUCKING METAL band hahah R.I.P. (Rust In Peace) cya later maggots and yeah and one more thing you all shall reign in blood HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
BloodyOutcast BloodyOutcast
I found a band for a replacement DefineD their pretty awesome the lead singer sings kinda like Howard Jones. Here's a video of them playing live http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcFHEiQ_2dA&feature=channel&list=UL
TheMetalAsian TheMetalAsian
oh one last fact, There no such thing as Metal Noobs u idoit
TheMetalAsian TheMetalAsian
@Stinkupuss: umm... ok, To point out facts, U didnt need post a comment like that in the first place, Metal is Metal, all the bands in this tour are metal and please post no bitch ass comment on the Two bands I know that ur gonna bash, there no such thing as Fake Metal, and this tour is meant to be fun, grab a drink, listen to good music and meet new people.
Stinkupuss Stinkupuss
I think it's cute that you all think your "metal" bands you guys think should replace High on Fire are metal. Metal noobs.
xAnaxArmageddonx xAnaxArmageddonx
@robertr24 i went to mayhem last year and 3 of the bands you listed were there . on the date i was at machine head was on one of the the side stages , trivium opened the main stage (they were awesome!!) , and disturbed was the headliner . i didnt know if you already knew this or not so im just sayin

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