{"id":20184277,"date":"2025-09-23T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metrosiliconvalley.com\/?p=20184277"},"modified":"2025-09-20T07:24:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T14:24:47","slug":"high-on-fire-in-san-jose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metrosiliconvalley.com\/high-on-fire-in-san-jose\/","title":{"rendered":"High on Fire in San Jose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The iconic sludge metal shredder, Matt Pike, continues to prove why he\u2019s one of the greats with the unrelenting High On Fire. Founded in Oakland in 1998, this sludge metal act is in a league of their own with an armory of heavy albums in their back pocket, ready to melt faces and rot brains. Truthfully, it\u2019s a miracle Pike is still alive with the crazy life he has lived, so for those who haven\u2019t seen him play, this show is a perfect opportunity. Plus, they\u2019re playing with the Motorhead-loving Charger and Bastardane featuring Castor Hetfield, son of Metallica frontman James Hetfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketweb.com\/event\/high-on-fire-charger-bastardane-the-ritz-tickets\/13911044\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">High on Fire<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tue, Sept 30, 6:30pm, $28-$32<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ritz, San Jose<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"High On Fire \u2013 Burning Down (Official Studio Video)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2eaYjKB_Phc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Hire on 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