Californian rockers High On Fire will tour Australia in July.

Could they have thought of a better name for a stoner metal band? Hardly. In any case, High On Fire rose out of the ashes of the disbanded Sleep in the late ’90s to pedal a new style of aggressive stoner rock. 16 years and six albums later, they’re on the bucket list for many a gig-goer.

High On Fire play the Factory Theatre on Sunday July 20.

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