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High on Fire, from left to right: Des Kensel, Matt Pike, Jeff Matz

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High on Fire performs on Sunday, Oct. 28 and Monday, Oct. 29 at the Independent at 8 p.m. Admission is $18; call 771-1422 or visit www.theindependentsf.com for more info.

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Indeed, Pike finds his band's ever-growing profile gratifying, but he's been through too much over the years to harbor any visions of megastardom. Still, the recent accolades make High on Fire's rocky ascent easier to accept.

"If it had been too successful too soon, it might have affected the way our music turned out," Pike muses. "Definitely all that stuff affects art, that's just the way it is. You kinda hafta be tortured to be a good artist. We definitely haven't walked down an easy road, that's for sure."