High On Fire

Recorded in Philadelphia in 2003, this album features High on Fire in between Surrounded by Thieves and Blessed Black Wings, a time when the group really sounded like they might have actually killed orcs at some point in their lives. While Matt Pike's tooth-grinding glee and ultraman stance while he plays guitar are a major part of High on Fire's draw live, this eardrum-hating nugget from the Relapse vaults does feature the trio previewing the impossibly taut thrum of "To Cross the Bridge" for the lucky folks in attendance. "Eyes and Teeth" is another bona fide HoF classic.