Power of the Riff: High On Fire, Sunn O))), Corrosion of Conformity, Dead in the Dirt, Void ov Voices, and Black Breath

Corrosion of Conformity
One of the first punk-metal fusion bands, Corrosion of Conformity (C.O.C. for short) were formed in North Carolina by guitarist Woody Weatherman during the early '80s. In their early years, C....

High on Fire
Guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike, bass player George Rice, and drummer Des Kensel formed High on Fire in 1999, following the collapse of Pike's previous band, doom metal titans Sleep. But while Sleep had built their fame on impossibly slothful tunes and copious weed consumption, High on Fire's first release, The Art of Self Defense, displayed a far more aggressive though still fantasy-themed style of heavy metal....

Sunn O)))
Sunn O))) include band members 'Stephen O'Malley' and 'Greg Anderson'.

Black Breath
Originating in the town of Bellingham, WA, in 2005 before moving south to Seattle, Black Breath quickly established themselves as a popular Emerald City concert draw thanks to their crust-laden, metal-infused hardcore style, inspired by bands like Discharge, Poison Idea, and Wolverine Blues-era Entombed (who once covered the Repulsion track named "Black Breath," coincidentally)....