⚡ Lineage Bridge • 1 Hop Connection
High on Fire ↔ Melvins
High on Fire and Melvins are directly connected through shared musician Coady Willis.
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Origin Band
High on Fire
📍 Oakland, California, United States
Grammy-winning Oakland sludge and stoner metal war machine formed by guitarist Matt Pike (Sleep), blending Motörhead velocity with crushing doom intensity.
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Connecting Bridge (musician)
Coady Willis
Drums
Connected Band
Melvins
📍 Montesano, United States
Godfathers of sludge and grunge led by Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover, whose crushing down-tempo heaviness profoundly inspired Nirvana, Soundgarden, and the entire stoner/sludge scene.
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