Sleep - Holy Mountain

Sunday, time for a classic.

Yesterday the Swedish capital Stockholm once again got the privilege to get a visit by the American doom metal power trio SLEEP from San Jose, California.

I think this was the third time I have witnessed these guys live and they surely can deliver a heavy and loud trip into the stoner world. This time they played at Münchenbryggeriet here in Stockholm. Monotone rock, loud as hell and slow lightning that framed this up in a perfect way and I can say that I was happy when I drew home after the show.

Setlist from the show:

Intro (Moon Landing Radio Transmission)
Marijuanaut's Theme
Holy Mountain
The Clarity
Sonic Titan
Giza Butler
Leagues Beneath
The Botanist
Dragonaut

Today's tune "Holy Mountain" is taken from the second studio album "Sleep's Holy Mountain" (also known as Holy Mountain). It was released in November 1992 in Europe, and March 1993 in the USA through Earache Records.

The recordings that would become "Sleep's Holy Mountain" were originally sent to independent label Earache as a demo. The label immediately signed the band and released the recordings exactly as they were received. It was the last album to be released by the band as a fully functioning group for a while, as their subsequent albums up to 2018's "The Sciences" were released after the group had broken up.

The album, which includes the word "stoner" in the lyrics of two songs and prominently features cannabis leaves in its album art, is widely considered one of the seminal albums in the evolution of stoner rock. It became a favorite of the heavy metal press and the band was heralded, along with Kyuss, as leaders of the emerging stoner metal scene.

Enjoy!



Upcoming dates:
OCT 14 Sleep at Substage Tomorrow 20:00 · by Sleep Substage Karlsruhe, Germany
OCT 15 Sleep at Les Docks Tue 08:00 · by Sleep Les Docks Lausanne, Switzerland
OCT 16 Sleep at TPO Wed 20:00 · Tpo Bologna, Italy
OCT 18 Sleep - Barcelona Fri 20:00 · Primavera Sound Barcelona, Spain
OCT 19 Sleep at Paloma Sat 20:00 · by Sleep Paloma / SMAC de Nîmes Métropole Nîmes, France
OCT 20 Sleep at Desertfest Belgium Sun 00:00 · by Sleep Desertfest Belgium Antwerp, Belgium
DEC 29 Sleep with Circuit des Yeux at Thalia Hall Sun 19:30 CST Chicago, IL, United States
DEC 30 Sleep at Thalia Hall Mon 19:30 CST Chicago, IL, United States
DEC 31 Sleep NYE at Thalia Hall Tue 19:30 CST Chicago, IL, United States

More info @

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