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Sleep is a 1990s stoner metal band from San Jose, California. Al Cisneros, Tom Choi, Chris Hakius and Matt Pike formed the
band as acrust punk band in the late 1980s under the name Asbestos Death, releasing two 7" singles. Circa 1990, Tom Choi
left and was replacedby Justin Marler. The band's name was then changed to Sleep, and their debut - Volume One was
released in 1991 (see 1991 in music).Frequently compared to pioneers like Saint Vitus, Sleep soon gained a devoted fanbase
within the developing stoner rock scene.
Holy Mountain (1993) is widely-regarded as the band's crea ...read more
Sleep is a 1990s stoner metal band from San Jose, California. Al Cisneros, Tom Choi, Chris Hakius and Matt Pike formed the
band as acrust punk band in the late 1980s under the name Asbestos Death, releasing two 7" singles. Circa 1990, Tom Choi
left and was replacedby Justin Marler. The band's name was then changed to Sleep, and their debut - Volume One was
released in 1991 (see 1991 in music).Frequently compared to pioneers like Saint Vitus, Sleep soon gained a devoted fanbase
within the developing stoner rock scene.
Holy Mountain (1993) is widely-regarded as the band's creative pinnacle and is considered a seminal stoner/doom metal
album. Thealbum's release was followed by a potentially lucrative offer from London Records, and Sleep signed with them.
Under this contract, in 1995they began work on their third album, Dopesmoker. Dopesmoker was actually one single song
which was over one hour in length. The albumwas submitted to London Records, who declared that it was unmarketable and
therefore could not be released. Sleep returned to the studioand then submitted their second attempt at the new album.
They had retitled it Jerusalem, re-written some of the lyrics, and trimmed it downto a lean 52 minutes, but it was essentially
the same album and song as Dopesmoker. London Records again refused to release it.Frustrated and generally unhappy with
the situation, the members of Sleep decided it was time to disband.
In 1998, Jerusalem was released posthumously as an "official bootleg" by a friend of the group. Sleep and their former
manager had fullknowledge of this and gave it their approval. In 1999, Jerusalem was given an official legitimate release by
The Music Cartel in the US andRise Above Records in Europe. Finally, in 2003 the original version of Dopesmoker was officially
released by Tee Pee Records. It isgenerally considered the definitive version of the album.It can be heard on Jim Jarmusch's
Broken flowers original soundtrack.
Pike soon formed his own group High on Fire while Marler (now a Russian Orthodox monk) and Haikus formed The Sabians. In
2004,Cisneros and Hakius reunited as a duo known as Om. « hide |
Similar Bands: High on Fire, Black Bombaim, Melvins, Kyuss, Electric Wizard, Black Bombaim
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