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DISCOGRAPHY (not including compilation releases):
Volume One- LP/CD on Tupelo Records, San Francisco, Ca.
Sleep's Holy Mountain- LP/CD Earache Records, England. LP reissued 2007 on Kreation Records.
Jerusalem - CD London Records
Original cover of Jerusalem CD. Some early copies exist with the London Records logo. Rereleased by The Music Cartel, NY 2002.
Sleep debuted with 1991's Volume One album, recorded for San Francisco indie label Tupelo. The record showcased the bands penchant for fuzzed out lysergic-influenced dirges, with little in the way of the Sabbath worship which would soon follow. Marler subsequently quit the band to take up the Monastic life, leaving the band as a power trio.
Earache received the bands next recordings in the mail as a demo. The label - impressed by their singlemindedness and unique vision - immediately signed the band and released the tape exactly as it was received- record store shelves worldwide stocked the "Sleeps Holy Mountain" Album from November 1992 onwards to this day. Around this time Earache released the very first Black Sabbath Tribute album also, and naturally Sleep contributed, with their own rendition of "Snowblind" being one of the highlights. Ozzy himself was impressed, saying Sleep were the closest band he'd heard to Sabbaths original 70's style and feeling. Praise indeed.
The band signed with London Records , with Earache's blessing, after a substantial payoff. Initially scheduled for a 1995 release date, the debut album for the major took the form of one mammoth 52 minute long leviathan of a track, comprising feedback and one distorted fuzzed-out doomy riff. Entilted Jerusalem, London baulked at the prospect of promoting what probably still is the most extreme music ever recorded for a major label, so shelved the recording and dropped the band.
Pike set about formulating a fresh act, emerging with HIGH ON FIRE in 1999 and issuing a three track eponymous EP followed by the Art Of Self Defense album in 2000 with George Rice and Desmond Kensel. They toured with their second bassist Joe Preston of the Melvins and Thrones. Now they are pleased to tour the uS and Europe with thrid bassist Jeffrey and have a new full length coming out. Pike also used to do vocals only with a band called KALAS.
Marler, no longer residing in the monastery, would surface with Hakius with a non-doom project entitled The Sabians. This band, including guitarist Patrick Huerta and bass player Rachel Fisher, put out the Empty Your Heart demo before releasing the Beauty For Ashes album produced by Fudge Tunnel man Alex Newport.
Cisneros returned to public music in 2003 with former band mate Chris Hakius as OM, a bass and drum duo. The band's first three albums feature Cisneros on vocals and bass and Hakius on drums. They have released three full length LPs and recorded various splits.
On January 31, 2008 Hakius left OM and was replaced by drummer Emil Amos. OM has since recorded a single featuring the song Gebel Barkal accompanied by the band's b-side dub mix, "Version". This is the first OM release to feature Amos. The 7" 45 was released August 15, 2008 on Sub Pop.
The duo have since completed a new full length studio album, recorded by Steve Albini, scheduled for release September 8th 2009 on Drag City.
Cisneros is also a member of Shrinebuilder (Wino - Guitar/Vocals, Scott Kelly - Guitar/Vocals, Al Cisneros - Bass/Vocals, Dale Crover - Drums). Shrinebuilder's debut album will be released in autumn 2009 on Neurot Recordings.
Thank you Sleep for impacting my life and giving me inspiration, I keep listening to holy mountain and it never gets old. You guys are defiantly one of the biggest bands for me!
I feel so privileged to have caught the ATP shows. They were heavy as hell, and easily the best thing i have ever seen live. I also made a lot of cool friends that weekend. Cheers
Getting the opportunity to see you guys play again (sixteen years after I saw you in Birmingham) was like a dream come true. I simply cannot express the emotions that I encountered while the three of you were on stage.
thank you thank you thank you, seeing you guys play while having a big spliff in the crowd at ATP festival was the best thing EVER (twice). hope u play again... fuckin ay... cheers
hi guys many many thanks for a gigs on all tomorrow's parties on saturday and sunday I will not forget these concerts ever will remain forever in my mind thanks for always greetings from italy Savx
i totally can't believe the gall of an American band reuniting in the UK and not playing one US show. there better be a dvd and/or a recording of the show.
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