Sleep's Holy Mountain
1992 studio album by Sleep
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Sleep's Holy Mountain (also known as Holy Mountain) is the second studio album by the American stoner doom band Sleep. It was released in November 1992 in Europe and March 1993 in the US through Earache Records.
March 1993 (US)
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| Released | November 1992 (UK) March 1993 (US) | |||
| Recorded | Razor's Edge (San Francisco, California) | |||
| Genre | Doom metal, stoner metal[1] | |||
| Length | 52:09 | |||
| Label | Earache Records Kreation Records (vinyl reissue) | |||
| Producer | Sleep and Billy Anderson | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[3] |
Release and reception
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[4] 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 favourite of the heavy metal press and the band was heralded, along with Kyuss, as leaders of the emerging stoner metal scene.
The songs "Dragonaut" and "Some Grass" are used in the 1997 Harmony Korine film Gummo.
In May 2009, the album was performed live in its entirety as part of the All Tomorrow's Parties-curated Don't Look Back series.
Track listing
All music/lyrics written by Sleep.[5]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Dragonaut" | 5:43 |
| 2. | "The Druid" | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Evil Gypsy / Solomon's Theme" | 7:06 |
| 4. | "Some Grass" | 0:47 |
| 5. | "Aquarian" | 5:38 |
| 6. | "Holy Mountain" | 8:44 |
| 7. | "Inside the Sun" | 5:44 |
| 8. | "From Beyond" | 10:34 |
| 9. | "Nain's Baptism" | 3:02 |
| Total length: | 52:09 | |
2009 reissue bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Snowblind" (Black Sabbath cover) | ||
| 11. | "Dragonaut" (music video) |
Personnel
Personnel taken from Sleep's Holy Mountain CD booklet.[5]
Sleep
- Al Cisneros – bass, vocals
- Matt Pike – guitar
- Chris Hakius – drums
Technical personnel
- Engineered by Billy Anderson
- Produced by Sleep and Billy Anderson
- Cover artwork by Robert Klem
Pressing history
| Year | Label | Format | Country | Out of Print? | Notes |
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| 1992 | Earache | CD | U.K. | Yes | |
| 1992 | Earache | LP | U.K. | Yes | |
| 2002 | Earache | LP | U.S./U.K. | Yes | Ltd. 2,000; 1,000 copies on green vinyl (U.S.), 1,000 copies on 220g black vinyl (U.K.) |
| 2007 | Kreation | LP | U.S. | Yes | Gatefold jacket; pressed on multiple limited colors, picture disc, and black vinyl |
| 2009 | Earache | CD | U.K. | No | Includes a bonus track and video |
| 2012 | Unofficial | 2xLP | Europe | Yes | Double LP in black and clear versions |
| 2015 | Earache | LP | U.S./U.K. | No | Earache Full Range Dynamic (FDR) mastering |