Genre: stoner, doom

SLEEP are regarded as pioneers and, at the same time, the most important representatives of stoner rock. Up do this day, whole throngs of bands preforming this particular sub-genre of heavy guitar music draw from them. The band was founded in 1990 and already at the beginning have received favourable opinions from critics and fans, who were seduced by their characteristic, slow tempos and hypnotizing atmosphere. However, numerous arguments with the release label led to band’s split-up eight years later. They have returned, in 2009, to the delight of fans and have immediately reclaimed their place among the leading acts of the genre. Black Sabbath and Saint Vitus influences are clearly audible in their output. They most frequently touch upon the topics taken from the Bible and marijuana in their lyrics.

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