West Coast stoner metal legends SLEEP recently confirmed support for their special New York City show at Terminal 5 on June 22 . The bill will now include two New York-based acts: Space rock duo White Hills and recently reunited death/doom trio Winter. Both bands were featured on this year’s illustrious Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Holland.
SLEEP 2011 Tour Dates
6/22/011 Terminal 5 – New York, NY w/ Winter, White Hills
6/24/2011 Sled Island Festival – Calgary, AB
6/26/2011 The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA
About SLEEP:
SLEEP split in 1997 after two hugely influential albums. Members went on to form OM and High On Fire. Original members Al Cisneros and Matt Pike were joined by drummer Jason Roeder of Neurosis last Fall for a short stint of reunion dates that floored their earliest fans and converted new ones.
The band debuted with 1991’s Volume One album, recorded for San Francisco label Tupelo. Earache Records received the band’s next recordings in the mail as a demo. The label — impressed by SLEEP‘s single-mindedness and unique vision — immediately signed the band and released the tape exactly as it was received. Record stores worldwide have stocked SLEEP‘s Holy Mountain from November 1992 to this day.
The band then signed to London Records. Their debut album for the major took the form of one mammoth 63-minute leviathan of a track entitled “Jerusalem.” They resisted the label’s attempts at radio edits and bringing in their own engineer to remix the album in view of “marketability.” London balked at the prospect of promoting what probably still is the most extreme music ever recorded for a major label, consequentially shelving the record and dropping the band.
In addition, SLEEP‘s music has been featured in films by Harmony Korine and Jim Jarmusch.
“…if the band put any more stacks on the stage, it just might have collapsed.” — Noisecreep
“…be prepared for one of the loudest fucking things you’ve ever heard.” — Popdose
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