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.

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"Look into the rays of the new stoner sun rising," "Holy Mountain" and "Stoner caravan from deep space arrives," "From Beyond," lyrics printed in Sleep's Holy Mountain CD liner notes, Earache Records, 1992. 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.

2009 reissue bonus tracks

Personnel Personnel taken from Sleep's Holy Mountain CD booklet.

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 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 video2012Unofficial2xLPEuropeYesDouble LP in black and clear versions2015EaracheLPU.S./U.K.NoEarache Full Range Dynamic (FDR) mastering

References

External links Sleep's Holy Mountain (CD) at Earache Records site