The Sciences is a Metal album by Sleep, originally released in 2018. On Gatefold: 13 pressings tracked, owned by 50 collectors.
About
Sleep’s <i>The Sciences</i> begins with a three-minute warm-up of the same name. As though revving a long-dormant engine of feedback and distortion, it’s a fitting start to the legendary doom trio’s first album in almost two decades (released on 4/20, no less). Unlike their hour-plus stoner meditation, <i>Dopesmoker</i>, <i>The Sciences</i> is divided into six colossal tracks, anchored by the comforting familiarity of sludgy riffs and rumbling percussion. Throughout, you’ll find some of their greatest guitar solos (“Marijuanaut’s Theme”) and lyrics (“Giza Butler”, an homage to Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler), while stunning, reflective closer “The Botanist” is among the best songs in their genre-defining career.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1The Sciences3:04
- A2Marijuanaut's Theme6:40
Side B
- BSonic Titan12:26
Side C
- CAntarcticans Thawed14:23
Side D
- D1Giza Butler10:03
- D2The Botanist6:27
Sound DNA
- Metal
- Doom Metal
- heavy
- hypnotic
- occult
Vinyl pressing details:
1st US pressing (April 20th, 2018):
Black/Green Split Opaque (limited edition, alternate cover) - 1000
Green Translucent (limited edition Third Man mystery release 4/20) - 10,000
Black - unknown amount
1st European distribution (scheduled for June 22nd, 2018):
Green (limited edition, indie stores only sticker variant) - 1200 (Part of the American pressing 10000 in total)
Black - unknown amount
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Al CisnerosBAND , BASS GUITAR , VOCALS, OTHER BAND , BASS GUITAR , VOCALS, PIPE ELECTRIC BASS , VOCALS, PIPE
- Jason RoederBAND , DRUMS, CYMBAL DRUMS, CYMBAL , OTHER , PHOTOGRAPHY BY
- Matt PikeBAND , ELECTRIC GUITAR , ACOUSTIC GUITAR BAND , ELECTRIC GUITAR , ACOUSTIC GUITAR , 12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR , ACOUSTIC GUITAR
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