event
Sleep
Also Playing: Russian Circles and Git Some
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Sun Sep 5
8 pm
Sleep, Russian Circles, and Git Some at Gothic Theatre
When it comes to stoner-metal education, knowledge of Sleep is fundamental. Along with early-’90s acts like Kyuss and Electric Wizard, Sleep helped lay the groundwork for blasting heavy riffs into psychedelic meanderings, emphasizing the “stoner” part of stoner-metal more than most. Its seminal 1993 album Holy Mountain (which the band will play here in its entirety) heaves with down-tuned dirges and Sabbath-derived rumblings. The long-awaited follow-up, 1998’s Jerusalem, was likewise an ambitious effort: It features a single hour-plus track, deemed by its label at the time as “unmarketable.” By the time the album/song was reissued in 2003 as Dopesmoker, Sleep had faded into legend, and its three members had splintered off into other crucial metal projects like High On Fire and Om. Fortunately, an invite to play All Tomorrow’s Parties in England last year culminated in its current stateside tour. To enter to win tickets to this event, send an e-mail to rsvpdenver@theonion.com with “Sleep” in the subject field and your full name in the body.
Gothic Theatre 3263 S Broadway, Denver/Boulder, CO
When it comes to stoner-metal education, knowledge of Sleep is fundamental. Along with early-’90s acts like Kyuss and Electric Wizard, Sleep helped lay the groundwork for blasting heavy riffs into psychedelic meanderings, emphasizing the “stoner” part of stoner-metal more than most. Its seminal 1993 album Holy Mountain (which the band will play here in its entirety) heaves with down-tuned dirges and Sabbath-derived rumblings. The long-awaited follow-up, 1998’s Jerusalem, was likewise an ambitious effort: It features a single hour-plus track, deemed by its label at the time as “unmarketable.” By the time the album/song was reissued in 2003 as Dopesmoker, Sleep had faded into legend, and its three members had splintered off into other crucial metal projects like High On Fire and Om. Fortunately, an invite to play All Tomorrow’s Parties in England last year culminated in its current stateside tour. To enter to win tickets to this event, send an e-mail to rsvpdenver@theonion.com with “Sleep” in the subject field and your full name in the body.
Updated 06/03/2011
