Sleep's Holy Mountain

Sleep's Holy Mountain (also known as Holy Mountain) is the second studio album by Sleep. It was released in November 1992 in Europe, and March 1993 in the USA 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, as their subsequent albums were released after the group had broken up.

The album, which includes the word "stoner" in the lyrics of two songs 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 song "Dragonaut" is 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.

Personnel

 * Sleep
 * Al Cisneros - bass, vocals
 * Matt Pike - guitar
 * Chris Hakius - drums


 * Production
 * Robert Klem - cover art
 * Billy Anderson - producer, engineering