{"product_id":"sleep-vol-2","title":"Sleep: Volume Two (LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore \u003cem\u003eHoly Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e. Before \u003cem\u003eDopesmoker\u003c\/em\u003e. There was \u003cem\u003eVolume Two\u003c\/em\u003e. Sleep's debut EP, released in 1992 on Off the Disk Records, is where the blueprint was drawn: slow, crushing, Sabbath-worshipping doom with a fuzz tone thick enough to lose yourself in. The cover art pays direct homage to Black Sabbath's \u003cem\u003eVol. 4\u003c\/em\u003e, and the music follows through on that promise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tracklist is a document of the band at the very beginning, and it rewards close listening. An early live cover of Black Sabbath's \u003cstrong\u003eLord of This World\u003c\/strong\u003e anchors the record, while proto-versions of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Druid\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eNain's Baptism\u003c\/strong\u003e appear here in rougher, rawer form before being refined for \u003cem\u003eHoly Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e. Hearing them in this state is a rare glimpse into how Sleep built their sound from the ground up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssential for any serious collector of stoner and doom metal. The beginning of one of the most important catalogues in heavy music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e LP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCat:\u003c\/strong\u003e SLEE 01\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Off the Disk Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stoner Metal \/ Doom Metal\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hollow Stone Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54641280188753,"sku":null,"price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1039\/4314\/3761\/files\/CS1014882-01A-BIG.jpg?v=1787252604","url":"https:\/\/hollowstonerecords.com\/products\/sleep-vol-2","provider":"Hollow Stone Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}