Blog: Consequence Of Sound

Say what you will about artistic integrity and sticking to your guns, but it's no wonder that London Records pitched a righteous fit when the stoner metal legends, Sleep , delivered what would end up being their last record to the major label. The album featured a single, 63-minute song titled “Dopesmoker”, an epic tribute to the virtues of, yes, smoking dope. London refused to release the album in its pitched form, so the band decided to split up rather than compromise their vision: Matt Pike went on to form High on Fire, Al Cisneros and Chris Hakius became [...]