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SLEEP To Headline Roadburn Festival 2012; OM Confirmed For The Thursday Roadburn Date!

Posted on Friday, September 9th, 2011

Roadburn headquarters are in a euphoric state as we report that West Coast stoner metal legends Sleep have been confirmed as the headliner at Roadburn Festival 2012. Sleep are irrefutably a seminal band of the stoner rock scene and to our elation they are coming to their spiritual home of Roadburn to anchor the 2012 festival.

Featuring original members Al Cisneros and Matt Pike together with drummer Jason Roeder of Neurosis, Sleep will be playing (a one-off show) on Saturday, 14 April 2012. Al Cisneros will also be appearing with OM together with Emil Amos and Robert A.A. Lowe, bringing their hypnotic vibrations to Roadburn‘s mainstage on Thursday, 12 April.

“Sleep are honored to attend the Symposium of Iommic Research, Tilburg at the 17th Annual Roadburn Festival” – Al Cisneros.

We at the Roadburn Festival consider Sleep to be among the most important bands influencing today’s thriving stoner / sludge / metal scene. Their vision to combine the powerful riffs of Black Sabbath with the outsider ethics of punk rock turned into an unstoppable amalgamation, one that catapulted them to international attention  within a very short time. Their rapid rise and unquestionable musical significance is a testimony to the fact that they tapped into something that resonates inside virtually every fan of stoner metal today. They truly embody the spirit and power of The Riff.

Formed as a Bay Area punk rock band called Asbestosdeath, the band changed their musical direction and name and debuted as Sleep with their “Volume One” album in 1991. After Justin Marler left the band, the core lineup of Al Cisneros, Matt Pike and Chris Hakius went into the studio to record a demo cassette that they sent to Earache Records. The recording was released in November 1992 (exactly as received by the label) under the name “Sleep’s Holy Mountain” and went on to forever alter the musical  landscape. Countless current bands cite “…Holy Mountain” as a major inspiration, and the unique sound and style of the record can be heard  in many subsequent releases by bands from all over the world.

“Sleep’s Holy Mountain” created such a buzz that major label London Records signed the band. Unfortunately, the label lacked the vision necessary to actually follow through and release the album that Sleep recorded, mostly because it took the not-radio-friendly form of a single song — a 63 minute long ode to weed — called “Dopesmoker.” Sleep returned to the studio and edited the track down to 52 minutes  and retitled it “Jerusalem”, but it was again rejected. London Records shelved the record and dropped the band, leading to their dissolution.

Luckily, the record had a life after death and refused to stay buried. It first saw the light of day as the shortened “Jerusalem” version  by The Music Cartel in 1998 before “Dopesmoker” (at its full 63 minute length) was given a proper release by Tee Pee Records in 2003. “Dopesmoker” stands as one of the towering achievements in recent metal history, a mesmerizing, intoxicating, and incredibly complex song that is still unrivaled in the annals of stoner metal.

The band’s breakup, while devastating for fans, turned out to have a silver lining as Matt Pike went on to form High On Fire, a metal juggernaut that has authored five albums to date, and Al Cisneros went on to form OM who have released four albums to date. Roadburn is extremely charged to welcome OM to the festival’s main stage on Thursday, April 12th, 2012. Al Cisneros, Emil Amos and Robert A.A. Lowe – their spellbinding sound represents the ultimate synthesis of stoner riffs and mantra in music today.

Roadburn Festival 2012, including Voivod‘s special event, will run for four days — from Thursday, April 12 to Sunday, April 15 (the traditional Afterburner) at the 013 venue in Tilburg, Holland.

Pre-sales will start Saturday, November 26, 2011.

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Roadburn Festival 2011: David V. D’Andrea’s Wardruna Poster

Posted on Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

We’re proud to unveil David V. D’Andrea‘s latest installment of his Roadburn series: the Wardruna poster. David comments: “It has been a pleasure to work closely with Kvitrafn on the Wardruna  piece. He initially sent me a sketch, the basis being three women / nature spirits with specific Samstav Runes ...read more

Roadburn Festival 2011: David V. D’Andrea’s Shrinebuilder And Black Mountain Posters

Posted on Sunday, March 27th, 2011

We’re proud to unveil David V. D’Andrea‘s next installment of his Roadburn series: the Shrinebuilder and Black Mountain posters. David comments:  “The four members of Shrinebuilder are like titans, too iconic to fuse into one, visually and aesthetically. All four respective bands have been mountains of inspiration for me at ...read more

Roadburn Festival 2011: David V. D’Andrea’s Wovenhand and Circle Posters

Posted on Saturday, March 12th, 2011

We’re proud to unveil David V. D’Andrea‘s next installment of his Roadburn series: the Wovenhand and Circle posters. David comments: “I cannot think of another band of recent years that has inspired me as  deeply as Wovenhand. David Eugene Edwards’ song writing, poetry, and  approach to life and spirituality embody ...read more

Roadburn Festival 2011: David V. D’Andrea’s Sabbath Assembly Poster

Posted on Monday, March 7th, 2011

We’re proud to unveil David V. D’Andrea‘s fourth installment of his Roadburn series: the Sabbath Assembly poster. David comments: “I was lucky enough to catch the Sabbath Assembly’s Portland show last year. It was the day after Halloween, and they transformed a theater space into a ritual setting where they ...read more

Roadburn Festival 2011: David V. D’Andrea’s Ludicra Poster

Posted on Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

We’re proud to unveil David V. D’Andrea‘s third installment of his Roadburn series: the Ludicra poster. David comments: “Ludicra has not only been my favorite San Francisco metal band since 1998, they’ve been my personal friends and a mutual inspiration for many people in the Bay Area scene. I am ...read more

Roadburn Festival 2011: David V. D’Andrea’s White Hills Poster

Posted on Monday, February 21st, 2011

We’re proud to unveil David V. D’Andrea‘s second installment of his Roadburn series: the White Hills poster. David V. D’Andrea comments: “White Hills is one of my absolute favorite contemporary bands. Their astral meld of Hawkwind, grungy riffs, and uncharted psych freakouts is the perfect cyclopean eye gazing into the ...read more

Roadburn Festival 2011: Official Artwork By David V. D’Andrea

Posted on Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

We’re extremely proud to unveil the official artwork for the 2011 festival by David V. D’Andrea. David V. D’Andrea combines the draftsmanship of the poster artists and album cover designers of the 1960′s and 70′s with a raw detailed grittiness to create an organic pen and ink style that is ...read more

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