Sleep’s 2003 album Dopesmoker is a sprawling, monolithic journey into the depths of stoner doom metal.

The record revolves around a single, hour-long track, driven by hypnotic, crushing riffs and slow, thunderous rhythms. It’s a gritty ode to the ritual of marijuana, with droning guitars and Al Cisneros’ deep, chanting vocals invoking a heavy, almost religious atmosphere. Dopesmoker is an epic, trancelike pilgrimage through a desert of distorted sound, relentless in its sonic weight and unyielding in its dedication to raw, unfiltered heaviness.

1. Dopesmoker
2. Hot Lava Man