(Stoner Rock/Doom Metal) [LP] [24/96] Sleep - Sleep's Holy Mountain - 1992 (2007), FLAC (tracks)

Ripping Equipment Setup:
Turntable - Rega P1 (Glass platter, & Rega P2 Motor Upgrades)
Cartridge - Ortofom OM5 Cart, with OM10 Stylus
Phono Stage - Rotel RQ-970
Soundcard - Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE (Model # 70SB057000001)

Software:
Recording - Audacity 1.2.6 (32-bit Float, 96,000Hz, Manual Track Separation)
Click/noise repair - ClickRepair 2.0.1 (settings: Declick - 20, DeCrackle - Off, Automatic - All)
Conversion - Foobar2000 v0.9.5.5

foobar2000 1.3.7 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2015-10-22 17:19:01

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Analyzed: Sleep / Sleep's Holy Mountain
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -8.25 dB -22.93 dB 5:41 01-Dragonaut
DR12 -8.83 dB -22.78 dB 4:51 02-The Druid
DR13 -8.23 dB -23.07 dB 7:04 03-Evil Gypsy / Solomon's Theme
DR11 -15.05 dB -31.47 dB 0:48 04-Some Grass
DR14 -8.33 dB -24.72 dB 5:34 05-Aquarian
DR12 -9.15 dB -23.02 dB 8:42 06-Holy Mountain
DR13 -7.73 dB -23.62 dB 5:43 07-Inside the Sun
DR13 -8.76 dB -24.55 dB 10:32 08-From Beyond
DR16 -9.93 dB -27.40 dB 3:03 09-Nain's Baptism
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2577 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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AllMusic Review by Eduardo Rivadavia

Setting heavy metal's evolutionary clock back to the stone-age days of Saint Vitus with their debut Volume One was seemingly not enough for San Jose's Sleep, who decided to time travel all the way back to the pre-historic days of earliest Black Sabbath with their second album, 1993's Sleep's Holy Mountain. Indeed, while Kyuss' Blues for the Red Sun and Monster Magnet's Spine of God are more frequently cited as the most influential and important albums in launching the American stoner/doom metal scene, not even these landmark releases compare to Holy Mountain for sheer devotion to unadulterated doom and copious weed consumption. In fact, as monolithic opener "Dragonaut" descends into a bass solo at its conclusion, one would be forgiven for expecting the band to segue straight into "N.I.B." -- such is their similarity to classic Sabbath. Instead, they grind into "The Druid," which despite a quick nod to the Sabs' "Electric Funeral," actually begins to establish Sleep's personality, as riff upon massive riff in the form of songs like "Evil Gypsy/Solomon's Theme" and the groove-heavy "Aquarian" flow from the speakers like molten lava. In an age of machine-gun double-bass drums, Sleep's most startling quality had to be their seemingly endless patience. As they slowly embark upon the mammoth power chords of the title track and "From Beyond," they also prolong the buildup of tension before delivering a final release of cathartic proportions. Besides greatly inspiring next generation doomsters like Electric Wizard, such unwavering dedication to weed would also set the stage for their controversial and unfortunate swan song Jerusalem -- featuring a single, mind-bending 52-minute track.