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Jul 6, 2018The Sciences proves that Sleep has got the goods and no manner of years could pull the magic from the Pike-Cisneros connection. And more importantly than that, Sleep, when merely focusing on being Sleep instead of a being collection of influences, is able to produce work that is uniquely them, uniquely fresh, and frankly, inimitable.
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Apr 24, 2018Simply put, cannabis is the medium through which this album should be listened to; otherwise, its greatness will never be revealed to the non-believers. ... When sober, 14 minutes for a song is a little long; stoned, it's not long enough.
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Apr 26, 2018It’s substantive enough to warrant its extended genesis and boost Sleep’s legacy, not just reaffirm it.
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May 7, 2018Roughly half the tracks being available prior to this release isn’t much of an issue when they are of such high quality, and the fresh tracks are some of the best the band have ever written. The group seem rejuvenated with a long road ahead of them.
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Jul 25, 2018The Sciences may not be as daring and ambitious as Dopesmoker, but it finds Sleep working at the top of their game in the studio, and their resinous howl is still a weird marvel to behold. If you're looking for a king-size dose of heavy, The Sciences is what you need.
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May 30, 2018With freight-train heavy riffs so indebted to Sabbath's Tony Iommi that he should get royalties, trippy lyrics about diverse subjects such as weed, ganja and pot, and endless groove for days on each of their songs, they've made an album that sounds exactly how Sleep should sound in 2018.
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May 21, 2018[Sleep] have customarily not rushed into nailing The Sciences, nor departed from their rubric of burroughsian ganja mythspinning, set to eardrum-busting, down-tuned slo-mo jams. [Jul 2018, p.88]
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Apr 24, 2018For the most part, they don’t disappoint.
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Apr 24, 2018Sleep are telling us they have been experimenting in the laboratory-studio on their rare strain of heavy music, turning the art of thundering stoner rock into a science. And with that fusion of the two cultures, this album delivers the monument to their craft they have long promised.
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Apr 24, 2018At least Sleep are honest about their decision and are committed to seeing it through to its heavy, bong-rippin’ end. And by that standard, they’ve created another masterpiece.
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The WireJul 26, 2018Peeled back from its surrounding hype, The Sciences is a sturdy (albeit somewhat stationary) return to form. [Aug 2018, p.59]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 28 out of 33
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Mixed: 2 out of 33
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Negative: 3 out of 33
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Oct 27, 2021A doom metal masterpiece! Not a second wasted... So many unforgettable riffs topped off with Matt Pike's insane guitar tone. Highly recommended.
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Jun 21, 2018
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Jun 5, 2018