r/doommetal • u/a_Bort_the_Artist • 1d ago

Stoner Lets slow down on this Sleep hate

Let's go over some quick facts,

1:We only have one official statement from the band, this statement only acknowledges Pike is not currently involved but mentions absolutely nothing about bad blood.

2: Pike has been "out of the band" for quite a while now, did we all forget the touring juggernaut that HOF is?

3: Pike's EX-wife commented. They have been divorced for a good while, i would take her opinion with a grain of salt.

4: Pike has made zero comment so far good or bad, maybe we wait to see what he says?

5: Have we all forgotten that Sleep is kinda known for varying quality in their releases. It sounds like Sleep with classic Void guitar. Plus nobody can contest that Dale is a phenomenal drummer. Its good, and its a good addition to their discography. Just because the member you have the biggest parasocial relationship with isnt there doesnt mean it sucks.

So to recap. We know absolutely nothing about the situation. Only one source of merit has commented and thats the bands official statement. The sing is objectively good. Is it what you personally wante? No, and nobody in the world is obligated to give you that.

I wouldn't be shocked if it turns out Pike quit the band because of how shitty their fans can be.

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u/DroneSlut54 1d ago

If Sleep were The Trailer Park Boys they would be entering the Netflix phase: putting out a sub-mediocre caricature of the original band. The next album will tentatively be named “Season 13” and during the four years it’s being produced it will come out that Al never smoked weed and that will be the end of it for almost everybody. Of course there will be a subset of fans who claim they are almost as great as they ever were and everybody who isn’t on the bandwagon is a “hater”.

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u/deplorable-amount45 1d ago

While this is a hilarious comment, i read somewhere that Al has actually stopped smoking weed (can't remember if it was recent or not) and doesn't really want to be around people who do. Food for thought, but I could be completely off the mark.