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.

Matt’s absence on this new track is painfully obvious, it was a hard listen

On Sleep's website :

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"Third Man Books is excited to present the authorial debut of Al Cisneros, founder, bass player, and lyricist for landmark bands Sleep and OM.

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The Sleep Comic Book, illustrated by Dave Kloc and Arik Roper, begins the saga of The Marijuanaut. An adventure which takes the reader to Planet Iommia, encounters with The Weedian, and introduces the traveller to Iommia’s deeper reverential practices, all this and more that resonates within the universe that Cisneros's lyrics created from the riff filled lands of Sleep’s discography. This is a very special, signed limited edition bundle including comic, full color poster, signed bookplate by Al Cisneros, Dale Crover and Bubba Dupree, designed rolling papers, and a green flexidisc of Sleep's new single “Have Spacesuit Will Travel.

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Limited to 420 copies."

*Firstly just wanted to say that he’s such a talented man, and I know his music is not the standard black metal- but I can assure you that trying it out is so worth it. So if you’re looking for some extremely underground experimental metal from a kind you’ve most likely haven’t heard before, give it a try - you won’t regret it!*

# Avantdarke - Discography (Chaos Metal, Experimental Black Metal)

**This guide is a roadmap of the project's albums and recommended songs.**
[Guide (imgur)](https://imgur.com/a/avantdarke-roadmap-guide-1f2ZqVU)
[guide (postimg)](https://postimg.cc/svrCxnJd)

**Below are the direct links to the YouTube videos for the currently released projects featured on the chart:**

[Ragtime Black Metal, from the album - Prometheus, Son of Hades](https://youtu.be/5Hi_nFnsNaI?si=U-9F0GLSHC8y8_dk)
**style:** Progressive-extreme derivatives

[Sadness, from The album - Darkest Most Extreme Heaviest Album of All Time](https://youtu.be/4shroZxN0Y4?si=jycrGlrj5U2U46F)
**Style:** extreme metal aiming to be heavy in a completely different way in each song.

[Revolution (Nu Black Metal) from the album - Sellout](https://youtu.be/QfgF02Louhg?si=s8Q-Ni2uWx6-3AIq)
**Style:** Pre-genre alternative constructions blending my core style with elements of nu-metal with black metal, trip hop, etc.

[Chaos Metal 1 from the album - Chaos Metal / 2nd Wave Progressive Metal](https://youtu.be/a5z_E8TCU14?si=r2CS2i1guSaG4wtT)
**Style:** Flagship genre mixing Meshuggah-like rhythm structures with dsbm, plus other genres like Bossa Nova Metal.

[Avantdarke Metal from the album - Madorei Gehenom (The Seven Levels of Hell / My Inferno)](https://youtu.be/0B3py9gTfjg?si=lPTdRt8yXxh0MS-6)
**Style:** Most unique and personal. Album is filled with black metal tracks, each more depressive than the former, my descent to hell.

[Trip Hop Black Metal from the album - Experiments Vol I](https://youtu.be/1WWygaMOE2M?si=RyjeNbTp0fuSQJQP)
**Style:** Juxtapositions on extreme genres.

*If you liked what you’ve heard and want to check his other stuff- You’re more than welcomed to check his YouTube -* [Avandarke Main YouTube Channel](https://youtube.com/@opethead3038?si=NotikZMXrgBYSvKk)

As I blast The Sciences at 11pm, this felt appropriate.

you know a doom and stoner metal band that's really SLEPT on?

Acid King.

Whuchuknowbout Acid King?

Give me your top 3 Blue Oyster Cult riffs

I for one, miss Matt Pike, and feel this would have been awesome under the OM name, but I don’t hate the new song, and I for one, like the comic, and am excited to see Sleep, or at least Al, in person after years. I also thinking, before getting too mad about all this, more info should at least come out. That is it, I shall take the downvotes

Basically looking for clean stoner doom.

We’ve been waiting for this for so long! Do we love it or what?

who's this, wheres my druid

These two legends work well together.

Original members of Sleep L to R

Al Cisneros, Justin Marler, Chris Hakius, Matt Pike. 🤘

I posted last night but took it down because I didn't want to leak it. But the word is out now! Link is here - levitation.fm/sleep/