Sleep's Matt Pike-less Return Falls Flat with Tepid Riffs

The band's new album features guitarist Bubba Dupree replacing Matt Pike, but the result is a monotonous and uninspired effort. The riffs are simplistic and often buried under the bass, and the songs lack the ecstatic power of their earlier work. The album is a disappointing attempt to revitalize the Sleep formula.
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