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Sleep Releases New Album on Third Man, 2026 Tour.

6/18/2026

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Sleep released “Have Spacesuit Will Travel” on Third Man Records, their first new music since 2018 and the first without co-founder Matt Pike.
The new lineup includes bassist Al Cisneros, drummer Dale Crover (ex-Melvins) and guitarist Bubby Dupree (Void).
Sleep announced a North American fall tour running from Sept. 8, 2026 in San Diego to Nov. 17, 2026 in Washington, D.C., with stops in Austin, Seattle, Boston and Philadelphia.

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In 1995 bassist Paul D'Amour left Tool and was replaced by Justin Chancellor, paving the way for their second studio album. Ænima arrived on September 17 1996, debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 148,000 copies sold in its first week and cementing the band’s rise alongside the mid-1990s alternative-metal surge exemplified by festivals such as Lollapalooza.

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Story summary

Sleep released “Have Spacesuit Will Travel” on Third Man Records, their first new music since 2018 and the first without co-founder Matt Pike.
The new lineup includes bassist Al Cisneros, drummer Dale Crover (ex-Melvins) and guitarist Bubby Dupree (Void).
Sleep announced a North American fall tour running from Sept. 8, 2026 in San Diego to Nov. 17, 2026 in Washington, D.C., with stops in Austin, Seattle, Boston and Philadelphia.

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