Much of the band's sound combines the heavy riffs of stoner metal with the speed and ferocity of punk.

Releasing their debut album in 1994, they are regarded as the pioneers of stoner metal in the United Kingdom, and an important influence upon the scene.

Stoner rock or stoner metal is typically slow-to-mid tempo, low-tuned, and bass-heavy.

Several sludge metal groups have emerged from Georgia, incorporating several features of stoner metal and progressive metal.

In addition to the jam bands, stoner metal exploded in late nineties Denver as a response and as a complement to the jam scene.

Kirkpatrick also announced plans to release solo albums of stoner metal and drumming over classical music.

The genre of music they are often associated with is stoner rock or stoner metal.

Sleep's Holy Mountain (1992) is widely considered a seminal album in the evolution of stoner metal.

In Songs for the Deaf, Homme continued his filtering of stoner metal and hard rock.

In 1992 they released their next album, Sleep's Holy Mountain an influential album in the early development of stoner metal.