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Wake the Sleeper
Rock · 2008 · 11 tracks · 50m

Wake the Sleeper

Uriah Heep

A high-octane return to form where roaring Hammond organs and operatic vocal stacks meet modern heavy metal production. Aggressive, melodic, and unmistakably grand.

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It's like the 70s never ended, but the amps got way louder and the drums got twice as fast.

A relentless and triumphant surge of energy that balances heavy metal grit with melodic grandiosity.

Wake the Sleeper · vs · Uriah Heep
Spirituality+2.8σ

The writing leans far further into spirituality than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 50m
01
Wake the Sleeper
3:34
02
Overload
5:59
03
Tears of the World
4:46
04
Light of a Thousand Stars
3:58
05
Heaven’s Rain
4:17
06
Book of Lies
4:06
07
What Kind of God
6:37
08
Ghost of the Ocean
3:22
09
Angels Walk with You
5:24
10
Shadow
3:35
11
War Child
5:07
Moments Worth Waiting For
The opening title track's sudden explosion of double-bass drumming that signaled a heavier era for the band.
The massive, church-like vocal harmonies that anchor the chorus of 'Light of a Thousand Stars'.
The intricate, dueling interplay between Mick Box's wah-drenched guitar and Phil Lanzon's distorted organ on 'Overload'.
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