Sleep album is 'nearing completion'

San Jose, California doom/stoner legends Sleep have checked in with an update regarding their long-awaited, new album, the band's first LP since 2003's Dopesmoker. According to the band, the new record is being engineered by Noah Landis (of Neurosis) and is "nearing completion." At this time, the band says that the release date and record label remain "undetermined." [via Brooklyn Vegan]