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In several subsequent interviews in the early 1990s Blackie himself noted that guitarist Chris Holmes was the most averse to ballad material of anyone in the band, and his performance on this song provides a clear picture of both why this was the case and how it would tend to work itself out. LP, this is a ballad with a fair degree of bite to it, largely owing to what is going on around the concise storytelling of forbidden passion told by Lawless' lovelorn laments. However, despite the generally down-pace feel and subdued character compared to the rest of the material that had been unleashed on or around the W.A.S.P.
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It carries a somewhat similarly somber and haunting aesthetic that of Dokken's "Alone Again" and Krokus' "Screaming In The Night", particularly during the droning acoustic guitar passage where Blackie's gritty voice takes on a slightly crooning demeanor, though still gravely around the edges and only really dulled from his usual Brian Johnson-inspired rage to something comparable to Dee Snider. To be precise, Sleeping (In The Fire) isn't a proper ballad in the sense that the term tended to denote in the mid 1980s, even by the standards of comparable metal acts. Amid all the concise anthems of debauchery, lewdness, rebellion against authority and violent S&M imagery was something a bit less expected, a lone valley among a range of erupting volcanic peaks, and one that was substantial enough to warrant its own promotional release to various radio stations as the band's Winged Assassins tour wrapped up in Japan and was headed back for North American. Metaphorical depictions of extravagant harm being inflicted upon one's skull with a large hammer or smashing device don't quite do justice to the sheer lack of nuance that culminated in Blackie Lawless and company's exploits of infamy circa 1984. At the end of the recording, a Korean radio station is heard coming from Morello’s amplifier.If the trifecta that was W.A.S.P.'s lead off single Animal (Fuck Like A Beast), the eponymous debut LP and their cameo appearance on the B-cinema exploitation flick The Dungeonmaster/Ragewar established anything, it was that this outfit was anything but subtle. By flicking his toggle switch on and off, he is able to create the high-pitched solo. Guitarist Tom Morello’s solo is also notable as he simply uses feedback from the amp, along with using his whammy bar to adjust the pitch of the feedback. The song’s main riff is similar to Nirvana’s 1991 song, “Breed” although Sleep Now In The Fire is one and a half pitch higher.
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The guitar riff is a reworking of The Stooges TV Eye, from 1970s Fun House.
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slavery in the 19th century as well as criticism of actions taken by the US government in wartime, including the bombing of Hiroshima and the use of Agent Orange in the Vietnam War. The song contains lyrics about greed, such as the conquest of Native Americans, Christopher Columbus' voyage by Nina, the Pinta, and Santa Maria and U.S. It was released as a single on November 4, 1999.
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“Sleep Now in the Fire” is the fifth track from the 1999 album The Battle of Los Angeles by the band Rage Against the Machine.