Sleep token5/16/2023 ![]() However, if it’s daring and experimentation you’re after – and by experimental, we mean slickly produced, painstakingly crafted pop hooks and sensibilities, minus the absolute diva bullshit indulged in by the usual 2021 chart-toppers, mashed together with tech metal foundations – then the forthcoming This Place Will Become Your Tomb LP could well be your album of the year. Of course, if (for example) Architects’ most recent album For Those Who Wish To Exist is everything you ever wanted by way of big anthemic sing-a-longs, simple and satisfying breakdowns and larger-than-life sonic textures (Big Sky is surely the most coveted pedal by shred lords the world over), then right now is one hell of an exciting time to be downloading the next digi-issue of Kerrang! WHAT MAKES THEM DIFFERENT?Ģ021 has seen some absolute doozy releases from the likes of Architects, Jinjer, Spiritbox and While She Sleeps. While these acts are certainly exciting torchbearers for heavy music in the new decade, there’s no denying a certain air of familiarity that exists around said acts’ musical output – for better or worse. But the music, as the saying goes, truly does speak for itself – trap beats be damned. Many heavy and alternative purists would squirm at the above mention of bona-fide pop stars potentially fronting hyped new projects. ![]() ![]() With next to no interviews existing ( and the ones that do are extremely guarded), and Vessel even going so far as to smear himself with charcoal paint to prevent any identifiable body markings giving him up, Sleep Token have channeled Slipknot circa 99’ identity preservation. Theories have ranged from Bastille frontman Dan Smith, to Hozier, Jordan Hunt and even Sam Smith. Ultimately though the band has been tight lipped about Vessel’s (and the rest of the band’s) identity. With his combination of soulful crooning, infectiously catchy melodies and the occasional guttural shriek, Vessel has emerged as one of the most diverse vocalists of modern alternative music – and people are desperate to work out who it might be. No one knows – and that’s pretty bloody exciting for a band that, only two albums into their career, have been turning heads on both sides of the Atlantic, in addition to the odd headline slot on a festival side-stage. There has been feirce debate over who makes up the band, with most Reddit threads dedicated to speculating the identity frontman and main songwriter, ‘Vessel’. With sophomore LP This Place Will Become Your Tomb dropping on Friday, via Universal imprint Spinefarm Records no less, here’s everything you should know about the mysterious sleep-revering riff lords, and why they’re one of the actual best-kept secrets of the alternative underground. When it comes to Sleep Token however, there are certain aces up their robes that comfortably make them one of the most fascinating emerging acts of the ’20s. ![]() To be fair, a gothed-up anonymous group of Brits slumming it onstage with the likes of Issues and Polyphia and firing the odd metalcore assault in their arsenal certainly doesn’t seem typically new in 2021, with every hyped heavy act seemingly possessing the industry starter pack of occult imagery, capes, and sweet sweet photoshop skills for that tip-top Insta wall. The UK-based, masked djent-pop collective made serious waves in 2019 with the release of their debut LP Sundowning – an existential rager that careened between thunderous breakdowns and frosty R&B numbers that wouldn’t feel out of place on a Lil Nas X LP. Even If you’ve only been a casual observer of underground music in recent times, chances are the name Sleep Token has come across your radar. ![]()
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