SLEEP TOKEN Explained (Origins, Lore & Music)

What the hell is a Sleep Token? In this quick video I'll give a brief intro to the band for new and old listeners alike. How do you feel about this band? Lmk in the comments!

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[fredagainsthumanity]

I'm fairly new to sleep token, I've only been listening for a couple of months. What drew me to them was how unique their sound is and how specific yet relatable their lyrics are. Also the anonymity thing is really cool, gives them an aura of mystery (and allows them to live a normal day to day life which I'm sure doesn't hurt lol)

[mckaylaosullivan]

I cannot even tell you how much I love them. I'm a huge lover of the instrumental aspect and would watch ii's Drumeo all day long. It's fascinating and they are so talented! The fact I go through a million genres in just one song and it actually sounds good is crazy! Whether you like the band or not, the talent they all have should be acknowledged.

[LlivingDeadGaming]

I went to their gathering on the 16th and it was amazing!! They are an amazing band and the songs are so personal and beautiful <3

[BLeeFAFO]

Been a fan since Jaws in 2018. Saw them with Issues in 2019 and left my jaw dropped.
Just an aside, III and IV are permanent members and have been for a bit. III has been with them since right after their formation (He was asked to join in late 2016) and the current IV (He is the third guitarist to have been IV) took over the role around the release of TPWBYT in 2021. He had worked with them in a different capacity before that.
Though neither have been involved in songwriting so far and Vessel and Ii have played pretty much everything on the recordings so far (Except for George Lever playing bass guitar on everything up until the Eden album),
It has been hinted that now that the band is well established and the lineup solid that they very likely will be pretty involved in the material and studio going forward.

[brianalmeida]

I've been a fan of Sleep Token since I came across them on YouTube back in 2018 with their song Jaws. The release of Sundowning in 2019 just cemented my love of their music. I am 59 years old, and had spent about a decade pretty disillusioned with the direction that music in general was taking. At the time, I thought it was something that naturally happens with age! Sleep Token have blown that theory out of the water! Having said that, neither the anonymity nor the lore play any part in me liking them. It is solely the music, lyrics and Vessel's hearbreaking and beautifully sad vocal quality. I have been aware of their identities since 2020, which has given me the opportunity to listen to Vessel's previous band, but I respect their wish and have never divulged it to anyone. As for the lore, as an Atheist, I am of course skeptical of personal testimony. The fact that this deity appeared in a dream, sort of suggests it was just a vivid dream/ nightmare. I don't question Vessel's experience just his conclusion. Stay safe 🤘 ✌️

[Bocchana]

New fan here! I found them while making playlists, and I thinks it's the drama and the lyrics, that do it for me. I really like either high pitched voices or very low toned ones, and when listening to them for the first time I wasn't expecting a combination of the two, I also didn't know who they were, but every song's got the lyrics like reading a poem for the first time.
I've been a metalhead (?) for ages and I've got not a single complain of how they combine genres. This been said, I really don't care about the aesthetic, but it's a nice touch.

They sound between a mixture of someone who's seen a machine god and had lost loved ones to it??? Idk????

[iamsefial]

Love sleep token! A buddy kept begging me to listen since we live all the same music an now that’s all I listen to! I’m late to the Sleep Token party but fk 3 weeks straight an im loving it

[zPersius]

I am very new to this band. I think I heard the first song from them in July of 2024. I have become obsessed though. I love how they blend so many style and genres together with a drummer who is insanely good. I also like how they have created a lore behind the band and music like a video game or RPG. I think it is genius.

[davidleblanc]

Saw them in concert last night in Austin one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to. Phenomenal show lights music energy was

[zacharylovell]

I started listening to it because it’s my girlfriend’s favorite band and well I started with bloodsport and I just thought of my past relationships and just was lucky I found the right person and I feel like I kinda connected with vessel when I heard it

[keniser]

i like it... Reminds me of Type 0 Negative

[krnkxge]

objectively, their music is more of an art. and music is an art. you don't find music like that nowadays

[winkycogaming]

I like them they remind me of early finger 11. Like greyest of blue sky's album

[stangurule]

Reminds me of a modern-day version of kiss

[julienjay]

Worship! Genres don’t really matter. The offerings to us stand out from the monotony of the majority that gets backing. Of course there are exceptions and they are appreciative of this band as well from what I have seen…It’s the willingness to lay bare the soul, with a beat, piano, heavy as shit drop, or the perfect lyric able to speak to such a place in the guts…relatable as hell if you still have a soul and know big words. The masks are a given. Would you want the masses to know who you are if you laid yourself bare? If you can’t at least respect the stunning talent and attention to detail you are probably a cretin. That’s fine, just don’t hate on us because we can empathize so damn hard. There’s all kinds of basic shit out there. Go be basic and leave the worshipers alone, especially Vessel. Or open up to the terrible beauty and worship with us…

[ChrisTravis-mh]

I came here to find out why the band is so popular, and left the video frustrated that yet another American Youtuber doesn't know the difference between Britain and England.

[IXMANMOXI]

Sleep Token are shit. Why does anyone like this garbage music?
A bad fad 🤷🏻‍♂️

[PEGGLORE]

So they're a manufactured industry plant, creating Post Postmodern amalgamation music, trying to appeal to as many people as possible, and that if we want to listen to something that's truly unique, and the original and best anonymous band, who has the greatest lore of all, then we must seek out The Residents instead..

[jasonmitchell]

Isn’t painting black face racist? Not a good look Vessel

[TheBlorweym]

Radical christians turn me off almost as much as their origin story. Cool song but weird gross vibes.