Why Do People Even Like Sleep Token?!

After I reacted to the first Sleep Token single "Chokehold" earlier this year, many of you commented saying I should've reacted to Sleep Token's second single "The Summoning". So, I am obeying your commands and doing that today!

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[beautifulsky]

Glad you took some time off. You don't need to do these on the daily when you are touring. We understand if you need to take a break 🦋

[darylandcat]

Take Me Back to Eden was an intense listening experience. This is one of those albums that you have to listen to from start to finish instead of picking out tracks.
It perfectly encapsulates everything I listen to in one perfectly arranged and performed collection.
I am a big listener of blues, jazz, soul and classical (B.B. King, Frank Sinatra, Adele, Post Malone, Beethoven) but I am predominantly a metal head that listens to pummeling metal/metalcore to the tune of Periphery, Oceano, Suicide Silence, Signs of the Swarm.
Deftones still reign supreme on my playlists though.
Sleep Token is without a doubt my AOTY, and quite possibly in the top 10 I have ever heard.

[noahford]

So glad he made the tool comparison lol

[Rocksarum]

Did you choose to review "Sleep token" because you were sleepy?😴 (sorry for the bad joke)
Congrats for the tour! and have a little rest because we are craving for more tour dates!!!🤩

[nrothe]

This just sounds like Katatonia + Deftones + djent breakdowns

[timruss]

Don't worry my voice is also ropey after screaming along with you guys in Wembley. What a night, cannot wait for the next one

[jakewilson]

I love the whole song but the last part from about 1.30 is such a nice piece of music and is a great change of pace from the rest of the track

[Nathdood]

I hope people realize there's more than The Summoning on the album...
I love that song but people pretend it their only song because they just discovered them. Their old stuff is masterwork as well.

[twall]

Justin is such a lovely dude. And it made me smile when he got to the “I think Sleep Token is gonna be alright” part. I have been supporting the heck out of them for quite a bit and I’m loving this timeline where I get to be a part of their ascent to greatness.

[Void-Realm]

It would've been so cool to also see you cover some of their slightly older stuff like High Water.

[jimronnysrlie]

You got Metal. You got some Jazz. You got some Prog and a bit of Funk. I love It!
Btw. You are the first one I've heard comparing Sleep token with Westlife LOOL

[Ilurblur]

Not gonna lie i kinda hated it when i heard it and i've grown no appreciation for it since then. Still on the journey of trying to find what people see in this band

[meliorism_uk]

Gotta have lots of weird time signatures to keep things interesting. The challenge is getting those time signatures to still groove

[mickjager]

The intro is also in 4/4, but they really accent the dotted 8th notes. This indeed creates a triplet feel, only to abruptly get cut off because 3 doesn't fit in 4.

[ApolloAnt]

Massive fan of yours. Your reaction to this band is the same as mine. I feel like my metal youth is resurgent again. I get hints of tool in this song. So clever.

[danthelambboy]

The indie pop rock judgement is made due to the combination of several of their songs having parts of indie pop rock and the singers vocals being so clean and in some way similar to the sound of Bastille

[eweng]

Would have thought that a swing groove would be something like a 4/4 time signature. Prog metal is the genre that was popularised by Dream Theatre and other bands starting in the mid-eighties, and Sleep Token fits into all of that reasonably well today.

[Reid_Jorgensen]

Congratulations on your successful arena tour! The pictures and video I have seen were exciting. So happy for you guys. Was cheering you on from the US! 👍

[Fall_Spectacular]

I’ll raise my coffee to “just wanting to dance”

[MichaelKeelphotography]

I'll get hate for this. Don't care. They are talented. Obviously. They do absolutely nothing for me though. They remind me of hip hop meets pop metal, sprinkled with a bit of prog. But ultimately it still sounds like hip hop as the main core. There's cool parts in the songs to me. Hence, parts. Not remembered for years to come. But whatever, to each their own. We all like and don't like things etc.