Sleep Token

Sleep Token debuted in September 2016 with the release of their first single, "Thread the Needle".{{cite news |url=https://metalinjection.net/av/sleep-token-sweetly-lures-and-brutally-bludgeons-with-thread-the-needle |title=Sleep Token Sweetly Lures And Brutally Bludgeons With "Thread The Needle" |last=Kennelty |first=Greg |work=Metal Injection |date=20 September 2016 |accessdate=28 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141808/https://metalinjection.net/av/sleep-token-sweetly-lures-and-brutally-bludgeons-with-thread-the-needle |url-status=live }} The track was followed in December by the band's debut EP One, which featured two additional songs plus alternative piano arrangements of all three tracks.{{cite web |url=https://www.thecirclepit.com/2016/12/sleep-token-one-ep-stream |title=Sleep Token "One" EP Stream |author=Mike |work=The Circle Pit |date=16 December 2016 |accessdate=28 January 2023 |archive-date=7 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107082519/https://www.thecirclepit.com/2016/12/sleep-token-one-ep-stream |url-status=live }}

On February 28, 2017, they released a cover of "Hey Ya!", originally by OutKast.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ398CqoDjA|title=Sleep Token - Hey Ya!|date=28 February 2017|via=YouTube}}

In May 2017, it was announced that Sleep Token had signed with independent label Basick Records and would release their second EP Two in July.{{cite news |url=http://www.soundfiction.net/2017/05/22/sleep-token-sign-basick-records-announce-new-ep-two |title=Sleep Token Sign to Basick Records + Announce New EP 'Two' |author=Ryan |work=Sound Fiction |date=22 May 2017 |accessdate=28 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141807/http://www.soundfiction.net/2017/05/22/sleep-token-sign-basick-records-announce-new-ep-two |url-status=live }} Ahead of the EP's release, the group issued two new singles — "Calcutta" in May and "Nazareth" in June.{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/who-and-what-the-hell-are-sleep-token |title=Who and what the hell are Sleep Token? |last=Morton |first=Luke |work=Metal Hammer |date=19 May 2017 |accessdate=28 January 2023 |archive-date=7 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107095957/https://www.loudersound.com/features/who-and-what-the-hell-are-sleep-token |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://holdtight.co/news/2017/6/21/mysterious-musical-collective-sleep-token-release-new-singlevideo |title=Mysterious musical collective Sleep Token release new single/video |work=Hold Tight |date=21 June 2017 |accessdate=28 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141806/https://holdtight.co/news/2017/6/21/mysterious-musical-collective-sleep-token-release-new-singlevideo |url-status=live }} In the publication's exclusive premiere of "Calcutta", Metal Hammer writer Luke Morton described the song as "an odd and unique mix of technical metal and expansive indie soundscapes". Reviewing Two for Distorted Sound, Matt Corcoran also noted the combination of elements from multiple genres, explaining, "Across these three spellbinding tracks the band fully delivers on their genre-blending promise, moving between light indie atmospherics and dark, Meshuggah-esque heaviness and covering most of the spectrum in between".{{cite news |url=https://distortedsoundmag.com/ep-review-two-sleep-token/ |title=EP Review: Two – Sleep Token |last=Corcoran |first=Matt |work=Distorted Sound |date=21 July 2017 |accessdate=28 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141807/https://distortedsoundmag.com/ep-review-two-sleep-token/ |url-status=live }}

One of the earliest performances of the band was at O2 Academy Islington supporting Norwegian band Motorpsycho in October,{{cite web |url=https://theprogressiveaspect.net/blog/2017/10/28/motorpsycho-sleep-token/ |title=Motorpsycho / Sleep Token |last=Trenwith |first=Roger |work=The Progressive Aspect |date=28 October 2017 |accessdate=28 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141808/https://theprogressiveaspect.net/blog/2017/10/28/motorpsycho-sleep-token/ |url-status=live }} and at Student Central supporting French synthwave artist Perturbator in December.{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/perturbator-hypno5e-sleep-token-at-ulu-london-live-review |title=Perturbator/Hypno5e/Sleep Token at Ulu, London – live review |last=de Gallier |first=Thea |work=Metal Hammer |date=8 December 2017 |accessdate=28 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141804/https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/perturbator-hypno5e-sleep-token-at-ulu-london-live-review |url-status=live }} During early 2018, they also supported Loathe alongside Holding Absence,{{cite web |url=https://whenthehornblows.com/content//2018/03/live-review-loathe-holding-absence.html |title=Live Review: Loathe, Holding Absence & Sleep Token – Boston Music Rooms, London 08/03/2018 |last=Haberfield |first=Rhys |work=When the Horn Blows |date=9 March 2018 |accessdate=28 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141807/https://whenthehornblows.com/content//2018/03/live-review-loathe-holding-absence.html |url-status=live }} played at festivals including Camden Rocks,{{cite news |url=https://www.rocksins.com/2019/03/sleep-token-live-photo-gallery-from-camden-rocks-festival-35618/ |title=Sleep Token – Live Photo Gallery From Camden Rocks Festival 2018 |last=Higgs |first=Matt |work=Rock Sins |date=5 March 2019 |accessdate=28 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141808/https://www.rocksins.com/2019/03/sleep-token-live-photo-gallery-from-camden-rocks-festival-35618/ |url-status=live }} and performed at Maida Vale Studios for the BBC Radio 1 Rock Show.

In June the band released the first in a string of standalone singles, "Jaws". In October, they released "The Way That You Were" and played their first headline (and eleventh overall) show at St Pancras Old Church, tickets for which reportedly sold out in 30 seconds.{{cite news |url=https://originalrock.net/2018/10/08/sleep-token-release-video-for-new-single-the-way-that-you-were/ |title=Sleep Token release video for new single 'The Way That You Were' |work=Original Rock |date=8 October 2018 |accessdate=28 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141807/https://originalrock.net/2018/10/08/sleep-token-release-video-for-new-single-the-way-that-you-were/ |url-status=live }} "Jaws" and "The Way That You Were" were later issued together on 10" vinyl for Record Store Day in 2021.{{cite news |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/record-store-day-2021-full-list-releases-wolf-alice-st-vincent-amy-winehouse/ |title=Record Store Day 2021: The full list of releases |last=Taysom |first=Joe |work=Far Out |date=8 April 2021 |accessdate=28 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141805/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/record-store-day-2021-full-list-releases-wolf-alice-st-vincent-amy-winehouse/ |url-status=live }}

In June 2019, it was announced that Sleep Token had signed with Universal subsidiary Spinefarm Records. At the same time, the band's debut full-length album Sundowning was confirmed for a November release, with "The Night Does Not Belong to God" released as the first track from the record.{{cite news |url=https://www.theprp.com/2019/06/21/news/sleep-token-sign-with-spinefarm-debut-the-night-does-not-belong-to-god/ |title=Sleep Token Sign With Spinefarm, Debut "The Night Does Not Belong To God" |author=wookubus |work=Theprp.com |date=21 June 2019 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141807/https://www.theprp.com/2019/06/21/news/sleep-token-sign-with-spinefarm-debut-the-night-does-not-belong-to-god/ |url-status=live }} The group continued issuing songs from the album every two weeks up to the release of the album.{{cite news |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/sleep-token-dark-signs-sundowning/ |title=Sleep Token Release New Track, 'Dark Signs'; Album 'Sundowning' Due In November |last=Peacock |first=Tim |work=uDiscoverMusic |date=5 August 2019 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129143306/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/sleep-token-dark-signs-sundowning/ |url-status=live }} Sundowning received generally positive reviews from music critics – Kerrang! columnist Tom Shepherd gave the album a rating of four out of five, writing that it contains "moments here to truly savour, and ideas and experiences that feel unique", but noting that "the continuous nature of this dark mood entwined with the group's slow-burning, listless pace does begin to drag across [its] 50-minute runtime".{{cite web |url=https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-sleep-token-sundowning |title=Album Review: Sleep Token – Sundowning |last=Shepherd |first=Tom |work=Kerrang! |date=22 November 2019 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141810/https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-sleep-token-sundowning |url-status=live }} Prior to the album's release, Sleep Token played two sold-out shows in London and Manchester; after its release, they embarked on their first North American tour supporting metalcore group Issues, alongside progressive rock band Polyphia, and rapper Lil Aaron.{{cite news |url=https://www.thecirclepit.com/2019/08/issues-polyphia-lil-aaron-sleep-token-north-american-tour |title=Issues, Polyphia, Lil Aaron, Sleep Token – North American Tour |author=Mike |work=The Circle Pit |date=13 August 2019 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141809/https://www.thecirclepit.com/2019/08/issues-polyphia-lil-aaron-sleep-token-north-american-tour |url-status=live }}

After a short UK tour at the beginning of the year, several shows due to feature Sleep Token during 2020 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These included planned appearances at Knotfest Japan in March,{{cite news |url=https://www.altpress.com/slipknot-cancel-asian-tour-knotfest-japan-coronavirus/ |title=Slipknot cancel Asian tour, Knotfest Japan due to coronavirus concerns |last=Greenwood |first=Koltan |work=Alternative Press |date=5 March 2020 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141804/https://www.altpress.com/slipknot-cancel-asian-tour-knotfest-japan-coronavirus/ |url-status=live }} Download Festival in June,{{cite news |url=https://downloadfestival.co.uk/news-features/download-festival-2020-no-longer-taking-place/ |title=Download Festival Will No Longer Be Taking Place This Year |publisher=Download Festival |date=26 March 2020 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=9 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409182151/https://downloadfestival.co.uk/news-features/download-festival-2020-no-longer-taking-place/ |url-status=live }} and Madrid's Mad Cool in July.{{cite news |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/mad-cool-2020-say-festival-will-not-happen-on-the-current-dates-2667035 |title=Mad Cool 2020 say festival "will not happen on the current dates" |last=Skinner |first=Tom |work=NME |date=12 May 2020 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141805/https://www.nme.com/news/music/mad-cool-2020-say-festival-will-not-happen-on-the-current-dates-2667035 |url-status=live }} During the summer, the band released an expanded version of Sundowning with four new piano-based tracks collectively known as The Room Below, which included cover versions of Billie Eilish's "When the Party's Over" and Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)".{{cite news |url=https://www.theprp.com/2020/06/21/news/sleep-token-release-deluxe-edition-of-sundowning-with-whitney-houston-billie-eilish-covers/ |title=Sleep Token Release Deluxe Edition Of "Sundowning" With Whitney Houston & Billie Eilish Covers |author=wookubus |work=Theprp.com |date=21 June 2020 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141806/https://www.theprp.com/2020/06/21/news/sleep-token-release-deluxe-edition-of-sundowning-with-whitney-houston-billie-eilish-covers/ |url-status=live }} The group were due to return to live performances in March 2021 with five socially-distanced shows called "The Isolation Rituals",{{cite news |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/sleep-token-isolation-rituals-2021/ |title=Sleep Token Announce Five Socially Distanced 'Isolation Rituals' For 2021 |last=Peacock |first=Tim |work=uDiscoverMusic |date=1 December 2020 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129143308/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/sleep-token-isolation-rituals-2021/ |url-status=live }} however these were ultimately cancelled due to ongoing pandemic-related concerns.{{Cite tweet |user=Sleep_Token |number=1359179888939335681 |title=As decreed by the powers that be, the scheduled Isolation Rituals in the month of March have been forbidden, and thus shall not proceed as intended. Followers shall be recompensed by their relevant vendor. Be safe and be patient. Soon begins the next chapter. Worship. |date=9 February 2021 |access-date=29 January 2023 }} They eventually returned in the summer, headlining the second stage at the Download Festival Pilot on 18 June.{{cite news |url=https://loudwire.com/sleep-token-alkaline-video-this-place-will-become-your-tomb-album/ |title=Mysterious Band Sleep Token Unveil Creepy 'Alkaline' Video, Announce Second Album |last=Childers |first=Chad |work=Loudwire |date=18 June 2021 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141806/https://loudwire.com/sleep-token-alkaline-video-this-place-will-become-your-tomb-album/ |url-status=live }} The day before, the band announced their second album This Place Will Become Your Tomb and released a new single, "Alkaline".{{cite news |url=https://www.theprp.com/2021/06/17/news/sleep-token-to-release-new-album-in-september-debut-alkaline/ |title=Sleep Token To Release New Album In September, Debut "Alkaline" |author=wookubus |work=Theprp.com |date=17 June 2021 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141807/https://www.theprp.com/2021/06/17/news/sleep-token-to-release-new-album-in-september-debut-alkaline/ |url-status=live }}

"Alkaline" was followed in August and September by "The Love You Want" and "Fall for Me", respectively.{{cite news |url=https://loudwire.com/sleep-token-fall-for-me-video/ |title=Sleep Token Deliver Brutal Introspection With New 'Fall For Me' Video |last=Childers |first=Chad |work=Loudwire |date=17 September 2021 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141808/https://loudwire.com/sleep-token-fall-for-me-video/ |url-status=live }} This Place Will Become Your Tomb was released on 24 September 2021 and gave Sleep Token their first chart positions when it debuted at number 39 on the UK Albums Chart and number 13 on the Scottish Albums Chart.{{cite news |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-lathums-score-number-1-debut-album-with-how-beautiful-life-can-be__34147/ |title=The Lathums score Number 1 debut album with How Beautiful Life Can Be |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=1 October 2021 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141812/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-lathums-score-number-1-debut-album-with-how-beautiful-life-can-be__34147/ |url-status=live }}Peaks in Scotland:

• This Place Will Become Your Tomb: {{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20211001/40/ |title=Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100: 01 October 2021 – 07 October 2021 |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=28 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141807/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20211001/40/ |url-status=live }}
• Take Me Back to Eden: {{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20230526/40/ |title=Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100: 26 May 2023 – 1 June 2023 |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=27 May 2023}} The album was promoted on an eight-date headline tour of the UK and Ireland in November, with support from A.A. Williams.{{cite news |url=https://www.kerrang.com/sleep-token-announce-2021-headline-tour |title=Sleep Token announce 2021 headline tour |last=Carter |first=Emily |work=Kerrang! |date=1 September 2021 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141808/https://www.kerrang.com/sleep-token-announce-2021-headline-tour |url-status=live }} In January 2022, Sleep Token were featured as a cover artist for Metal Hammer magazine.{{cite news |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/new-year-new-heavy-spiritbox-sleep-token-loathe-and-zeal-and-ardor-make-their-metal-hammer-cover-debuts |title=New Year, New Heavy: Spiritbox, Sleep Token, Loathe and Zeal & Ardor make their Metal Hammer cover debuts |last=Hobson |first=Rich |work=Metal Hammer |date=7 January 2022 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141806/https://www.loudersound.com/news/new-year-new-heavy-spiritbox-sleep-token-loathe-and-zeal-and-ardor-make-their-metal-hammer-cover-debuts |url-status=live }} More shows followed in the spring and summer – in April, frontman Vessel performed an "intimate" solo show (joined by only three backing vocalists) dubbed A Ritual from the Room Below;{{cite web |url=https://distortedsoundmag.com/live-review-sleep-token-lafayette-london/ |title=Live Review: Sleep Token @ Lafayette, London |last=Kondov |first=Pavel |work=Distorted Sound |date=13 June 2022 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141809/https://distortedsoundmag.com/live-review-sleep-token-lafayette-london/ |url-status=live }} in May, the group supported Architects alongside Malevolence on a short UK tour;{{cite news |url=https://www.kerrang.com/sleep-token-and-malevolence-join-architects-for-those-that-wish-to-exist-uk-tour |title=Sleep Token and Malevolence join Architects' For Those That Wish To Exist UK tour |last=Carter |first=Emily |work=Kerrang! |date=1 February 2022 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=20 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120193310/https://www.kerrang.com/sleep-token-and-malevolence-join-architects-for-those-that-wish-to-exist-uk-tour |url-status=live }} and in the summer, they played several festivals including Download,{{cite news |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/live/download-festival-2022-kiss-iron-maiden-sleep-token-wargasm-biffy-clyro-3246541 |title=Download Festival 2022 review: metal's fearsome energy rages on the smaller stages |last=Shutler |first=Ali |work=NME |date=13 June 2022 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141806/https://www.nme.com/reviews/live/download-festival-2022-kiss-iron-maiden-sleep-token-wargasm-biffy-clyro-3246541 |url-status=live }} as well as touring Australia with Northlane.{{cite news |url=https://www.destroyalllines.com/tours/northlane |title=Northlane Obsidian Australian Tour – June 2022 |website=Destroy All Lines |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141807/https://www.destroyalllines.com/tours/northlane/ |url-status=live }} Later dates followed in North America supporting In This Moment with Nothing More and Cherry Bombs.{{cite news |url=https://loudwire.com/in-this-moment-2022-tour-nothing-more-sleep-token-cherry-bombs/ |title=In This Moment Announce 'Blood' 10th Anniversary Tour With Nothing More, Sleep Token + Cherry Bombs |last=DiVita |first=Joe |work=Loudwire |date=21 June 2022 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141805/https://loudwire.com/in-this-moment-2022-tour-nothing-more-sleep-token-cherry-bombs/ |url-status=live }}

Towards the end of 2022, Sleep Token announced a UK headline tour for January 2023 supported by Northlane,{{cite news |url=https://www.theprp.com/2022/09/26/news/sleep-token-announce-uk-tour-with-northlane/ |title=Sleep Token Announce UK Tour With Northlane |author=wookubus |work=Theprp.com |date=26 September 2022 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141808/https://www.theprp.com/2022/09/26/news/sleep-token-announce-uk-tour-with-northlane/ |url-status=live }} as well as an Australian tour for April/May.{{cite news |url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/sleep-token-announce-2023-australian-tour-dates/ |title=Sleep Token Announce 2023 Australian Tour Dates |last=Mack |first=Emmy |work=Music Feeds |date=23 November 2022 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141804/https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/sleep-token-announce-2023-australian-tour-dates/ |url-status=live }} Ahead of a string of shows in Germany, the band released the single "Chokehold", their first new material since This Place Will Become Your Tomb, on 5 January 2023.{{cite news |url=https://rocksound.tv/news/sleep-token-release-gripping-new-track-chokehold |title=Sleep Token Release Gripping New Track 'Chokehold' |last=Rogers |first=Jack |work=Rock Sound |date=5 January 2023 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141818/https://rocksound.tv/news/sleep-token-release-gripping-new-track-chokehold |url-status=live }} This was followed by "The Summoning" the next day,{{cite news |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/sleep-token-new-track-summoning/ |title=Sleep Token Premiere Second New Track 'The Summoning' |last=Peacock |first=Tim |work=uDiscoverMusic |date=6 January 2023 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141807/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/sleep-token-new-track-summoning/ |url-status=live }} "Granite" two weeks later,{{cite news |url=https://rocksound.tv/news/sleep-token-release-breathless-new-track-granite |title=Sleep Token Release Breathless New Track 'Granite' |last=Rogers |first=Jack |work=Rock Sound |date=19 January 2023 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141814/https://rocksound.tv/news/sleep-token-release-breathless-new-track-granite |url-status=live }} and "Aqua Regia" the day after.{{cite news |url=https://rocksound.tv/news/sleep-token-release-stirring-new-track-aqua-regia |title=Sleep Token Release Stirring New Track 'Aqua Regia' |last=Rogers |first=Jack |work=Rock Sound |date=20 January 2023 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141807/https://rocksound.tv/news/sleep-token-release-stirring-new-track-aqua-regia |url-status=live }} All four tracks released since the start of 2023 were included on the band's third album, Take Me Back to Eden, which was released in May 2023.{{cite web |title=Sleep Token Announces Third Studio Album, 'Take Me Back To Eden' |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/sleep-token-announces-third-studio-album-take-me-back-to-eden |website=Blabbermouth |date=16 February 2023 |access-date=19 March 2023 |archive-date=17 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217072900/https://blabbermouth.net/news/sleep-token-announces-third-studio-album-take-me-back-to-eden |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://upsetmagazine.com/news/sleep-token-single-aqua-regia/ |title=Sleep Token have debuted a new single, 'Aqua Regia' |last=Ingle |first=Alex |work=Upset |date=20 January 2023 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141805/https://upsetmagazine.com/news/sleep-token-single-aqua-regia/ |url-status=live }} Take Me Back to Eden marked a significant change in the band's creative process, as they stopped working with their long-time producer George Lever in favour of Carl Bown. Vessel also took on a co-producer role with Bown for the first time in the band's career.

In March 2023, Sleep Token were nominated for Best UK Artist at the Heavy Music Awards.{{cite news |url=https://planetradio.co.uk/planet-rock/news/rock-news/halestorm-ghost-heavy-music-awards-2023/ |title=Halestorm and Ghost among nominees for The Heavy Music Awards 2023 |last=Colothan |first=Scott |work=Planet Rock |date=14 March 2023 |accessdate=14 March 2023 }} The band were also booked to perform at that year's summer festivals, including Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium,{{cite news |url=https://metalinjection.net/tour-dates/graspop-metal-meeting-adds-103-bands-including-amon-amarth-behemoth-in-flames-pantera-lorna-shore-way-more |title=Graspop Metal Meeting Adds 103 Bands Including Amon Amarth, Behemoth, In Flames, Pantera, Lorna Shore & Way More |last=Kennelty |first=Greg |work=Metal Injection |date=29 November 2022 |accessdate=24 March 2023 }} Wacken Open Air in Germany,{{cite news |url=https://www.wacken.com/en/news-details/20-more-bands-will-reinforce-the-woa-2023/ |title=20 more bands will reinforce the W.O.A. 2023! |publisher=Wacken Open Air |date=15 February 2023 |accessdate=24 March 2023 }}

and Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK.{{cite news |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/reading-leeds-2023-line-up-rina-sawayama-sleep-token-yard-act-lead-over-80-new-names-3405595 |title=Reading & Leeds 2023 line-up: Rina Sawayama, Sleep Token, Yard Act lead over 80 new names |last=Richards |first=Will |work=NME |date=28 February 2023 |accessdate=24 March 2023 }} The band attracted significant international attention when video footage of their 29 April 2023 performance of "Atlantic" in Sydney, Australia went viral due to an audience member's audible fart which was described in the media as "absolutely sinister" and "ferocious".{{Cite web |last=Geraghty |first=Hollie |date=2023-05-02 |title=Sleep Token gig disrupted by "absolutely sinister fart", moment goes viral |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sleep-token-gig-disrupted-by-absolutely-sinister-fart-moment-goes-viral-3438304 |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |author1=Metal Hammer |date=2023-05-02 |title=Watch: A fan let off an almighty fart during a Sleep Token gig and totally killed the vibe |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/sleep-token-gig-fart-fan |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=louder |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-05-01 |title=Sleep Token Concert Disrupted by Fan's Ferocious Fart |url=https://consequence.net/2023/05/sleep-token-concert-fart/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=DiVita |first=Joe|date=2023-05-01 |title=Fan Rips a Big Ol' Fart During Quiet Part of Sleep Token Song + It's on Video |url=https://loudwire.com/fan-farts-sleep-token-show-video/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Loudwire |language=en}} In May 2023, Sleep Token won the Best UK Artist award at the Heavy Music Awards. In the same month, the band announced a standalone headline show at Wembley Arena in December 2023. The show sold out within 10 minutes of the tickets going on general sale.{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sleep-token-sell-out-huge-wembley-arena-gig-in-10-minutes-3451398|title=Sleep Token sell out huge Wembley Arena gig in 10 minutes|last=Shutler|first=Ali|date=4 June 2023|website=NME|access-date=10 June 2023}} During the show, the band revealed new masks to indicate the band entering a "new era".{{cite news |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/sleep-token-unveil-wild-new-masks |title=Sleep Token unveil wild new masks |work=Revolver |date=16 December 2023 |accessdate=17 December 2023 }}

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Following their success in 2023, Sleep Token received widespread acclaim from the music press. Metal Hammer readers voted Take Me Back to Eden as the best album of the year,{{cite web |date=13 December 2023 |title=The 50 best metal albums of 2023 – as voted by the readers of Metal Hammer |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/fan-voted-best-metal-albums-of-2023 |accessdate=17 December 2023 |work=Metal Hammer}} while the magazine's writers ranked it fourth.{{cite news |last=Alderslade |first=Merlin |date=8 December 2023 |title=Creeper's Sanguivore is Metal Hammer's album of the year |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/creeper-album-of-the-year-2023-sanguivore |accessdate=17 December 2023 |work=Metal Hammer}} Revolver also named it the best album of the year,{{cite web |date=4 December 2023 |title=30 best albums of 2023 |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/30-best-albums-2023#1-sleep-token-take-me-back-eden |accessdate=17 December 2023 |work=Revolver}} as did Rock Sound, which additionally recognized Sleep Token as the Best British Band of the Year.{{cite web |date=15 December 2023 |title=Rock Sound's Top 50 Albums of 2023 |url=https://rocksound.tv/features/top-50-albums-of-2023 |accessdate=17 December 2023 |work=Rock Sound}} Kerrang! ranked the album third on its year-end list, while NME placed it 21st,{{cite web |date=8 December 2023 |title=The best albums of 2023 |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/best-albums-2023-3554171 |accessdate=17 December 2023 |work=NME}} and named "The Summoning" the 18th best song of the year.{{cite web |date=4 December 2023 |title=The best songs of 2023 |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/best-songs-of-2023-3-3551141 |accessdate=17 December 2023 |work=NME}} By February 2024, the album had sold over 50,000 copies in the United Kingdom.{{Cite web |last=Garner |first=George |date=14 February 2024 |title=RCA Records sign British alternative metal sensations Sleep Token |url=https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/rca-records-sign-british-alternative-metal-sensations-sleep-token/089272 |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Music Week |language=en}}

On 14 February 2024, Sleep Token announced their signing with RCA Records.{{Cite web |last=Rigotti |first=Alex |date=2024-02-14 |title=Sleep Token sign new record deal with RCA |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sleep-token-sign-new-record-deal-with-rca-3587476 |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}

The band continued to receive accolades in 2024. On 22 August, Take Me Back to Eden won Best Album at the Heavy Music Awards.{{Cite web |title=Heavy Music Awards 2024 Winners Revealed |url=https://www.heavymusicawards.com/news/heavy-music-awards-2024-winners-revealed |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=Heavy Music Awards |language=en-US}} Later that year, on 25 November, the Billboard Music Awards named Sleep Token a finalist for Top Hard Rock Album, an award they went on to win on 12 December.{{Cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=2024-11-25 |title=Zach Bryan, Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen & Sabrina Carpenter Are Top 2024 Billboard Music Awards Finalists: Full List |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2024-billboard-music-awards-finalists-full-list-1235837820/ |access-date=2024-12-02 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}

On 19 February 2025, the band released a TikTok video directing people to a website that teased new music.{{Cite web |last=Zukowski |first=Zenae |date=2025-02-20 |title=Sleep Token launch TikTok with cryptic teaser |url=https://metalinsider.net/news/sleep-token-launch-tiktok-with-cryptic-teaser |access-date=2025-02-24 |language=en-US}} The website depicted the Shugborough inscription, which is associated with the painting Et in Arcadia ego ("Shepherds of Arcadia"), a hint to the title of the upcoming album. The website also allows users to choose a "house" (initially assigned via e-mail), and can choose between either House Veridian or The Feathered Host.{{Cite web |last=Childers |first=Chad|date=2025-02-19 |title=Sleep Token Fans Freak Out Over Mysterious New Puzzle Site |url=https://loudwire.com/sleep-token-fan-reaction-mysterious-new-puzzle-site-2025/ |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Sleep Token |url=https://www.showmehowtodanceforever.com |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=Sleep Token |language=en}} On 27 February 2025, the band created two separate Instagram accounts for the respective houses to which sheet music was posted, hinting at another unreleased song.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-27 |title=Sleep Token launch two private Instagram accounts to tease new music |url=https://www.kerrang.com/sleep-token-launch-private-social-media-accounts-to-tease-new-music-vessel-feathered-host-house-verdidian |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Schaffner |first=Lauryn|date=2025-02-26 |title=Sleep Token Share Bits of New Music on Private Social Media Accounts (Sort of) |url=https://loudwire.com/sleep-token-private-social-media-accounts-music/ |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}

On 13 March 2025, Sleep Token released a single, "Emergence", and announced that their fourth album Even in Arcadia is to be released on 9 May 2025.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/sleep-token-announce-new-album-even-in-arcadia-with-stunning-single-emergence/|title=Sleep Token announce new album 'Even In Arcadia' with stunning single "Emergence"|magazine=Revolver|date=13 March 2025|access-date=13 March 2025}} Within a week, the single landed on the Billboard Hot 100 after gaining more than 9.9 million plays in the United States and marking the first time the band landed on the U.S.-based chart.{{cite magazine|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/sleep-token-emergence-hot-100-rca-success-1235931680/|title=Sleep Token Rocks the Hot 100: Why New Label RCA Is 'Absolutely Thrilled' by the Masked Metal Group's 'Emergence' Debut|magazine=Billboard|date=26 March 2025|access-date=2 April 2025}} The band also announced their first ever U.S. arena headlining tour, set to commence in September 2025.{{cite web|first=Joe|last=DiVita|url=https://loudwire.com/sleep-token-2025-tour/|title=Sleep Token Announce 2025 U.S. Arena Tour in Support of New Album|work=Loudwire|date=13 March 2025|access-date=14 March 2025}} On 4 April 2025, the band released the album's second single, "Caramel", which landed on place 34 of the Billboard Hot 100 for 1 week after its release.{{cite web|first=Chad|last=Childers|url=https://loudwire.com/sleep-token-caramel-lyrics/|title=Here Are the Lyrics to Sleep Token's New Song 'Caramel'|work=Loudwire|date=4 April 2025|access-date=4 April 2025}} In the lead-up to the release, Sleep Token collaborated with North Carolina meteorologist Chris Michaels, known for incorporating metal references into his forecasts, to tease the track through a series of cryptic weather segments.{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/music/wral-meteorologist-chris-michaels-collaborates-with-band-sleep-token-ahead-of-single-release/ar-AA1CiL1A|title=WRAL meteorologist Chris Michaels collaborates with band Sleep Token ahead of single release|website=MSN|date=4 April 2025|access-date=5 April 2025}} On 25 April 2025, the album's third single, "Damocles", was released.{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/sleep-token-damocles|title=Sleep Token invite listeners to "confront what lies beneath the mask" on exultant new single Damocles|work=Metal Hammer|last=Mills|first=Matt|date=25 April 2025|access-date=25 April 2025}}

Since their formation, the members of Sleep Token have sought to remain anonymous. Rich Hobson of Metal Hammer explains that the members, who all wear masks and cloaks, "obscure their faces, they don't talk onstage, and they have only ever done one interview", with that very publication.{{cite web|first=Rich|last=Hobson|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/sleep-token-who-are-masked-metal-band|title=Forget Ghost – Sleep Token will be your new favourite masked metal band|work=Metal Hammer|date=24 March 2022|access-date=28 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141808/https://www.loudersound.com/features/sleep-token-who-are-masked-metal-band|archive-date=29 January 2023|url-status=live}}

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The lead singer and primary songwriter of the band is known by the moniker "Vessel".{{cite magazine|first=Alasdair|last=Belling|url=https://www.bluntmag.com.au/music/who-the-hell-are-sleep-token/|title=Who the hell are Sleep Token?|magazine=Blunt Magazine|date=23 September 2021|access-date=29 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141810/https://www.bluntmag.com.au/music/who-the-hell-are-sleep-token/|archive-date=29 January 2023|url-status=live}} Vessel and II are the only members of the band who have been credited as performers on Sleep Token's studio albums. II is also the only member apart from Vessel who has been given songwriting credits. Touring members include III (bass guitar), IV (lead guitar and backing vocals), and Espera (backing vocal trio).

The group's focus on anonymity and visual style have been likened to similar practices employed by Ghost,{{cite news |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-sleep-tokens-eerie-new-song-chokehold |title=Hear Sleep Token's Eerie New Song "Chokehold" |work=Revolver |date=5 January 2023 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141820/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-sleep-tokens-eerie-new-song-chokehold |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://metalinjection.net/reviews/sleep-token-this-place-will-become-your-tomb |title=Album Review: Sleep Token This Place Will Become Your Tomb |last=Morin |first=Max |work=Metal Injection |date=21 September 2021 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141805/https://metalinjection.net/reviews/sleep-token-this-place-will-become-your-tomb |url-status=live }} Slipknot,{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/best-sleep-token-songs |title=The 10 best Sleep Token songs |last=Hobson |first=Rich |work=Metal Hammer |date=26 January 2023 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128103741/https://www.loudersound.com/features/best-sleep-token-songs |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.bristol247.com/culture/music/review-sleep-token-northlane-o2-academy/ |title=Review: Sleep Token/Northlane, O2 Academy |last=Askew |first=Robin |work=Bristol 24/7 |date=22 January 2023 |accessdate=29 January 2023 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141809/https://www.bristol247.com/culture/music/review-sleep-token-northlane-o2-academy/ |url-status=live }} and Gwar, though Vessel has rejected these comparisons, particularly to Ghost.{{Cite web |last=Mortonpublished |first=Luke |date=2017-05-19 |title=Who and what the hell are Sleep Token? |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/who-and-what-the-hell-are-sleep-token |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=louder |language=en}} Slipknot's frontman Corey Taylor has praised the band's image and artistry, comparing their approach to the one Slipknot took in the band's early days.{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/corey-taylor-praises-sleep-token-compares-them-to-early-slipknot-3446058|title=Corey Taylor praises Sleep Token, compares them to early Slipknot|last=Shutler|first=Ali|date=21 May 2023|website=NME|access-date=10 June 2023|quote="There are hints of early, early Slipknot there... At first we were like, 'Nope. You get nothing. This is what you get, you figure it out. We’ll let the music speak for ourselves'."}}

In 2017, Sleep Token's then-new label Basick Records published a description of the band which read, "A band that goes above and beyond simply writing and playing music, Sleep Token are said to be "the mortal representatives of the ancient deity known only as 'Sleep', led by the masked and cloaked figure appointed 'Vessel' ... the master creator behind the music."{{cite web|url=https://www.basickrecords.com/news/basick-welcomes-sleep-token/|title=Basick welcomes Sleep Token|work=Basick Records|access-date=20 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105000000/https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:30F481r3oa8J:https://www.basickrecords.com/news/basick-welcomes-sleep-token/&cd=13&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk|archive-date=5 January 2023|url-status=dead}} Since the band’s formation, only two interviews have ever been granted. The first, with Metal Hammer at the time of their signing with Basick, frontman Vessel expanded on the lore of the band, stating that "We are here to serve Sleep and project His message." When asked about Sleep, he stated that "He is everywhere, at all times. Vessel encountered Sleep in a dream, with promise of glory and magnificence if Vessel followed Him." The second, a video interview and playthrough with drummer II with YouTube channel Drumeo, talking about his earliest influences of nu-metal drummers Joey Jordison of Slipknot and Matthew McDonough of Mudvayne to incorporating elements of the United Kingdom’s electronic music and hip hop scenes, to his playing style with Sleep Token which he considers a blend of gospel music with that of Deftones drummer Abe Cunningham.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOQJTiIwwEA|title=An Offering From Drumeo {{!}} Sleep Token II|website=YouTube |date=19 December 2023|access-date=20 May 2024}}

Musically, Sleep Token have been categorised in a wide range of genres, including alternative metal,Selected sources referring to Sleep Token as alternative metal:

• {{cite magazine|first=James|last=Weaver|url=https://distortedsoundmag.com/sleep-token-release-new-music-video-for-chokehold/|title=Sleep Token release new music video for 'Chokehold'|magazine=Distorted Sound|date=5 January 2023|access-date=28 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141806/https://distortedsoundmag.com/sleep-token-release-new-music-video-for-chokehold/|archive-date=29 January 2023|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|first=Hesher|last=Keenan|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2023/01/05/sleep-tokens-latest-single-chokehold-leaves-you-gasping-for-air/|title=Sleep Token's Latest Single "Chokehold" Leaves You Gasping For Air|work=MetalSucks|date=5 January 2023|access-date=28 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141809/https://www.metalsucks.net/2023/01/05/sleep-tokens-latest-single-chokehold-leaves-you-gasping-for-air/|archive-date=29 January 2023|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2023/01/05/news/sleep-token-surprise-release-another-new-single-the-summoning/ |title=Sleep Token Surprise Release Another New Single "The Summoning"|work=The PRP|date=5 January 2023|access-date=28 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141806/https://www.theprp.com/2023/01/05/news/sleep-token-surprise-release-another-new-single-the-summoning/|archive-date=29 January 2023|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|first=Emily|last=Carter|url=https://www.kerrang.com/sleep-token-have-just-released-another-new-single-the-summoning |title=Sleep Token have just released another new single, The Summoning|work=Kerrang!|date=6 January 2023|access-date=28 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141809/https://www.kerrang.com/sleep-token-have-just-released-another-new-single-the-summoning|archive-date=29 January 2023|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|first=Lauryn|last=Schaffner|url=https://loudwire.com/why-everyone-talking-about-mystery-band-sleep-token/|title=Why Is Everyone Talking About Mystery Band Sleep Token?|work=Loudwire|date=19 January 2023|access-date=28 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141806/https://loudwire.com/why-everyone-talking-about-mystery-band-sleep-token/|archive-date=29 January 2023|url-status=live}} post-rock/metal,Selected sources referring to Sleep Token as post-metal or ambient metal:
• {{cite web|first=John D.|last=Buchanan|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sleep-token-mn0003642250/biography|title=Sleep Token Biography, Songs, & Albums|work=AllMusic|access-date=28 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141804/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sleep-token-mn0003642250/biography|archive-date=29 January 2023|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|first=Philip|last=Trapp|url=https://loudwire.com/are-sleep-token-metal/|title=Are Sleep Token a Metal Band?|work=Loudwire|date=21 July 2023|access-date=20 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303224439/https://loudwire.com/are-sleep-token-metal/|archive-date=3 March 2024|url-status=live}}
• {{cite news|first=Emmy|last=Mack|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/sleep-token-announce-2023-australian-065245588.html|title=Sleep Token Announce 2023 Australian Tour Dates|work=Yahoo!|date=23 November 2022|access-date=28 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141808/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/sleep-token-announce-2023-australian-065245588.html|archive-date=29 January 2023|url-status=live}} progressive metal,Selected sources referring to Sleep Token as progressive metal or "tech metal":
• {{cite web|first=Rich|last=Hobson|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/sleep-token-who-are-masked-metal-band |title=Forget Ghost – Sleep Token will be your new favourite masked metal band|work=Metal Hammer|date=24 March 2022|access-date=28 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141808/https://www.loudersound.com/features/sleep-token-who-are-masked-metal-band|archive-date=29 January 2023|url-status=live}}
• {{cite news|first=Michael|last=Pementel|url=https://www.wearethepit.com/2023/01/sleep-token-unleash-heavy-and-dreamy-vibes-on-new-song-chokehold/ |title=Watch: Sleep Token Unleash Heavy And Dreamy Vibes On New song 'Chokehold'|work=We Are the Pit|date=5 January 2023 |access-date=28 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141808/https://www.wearethepit.com/2023/01/sleep-token-unleash-heavy-and-dreamy-vibes-on-new-song-chokehold/|archive-date=29 January 2023|url-status=live}}
• {{cite magazine|first=James|last=Weaver|url=https://distortedsoundmag.com/live-review-sleep-token-albert-hall-manchester/|title=Live Review: Sleep Token @ Albert Hall, Manchester|magazine=Distorted Sound|date=26 January 2023|access-date=28 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126114545/https://distortedsoundmag.com/live-review-sleep-token-albert-hall-manchester/|archive-date=26 January 2023|url-status=live }} indie rock/pop,Selected sources referring to Sleep Token as indie pop:
• {{cite web|first=John D.|last=Buchanan|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sleep-token-mn0003642250/biography|title=Sleep Token Biography, Songs, & Albums|work=AllMusic|access-date=28 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141804/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sleep-token-mn0003642250/biography|archive-date=29 January 2023|url-status=live }}
• {{cite web|first=Luke|last=Morton|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/who-and-what-the-hell-are-sleep-token |title=Who and what the hell are Sleep Token?|work=Metal Hammer|date=19 May 2017|access-date=28 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107095957/https://www.loudersound.com/features/who-and-what-the-hell-are-sleep-token|archive-date=7 January 2023|url-status=live}}
• {{cite magazine|first=Haydon|last=Spenceley|url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/this_place_will_become_your_tomb_sleep_token|title=Sleep Token: This Place Will Become Your Tomb (Spinefarm)|magazine=Under the Radar|date=14 October 2021|access-date=28 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141806/https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/this_place_will_become_your_tomb_sleep_token|archive-date=29 January 2023|url-status=live}} and djent.Selected sources referring to Sleep Token as djent:
• {{cite magazine|first=Emma|last=Wilkes|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/20-greatest-sleep-token-songs|title=20 greatest Sleep Token songs|magazine=Revolver|date=15 December 2023|access-date=20 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410152429/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/20-greatest-sleep-token-songs|archive-date=10 April 2024|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|first=Mary|last=Varvaris|url=https://themusic.com.au/news/sleep-token-s-take-me-back-to-eden-debuts-at-3-on-the-aria-charts/cXnPZWRnZmk/27-05-23|title=Sleep Token's 'Take Me Back To Eden' Debuts At #3 On The ARIA Charts|work=The Music|date=27 May 2023|access-date=20 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129205454/https://themusic.com.au/news/sleep-token-s-take-me-back-to-eden-debuts-at-3-on-the-aria-charts/cXnPZWRnZmk/27-05-23|archive-date=29 November 2023|url-status=live}}

Emma Wilkes, of Revolver, noted elements of trap and jazz. According to Mary Varvaris of The Music, "[the band fuses] heavy metal, electronica, hip-hop, and modern-day djent/progressive metal." Hobson has suggested that the band has a "fluid approach to genre", claiming that they incorporate "elements of everything from tech metal and alternative to pop and R&B". Similarly, John D. Buchanan of the website AllMusic has written that Sleep Token "combine post-rock, post-classical, and post-metal tropes with soulful indie pop vocals into a blend that sounds like nothing else".{{cite web|first=John D.|last=Buchanan|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sleep-token-mn0003642250/biography|title=Sleep Token Biography, Songs, & Albums|work=AllMusic|access-date=28 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141804/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sleep-token-mn0003642250/biography|archive-date=29 January 2023|url-status=live}} The band's label Spinefarm Records has simply stated that "in a world of form and genre, Sleep Token cannot be confined".{{cite web|url=https://www.spinefarmrecords.com/157/news/sleep-token-to-hold-5-socially-distanced-isolation-rituals-covering-england-and-wales-in-march-2021|title=Sleep Token To Hold 5 Socially Distanced 'Isolation Rituals', Covering England And Wales, In March 2021|publisher=Spinefarm Records|date=1 December 2020|access-date=29 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141808/https://www.spinefarmrecords.com/157/news/sleep-token-to-hold-5-socially-distanced-isolation-rituals-covering-england-and-wales-in-march-2021|archive-date=29 January 2023|url-status=live}} The band have been vague about their influences, simply crediting "a plethora of artists" as inspiration; early in their career, though, they did name Leprous, Agent Fresco, Bon Iver and Meshuggah as influences.{{cite magazine|first=James|last=Croft|url=https://distortedsoundmag.com/introducing-sleep-token/|title=Introducing: Sleep Token|magazine=Distorted Sound|date=22 July 2017|access-date=29 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129030121/https://distortedsoundmag.com/introducing-sleep-token/|archive-date=29 January 2023|url-status=live}} Commentators have also posited performers such as Deftones, Cult of Luna, Explosions in the Sky and Ólafur Arnalds as possible influences.{{cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2019/09/27/news/did-sleep-token-ripoff-deftones-on-new-track-gods/|title=Did Sleep Token Ripoff Deftones On New Track "Gods"?|work=The PRP|date=27 September 2019|access-date=29 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141809/https://www.theprp.com/2019/09/27/news/did-sleep-token-ripoff-deftones-on-new-track-gods/|archive-date=29 January 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Will|last=Marshall|url=https://hardbeat.co.uk/2021/09/24/album-review-sleep-token-this-place-will-become-your-tomb/|title=Album Review: Sleep Token – This Place Will Become Your Tomb|work=Hardbeat|date=24 September 2021|access-date=29 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129141806/https://hardbeat.co.uk/2021/09/24/album-review-sleep-token-this-place-will-become-your-tomb/|archive-date=29 January 2023|url-status=live}}

• Vessel – lead vocals; studio guitars, keyboards, bass, production{{cite web |url=https://junkee.com/articles/sleep-token-band |title=Sleep Token: Who Are They, And Why Doesn't It Matter? |last=Owens |first=Henry |work=Junkee |date=18 May 2023 |accessdate=27 August 2024 }}
• II – drums, percussion{{cite news |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/see-sleep-token-drummer-iis-first-ever-interview/ |title=See Sleep Token drummer II's first-ever interview |last=Enis |first=Eli |work=Revolver |date=19 December 2023 |accessdate=27 August 2024 }}
• III – touring member; bass{{cite news |url=https://www.pennlive.com/life/2024/01/nothing-last-forever-was-sleep-token-doxxed-and-iiis-identity-revealed.html |title='Nothing lasts forever': Was Sleep Token doxxed, and III's identity revealed? |last=Dimuro |first=Claudia |work=The Patriot-News |date=24 January 2024 |accessdate=27 August 2024 }}
• IV – touring member; guitars, backing vocals{{cite web |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/how-to-sound-like-iv-sleep-token |title=How to sound like IV from Sleep Token |last=Weller |first=Phil |work=Guitar World |date=2 May 2024 |accessdate=27 August 2024 }}
• Espera – touring members; backing vocals{{cite news |url=https://www.nuclearblast.com/blogs/news/malevolence-release-higher-place-feat-espera-sleep-token-live-video-32907 |title=Malevolence release 'Higher Place' feat. Espera (Sleep Token) live video! |publisher=Nuclear Blast |date=30 January 2024 |accessdate=27 August 2024 }}

{{main|Sleep Token discography}}

Studio albums

• Sundowning (2019)
• This Place Will Become Your Tomb (2021)
• Take Me Back to Eden (2023)
• Even in Arcadia (2025)

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