Sleep Token: Last News

Bring Me The Horizon brought out IV from Sleep Token to perform ‘Antivist’ during a show in Brisbane today (April 20).The Sheffield metallers have been on tour in Australia with Sleep Token as main support, as well as Make Them Suffer and Daine.During the show, the masked band’s guitarist joined Bring Me The Horizon for a special rendition of the 2013 hit where he got to take a more prominent role vocally. Although he isn’t Sleep Token’s main vocalist, he also provides additional screams.Amusingly, it appears that frontman Oli Sykes performed the track wearing one of Sleep Token’s old masks, which IV himself was also wearing.

Rob Halford of Judas Priest has revealed what he thinks of rising masked metal outfit Sleep Token – see what he had to say below.Speaking to Minnesota radio station 93X recently, the British metal icon was asked about the new music that he has been listening to. Halford wasted no time, going on to speak about Sleep Token.Halford said: “There’s a lot of importance being put in the direction of this band called Sleep Token. And they’re a really curious band in what they’re putting out in terms of all of these different textures.

Sleep Token have announced a new record deal with RCA.The mysterious London metalheads announced the news on their Instagram stories today (February 14), which linked to a post on the RCA Records page: “Welcome to the RCA family!”So far, Sleep Token have released all of their discography, including their 2023 album ‘Take Me Back To Eden‘ through Spinefarm, a Finnish heavy metal label and subsidiary of Universal Music Group.A post shared by RCA Records (@rcarecords)The announcement follows the band’s recent social media cleanse, leaving only the phrase “Nothing lasts forever” in their bio. It was initially speculated to be in response to an identity leak of a member, resulting in fears Sleep Token were going to disband.NME reviewed ‘Take Me Back To Eden‘ when it dropped last year, giving it a five-star review: “There are more risks on ‘Take Me Back To Eden’ than Sleep Token have ever taken before, but there’s never an opportunity to doubt whether anything they attempt will succeed.

Sleep Token have added two more dates to their UK arena tour later this year due to phenomenal demand.The masked metal quartet will play a new date at Leeds’ First Direct Arena on December 2 and an extra date at The O2 in London on December 3, bringing the number of shows on the UK leg of ‘Teeth Of God’ tour to seven. The tour will begin in Glasgow on November 25 before moving on to Manchester, Birmingham, London and Cardiff.Tickets for the new London date are available now, while tickets for the Leeds date will go on sale tomorrow (February 12) at 10am – find yours here and see the full dates below.Tickets for the United Kingdom November Rituals have been swiftly depleted, necessitating further dates in December at the London o2 Arena, and a new date at Leeds First Direct Arena.London available now, with Leeds tickets available from Monday 10am at https://t.co/ybc5qWX20h pic.twitter.com/1bRvx3ttPz— Sleep Token (@Sleep_Token) February 9, 2024Sleep Token’s ‘Teeth Of God’ UK tour dates are:NOVEMBER 25 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro 26 – Manchester, Co-op Live 28 – Birmingham, Utilita Arena 29 – London, The O2 30 – Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena DECEMBER2 – Leeds, First Direct Arena3 – London, The O2The news of the UK tour follows the announcement of a US tour, which will take place in April with Empire State Bastard.The 21-date tour will commence with the band’s slot at Las Vegas’ Sick New World festival on April 27, before the band performs in cities across the country including Albuquerque, Atlanta, St.

Sleep Token fans who were unable to get tickets to the masked band’s upcoming US tour following a technical error.Fans who had signed up for pre-sale codes for the band’s ‘Teeth Of God’ tour didn’t receive them until 24 hours after the general sale had started, leading to thousands of people missing out on tickets despite signing up in advance. The fiasco, leading to a flurry of complaints on social media, led to AEG to reach out and apologise.“As a Sleep Token fan who took the time to register early for access to tickets, we know how committed you are to the band,” the email to the affected fans reads.

Sleep Token have announced a North American tour with Empire State Bastard, marking the band’s first activity since wiping their Instagram earlier this week.Today (January 19), the band took to Instagram for their first post in a supposedly new era, announcing their ‘The Teeth of God’ North American tour. “This April and May, North America shall gather in Worship once again, alongside special guests Empire State Bastard,” read the post’s caption.A post shared by Sleep Token (@sleep_token)The 21-date tour will commence with the band’s slot at Las Vegas’ Sick New World festival on April 27, before the band performs in cities across the country including Albuquerque, Atlanta, St.

Sleep Token have wiped their Instagram account, following an apparent leak of a member’s identity.The British metal band have wiped their Instagram clean of posts, leaving behind only a profile picture of frontman Vessel and a bio that ominously reads: “Nothing lasts forever”. While this move could suggest that the band is transitioning into a new album cycle, fans are also speculating whether the move is a response to an identity leak of a band member.The band, who notably keep their individual identities heavily guarded, recently had member III’s personal information leaked onto the internet, with the perpetrator finding and revealing their birth certificate, prompting angry responses from fans on X, and triggering concerns that Sleep Token’s latest move on Instagram suggests their disbandment.“The fact that someone went and found III’s birth certificate and posted it, forcing him to delete all social media, is absolutely disgusting.

Sleep Token’s drummer, II, has given the band’s first video interview to discuss his drumming techniques and influences.These performances are interspersed with interview clips in which II – his voice masked behind a distorted voice filter – divulges into his approach to drumming, techniques, and influences. In one excerpt, he touches on the wide range of influences which shape his style.

Sleep Token have kicked off a new era by unveiling updated masks during their London show this weekend.The anonymous masked alt-metal band performed a sold-out show at London’s OVO Arena Wembley this Saturday (December 16) where they teased the next chapter with striking new looks.The band also took to Instagram over the weekend to share close ups of the new masks, which were designed by Lani Hernandez-David.“A New Era,” they captioned the posts. Check them out below.A post shared by Lani Hernandez-David (@_lani_mask_)A post shared by II (@ii_sleeptoken)A post shared by III (@iii_sleeptoken)A post shared by IV (@iv_sleeptoken)While the band formed back in 2016, a string of January releases including ‘The Summoning’ contributed to the skyrocketing of streams and new listeners in 2023.They are due to head back out on the road next year, supporting Bring Me The Horizon on their 2024 Australian tour.Kicking off on April 14 at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Oli Sykes and Co.

Sleep Token have performed their song ‘Take Me Back To Eden’ live for the first time – check out the footage below.The London band gave the title track from their 2023 third album its stage debut as they kicked off their European ‘Rituals’ tour in Munich, Germany on Tuesday night (December 5).Per Setlist.FM, ‘Take Me Back To Eden’ was the penultimate number in Sleep Token’s 17-song set at the city’s Zenith venue.Fan-shot footage of the eight-minute-plus performance captures a dazzling light show that adapts to the track’s epic finale.

Mike Shinoda has spoken to NME about recruiting new talent for his ‘Already Over’ global project, as well as his love for Sleep Token and delving into the archives of Linkin Park. Watch our video interview with Shinoda above.Having teamed up with Kailee Morgue to make a song for the Scream VI soundtrack and dug out plenty of unreleased material for the 20th anniversary reissue of Linkin Park’s ‘Meteora’, last month Shinoda capped of 2023 by sharing new solo single ‘Already Over’.

Bring Me The Horizon have announced a 2024 Australian tour with Sleep Token as support next spring.Oli Sykes and Co. will be heading down under in April 2024 for four dates.

Sleep Token have called out people lying about being a member of the band.The members took to their Instagram Stories to warn fans about those pretending to be in the line-up, particularly with some impersonating the members as a means of exploiting others in their community.Despite the British alt-metal group forming back in 2016, it was only earlier this year that they went on to take the rock and metal scene by storm when they released their hit third album ‘Take Me Back To Eden’. The momentum also gathered in January, when they released the single ‘The Summoning’, which soon went viral.Now, the band have not only managed to keep their identity a secret but also announced some of their biggest live shows to date – including a slot at London’s Wembley Arena which sold out in just 10 minutes.

Sleep Token have confirmed that all tickets for their huge headline show at London’s Wembley Arena sold out in just ten minutes earlier this week.The mysterious rock group announced their biggest ever headline show at Wembley Arena on May 31 after teasing the gig across social media.Tickets for the show went on sale Friday (June 2) and sold out quickly.“All ten thousand tickets for the Wembley Ritual have been swiftly and feverishly depleted, within ten minutes of general release today. Your dedication is noted, and appreciated,” wrote the band. “Come December, we shall gather.”All ten thousand tickets for the Wembley Ritual have been swiftly and feverishly depleted, within ten minutes of general release today.Your dedication is noted, and appreciated.

Corey Taylor has praised Sleep Token and compared the mysterious masked band to early Slipknot.Sleep Token released their third album ‘Take Me Back To Eden’ on Friday (May 19). Speaking about the band in a new interview with Allison Hagendorf, Corey Taylor said (via Loudwire): “I’ll call them metal, but there’re so many different levels and layers [to the music]. There’s pop elements, there’s jazz elements.

Sleep Token gig was interrupted this weekend when an audience member appeared to fart during one of the quietest moments in the alt-metal band’s set.The anonymous masked UK collective were performing at the Metro Theatre in Sydney, Australia, this Saturday (April 29) when one concertgoer apparently let one rip.According to fans, the unfortunately timed toot came during the quiet piano section of the band’s track ‘Atlantic’ during a brief vocal interlude.“Someone ripping a giant fart mid Atlantic in Sydney kinda ruined the mood,” a video clip of the moment was captioned on Facebook, along with a laughing emoji.Someone ripping an absolutely SINISTER fart during a quiet bit at a Sleep Token gig is haunting me. pic.twitter.com/O7q5qCUyL7— Glass Eating Champion (@DispoZalen) April 30, 2023“Someone ripping an absolutely SINISTER fart during a quiet bit at a Sleep Token gig is haunting me,” a Twitter user wrote when reposting the video.“It wasn’t even a subtle creaker or anything.

Sleep Token have released a characteristically emotional new single, ‘DYWTYLM’ – check it out below.The track, whose title evidently stands for ‘Do You Wish That You Loved Me?’, is the sixth single from the mysterious masked collective’s upcoming sixth album ‘Take Me Back To Eden’, following ‘Chokehold’, ‘The Summoning’, ‘Granite’, ‘Aqua Regia’ and ‘Vore’.The song represents a hairpin turn for the band sonically, leaning much further into pop than any of the tracks from ‘Take Me Back To Eden’ so far. The album is due for release on May 19.Check out ‘DYWTYLM’ below:As per press release, ‘Take Me Back To Eden’ is promised to be “an hour-plus of music across 12 distinctive tracks”, serving as the third instalment of a trilogy comprised by their other two albums, 2019’s ‘Sundowning’ and 2021’s ‘This Place Will Become Your Tomb’.The anonymous band have also just announced their debut headline run of shows in the US, all of which sold out in a matter of days.