Sleep Token – ‘Take Me Back To Eden’
Claimed by masked frontman Vessel to be the mortal representatives of an ancient deity known as ‘Sleep’, Sleep Token evoke such acts as Ghost and Heilung, being part band, part performance art project. The air of mystery surrounding their members is as much a draw as their atypical approach to progressive rock songwriting and so far, it’s paid off. The London based troupe of mysterious prophets known only as Vessel, II, III and IV have cultivated a unique brand of heavy music that is complimented by their onstage storytelling, but is by no means reliant on it. Between worshiping the slumbering shuddering horrors beyond and selling out a UK headline tour, the anonymous quartet have still found time to stoke online hype in recent months with the release of the singles for their third album. ...