Oh boy, this is going to be a doozy.
I want to begin by saying I don't *hate* this album, but I also don't like it. I don't hate Sleep Token, either. I in fact praised Sundowning, and praised TPWBYT even harder. To me, Sleep token is both overhated and overrated. The people calling them The Worst Band Ever are being very over-critical, and the people who are obsessed with them are probably newer to the metal scene or just not that big into metal. I absolutely believe that the ... read more
The second album of my Sleep Token review dive is also their sophomore album, This Place Will Become Your Tomb (or TPWBYT for the remainder of this review)
Let me start off by saying the aesthetics of this album are perfect. I think the usage of oceanic themes is genius for a band with a concept of cults and mystery. We as humans are so enthralled by the ocean, despite knowing so little about it. Same goes for cults. TPWBYT does a phenomenal job at making you feel like you are *drowning*, but ... read more
I decided to re-listen and review all current Sleep Token albums and EPs since Even in Arcadia is set to be released in about a month from now. These wont be in order of release date, but in the order of when I listened to them
Sleep Token first got on my radar just like most of the folks here: through The Summoning. I’ll save my thoughts on that track for my TMBTE review, but in short, I liked it! I decided to check out more of their stuff, starting with Sundowning
This is an extremely ... read more