In the beginning was the idea, and the idea was God. Or a god, at least. Sleep Token’s rich mythology has provided a fertile breeding ground for fascination and speculation as fans engage with the lore of Sleep and offer their own interpretations and understandings to turn each new release into a metal choose-your-own-adventure.
And now they’re here, seven years on from their first headline gig, headlining the biggest rock and metal festival in the UK, cementing themselves as the fastest-rising band in metal since Linkin Park. The sea of Sleep Token merch is to be expected by this point, as are special little mysteries like the Sleep Token-branded bar code that popped up around the site early on today (it was a competition, basically).
