I really enjoy Sleep Token. From the moment I discovered the UK masked metal outfit around their 2017 EP Two, I was impressed with their ability to leap from soulful verses to soul-crushingly heavy bludgeonings.
However, as the following behind Vessel and his gang of acolytes only grows and grows, so strengthens a narrative which I can’t let slide: that they are the first band in the history of their genre to do what they do. Truth is, even though Sleep Token are probably the most successful band to do what they do, they – like many others – have progenitors and influences that laid the groundwork for their ascent.
