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Sleep Token are a British rock band from London. Formed in 2016, the group are an anonymous, masked collective led by a frontman using the moniker Vessel. They have been categorised under many different genres, including alternative metal, postrock/metal, progressive metal and indie rock/pop. After selfreleasing their debut extended play (EP) One in 2016, the band signed with Basick Records and issued a followup, Two, the next year. The group later signed with Spinefarm Records in 2019 and released their debut fulllength album Sundowning, which was followed in 2021 by This Place Will Become Your Tomb.

Since their formation, Sleep Token have remained entirely anonymous – Rich Hobson of Metal Hammer explains that the members, who all wear masks and cloaks, "obscure their faces, they don't talk onstage, and they have only ever done one interview". The lead singer and primary songwriter of the band is known by the moniker "Vessel". The group's focus on anonymity and visual style have been likened to similar practices employed by Ghost, Slipknot, and Gwar. In 2017, Sleep Token's thennew label Basick Records published a description of the band which read, "A band that goes above and beyond simply writing and playing music, Sleep Token are said to be "the mortal representatives of the ancient deity known only as 'Sleep', led by the masked and cloaked figure appointed 'Vessel' ... the master creator behind the music." In the band's only reported interview to date, with Metal Hammer at the time of their signing with Basick, frontman Vessel expanded on the lore of the band, stating that "We are here to serve Sleep and project His message." When asked about Sleep, he stated that "He is everywhere, at all times. Vessel encountered Sleep in a dream, with promise of glory and magnificence if Vessel followed Him."

On the band's releases, Vessel is credited as "Vessel1" and listed as performing all vocals, guitars, keyboards and piano; a drummer dubbed "Vessel2" is also listed on both Sundowning and This Place Will Become Your Tomb, with producer George Lever contributing bass on both. The band have also uploaded videos showcasing the drummer performing several of the band's songs, each of which are titled "An Offering from II". For live performances, the core duo are joined by "Vessel3" on bass and "Vessel4" on guitar. Some shows also feature three anonymous backing vocalists.

Musically, Sleep Token have been categorised in a wide range of genres, including alternative metal, postrock/metal, progressive metal, and indie rock/pop. Hobson has suggested that the band has a "fluid approach to genre", claiming that they incorporate "elements of everything from tech metal and alternative to pop and R&B". Similarly, John D. Buchanan of the website AllMusic has written that Sleep Token "combine postrock, postclassical, and postmetal tropes with soulful indie pop vocals into a blend that sounds like nothing else". The band's label Spinefarm Records has simply stated that "in a world of form and genre, Sleep Token cannot be confined". The band have been vague about their influences, simply crediting "a plethora of artists" as inspiration; early in their career, though, they did name Leprous, Agent Fresco, Bon Iver and Meshuggah as influences. Commentators have also posited performers such as Deftones, Cult of Luna, Explosions in the Sky and Ólafur Arnalds as possible influences. [Wikipedia]

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