crying, laughing, dying to Sleep Token - 'Take Me Back to Eden' | Full Album Reaction 

Sleep Token is just...outrageously capable. The ability to mix this many genres in a single release is almost unfathomable. They're literally water and we're the glass.

Im going to say that as a pianist, it is lovely to see vessel make catchy piano parts without them being dreadfully simple. He does a good job of not sacrificing one for the other.

This album is a really fitting close to this "trilogy", I got goosebumps when the ending of Euclid looped back into the start of Sundowning. Whatever Sleep Token do next following the end of this era I’m here for it

I think that DYWTYLM fits well within it's place in the album. Acts as a nice rest from what you've experienced thus far.

Something about the vocal melody in Are You Really Okay? feels very 90s rock ballad to me and I love it. Also it's always nice to see someone else who hates fade outs.

I was so worried they were going to front load us with the best songs as singles, but as soon as I heard Ascensionism I knew that worry was misplaced.

My favorites are DEFINITELY Ascensionism and The Apparition. I can't choose which one I love more! This album is one of the best albums I've heard in a while!

I was surprised that you experienced Rain as a weaker one, thats my fav off the album

I think my one gripe with this album is that they released the literal first 5 songs on the album as singles, so it felt like I waited a little too long to hear some new ones. Other than that, perfect 10/10 album.

If you didnt notice, in the title track, theres lyrics from Chokehold in the end before the huge drop. The call backs to Sundowning across the record are so beautiful ⭐️🤍 Also in the closer, not just The Night Does Not Belong To God get called back but so does Blood Sport with the lyrics "and nothing else matters"

Timecodes: 00 00 - Intro 0:49 - Chokehold 2:12 - The Summoning 4:13 Granite 5:06 - Aqua Regia 5:34 - Vore 6:09 - Ascensionism 8:03 - Are You Really Okay? 9:22 - The Apparation 10:16 - DYWTYLM 10:50 Rain 11:59 - Take Me Back To Eden 13:55 - Euclid 16:02 - Final Thoughts

Sleep Token blew up because The Summoning was so good that everyone who listened to it pestered their friends to death until they also listened and ended up becoming fans. This happened to my buddy Eric

If theres one thing you cannot say about this band its that their songs never sound the same, for better or worse. They never fail to confuse and surprise

Ascensionism goes so goddamn hard. It's probably my favorite from the whole album

It made me cry. Goated album. I love it so much; I do think we need to explore the narrative themes of these three albums as I think they’re more interconnected than what they appear to be on the surface level, and the end of this album kinda confirms that to me.

I just found out DYWTYLM is sung from our perspective looking at a mirror and that shit hits different man

that TMBTE's ending really broke me down emotionally. Never expected a heavy part to pull out tears from of me, really felt that pain and hopelessness

I feel like ST is the only one band who can make 6-8 minutes songs so catchy and memorable, thats unbelievable, the chorus on Take Me Back To Eden is insanely good

I think they blew up because they just do whatever they want and aren’t stuck in one genre. They have something for everybody. And that shock factor in the summoning just took everybody by surprise

This is album of the year I have no doubt, but they blew up because they're so different. You never know what you're gonna get and there's at least one moment in one song for everyone

It must be tough being a reactor listening to albums like this... You don't get to fully immerse yourself in it because you're trying to collect your thoughts and make an enjoyable video out of it... As opposed to just sitting silenty, crying in front of a camera 😂 Do yourself a favour, my man - headphones on, dark room, no distractions, and let it take you on the journey. There are so many callbacks and little nuggets! It's gorgeous 🥹

I think the cadence you’re thinking of from Rain was similar to the one from Dark Signs

The ending of euclid had me in tears, it was such a happy feeling and a call back to those who have stuck with them since the start. Amazing album, this one will be on repeat for a while

I'm dying too! Great video 🔥🤘 loveeeedddd this EDIT... LOVED THAT BLEGH during karaoke lmfao

Euclid is the perfect ending to a trilogy and I’m crying again LMAO

The whole album is an absolute masterpiece! Glad you enjoyed it!

I saw Sleep Token live with Architects one day after they released The Summoming and they played Chokehold (wich is my favourite) and I was so happy to have bought a ticket the day the concert was, cause that was unforgetable and breathtaking. It was the most beautiful show i've ever witnissed and I got into them just 2 weeks before they released Chokehold. They're something special, idk what it is, it's just a perfect band imo.

It’s because the expectations were high from the previous album This Place Will Become Your Tomb which was really good and with Take me Back to Eden they went far beyond expectations

The chords in are you really ok? Remind me of blind melon. Really loving the lyrics and the sad melancholy feel. Love the callbacks in take me back to Eden and Euclid

Just came across your channel and found this playlist. I just came back from seeing them in Australia and Rain being performed live was UNREAL the studio versions of these songs do not do it justice to how beautifully insane Sleep Token's music is holy hell

The Apparition is the masterpeace of the album. So so SO beautiful, melody, lyrics... It's 🤧 Also I think they blew up because they dropped a song at the very beginning of January, a period quite weak in terms of releases. I never heard about ST and they were in my RU-vid recommandations, so I think the algorythm helped a lot too. And the single was Chokehold, aka a strange and mysterious banger. And finally the releases closes to each other helped to create the tension and the hype with : mysterious Chokehold, heavy and djenty Summoning, sexy af Granite, soft Aqua Regia and later heavy AND sexy Vore. AOTY for me, I'm French but I can understand thd lyrics and it is such POETRY. ST totally blew me away. They deserve so much their new success !

Rain is an absolute banger, I'm really surprised he wasn't feeling it

I would have to say that the 6 new songs we have with this album feel surprisingly very nostalgic and looking to the past kind of song which added a deep edge to the album which I was missing with the singles to be honest. The ending is incredible it made me question all my thoughts about sleep token and especially about what they're going to do next because obviously this ending sign the end of the album but the end of something even bigger which made me feel very confused and touched by this album. I am a big sundowning fan too I feel like sundowning was such a moving experience with each track with its own identity and I don't know there is something to this album that made every track like a different journey that you want to take again and again to put your mind in the clouds. On the few listens I gave to the new album I am probably gonna say it's my second favourite probably cause I feel that there is more replay value and I feel more connected with this one than with TPWBYT even tho I still come back to it but not as a full album. So yea 1- Sundowning 2 - Take me back to Eden 3 - This place will become your tomb

Idk, I expected a lot from this album and I still got blown away by pretty much every single song. Especially from your "three songs towards the end", I really really like 'Rain'. Although, I also have to say that 'Heavener' by Invent Animate was a grower for me. I wasn't really blown away on my first listen but by now I think it's my most played album this year. What I'm trying to get at is that experiences really differ, but theres no real doubt that this is incredible music.

This reminds me the last Bad Omens album. Such a nice surprise and mix of feelings.

I predict in a few more listens this def tops tomb for you. Rain appiration, title track, and euclid. All blew me away. My one and only complaint with the entire album is I wish dywtyl was a complete acapella with more of the effects from fall for me

I think they blew up this year because for the first time in a very long time, the general metal population gravitated toward a band due to vocal ability rather than instrumentals. Vessel is quite apparently the most talented vocalist in the game, and even for metal fans that generally don’t care about vocals, it was impossible for anyone to ignore, and Sleep Token took that to a new level on this album.

The second album was also a grower for me after being in love with Sundowning. I've listened to this album twice and I like it a lot, lot more than the second album so far. The singles for this album go so hard that I feel some of those other tracks I hadn't heard yet came off as weaker in comparison but I really love Take Me Back to Eden and Euclid. My god, Euclid makes me so emotional. It's the one I keep coming back to and listening to outside of the full album.

I think they blew up cause they're just freaking awesome. For whatever reason tons of people (including myself) suddenly and finally just realized: Holy balls this is amazing

Ending the album with part of one of the songs that initially made me fall in love with this band almost brought me to tears on my first listen. Idk why haha

I had the exact same reaction to this album that I did to Thornhill's Heroine the first time. I wasn't mad at it, but I was really surprised by the direction they took and needed time to adjust. I listened to the new songs again after finishing the whole album and it's already starting to grow on me, especially Ascensionism. Title track and Euclid are definitely my favorites of the new ones. I can tell this album is really gonna be special once I've had some more time with it.

Sleep Token is definitely a unique band. I started following them right around the same time you started making videos about their first releases, about all the singles as marketing ideas. They just do not disappoint. I can't believe they're not super huge by now. Truly a blessing, this band! ^^ P.S the only band that I feel can mix disgusting riffs with blissful melodies)

Ive been whispering "diamonds in the trees pentagrams in the night sky" to myself at work ALL DAY today 😂

Honestly, I think part of the reason Sleep Token blew up had a lot to do with the success of Bad Omens and TDOPOM. The sexy genre bending sound that was all over that album appealed to a casual fan base outside of the metalcore scene as well as everyone within the scene. So when The Summoning came out, the crowd that were still bumping The Death of Peace of Mind were drawn in and the rest is history.

With so many songs released i didn’t think this album was going to surprise me, but holy hell. The last five tracks really hit.

I only found out about them this year. I can only tell you why it took me until The Summoning to finally hear them. I saw a Nick nocturnal video featuring the song. It was total chance lol I saw the thumbnail a few times before I finally watched it. Knew I really liked the end of the summoning, at that point I wasn’t totally onboard but very intrigued. After a week of digging into the prior material I knew I was all in for this.

Quickly becoming my all time favorites. Every song they make is just so insanely unique and amazing.

I’m really torn between having this album and Heavener by Invent Animate as the album of the year but they’re both so incredible

This album is so good, it is just a VIBE the whole way through!

You should give another oportunity to the TMBTE song , it has some references from chokehold lyrics towards the end , i needed more than 2 or 3 times to get used and to find something new every time about that song . IMO this is the AOTY , i really like every single song (apart from are you really okay? It didnt grew on me as much as i tought) that said, they took a gamble on this new sound , and i think they won :)

This was my first experience with Sleep Token as an album, i didnt expect much (really loved The Summoning) but i was really surprised and defo felt things listening to it, i might get a shot on the previous records. Loved your reaction Bogdan as always ❤

I love Sleep Token, and this album is amazing, every song is something original, amazing, I have no words. I can say that this is the best album of the year for me! Thank you Vessel @Sleeptoken

Me being a huge Sleep Token fan I had high expectations for this album and even still they surpassed my expectations. My favorite Album is Take me back to Eden and I also really enjoyed One and Two EPs. Now my opinion could change through time.

such a phenomenal album. I loved it!

I listened to this album in the vehicle this morning and the album presently surprised me. How they mixed so many genres together and made it seem seemless.

That outro to TMBTE took me by surprise. Been turning back to it since yesterday. What an unexpected turn of events! Loved hearing your opinions and agree with them. I think The Apparition is pretty good too. That heavy section gives me chills and tears every time which would be the reason why I think it's so good. Euclid, on the other hand, is not my favourite. I think TMBTE would've been a much better ending to the album with its outro but nonetheless, it's one of my favourite albums of this year.

Incredible album, well worth the wait!

Great album. I think we always have a bias towards the first album we hear when we get into a band. I too like sundowning very much but it also has the issue where it loses me right around sugar, but has a strong close. This album has become my favorite so far. I was incredibly surprised the rest of the unreleased songs absolutely slap!

This album is just flawless, and in my opinion it’s album of the year. The MVP on this album is obviously Vessel, his vocal range is insane. I’m happy that Sleep Token is getting the recognition they deserve. Great reaction my dude and have a great day.

A curious thing, I wonder if anyone has thought about when they think "why does Sleep Token feel or sound so different or new?" They hit VERY, VERY subtle notes, Vessel and the others, that we are really not expecting, in ways we haven't had in FOREVER. It's so different to hear but, you get the hair stand on end feel from. Pretty sure that sounds right. Aside from the insane, beautiful transitions they have, and messages as well. Those particular notes... I believe is what's grabbing us. Listen for them! (oh and uh, they really are just doing everything too, yea that's a big one lol)

The second half of the album blew me away!

The Apparition is one of my favorite choruses ive heard all year!🤍

This is within my top 3 AOTY, the dynamic of the song and the narrative of the songs is overwhelming, it is not a simple listen, it is an experience that no one can do equal to sleep token

This album is such a vibe. If I throw it on in the background it just weaves in and out of chill melodic parts, big jams, heavy breakdowns, and grooves. It touches on all the things I like in music. That being said. Heavener is also my favorite album this year…. but album is just a ton of fun.

For me this whole album has become a solid 9 after a bunch of relistenings, it was a 8.5 but after much listening it got to a 9. This album was truly amazing. Ascending and Are You Really Ok? are my favorites of the whole record. SPECIALLY Are You Really Ok? It just hits.

As an OG fan I’m glad they blew up. They deserve it all.

Listening to Ascensionism in the first place makes you feel invincible or something, never had such huge chills thanks to music, bindblowing.

I love watching all these reactions to the album and everyone is loving it as much as I am. Worship!

This album is their best imo, I love all three but this one is incredible

I think they just break through the grey rain cloud of same same music that keeps getting churned out, it’s just pure talent

Very interesting you say that, rain is like... Genuinely one of my favorite songs I've ever heard. Like I've never heard a song on first listen and been like "yeah this might be my favorite song" and it really happened with rain

I really like Rain… to me it sounds like the lyrics suggest finding a new love or a familiar love that brings a certain side out Really dig my all the songs…least fav is DYWTYLM but it still really good

One of those rare gems where the album tracks almost outshine the singles... I really think there is some symbolism scattered throughout. Euclid ends on the same piano riff as "The night does not belong to God", whilst Vessel also sings "The night belongs to you", could this album be a different spectrum or lense of Sundowning- maybe he's finally reached God in Eden? Sleep Token are so mysterious, cryptic... I am blown away by this album. Wow.

Album of the Year ❤

I hear you on the drums production. I really think it was an artistic decision. I loved the dynamics in the first two, but I think the style of this album called for more produced drums.

This is so crazy man. I like sleep token just as much as the next guy but I always thought they were just a "good" band. Very solid with a lot of range but I guess it never really captivated like this new rollout has. I just feel like they leveled up in every regard. This material is just a step up in every way. These guys are an S tier band to me now, no more debates 😂😮😂

I can appreciate that you are primarily heavier music but honestly this album is sensational. The outro to Euclid made me cry like a bitch in absolute awe of the beauty and I cannot stop listening to Ascensionism either. 10/10 from my forever favourite band since first listening to Blood Sport

Asencionism, take me back to Eden, Rain and Euclid are the absolute best. Also when I saw the title of are you really okay? I was like. "I'm losing my shit over here, thanks for asking".

So much emotion. Worship 🙌🏼

The outro in Euclid fading into the intro of The Night Does Not Belong To God is everything😩❤️

all I have to say is Ascensionism is absolutely perfect and easily the best new song. Whole album still has some misses (im talking about you DYWTYLM). Didn't beat IA for me, but I really enjoyed it :)

i think Sleep Token being as big as they are now is a perfect storm from an already mobilised fanbase that’s very supportive and spending, but also the curiosity of everyone else around the scene. Mysterious enough to be fun and interesting, and has the substance and strategy to keep an audience engaged.

This is the reaction I'm waiting for!!!!

Needed to see someones reaction. This album ❤❤

People are blown away by their versatility. Its a rarity to see someone that can do these many genres into one collaborative project and nail each dimension. Sleep Token is making people smarter.

I remember thinking that I wanted more from this album as I was listening to the title track…and then the heaviness came in. Finally when Euclid was over I just had this smile on my face and all I could say was “Yeah. That was really good.”

This truly is album of the decade (for me) and nothing short of it. There has never been a band to blend so many genres in one song let alone a album flawlessly and this is GOING TO BE a sonic shift in this space for sure Edit: saying never is a bit dramatic and should have said I've never heard of a band blend so many genres in a single song/about so well.

Ascensionism may be the best song I've heard in a long time! MASTERPIECE 10/10 album my god WORSHIP

Genius songwriting and insane talent. I love this band. This album will make you feel all the emotions

Granite didn't hit me until hearing it on the radio one morning. Hadn't really given it attention until then, but it's definitely one of the top 4 on the album for me.

Listened to the whole album after release, it is beautiful.

Honestly, idk. They’ve been fucking insane since day 1 for me back in 17’. I knew they’d blow up but i never thought it’d be this fast.

apparition, rain and the title track were the best non-singles

As someone who listened to Sundowning and specifically The Night Does Not Belong to God, Euclid killed me

I think the genre fluidity has helped alot. Ofc summoning going viral but its because of the fluidity imo

From beginning to end: raw, passionate and intense.

They're truly the most creative, musically, story wise, the lore, insignias. It's all just interesting and draws you in hard

I am a diehard TPWBYT fan, that’s one of my favorite albums period. But I also love Sundowning and The Night Does Not Belong to God is one of my favorite songs of theirs so Euclid was an awesome call back. I kind of had a similar reaction as in not disappointed on first listen but for me it’s definitely not as good as TPWBYT but there’s a lot of awesome shit on it. As I’ve been listening through it throughout the day it’s already growing on me. I could see some of these become some of my favorite sleep token songs

You are crazy, rain and apparition rock

An old uni friend of mine saw Daughtry at Royal Albert Hall where he covered Chokehold. Been blasting them ever since. It really is crazy how widespread they've become through various genres. I thought Sleep Token would get pretty big within metal/alt metal genre, but I didn't expect them to hit mainstream audiences like this. Anyone who says they did is lying lol.