FIRST TIME HEARING Sleeptoken - Take me back to Eden  

Sleep token is pure art that whole album is a gift

This band is as good as it gets and that drummer is one of the best drummers of this generation.

Vessel writes and performs everything on the albums except the drums. He is an amazing artist. And their drummer is top tier also.

The character depicted is Azrael. The angel of death. Or just death. Most don't know the actual lore because the church doesn't like associating death with angels. They're holding a scythe. It's how he reaps souls which are actually what the orbs are supposed to be. So if you ever wondered what you look like outside your body there you go.

Take a deep dive girl, Sleep Token is one of the most creative, artistic and skilled new bands out there. If you like this, you will like all their music. Jump in head first, you won't be disappointed!

I can confirm that he is none of the names you listed. Do *not* try to reveal their identities - that's not only a huge breach of privacy that they actively try to protect but also a huge sleight to the fans who want it kept secret. It also creates trouble for the people who are suspected to be members of the band but aren't because people keep trying to approach them about it. Please edit that whole section out. Edit: I saw your comment (which wasn't pinned when I wrote this) addressing the situation and lots of fans, myself included, will appreciate you editing that section out.

More more more!!!! Literally one of the best bands out rn!!!!!! They stay on repeat!!!!! The summoning and ascensionism are great listens by them as well!!!!

Vessels voice will shake your soul.... just mesmerizing. 😊

I’m sure comments will inform you but this the last of the trilogy. Such a lovely rock band. A love story lyrically. This last album really pushes the music element with tons of genres. This band is basically a concept album spawning from a dream. The “god of sleep” gave his message to vessel who writes everything. Take me back to Eden is the final frustration of the love story and then Euclid is the acceptance basically with tons of call backs from other songs.

Loved the reaction, a bit bummed about you revealing the identity. But hey, we live and we learn. What makes Sleep Token even more beautiful is them chosing to make us focus on their music and art and not on them as individuals. That's why many of us fans are kind of protective of their identities, it's out of respect for them and their music. Hope you get to enjoy more songs from them, they're in a league of their own!

Somebody broke Vessels heart. He poured it all out for us to see. It's amazing how such heartache can be transformed into something as beautiful as this song.

Sleep Token is the best rabbit hole you'll ever go down

Awesome reaction as always, can't wait for you to hear more of my favorite band, you can't choose a bad song 🕯️

I haven't listened to a whole lot of Sleep token but what I have has been pretty epic. When I seen you were doing this I was like she's gonna love this. You would like there song The Summoning as well. It's like 3 songs in one kinda like this. Great video!

Only been a Sleep Token fan for about a year but this song is their best track. They cover an insane range of sounds and have an amazing selection of sounds. This whole album will take you on a journey that’s unexpected but wholly uplifting.

Like your video, didn't like the part when you talk about Vessel's identity... it's easy to find it, we know. But to the people who really like the band, it's something very delicate. There's only one interview with Vessel, back in 2016 I believe, and he said that their identities aren't important, the music is the focus. So if you could edit your video, and delete that part would be much appreciated for the fans.

If you searched about the band you should know that anonymity is something the fans and the band are trying to keep. A bunch of youtubers are doing amazing reviews without saying a thing about their lives outside ST. So go edit this video and keep the review in a respectful way.

Scythe is the word you´re looking for. Sickle is a smaller version. :) Vessels voice and his lyrics are absolutely amazing and hits so hard on every possible level...Welcome to the family!

In other songs, Vessel illustrates the depression and suicidal tendency of "her", she also has some anonymity. So her drifting past the fog is this reflecting on her being a lost soul, and likewise, he is also drowning in this relationship with her. As he can see things "crystal" clear, he still breathes it in and sinks to the bottom. He spends the next couple of verses changing his tone, like varying attempts to placate their relationship. A little soft, a little sweet, just keeping it real. However, it seems that none of it works with her, and he boils over in the end. The entire time, pleading to return to eden. Just wanting to go back to a happier time when they first started. The frustration in his voice as he's screaming at the end. He'll do anything to go back there and he knows it never will. It's a beautiful song that gives me chills and a twinge behind my eyes every time I listen to it. I've listened to all three albums incessantly over the years so there is this journey you're brought on that unfolds and ultimately culminates as this album comes to a close. Like a book. The final chapter, Elucid, brings it to a close. You should have a listen.

his voice, yeah yeah we all know, take a bow to the vessel man, rosalie reacts,..

“Life is dark. Life is bright. Life is ugly. Life is beautiful. Don’t get lost in genres, they’ll only disorientate you. Music is for everyone.” - Vessel 2017

Thankyou for reacting to my request rosalie was interesting to see it from your point of view as always. I have read some of the comments and as you stated you are new to sleep token and just wanted to understand more about them so yes you looked into vessel however as you said could be rumours and untrue. I dont believe you have done anything wrong. You really liked his singing and was eager to get to know him as an artist a bit more. Thankyou for your time and effort to give great reviews on your channel. Much love xxx

Love your channel

Everything they do is a masterpiece... The Summoning is one song you definitely need to react too

Agree with a few others. You really need to delve into this band to get a full understanding of their artistry. They are a one of a kind and so brilliant. Thank you, for posting this as they are currently one of my most listened to bands. I love these guys. The HUGE guitars, beautiful colorful lyrics, amazing blending of styles, and so much more. They are just a force to be reckoned with. Not to mention some amazing musicianship going on. Listen to Acensionism on their new album and also the live version of Blood sport, which is a piano ballad. Really awesome stuff! Thanks for the reaction!

Very ethereal and melancholic.

I just purchased a ticket for their headlining gig in Berlin and I can't wait.

Great reaction Rosalie! Love Sleep Token! I believe that the Angel is the guardian of the gateway to Eden. When Adam and Eve were cast out of Eden, an Angel was assigned the task of guarding the gateway so that no human or animal may ever enter again. If you notice, the scythe is one of the hands of the Angel but there is an apple in the other. One representing the betrayal of eating from the fruit of knowledge of good and evil and the scythe representing punishment and death because of that choice. That’s the way I interpreted the figure. I think Sleep Token is using it as a metaphor to describe the loss of a special relationship and a special time and innocent place in that relationship and the inability to return to that person and place and time. You should definitely check out more… especially from the new album. I would recommend “Ascensionism”, “The Summoning”, “Chokehold” and “Granite”.

Sleep token is sooooo good! Think some stuff you’d like would be Blood Sport (from the room below), The Love You Want, Alkaline. There’s so many good ones but I feel like those you would really enjoy

I really enjoyed your interpretation of the song! I'm a big fan of Sleep Token, especially for the writing

I swear one of my favorite things to do is go watch people experience this band for the first time. Wish I could reexperience it over and over , lol.

Worship!

I feel like he gives every angel a personality

I hope you check out more sleep token. I wish you were a little more focused on the music you seemed to be spending the entire reaction reading articles on who vessel is. The thing about the anonymity is they want the focus to be on the music not who they are. You are the first reactor I’ve seen actually say his name, everyone else has respectfully just referred to him as vessel as that’s what he wants. Hopefully the fan base doesn’t turn you off of the band though.

Sleep Token are pretty incredible. Not everyone's cup of tea, but their work spans so many genres, it's made them viral.

this album is part of a trilogy, the 1st album is sundowning, 2nd is this place will become your tomb, also there 2 songs on this album where vessel puts in the name of the previous band

I feel like this song strongly depicts the different stages of grief, but in the same token, stopping yourself from being able to start the process of healing while dealing with this grief. Very early on this year I lost my younger brother and father to a drive-by shooting, not even a month later after that I lost my best friend to stage four brain cancer, and then a few months later after that, my cat got turned into a chew toy by none other then my mothers youngest of three greyhounds. I've been through all the levels of internal anger and rage, I've let out my sorrow time and time again due to all of this loss with using alcohol to try and numb it all away. It's absolutely horrible, and I was never given ample time to cope properly with it all either, that is, until this song dropped. Take Me Back To Eden allowed for an internal door to open inside my mind, only having to listen to the song once all the way through for that to happen. Hearing the words being sung in this masterpiece of a song caused for all of my walls to fall down around me and shatter into pieces, as I was finally allowed to begin my journey of acceptance, so that I could slowly but surely allow myself to heal, one fragile puzzle piece at a time. Not even my own personal therapist I've been seeing for well over twelve years now could get me to this point of starting to heal bit by bit, yet this song did exactly that, with only one solid listen.

WOW! THANKS!

I’ve never heard you say so little in a reaction and that says a lot. 🖤

Scythe was the word, the sickle is the smaller one handed version of it :)

The whole Last Album was so dope u should definetly check it out ! Vessel is a beast !

They wish to not have their identities revealed.

Do ascensionism next, that song is incredible

I like your shirt and you have a great personality ❤🎉

Bout time 😄

HIS VOICE IS DOPPE!! 1000% I agree

They are so contemporary, yet there is something absolute primeval about this music, I think that‘s the very reason it does hit so many of us right in the core. Very odd comparison here, I know, but for me that‘s just like with music from Aurora, Eivør, Heilung and so on. Love it, it seems perfect to remind us of something about ourselves that we have deliberately forgotten in this confusing, crazy, frustrating modern times. Wonderful reaction👌

Sleep tokens album is a gift from God

I like your reaction and passion for the song but with all due respect you shouldn’t have dropped that bombshell out of respect for Vessel who wishes to remain anonymous. Yes it’s not that hard to find out but most Sleep Token fans who have listened to them for a longer period of time know who he is but don’t talk about it so I’m sorry but that’s not cool. To be fair he has been dropping hints on this album but those are probably a nod to those who have carried his secret as more recent listeners wouldn’t know. Anyway it’s great that you like Sleep Token, they are a special band with whom I have an emotional connection which I have never had with another band. I hope you carry on reacting to their music and for the next one maybe check out Ascensionism or Chokehold.

Maybe he just wants to go back to his childhood where everything is easier. His lyrics can be taken a anyway you want to take them...that's beauty!

The singer uses numerous sounds and tones, including but not limited to breath effects (audible breathing). His creative use of breath, attacking and releasing notes, is evident in “The Summoning.” This band’s music is rich with dynamics, nuances, and contrast. Yes, he hits those incredible high notes live.

ascensionism is a great song as well as the blood sport live session. Vessels Voice is dope

The community surrounding Sleep Token are especially passionate and loyal to the band. They are an amazing band. With that loyalty comes commitment to the wishes of Vessel who has been very clear about wanting to keep his identity anonymous. Love your reactions. Love your insight. But on this one, I think that going against the wishes of the band with the anonymity was not very cool. It is easy to google. The answer is available if sought. But baking that into the video, even with a "spoiler alert,"... just... not cool.

Yes sleep token!

I know you have had the pleasure to experience this prior to making the video. However, you feel it, just as the rest of us feel it! Peace and love, Sister!

Entire trilogy reaction! 🤘🏼😌🤘🏼

they do have a unique sound ..

Imminence dropped a song called Come Hell or Highwater. They kept their violins! This song is very Sleep Token like.

You definitely need to listen to The Summoning. In my opinion, it’s their best song.

This song was a whole novel compressed into one track.

Is no one gonna call her out for identifying vessel!? Wtf

Absolutely has a Wiedererkennungswert 😅

Worship 🕯️

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ST FANS: I was informed that Vessel's masked identity is important to the band and many of you. Update: I edited the spoiler alert out for the sake of keeping the peace and out of respect for those who have explained and asked respectfully. It took a while since YT didn’t allow me to do while the copyright claim was in dispute. For those of you who have commented with understanding and kindness, possibly aware that this is the price we pay for giving authentic, genuine, real-talk reactions and reviews, knowing little to nothing about bands, fans, ahead of time, etc. to those of you, thank you! keep enjoying these rides. I'll see you on the next one.

Welcome to Sleep Token, you'll love The Summoning and Chokehold is pretty epic, if you need a good cry Are You Really Okay is where it's at.

It's like being in love with Ren, once you start you can't stop. I just discovered them a month ago if that and I love them... Tell Ren Hi from me😉❤🎵

Rosalie, you really need to check out "Are You Really Okay?" by sleep token.. you'll very much get into it as a therapist. It hit me so hard when I heard it because I went through exactly what this song talks about. I'd very much love to see your reaction to it.

You should do Drifting and Only by NF to continue the NF journey, in next videos True masterpieces i swear❤ Love your reactions btw👍✨

Definitely check out will Ramos cover of chokehold by sleep token. Amazing 👏

No need to mention their identities. They like to remain anonymous so please dont mention it.

You need to listen to "Euclid" after listening to their song "The Night Does Not Belong to God"... then "Blood Sport (from the Room Below)" It's transformative. This album is the third in an arc that represents death and rebirth, but never seems to have the starting life. Sundowning -> This Place Will Be Your Grave -> Take Me Back to Eden.

Near the end of the song you will hear the lyrics from there other song Chokehold.

Kinda with the others here, it's your video and I do like your content (and stopped watching when you said spoiler which I appreciate) but I think it would be good to cut that bit. They've been pretty clear about their anonymity being important to them.

If you're interested in looking at other Sleep Token songs, I have a couple recommendations. I think the songwriter/s is especially good at using lyricism to create a vivid image, sometimes rather complicated, but then also relate that image to a deeper emotional meaning. 1. Euclid. A big theme I'm seeing in Sleep Token is this idea of fate, or some kind of grand design, connecting two people for whatever reason. Usually with toxic results 😂 This song happens to be an exception. It's beautifully hopeful and melancholy at the same time. 2. Mine. I love the almost naive, lullaby quality to the music, while the lyrics might suggest a bit of obsession lying just underneath. 3. Sugar. I think of this as the more toxic cousin to "Mine." Or possibly an evolution to the relationship. 4. The Love You Want. This one happens to have a beautiful video to go with it, and is absolutely ripe for the picking as far as analysis. This is a perfect example of the singer's quite uncanny ability to use powerful lyrics and melody, but also command of the cadence and rhythm of the words combined with the rest of the music that really creates something special. There are many more potential examples, but these are off the top of my head. I hope you continue to enjoy the band, obviously they've connected with me in a big way. I love music, and these guys make damn good music, period.

After discovering that you are a therapist, I'd be intrigued to see you react to Lorna Shore, The Pain Remains Trilogy, official video, with lyrics. Bring Kleenex

Delete the ID talk out of respect for the band please, ST is an anonymous band

Worship

Vessel has been touched by some sort of entity. He’s gifted with the most phenomenal voice

ST fans know who they are. The music has more of an impact when you don't focus on who made it. WORSHIP

Out of respect for the bands wishes, it would be cool if you to remove the last bit of info you dropped. Yes it’s easy to find out but to blatantly call it out is disrespectful. I will sub and like if you edit it out and repost. Love this band.

Do ascensionism! Or Bloodsport (from the room below) by them, they're amazing songs

Hey, Rosie, please react to LORDI (Finland) -shock metal, Sabaton (Sweden) -power metal, Konstrakta and/or Beogradski Sindikat (Serbia) -Renish,Marina Abramović type of performer and/or most famous rap group in Serbia. Anyway ❤ for your entire work.

The figures in the videos of TMBTE album are all more or less creepy. The angel-like figure here seems like a merciless monster that lures you in first showing only the head and wings and as you give in to it, more and more ugliness is revealed. One way to look at that is that it's symbolism for a relationship gone awry. And the lyrics certainly lean the same way. We don't know who Vessel is, but listening through this trilogy it's fair to say he has been wounded and scarred in relationships with romantic partners and maybe family, too. The theme of wanting to go back to a toxic relationship because it was so magnificent and beautiful when it started even tho you know the magic is not going to come back and you'll just hurt more goes through many songs in the trilogy.

Guys, calm down. I’m sure she didn’t know not to reveal. I know which article that she found. There is nothing in it that says the band wants to remain anonymous. It was the first thing she saw I’m assuming and just went with it.

You do know it's not ok to talk about the identities of the band members.

Outing them is so NOT COOL; spoiler alert or not. Please edit this!!

So much fun to watch people googling things instead of paying attention to the music they're supposed to react to. I will definitely watch more of that if you have it /s

Sleep Token, worships the God of Sleep. Vessel had a dream that told he needed to do this. There is quite a bit of lore behind Sleep Token, actually. For instance they hide numbers in places on their albums that when and together lead places like islands in the middle of nowhere.

Welcome to the rabbidhole

as you probably can tell no fan of ST will say a pep about the identity of the members, you might have an idea on who it is but we’re not saying a thing about it

I never took drugs and I stopped believing in gods decades ago… but I now feel confused 😮

Heavy Metal is the Best Music on this Planet

nah you need the must needs: Blood Sport Alkaline The Summoning Ascensionism

You can find Vessels other band on here and it's definitely him, his voice is soooo recognizable.

Who are you to drop the identity? Honestly. On one listen? Foh

There's a lot of speculation that is name is Leo Faulkner from a band called Black lit canopy if that's the case he was rocking the Justin Bieber hairstyle for sure but their vocal sound pretty similar and he's also from the UK

it would be great if you didn’t try to reveal who vessel or any of the other members are, bc they want to be anonymous. it’s extremely disrespectful to them for trying to find out who they are, when they blatantly do NOT want to be found.

I believe you when you stated that you meant no harm by your revelations. However, your excuse that you did not know the importance of anonymity does not hold water. The very first thing you read out about the band was "Sleep token are an anonymous masked collective of musicians". Which part of anonymous and masked did you not understand? The very fact that it states anonymous should have alerted you to the fact that they wish to remain anonymous and therefore it was not your perogative to unmask them publicly. I have been aware of all the members since 2019, yet have refrained from ever telling anyone as that information was not mine to divulge. Sorry but I have to disagree with you on this and do urge you to remove that part of the video. Surely their identities belong to them and it is their decision when they reveal themselves. Stay safe 🤘 ✌️

C'mon, take this video down. The band don't want their IDs known, really poor form with your platform to start revealing that, even with a spoiler warning.

Every thing has purpose. But god and love is the Truth. But he is also other things too. Bible...