Album Review: Sleep Token, Even In Arcadia

After spending the last few months teasing fans with puzzles, hidden images and Morse Code, metal’s most mysterious band finally unveil their new album – and it’s every bit the monster we hoped it would be.

An act who’ve got the rock world talking by famously saying nothing – the mask, cloak and anonymity-loving Brits refuse to give interviews and rarely speak onstage – their fourth LP will make even more tongues wag.

Once again taking a sledgehammer to pigeonholes, Sleep Token draw on hip-hop, jazz, trap, alt-rock and more across 10 magnetic tracks.

Metal lullaby ‘Provider’ is a future set staple, full of mountain-shaking riffs and hypnotic vocals, while the epic ‘Infinite Baths’ is a euphoric fusion of heavenly hooks and scabrous riffs forged in hell. At times, they press pause on the lore and world-building to offer a peak behind the curtain, with frontman Vessel sharing details of his struggles with success (‘Caramel,’ ‘Past Self’).

A labyrinthine listen, Even In Arcadia ushers in a bold new era for Sleep Token, and is sure to anoint them as bona fide metal gods.

8/10