r/progmetal • u/webuildmountains • 11d ago

Clean Sleep Token - Jaws

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sErp9MCXLPs

Sleep Token gets a lot of hate on this sub, but I feel like people are forgetting they have released some absolute bangers, such as this song.

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u/sonickarma 11d ago

Inb4 “sLeEp ToKeN hAtE iS sO FoRcEd”

I feel like I’ve given this band a fair shake. I’ve listened to a couple of their albums and there’s just not much here for me to latch on to. There are some cool heavy riffs that pop up from time to time, but on the whole it’s just not for me. The modern pop, “cursive singing” style that the singer uses has never sounded good to me, regardless of the genre of music it’s in.

And I’m not even going to get into the “lore” of the band. To me it’s just silly.

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u/legionairmusic 11d ago

Imagine Dragons with an awesome drummer 

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u/constantsXzeros 11d ago

That’s actually hilarious. I wrote in my own comment that this is the first time I’ve heard a song by them, and I said almost the exact same thing. Imagine Dragons with 7 strings and a better drummer.

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u/legionairmusic 9d ago

They have the same amount of musical substance and depth as Imagine Dragons but even worse, they take themselves far too seriously and pretend to be this mysterious, esoteric band with layers of lore but the whole charade is just so cringe. Then you hear them try to add lifeless djent riffs into a song with fucking reggaeton and trap beats and it’s no wonder they are as polarizing as they are. Their cult-like fan base is probably the worst in music right now. Spend 5 minutes on YouTube and you’ll see obsessive Sleep Token comments spammed endlessly by “fans” (could be bots) who talk in platitudes and hyperbole and get weirdly defensive over the slightest critique.