Guys... I got sooo much feedback and learned alot from my last reaction... I just wanna say I'm grateful for everybody who shared their thoughts on the video, it helps alot🙏 Sleep Token was highly suggested, so here we are!! I hope u guys enjoy it, because I... Well I don't wanna spoil it for ya'll 😮...
I will never understand why people hate on this band in the metal community. If you don't think this sounds good there is something wrong with your ears or brain, and that's coming from someone who regularly listens to bands like Opeth, Cattle Decapitation, and Humanity's Last Breath. People gotta stop hating on bands that utilize a metal sound and still gain commercial success. It helps bring more people like this reactor for example into the world of heavy music. More fans can only be a good thing. Bands like this are helping to keep heavy music alive.
Couldn't agree with you more. I understand if people don't like a voice or a melody that doesn't vibe with them but alot of haters are just gonna hate because that's what they do and it does nothing constructive. If you don't like it thats fine, just don't go around saying that a band is trash when they are really not.
@Shaan_Angel not everybody, but there's a weird toxic trait you may find in the metal community where people automatically hate on bands that have any commercial success. They think bands have to stay super underground and sound like trash to be "real metal". The vast majority of the community are extremely friendly and accepting, but every group has a few morons.
@TeckTheBlooded for what purpose? More fans not only means a secure future for the genre, but the possibility of new young musicians and new bands continuing to push boundaries and explore new subgenres.
My favorite thing about the band is that literally all you can expect is amazing vocals and as far as music goes just expect the unexpected you'll never know what you get
Lorna Shore to Sleep Token is the perfect transition, Will Ramos (singer from Lorna Shore) has done some covers for Sleep Token. You should check out Chokehold from both of them.
I was going to suggest the same thing since LS was a bit much for him last time. Him seeing what Will can do with his clean voice on Chokehold would be really fun to watch.
@Shaan_Angel Electric Callboy is a not-so-heavy version of Lorna Shore, but a much more fun vibe! Again, "We Got The Moves" is so fun, and their (Electric Callboy) biggest hit!
Glad you enjoyed it! If you want more Sleep Token, I'd say Alkaline is their next best song. Otherwise if you're looking for more variety in the genre, I'd recommend some Avenged Sevenfold, particularly Nightmare. Both songs have mostly clean singing and are very melodic, so I'd recommend them over anything super heavy at the moment. As much as I do love death-core and death metal, I can definitely say they are an aquired taste. But good on you for giving the genre another shot!
Thank u for the comment man! Yeah, I feel like I need to ease into it not gonna lie haha, but this was a great suggestion. What are some deathcore songs to react to besides Infant annihilater xD (everybody is crazy about that one)
@@Shaan_Angel If you do end up going with Infant Annihilator, I would first preface that you don't have to listen to them, and it is probably better if you don't. And if you do I cannot stress this enough DON'T READ THE LYRICS!!! And be warned that they make music about dismemberment, n**rophilia, p**ophilia, and more nasty stuff that sometimes appears in the music videos. They are genuinely a band that I would not recommend anyone to listen to. In terms of other deathcore songs, the genre is pretty much Lorna Shore level heavy and above. If you're looking for more Sleep Token type metal or even a bit heavier than that, I'd say to stay with metalcore for a while. I think the suggestions I gave above are solid picks to dive further into that side of metal. If you do want to go further into deathcore specifically, I'd recommend either the Pain Remains trilogy by Lorna Shore, or Demolisher by Slaughter to Prevail. Pain Remains is less heavy than To The Hellfire, focusing more on operatic and emotional elements. If you go with that, I'd pull up the lyrics alongside the songs because funny enough, the trilogy is actually a love story lol. Demolisher, on the other hand, is just super heavy, high-energy, and high-intensity fun. Slaughter to Prevail has some of the best vocals and drums in metal right now, and Demolisher specifically is a really good song for reaction content because of it's ending, which I won't spoil. Whatever you end up reacting to next, I hope you enjoy it and find success with your channel and music!
@@Shaan_Angel And definitely check out some Nu-Metal at some point. Numb or In The End by Linkin Park and Psychosocial by Slipknot are great songs in that genre, though Slipknot is much heavier than Linkin Park
@@liambelh9556Thanks man! I definitely have The pain remains trilogy on my list, but love song?😅 Ok... xD And yeah Prevail too. I've heard of the Band linking park I swear it's the biggest rock band isn't it? 😮 Slipknot is definitely new to me. I'm excited to explore more, and thank u for the heads up man👊
Sleep Token is so unique, they could name their genre, as they draw from many styles of music. i'm gonna recommend some other Bands and Songs from other Genres that i think you'll get down with. Metalcore - Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare Nu Metal - Slipknot - Psychosocial Thrash Metal - Slayer - Raining Blood Power Metal - Powerwolf - Beast of Gevaudan Symphonic Metal - Symphony X - Nevermore Industrial Metal - Rammstein - Du Hast (From Rammstein in Paris) enjoy the journey, and have fun.
I don't know if this was commented before, but during the long stretch of melodic sounds right before the end, the drummer (II) adds a very impressive solo so if you're a fan of intricate drums, there are quite a few drumcams of it, and an official recording of it on the Drumeo TH-cam channel. Sleep Token is an amazing band that really can't be labeled with any genre at once, I hope you keep checking them out, their music is truly a journey
Ascensionism, Chokehold, Granite or Take Me Back to Eden next for sleep token. Personally I think this band is the best I have ever heard in my 48 years of listening to music, I have become so obsessed by them. There is a whole lore behind the band but you don't need to know to enjoy the music, every song is a banger crossing genres of metal, rnb, pop, funk, jazz and ambient so expertly. I wouldn't focus much on the visualizers as they are more lore specific things and totally not needed for a casual listener, instead focus on the lyrics and musicality of their songs. Worship!
Hey Mark, thanks for the comment man! Yeah, the visualizer caught my attention more than it should have haha... Just looked real Satanic. I'll probably react to Electric callboy next 😮
I'm a simple man. I see Sleep Token Reaction - I click & watch. Super dope to see you enjoy them. I think you will be thoroughly pleased with any other songs you may dive into. Also your editing is hilarious and entertaining. Would love to see you listen to some more Sleep Token for sure.
Thanks for the comment man haha! Im Definitely gonna react to more Sleep token for sure! And I Aprecciate your feedback on the editing, I edit them myself and it's the part that takes aloot of time 😢😂 So I'm glad u like it 💜 Next up for me is Electric Callboy!😮
This is one of the bands that I suggest starting with their first album and listening through the three Sundowning, This Place Will Be Your Tomb and Taken Me Back To Eden in order. They tell a story and you will get the full gist of what this band is all about.
Definitely, thanks for the heads up! I feel excited to explore more of Sleep Token, this song was really good honestly... Next up for me now is Electric callboy, heard people suggest it!
Real talk from a lifelong metalhead, take some time before you touch Infant Annihilator, not just because they're heavy but the music they make is for people already into the genre, and their style reflects that. You'd be much more able to approach the song with a few more heavy titles under your belt. I'd suggest continuing with Sleep Token, even if only between other songs from other bands. They have a devoted fanbase that will continue to support you, and I can't recommend the Take Me Back To Eden album enough, which is what The Summoning is from. For you, based on the nature of your channel, I'd recommend Aqua Regia or Ascensionism the most. Likewise, suggestions I would give so you're not thrown straight back in the pit with Lorna Shore would be Pisces by Jinjer, Blessed Be or Constance by Spiritbox (the latter if you want a song to break down the video for more than anything else), or if you want to dig into the heavier stuff without going Lorna Shore heavy, looking Lamb of God, which has plenty of amazing tracks to pick from, many of which you can find the influences of within Deathcore at large. Either way, even if you taker none of these suggestions, it's always welcome to see someone from outside the community give this style of music a fair chance, even if you don't inherently like it. It's refreshing, and when criticized in a constructive way is good for the genre at large. I look forward to seeing you explore more of this music, and seeing the metal fanbase support you for it. Oh, and don't pay attention to the pausing BS. Get used to the genre and you'll feel when it's a good time to say what you gotta say, vs. when it's not. If people want to listen to the song uninterrupted, they can go to the source. Give us your opinions and feedback homie.
Man, I really appreciate this comment. Honestly thank u for taking the time to write this, giving me some insight on certain songs, etc. And damn, I didn't know that about the annihilate song... Got me rethinking everything haha... I'll definitely react to more heavier stuff though, I want to see if it was just the wrong 1 impression, or do I actually enjoy metal and deathcore... Maybe 😮
@@maplesinthesea6756 this is all great advice. I'd also suggest maybe checking out some metalcore or nu metal bands early on like Killswitch Engage, All That Remains, As I Lay Dying, Korn, Mudvayne, Linkin Park, etc. Those genres tend to be great gateways into heavier music.
I am 55 and have always loved Metal. I listened to Dream Theater, Queensryche and Trivium so progressive metal and 8 minute songs that tell stories and concept albums are my thing. I love it. That kind of stuff just kind of went away. Sleep Token brought it back. From the first song I was hooked. Vessel, the singer, composes all the music except for the drums. He's a musical genius. The drummer, II, is my favorite in metal. The last 3 albums are a concept trilogy with a storyline. Not all the songs are metal...Sleep Token switches genre often and sometimes has more than one genre in the same song. Songs I would recommend..."Take me back to Eden" first cause I think that one will blow you away since you like the atmospheric quality in this song. I subbed for more Sleep Token reactions !!! I think you'll love them. ❤
That's crazy, thank u so much for the comment! I'd love to see some live videos of the drummer ll! I'm excited to react to more ST and go down the rabbit hole of discovering more music!😮
I am so glad the almighty algorithm has brought me to your video and your channel. I must subscribe in the hopes to see you fall down the Sleep Token rabbit hole. Calling them "progressive metal" doesn't give their genre bending true justice. Based on this reaction, your appreciation of the production and instrumentation, and your mention of being a musician yourself, I am positive you will enjoy the rest of Sleep Token's catalog. They are definitely what I would call music for musicians, but still approachable and emotional enough to relate to the masses. Their latest album, Take Me Back To Eden, from which this track is taken, is sonically one of the best start to finish releases I've heard in a long time. As a 40 year old musician, I can easily find myself getting nostalgic and yearning for some long lost feeling of a personal music glory days, but to the contrary, major emerging artists like Sleep Token, Ren, and Electric Callboy have me excited about the future of new music. A future I hope is ever more genre-less and more expressive. It has me rejuvenated and inspired. Anywho, long ramble over. Great reaction! Looking forward to more!
I really loved your reaction! I'm new to Sleep Token myself. I started listening to them in December 2024 and I can tell you: once you have started to really get into their music, it is impossible to stop. They just draw you in and won't let you go! About your reaction: I don't mind when reactors pause a few times. Better pause and articulate your thoughts instead of talking over the song and missing important parts. And I really see my own listening experience reflected in your reaction. The first time listening to them (with every song btw) is just a whole lot of "WTF IS HAPPENING". The lyrics of their songs are much more important than the visualizers (in most cases anyways). Vessel, the singer and musical genius behind these songs, is an incredible lyricist and these songs hit you even more in the feels when you look up the lyrics. His way with words is beyond anything I've ever read/heard and I am currently doing a masters degree in literature. I for sure know a lot about words and poetry. You should definitely check out more of their songs. Maybe work your way through the Take Me Back To Eden album. It's their newest album to date (they are rumored to drop new stuff this year) and it really gives you a taste of how versatile this group really is. I'd say do Take Me Back To Eden (the song), Chokehold, Granite or Ascensionism next. But in the end, every song of them is a masterpiece. Some take a little longer for you to really get them, but when it clicks, they hit you in the face. Especially older ones. As a recommendation for another group to check out, you should do Bad Omens (I don't know if you already did a reaction for them though, I haven't checked yet). They have some heavy parts in their songs, but they are mostly clean singing. And their songs are amazing. They were my introduction into this genre of music. I'd recommend The Death Of Piece Of Mind, Concrete Jungle or - if you want it a bit heavier - Artificial Suicide.
I'm glad u loved my reaction! I also loved Sleep Token! Favourite reaction so far! And I Aprecciate your comment, the band definitely has a mysterious vibe to it, and I'm intrigued to hear more of what they can do!! Next up for me is Electric Callboy 😮 And thanks for the pausing reassurance💜 And Bad Omens is most definitely on my list!!
Yup, this was the right decision! Perfect intro pick for this band as well; has the perfect mix between beautiful melodies, heavy parts, and genre fusion, something that Sleep Token does very well. I'd highly recommend listening to the rest of the album this song is from, Take Me Back To Eden. They have a lot of songs like this, as well as other songs with RnB parts, electronic/pop parts, piano ballads, on top of all the metal stuff. They also use screams quite sparingly, which makes them a really good intro band for metal. Vore probably has the most screams on the album, and but it also has one of my favourite melodic choruses of the album. I'd also recommend The Apparition, Take Me Back To Eden, Euclid, and Ascensionism from this album. From their other albums, The Night Does Not Belong to God, The Offering, Higher, Blood Sport, Atlantic, Alkaline, and The Love You Want are some of my favourites that I'd also recommend It was SO good to see yourself able to enjoy yourself a lot more with this genre! Definitely keep going with this band and at this point, just be open to new things! All sorts of metal bands do stuff very different from each other, and there are so many different subgenres of metal out there. Most of my tastes was just me trying out new bands, I saw some live which helped expand my tastes even more, and getting into deathcore/super heavy stuff just happened lol, and it was at a point where it felt natural. It's okay if you find something too heavy for you to start off with; give it a few months and you might find yourself enjoying it (I was the same way with Lorna Shore when I first heard them, but I can enjoy them and even heavier, crazier stuff now) I'd recommend sticking with Sleep Token and some less heavy bands now and just work yourself back up to Lorna Shore (letting it happen naturally is the best way to do it, get progressively heavier and give it time to sit in before going up another step; that's my personal experience as someone who five years ago wasn't listening to metal or even rock at all), but if you really wanted to check out some more deathcore/heavier bands/songs, I'd have a look into Pain Remains by Lorna Shore, Winter by Synestia/Disembodied Tyrant, and Viking by Slaughter to Prevail. If you wanted heavier songs but didn't want to go fully into deathcore, I'd take a look at Yellowjacket by Spiritbox, Gasoline by I Prevail, Annunaki by Silent Planet, and Echoes by Allt. I'd recommend the Spiritbox and I Prevail ones especially as they have a good mix between really heavy songs and more chill songs (I recommended some of their less heavy songs in my comment on the Lorna Shore video), and they were both bands that actually started to help me get into much heavier music. Looking forward to if you do react to Electric Callboy; they're a huge amount of fun and I went to see them recently, and it was one of the most energetic shows I've been to! I'd recommend Hypa Hypa or We Got the Moves from them :) Also don't worry about people saying not to pause! It's a reaction video, if you have something you wanna say, say it. And trust me, the more you learn the genre, the more you'll learn where the best parts to pause is. :) Keep doing you and speaking your thoughts! Looking forward to seeing where this metal journey takes you!
Thanks for this comment man honestly!!! I'm really glad I did the right decision because if I have to be honest, I felt overwhelmed because so many suggestions but I also didn't want to take another deathcore song so it was confusing... So I Aprecciate you🙏 I think when the time is right I'll come back to more deathcore, as for now, definitely need more time hahah... ST so far my favourite! Next up for me Is Electric Callboy ... And also thanks for reassuring me with the pausing 🙏😇
If you like sad songs with emotion, you will definitely love the rest of their discography ! They have a lot of beautiful atmospheric and inspiring music :-) Don't worry about pausing too much, that's YOUR reaction, we're not here to listen to the song again^.^
I adore emotional sad music. It's the way I heal and able to Express my pain in my own music hahah And thank u ab the pausing, it's been a learning curve from all of my reaction videos lol...
Welcome to the rabbit hole!! I think this band is the GOAT!!! It’s very difficult to listen to anyone else at the moment. They’ve set the bar very high in my opinion. Great reaction. 🫶
I'm so glad you chose to react to this song, I think Sleep Token will be right up your alley! While I would definitely love to see more Sleep Token reactions, I'd also implore you to try out some prog metal bands that I love introducing people to: Periphery, TesseracT and Vola. Periphery are the biggest of the 3, and can get quite heavy but not as much as Lorna Shore. I'd recommend songs like Wax Wings, It's Only Smiles and The Way The News Goes to start off with, then maybe eventually you'll be ready for their 16 minute masterpiece, Reptile For TesseracT, I highly recommend their song Legion, it's what got me into them. It's odd and beautiful and has some atmospheric parts like Sleep Token often do. And lastly, for Vola, I really recommend Straight Lines, Break My Lying Tongue and Head Mounted Sideways (but honestly you could start with any of their popular songs). They have some incredible sounding synths, I think you'd really like it Anyway, great job on the video!
I'm glad I did the right decision honestly, after my last reaction I was left confused . And thank u for the suggestions honestly! 16 minutes, woah... And I do like synths, EDM, etc... Electronic Music is what got me into music making myself! Right now next up for me is Electric Callboy! Hopefully it's not that heavy! 😮
I loved your reaction🖤 Sleep Token, absolutely my number one fav band. Never ever have music made me feel like ST does. More ST reaction please 🖤Worship🖤
I love seeing new reactions to Sleep Token. Their entire discography is a story and I think you would really enjoy all of their music. There are a couple songs that are heavy (Gods and Vore). I recommend starting at the very beginning with Thread The Needle and going all the way to Euclid to hear the entirety of that story. Each song has a different feel to it and Vessel uses callbacks in some of them that you'll miss if you haven't listened to earlier songs. If anything, do not listen to Euclid before listening to The Night Does Not Belong To God.
I Aprecciate this comment Leda!!! I don't want to miss anything. This first impression of them was really good honestly! I will definitely react to more ST😮
Saw them live in Pittsburgh, PA. They are probably the best I've ever seen live. Seen Slipknot and Rammstein. They just take the cake, it's literally a ritual.
First of all, pause when you want! Talk about it in as much detail as you want! It's your reaction! I see someone else mentioned doing Chokehold by Sleep Token and then Will Ramos's cover of it, which is what I was going to suggest when I saw this one, Will is a huge Sleep Token fan. They're not my jam, but definitely extremely talented and great music composition! If you want to listen to something fun, check out Electric Callboy. Hypa Hypa, and We Got the Moves are popular places to start for them, they also have a great cover of Everytime We Touch. They put a lot into their music videos! (They used to be called Eskimo Callboy, so that might be what comes up in some places.)
I wouldn’t react to Infant Annihilator yet. It’s way more out there. The lead singer Dickie Allen had said,: I love horror movies, so let’s do that with the death core/ black metal. The music video is disturbing. Sleep Token on thee other hand doesn’t miss at all. I’m not just saying that. The three albums they released is a concept of those albums. I wouldn’t listen to Euclid until last. Ascensionism, Alkaline, Atlantic, Apparition, also there’s a fingerpicking track Missing Limb’s. Since I’ve checked out some of your songs. Normally with albums there’s usually 3-5 songs that people go back to listen to. But with Sleep Token it really is every song. Which is so rare. That the entire album’s are amazing. Welcome to the metal scene. I honestly believe you’re going to love this journey.
Yeah the more I hear about the infant annihilator the more I restrain myself hahaha... Yet there is a big curiosity. When I do end up reacting to it, should I react to the video? Some people said it's a bad idea... And yes I'm excited for the Sleep Token journey, they really surprised me with this song honestly 😮
@@Shaan_Angel The video does take away from the music at times. But with the video, it makes the entire experience way better. IMO. I’d react to the video 🙏🪦🙏
Metal is a genre you would typically tip-toe your way into. Ihlo, Maraton, Cold Night for Alligators, Tesseract, Caligula's Horse, Leprous, Coheed and Cambria, VOLA. Rock/Metal that you will almost certainly enjoy.
The quiet synth part is there for the drum solo live. You should check them out from this last tour. This song is especially good live 🙌 also another suggestion if you want a harder sleep token song: vore. Softer, do take me back to eden or ascensionism. Hypnosis is my favorite ❤ if you want more relaxing do levitate and give. Hauntingly beautiful: Atlantic
Somebody said that Vore will melt my face lol... I haven't really reacted to calm relaxing beautiful ambient stuff, so it could be a cool reaction! I'm excited😮
@Shaan_Angel although vore is hard it's probably one of the more "chill" songs from sleep token. It is beautifully done and his screams sound more like an add to the music not in the front like Lorna shore.
Glad you've done them bro! Gotta say, all their stuff is incredible ngl. The last album is the only one that do that much extreme genre bending. Ascensionism and Take me back to eden gonna blow your socks offs boi Man their's Metalcore,hardcore,death metal, deathcore,prog metal, Thall metal ECT Eskimo callboy with Hypa Hypa would be an awesome reaction mate
Honestly, Sleep Token was very unexpected. Especially after my last reaction. Felt like night and day. So I'm definitely excited to react to more Sleep Token! I want to go from lowest, to highest! Wich one would u suggest next? And yes electric callboy 😮...
@@Shaan_Angel You mean other bands or other songs from Sleep token? For other songs go with the two i mention and after that if you're still rolling Alkaline,Hypnosis. For other bands, Currents or Polaris would be a nice follow up. Still metalcore but a bit heavier then ST
@@Shaan_Angel Pleasure my guy Yoo almost forgot mate, if you're doing rap listen to Iamjakehill, the guy mostly do rap/punk but he got some wild freaking mix with some metal/rap and he's pretty popular! Into the fray, Die by the sword and Nyx would be amazing. Even if you don't do a reaction you should at least listen for yourself and now i'll stop with that and let you fly by yourself 😂
@@Deady5225hahahah thank u for the suggestions man😂😂! I'll definitely keep them in mind!! I'm going to be uploading Electric Callboy - Hypa Hypa next!
Alongside what other commenters are saying, I'll also add in using subgenres as a metric also helps you in figuring out what you like and stuff to "push into" more. From rock-related subgenres like Heavy Metal, Glam Metal, Nu-Metal, leading into different track aspects like Folk Metal for cultural resonance, Metalcore for easing into harsh vocals with Deathcore more after that, for more succinct subgenres like Black Metal, Power Metal, Grindcore, and along the way Aliencore/Viking Metal/Mathcore/etc for funny or wholly thematic metal genres. It's a whole sea of content, all depends on your tastes and where your interests lead.
@@Shaan_Angel metalcore incorporates hardcore (punk), while post hardcore is actually an offshoot. It usually still has a bit of a punk and sometimes metal influence, but a lot of bands these days incorporate pop influences! So it's usually still pretty fast paced and/or heavy but also more accessible ❤️
Lorna Shore are also amazing. But definitely a lot to jump into if you’re not used to metal, lol. Will Ramos (lead singer from Lorna Shore) actually says Sleep Token is his favorite band. He does some awesome vocal covers of Sleep Token songs.
Nice reaction! New sub. Sleep token is an amazing band. They don’t miss. If you like moody, atmospheric metal with pop metal, jazz, R&B, with some beautiful ballads then I think you’ll like sleep token lol. So many great songs. Some other great bands… Imminence…try The Black Allt….try Echoes Thornhill….try Obsession Invent Animate…try Without a Whisper
Doubling down on my recommendation for Jinjer - Pisces (Live Session) as the next reaction. Female vocalist, band is deathcore at heart, massive variety in the song, and one of the most reacted to songs on TH-cam for a reason. I don't want to say more because it should be a surprise.
Definitely, don't spoil it for me 😮 As curious as I am I always do my best with not listening to the songs that I haven't heard because I want ya'll to get the most raw and authentic reaction possible 🙏
welcome to sleep token the most amazing bands, this band is multi genre musics and vessel voics is very versitile. just for your info Vore and Gods are heavier songs but the rest of their music not much. its very new wave type of music.
Honestly man, if youre truely looking to expand your musical pallet, and appreciate the various subgenres, you should probably wait on Infant Annihilator. Even most people who listen to the deathcore genre worked their way to the really heavy stuff. Theres some really great "gateway" (for lack of better term) metal bands that can get you used to heavier sounds and vocals. Id suggest Spiritbox, Bad Omens, Dayseeker, and of course more Sleep Token.
I loved your genuine approach in your reaction and glad you enjoyed it! Sleep Token kills it on every level, I hope you listen to some more of their discography. They blend genres and blow my mind with all they have to offer. The live version of the Summoning is also amazing where, II, their drummer just goes off on a drum solo in the musical break in the song. Take us down the rabbit whole of more Sleep Token reactions, I'll be here for it. WORSHIP 🖤🙌
Thanks for the comment Hannah! Yea this song definitely surprised me I can't lie... Not what I expected at all... I'm honestly excited to react to more ST songs! They left an amazing first impression 😮
Oh Sleep Token has some *deep* lore. And definitely better to get into metal/metalcore than Lorna Shore😆 Also if you wanna listen to more of them i would recommend you stick (largely) to the order of the album. And for some fun music Electric Callboy is always worth a listen
Sleep token is an incredible band and the band “lore” about Sleep and the Worshippers is creepy and intriguing. As usual fire reaction and you should def read their lore, even if only for shits and giggles
@ the lore is about an ancient evil entity they call “Sleep”. Sleep appeared to Vessel who becomes kinda the mouth of sleep. If you take all their songs and albums in order, the themes from each represent and describe the relationship between Vessel and Sleep as Sleep tries to take more of Vessel and Vessel tries to prove himself to Sleep. It’s complex and I’m messing it up but it’s definitely worth looking into. In my opinion, it’s very dark and could be satanic. Tha bands name means that the music made is a “token” or sacrifice to Sleep. Fans of Sleep Token are called “Worshipers” and as seen, concerts are almost a ritual which does make me think it could be satanic but who am I to Judge.
That scratchy noise you weren't sure how they made it... you're right that the guitar is playing it, it's called a pick scrape (or that's what I've always called it) and it's basically you have a guitar that's got heaps of gain/distortion applied to it and you scrape the pick up and down a single string (or a couple of adjacent ones). How fast you scrape, how far you move the pick, the material the pick is made of, the thickness of your strings, the pickups etc etc.. all those things are amplified to the max by all the gain and so can really easily influence the specific texture and sound you get out of each pick scrape. It's funny, actually, because the fundamental action of scraping your pick along a string is so basic a 3yr old could do it, and yet the nuance in the technique makes it extremely difficult to master. Whereas you take pinch harmonics, which are much harder to learn the action you need to make to do it, but once it clicks it's surprisingly easy to do all sorts of things with it. Anyway, why am I still talking? You would have lost interest 4 sentences ago and who could blame you. 😅 Anyway all the best, peace ✌
Haha I definitely didn't lose interest my brother, I very much Aprecciate your detailed explanation here honestly 💜👊 And it does sound kinda complicated yet simple lol I've tried to learn harmonies on my acoustic guitar, and I know it's completely different from an electronic guitar, but damn it's not easy to get that finger distance from string hahaa. All these things are skills to learn 💯
My apologies for making u hate that I apologise for pausing...😂 (This was a sarcastic message xD) But yeah honestly there is no reason to apologise, I'm just being myself ;)) Thank u for the reassurances 💜
Hell ya man!!! See this right here, this right here fam is something I knew would be way better to start with!!! Let’s go man!!! Sleep token is one of the best!!! Happy you chose metalcore styles instead 🙏✊🏼🥳 If you do more sleep token do TAKE ME BACK TO EDEN 😎 or some Bad Omens The Death of Peace of Mind, Electric Callboy We Got the Moves. Good luck with Infant Annihilator bro….its some intense stuff maybe more than Lorna tbh!! Grind core idk if you will like what so ever tbh 🤣🤣
Haha hell yeah brotha! Compared to Lorna Shore for me this is a big difference haha, and yea, I still have deathcore/grindcore songs to react to... But I need to be prepared haha... And yea Callboy is definitely on my list 😮
@ well I personally love deathcore and grindcore can be good at times but I have to be in a mood. With that being said good luck to your ears for who ever you choose 🤣🤣 I don’t think you will ever be prepared 😂 I will say though as time goes on and the more you hear it the less it will sound like just noise and you will be able to feel the music more. It just takes time 🤘🤘🤘
Welcome to the REAL world of metal. The Genre pretty much has a sound for everything and has been mixing genres since the 80s. It's not all blast beats, screaming and satanic shit. we can make a metalhead out of you yet 😁
Well, I was looking at the video, literally first thing it reminded me of was a demonic creature. To be honest... Though compared to my other reaction, the song was mostly less demonic and satanic...
So you can stay with sleep token for awhile. All their songs are great, gotta check out some of their older stuff as well. Should check out some Nu Metal band, Korn, Slipknot, System of a down, and Limb Bizkit
There is a whole sub genre for epic metal music: Symphonic Metal. I woul recommend Epica with Arcana Live Symphonic version. Its there moste recent release. Sabaton would also be a good band for you to get a bit more into the slightly heavier but still insane melodic metal.
honestly, i think it's best if u don't try any deathcore for the time being, it's always very heavy. deathcore is the more extreme side of metal, which typically takes a while to get into, so i recommend just metalcore and adjacent genres for now
I definitely want to keep my face for now... And I'll keep this suggestion in mind because I am excited to react to more ST! 🎉 Next up for me is callboy as it was highly suggested 😮
@Shaan_Angel glad to hear! this track in particular came to my mind first when you mentioned piano. although honestly, anything you pick from Sleep Token should at least intrigue you if not amaze you. you're in for quite a ride and I'm jealous of you being able to hear all of these magnificent tracks for the first time. I'm in to follow your journey 🤙
Alkaline, Chokehold, Granite, Aqua Regia, Ascenionism, Apparition, Take Me Back to Eden you gotta check out videos of their drummer, II (2), he’s a fucking phenom 🤯 WORSHIP 🤘🏻🔥🍻 other bands to check out: Coheed & Cambria, Rage Against the Machine, Avenged Sevenfold
Perfect, thank u for the suggestions! Will definitely react to them soon! And yea someone said that the drummer is very good apparently, are there any specific videos of the drummer 2? Next up for me is Electric callboy since it was highly suggested!
@@Shaan_Angel indeed, ones that will knock your socks off. Personal recommendations of Pisces by Jinjer or Circle With Me by Spiritbox. Circle With Me also have a video of the vocalist doing a live one take if your ears don't believe what they hear.
would you listen to "Gojira - Heaviest Matter of the Universe"? great reaction.. djent is a good place to explore.. 0-0-0 and some Lamb Of God if you want... hehe be aware of thallification (spoiler)
U should check Will Ramos cover Sleep Token's Chokehold Ramos is Lorna's vocalist If u want something unusual but extremely fucking good then listen to Electric Callboy I'd recommend their song Ratatata
Guys... I got sooo much feedback and learned alot from my last reaction...
I just wanna say I'm grateful for everybody who shared their thoughts on the video, it helps alot🙏
Sleep Token was highly suggested, so here we are!!
I hope u guys enjoy it, because I... Well I don't wanna spoil it for ya'll 😮...
If you react to more sleep token the subs will come. I subbed up because of this reaction ❤
Sleep token is Will Ramos of Lorna shore's favorite band too haha. He's absolutely a fan boy 😂
@@heatherbennett4512Thanks for the sub!!😇💜
And is that true?😮
Crazy coincidence haha
@Shaan_Angel oh totally haha, just look up Will Ramos talking about sleep token, he's cute about it haha.
HECK YEAH!!
I will never understand why people hate on this band in the metal community. If you don't think this sounds good there is something wrong with your ears or brain, and that's coming from someone who regularly listens to bands like Opeth, Cattle Decapitation, and Humanity's Last Breath. People gotta stop hating on bands that utilize a metal sound and still gain commercial success. It helps bring more people like this reactor for example into the world of heavy music. More fans can only be a good thing. Bands like this are helping to keep heavy music alive.
Couldn't agree with you more. I understand if people don't like a voice or a melody that doesn't vibe with them but alot of haters are just gonna hate because that's what they do and it does nothing constructive. If you don't like it thats fine, just don't go around saying that a band is trash when they are really not.
Do everybody hate on the band?? This is my first reaction and I really enjoyed this particular song... People hate it?!
@Shaan_Angel not everybody, but there's a weird toxic trait you may find in the metal community where people automatically hate on bands that have any commercial success. They think bands have to stay super underground and sound like trash to be "real metal". The vast majority of the community are extremely friendly and accepting, but every group has a few morons.
I do disagree that "More fans can only ever be a good thing", I do think a SMALL amount of gatekeeping is "needed", but thats just a personal mindset.
@TeckTheBlooded for what purpose? More fans not only means a secure future for the genre, but the possibility of new young musicians and new bands continuing to push boundaries and explore new subgenres.
My favorite thing about the band is that literally all you can expect is amazing vocals and as far as music goes just expect the unexpected you'll never know what you get
That's exactly how it felt even though I haven't heard any of their other songs, they feel like they are very unique already 😮
I fully believe you will love most everything they have done! Would love to see more sleep token!
I definitely will do more Sleep Token Reactions!!
I Aprecciate your comment!!🙏🙏
😇😇😇
Alkaline, Rain, Euclid, Chokehold, Vore, Granite, literally anything Sleep Token is amazing.
The apparition
Definitely on my list 😮😮
Lorna Shore to Sleep Token is the perfect transition, Will Ramos (singer from Lorna Shore) has done some covers for Sleep Token. You should check out Chokehold from both of them.
I was going to suggest the same thing since LS was a bit much for him last time. Him seeing what Will can do with his clean voice on Chokehold would be really fun to watch.
Interesting, I didn't know!
I will definitely keep it in mind!
Hole u enjoy the video🙏
Oh yeah electric callboy is something you should most deffinetly check out!! Try with the song called Hypa Hypa as the first one.
Perfect! Thanks for the suggestions will keep them in mind🙏
@Shaan_Angel Electric Callboy is a not-so-heavy version of Lorna Shore, but a much more fun vibe!
Again, "We Got The Moves" is so fun, and their (Electric Callboy) biggest hit!
@@frankisfunny2007 Electric Callboy is one on my list, probably might react to it next!
Glad you enjoyed it! If you want more Sleep Token, I'd say Alkaline is their next best song. Otherwise if you're looking for more variety in the genre, I'd recommend some Avenged Sevenfold, particularly Nightmare. Both songs have mostly clean singing and are very melodic, so I'd recommend them over anything super heavy at the moment. As much as I do love death-core and death metal, I can definitely say they are an aquired taste. But good on you for giving the genre another shot!
Thank u for the comment man!
Yeah, I feel like I need to ease into it not gonna lie haha, but this was a great suggestion.
What are some deathcore songs to react to besides Infant annihilater xD (everybody is crazy about that one)
agreed, Alkaline is just so good.
@@Shaan_Angel If you do end up going with Infant Annihilator, I would first preface that you don't have to listen to them, and it is probably better if you don't. And if you do I cannot stress this enough DON'T READ THE LYRICS!!! And be warned that they make music about dismemberment, n**rophilia, p**ophilia, and more nasty stuff that sometimes appears in the music videos. They are genuinely a band that I would not recommend anyone to listen to.
In terms of other deathcore songs, the genre is pretty much Lorna Shore level heavy and above. If you're looking for more Sleep Token type metal or even a bit heavier than that, I'd say to stay with metalcore for a while. I think the suggestions I gave above are solid picks to dive further into that side of metal.
If you do want to go further into deathcore specifically, I'd recommend either the Pain Remains trilogy by Lorna Shore, or Demolisher by Slaughter to Prevail.
Pain Remains is less heavy than To The Hellfire, focusing more on operatic and emotional elements. If you go with that, I'd pull up the lyrics alongside the songs because funny enough, the trilogy is actually a love story lol.
Demolisher, on the other hand, is just super heavy, high-energy, and high-intensity fun. Slaughter to Prevail has some of the best vocals and drums in metal right now, and Demolisher specifically is a really good song for reaction content because of it's ending, which I won't spoil.
Whatever you end up reacting to next, I hope you enjoy it and find success with your channel and music!
@@Shaan_Angel And definitely check out some Nu-Metal at some point. Numb or In The End by Linkin Park and Psychosocial by Slipknot are great songs in that genre, though Slipknot is much heavier than Linkin Park
@@liambelh9556Thanks man!
I definitely have The pain remains trilogy on my list, but love song?😅 Ok... xD
And yeah Prevail too.
I've heard of the Band linking park I swear it's the biggest rock band isn't it? 😮
Slipknot is definitely new to me.
I'm excited to explore more, and thank u for the heads up man👊
Sleep Token is so unique, they could name their genre, as they draw from many styles of music.
i'm gonna recommend some other Bands and Songs from other Genres that i think you'll get down with.
Metalcore - Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare
Nu Metal - Slipknot - Psychosocial
Thrash Metal - Slayer - Raining Blood
Power Metal - Powerwolf - Beast of Gevaudan
Symphonic Metal - Symphony X - Nevermore
Industrial Metal - Rammstein - Du Hast (From Rammstein in Paris)
enjoy the journey, and have fun.
They really do stand out!
And man more suggestions that I haven't heard of! I Aprecciate this🙏🙏
Hope u enjoyed the video ;))
I don't know if this was commented before, but during the long stretch of melodic sounds right before the end, the drummer (II) adds a very impressive solo so if you're a fan of intricate drums, there are quite a few drumcams of it, and an official recording of it on the Drumeo TH-cam channel.
Sleep Token is an amazing band that really can't be labeled with any genre at once, I hope you keep checking them out, their music is truly a journey
I would like to see some live videos of the drummer yo
Ascensionism, Chokehold, Granite or Take Me Back to Eden next for sleep token. Personally I think this band is the best I have ever heard in my 48 years of listening to music, I have become so obsessed by them. There is a whole lore behind the band but you don't need to know to enjoy the music, every song is a banger crossing genres of metal, rnb, pop, funk, jazz and ambient so expertly. I wouldn't focus much on the visualizers as they are more lore specific things and totally not needed for a casual listener, instead focus on the lyrics and musicality of their songs. Worship!
Hey Mark, thanks for the comment man!
Yeah, the visualizer caught my attention more than it should have haha... Just looked real Satanic.
I'll probably react to Electric callboy next 😮
I'm a simple man.
I see Sleep Token Reaction - I click & watch.
Super dope to see you enjoy them. I think you will be thoroughly pleased with any other songs you may dive into.
Also your editing is hilarious and entertaining. Would love to see you listen to some more Sleep Token for sure.
Thanks for the comment man haha!
Im Definitely gonna react to more Sleep token for sure!
And I Aprecciate your feedback on the editing, I edit them myself and it's the part that takes aloot of time 😢😂
So I'm glad u like it 💜
Next up for me is Electric Callboy!😮
This is one of the bands that I suggest starting with their first album and listening through the three Sundowning, This Place Will Be Your Tomb and Taken Me Back To Eden in order. They tell a story and you will get the full gist of what this band is all about.
Definitely, thanks for the heads up!
I feel excited to explore more of Sleep Token, this song was really good honestly...
Next up for me now is Electric callboy, heard people suggest it!
Real talk from a lifelong metalhead, take some time before you touch Infant Annihilator, not just because they're heavy but the music they make is for people already into the genre, and their style reflects that. You'd be much more able to approach the song with a few more heavy titles under your belt.
I'd suggest continuing with Sleep Token, even if only between other songs from other bands. They have a devoted fanbase that will continue to support you, and I can't recommend the Take Me Back To Eden album enough, which is what The Summoning is from. For you, based on the nature of your channel, I'd recommend Aqua Regia or Ascensionism the most.
Likewise, suggestions I would give so you're not thrown straight back in the pit with Lorna Shore would be Pisces by Jinjer, Blessed Be or Constance by Spiritbox (the latter if you want a song to break down the video for more than anything else), or if you want to dig into the heavier stuff without going Lorna Shore heavy, looking Lamb of God, which has plenty of amazing tracks to pick from, many of which you can find the influences of within Deathcore at large.
Either way, even if you taker none of these suggestions, it's always welcome to see someone from outside the community give this style of music a fair chance, even if you don't inherently like it. It's refreshing, and when criticized in a constructive way is good for the genre at large. I look forward to seeing you explore more of this music, and seeing the metal fanbase support you for it.
Oh, and don't pay attention to the pausing BS. Get used to the genre and you'll feel when it's a good time to say what you gotta say, vs. when it's not. If people want to listen to the song uninterrupted, they can go to the source. Give us your opinions and feedback homie.
Man, I really appreciate this comment. Honestly thank u for taking the time to write this, giving me some insight on certain songs, etc.
And damn, I didn't know that about the annihilate song...
Got me rethinking everything haha...
I'll definitely react to more heavier stuff though, I want to see if it was just the wrong 1 impression, or do I actually enjoy metal and deathcore... Maybe 😮
@@maplesinthesea6756 this is all great advice. I'd also suggest maybe checking out some metalcore or nu metal bands early on like Killswitch Engage, All That Remains, As I Lay Dying, Korn, Mudvayne, Linkin Park, etc. Those genres tend to be great gateways into heavier music.
@@jeffers0315I've heard Linking Park on the radio! They're one of the biggest bands right?
@Shaan_Angel they are now but they had pretty humble beginnings. Their first two albums are some of the best nu metal ever recorded IMO.
Ok this was way less crazy then the Lorna Shore 🙃 the melody and the piano 🎹 soooo beautiful 💕 uuu are the coolest person I know lol
I am the coolest person 😎😎😎😎😎
I am 55 and have always loved Metal. I listened to Dream Theater, Queensryche and Trivium so progressive metal and 8 minute songs that tell stories and concept albums are my thing. I love it. That kind of stuff just kind of went away. Sleep Token brought it back. From the first song I was hooked. Vessel, the singer, composes all the music except for the drums. He's a musical genius. The drummer, II, is my favorite in metal. The last 3 albums are a concept trilogy with a storyline. Not all the songs are metal...Sleep Token switches genre often and sometimes has more than one genre in the same song. Songs I would recommend..."Take me back to Eden" first cause I think that one will blow you away since you like the atmospheric quality in this song. I subbed for more Sleep Token reactions !!! I think you'll love them. ❤
That's crazy, thank u so much for the comment!
I'd love to see some live videos of the drummer ll!
I'm excited to react to more ST and go down the rabbit hole of discovering more music!😮
I am so glad the almighty algorithm has brought me to your video and your channel. I must subscribe in the hopes to see you fall down the Sleep Token rabbit hole. Calling them "progressive metal" doesn't give their genre bending true justice. Based on this reaction, your appreciation of the production and instrumentation, and your mention of being a musician yourself, I am positive you will enjoy the rest of Sleep Token's catalog. They are definitely what I would call music for musicians, but still approachable and emotional enough to relate to the masses. Their latest album, Take Me Back To Eden, from which this track is taken, is sonically one of the best start to finish releases I've heard in a long time. As a 40 year old musician, I can easily find myself getting nostalgic and yearning for some long lost feeling of a personal music glory days, but to the contrary, major emerging artists like Sleep Token, Ren, and Electric Callboy have me excited about the future of new music. A future I hope is ever more genre-less and more expressive. It has me rejuvenated and inspired. Anywho, long ramble over. Great reaction! Looking forward to more!
Thanks for the comment, and for the subscribe!
I think it's going to be an interesting journey juggling and reacting through these bands and songs 😮
Worship 🙏🏼🤘🏼🥰🔥
I really loved your reaction! I'm new to Sleep Token myself. I started listening to them in December 2024 and I can tell you: once you have started to really get into their music, it is impossible to stop. They just draw you in and won't let you go!
About your reaction: I don't mind when reactors pause a few times. Better pause and articulate your thoughts instead of talking over the song and missing important parts. And I really see my own listening experience reflected in your reaction. The first time listening to them (with every song btw) is just a whole lot of "WTF IS HAPPENING".
The lyrics of their songs are much more important than the visualizers (in most cases anyways). Vessel, the singer and musical genius behind these songs, is an incredible lyricist and these songs hit you even more in the feels when you look up the lyrics. His way with words is beyond anything I've ever read/heard and I am currently doing a masters degree in literature. I for sure know a lot about words and poetry.
You should definitely check out more of their songs. Maybe work your way through the Take Me Back To Eden album. It's their newest album to date (they are rumored to drop new stuff this year) and it really gives you a taste of how versatile this group really is. I'd say do Take Me Back To Eden (the song), Chokehold, Granite or Ascensionism next. But in the end, every song of them is a masterpiece. Some take a little longer for you to really get them, but when it clicks, they hit you in the face. Especially older ones.
As a recommendation for another group to check out, you should do Bad Omens (I don't know if you already did a reaction for them though, I haven't checked yet). They have some heavy parts in their songs, but they are mostly clean singing. And their songs are amazing. They were my introduction into this genre of music. I'd recommend The Death Of Piece Of Mind, Concrete Jungle or - if you want it a bit heavier - Artificial Suicide.
I'm glad u loved my reaction!
I also loved Sleep Token!
Favourite reaction so far!
And I Aprecciate your comment, the band definitely has a mysterious vibe to it, and I'm intrigued to hear more of what they can do!!
Next up for me is Electric Callboy 😮
And thanks for the pausing reassurance💜
And Bad Omens is most definitely on my list!!
Yup, this was the right decision! Perfect intro pick for this band as well; has the perfect mix between beautiful melodies, heavy parts, and genre fusion, something that Sleep Token does very well. I'd highly recommend listening to the rest of the album this song is from, Take Me Back To Eden. They have a lot of songs like this, as well as other songs with RnB parts, electronic/pop parts, piano ballads, on top of all the metal stuff. They also use screams quite sparingly, which makes them a really good intro band for metal. Vore probably has the most screams on the album, and but it also has one of my favourite melodic choruses of the album. I'd also recommend The Apparition, Take Me Back To Eden, Euclid, and Ascensionism from this album. From their other albums, The Night Does Not Belong to God, The Offering, Higher, Blood Sport, Atlantic, Alkaline, and The Love You Want are some of my favourites that I'd also recommend
It was SO good to see yourself able to enjoy yourself a lot more with this genre! Definitely keep going with this band and at this point, just be open to new things! All sorts of metal bands do stuff very different from each other, and there are so many different subgenres of metal out there. Most of my tastes was just me trying out new bands, I saw some live which helped expand my tastes even more, and getting into deathcore/super heavy stuff just happened lol, and it was at a point where it felt natural. It's okay if you find something too heavy for you to start off with; give it a few months and you might find yourself enjoying it (I was the same way with Lorna Shore when I first heard them, but I can enjoy them and even heavier, crazier stuff now)
I'd recommend sticking with Sleep Token and some less heavy bands now and just work yourself back up to Lorna Shore (letting it happen naturally is the best way to do it, get progressively heavier and give it time to sit in before going up another step; that's my personal experience as someone who five years ago wasn't listening to metal or even rock at all), but if you really wanted to check out some more deathcore/heavier bands/songs, I'd have a look into Pain Remains by Lorna Shore, Winter by Synestia/Disembodied Tyrant, and Viking by Slaughter to Prevail. If you wanted heavier songs but didn't want to go fully into deathcore, I'd take a look at Yellowjacket by Spiritbox, Gasoline by I Prevail, Annunaki by Silent Planet, and Echoes by Allt. I'd recommend the Spiritbox and I Prevail ones especially as they have a good mix between really heavy songs and more chill songs (I recommended some of their less heavy songs in my comment on the Lorna Shore video), and they were both bands that actually started to help me get into much heavier music.
Looking forward to if you do react to Electric Callboy; they're a huge amount of fun and I went to see them recently, and it was one of the most energetic shows I've been to! I'd recommend Hypa Hypa or We Got the Moves from them :)
Also don't worry about people saying not to pause! It's a reaction video, if you have something you wanna say, say it. And trust me, the more you learn the genre, the more you'll learn where the best parts to pause is. :) Keep doing you and speaking your thoughts!
Looking forward to seeing where this metal journey takes you!
Thanks for this comment man honestly!!!
I'm really glad I did the right decision because if I have to be honest, I felt overwhelmed because so many suggestions but I also didn't want to take another deathcore song so it was confusing...
So I Aprecciate you🙏
I think when the time is right I'll come back to more deathcore, as for now, definitely need more time hahah...
ST so far my favourite!
Next up for me Is Electric Callboy ...
And also thanks for reassuring me with the pausing 🙏😇
If you like sad songs with emotion, you will definitely love the rest of their discography ! They have a lot of beautiful atmospheric and inspiring music :-)
Don't worry about pausing too much, that's YOUR reaction, we're not here to listen to the song again^.^
I adore emotional sad music. It's the way I heal and able to Express my pain in my own music hahah
And thank u ab the pausing, it's been a learning curve from all of my reaction videos lol...
Welcome to the rabbit hole!! I think this band is the GOAT!!! It’s very difficult to listen to anyone else at the moment. They’ve set the bar very high in my opinion. Great reaction. 🫶
They have? I'd need to listen to more bands to fully compare, but they definitely peeked my interest alot
I'm so glad you chose to react to this song, I think Sleep Token will be right up your alley!
While I would definitely love to see more Sleep Token reactions, I'd also implore you to try out some prog metal bands that I love introducing people to: Periphery, TesseracT and Vola. Periphery are the biggest of the 3, and can get quite heavy but not as much as Lorna Shore. I'd recommend songs like Wax Wings, It's Only Smiles and The Way The News Goes to start off with, then maybe eventually you'll be ready for their 16 minute masterpiece, Reptile
For TesseracT, I highly recommend their song Legion, it's what got me into them. It's odd and beautiful and has some atmospheric parts like Sleep Token often do. And lastly, for Vola, I really recommend Straight Lines, Break My Lying Tongue and Head Mounted Sideways (but honestly you could start with any of their popular songs). They have some incredible sounding synths, I think you'd really like it
Anyway, great job on the video!
I'm glad I did the right decision honestly, after my last reaction I was left confused .
And thank u for the suggestions honestly!
16 minutes, woah...
And I do like synths, EDM, etc...
Electronic Music is what got me into music making myself!
Right now next up for me is Electric Callboy! Hopefully it's not that heavy! 😮
I loved your reaction🖤
Sleep Token, absolutely my number one fav band. Never ever have music made me feel like ST does. More ST reaction please
🖤Worship🖤
I'm glad u enjoyed it😇🙏!
I will definitely react to more sleep token as I also really enjoyed it😮
I love seeing new reactions to Sleep Token. Their entire discography is a story and I think you would really enjoy all of their music. There are a couple songs that are heavy (Gods and Vore). I recommend starting at the very beginning with Thread The Needle and going all the way to Euclid to hear the entirety of that story. Each song has a different feel to it and Vessel uses callbacks in some of them that you'll miss if you haven't listened to earlier songs. If anything, do not listen to Euclid before listening to The Night Does Not Belong To God.
I Aprecciate this comment Leda!!!
I don't want to miss anything. This first impression of them was really good honestly!
I will definitely react to more ST😮
Saw them live in Pittsburgh, PA. They are probably the best I've ever seen live. Seen Slipknot and Rammstein. They just take the cake, it's literally a ritual.
So dope!
I can't imagine this song live 😮😮
11:09 aaaand subbed.
Let's goooo!
First of all, pause when you want! Talk about it in as much detail as you want! It's your reaction! I see someone else mentioned doing Chokehold by Sleep Token and then Will Ramos's cover of it, which is what I was going to suggest when I saw this one, Will is a huge Sleep Token fan. They're not my jam, but definitely extremely talented and great music composition!
If you want to listen to something fun, check out Electric Callboy. Hypa Hypa, and We Got the Moves are popular places to start for them, they also have a great cover of Everytime We Touch. They put a lot into their music videos! (They used to be called Eskimo Callboy, so that might be what comes up in some places.)
Thanks for the reassurances!
I reacted to Lorna Shore as my first introduction to heavy metal haha...
Hypa, hypa is next up actually...😮
I knew u'd love it! I think i saw your goosebumps thru your shirt. And that big smile? So worth it. Yes jump down the rabbit hole u won't be sorry😁
Haha honestly this song felt like a rollercoaster. And I really enjoyed it!
And I'm glad u enjoyed it too🙏
I wouldn’t react to Infant Annihilator yet. It’s way more out there. The lead singer Dickie Allen had said,: I love horror movies, so let’s do that with the death core/ black metal. The music video is disturbing.
Sleep Token on thee other hand doesn’t miss at all. I’m not just saying that. The three albums they released is a concept of those albums. I wouldn’t listen to Euclid until last. Ascensionism, Alkaline, Atlantic, Apparition, also there’s a fingerpicking track Missing Limb’s. Since I’ve checked out some of your songs. Normally with albums there’s usually 3-5 songs that people go back to listen to. But with Sleep Token it really is every song. Which is so rare. That the entire album’s are amazing. Welcome to the metal scene. I honestly believe you’re going to love this journey.
Yeah the more I hear about the infant annihilator the more I restrain myself hahaha...
Yet there is a big curiosity.
When I do end up reacting to it, should I react to the video? Some people said it's a bad idea...
And yes I'm excited for the Sleep Token journey, they really surprised me with this song honestly 😮
@@Shaan_Angel The video does take away from the music at times. But with the video, it makes the entire experience way better. IMO. I’d react to the video 🙏🪦🙏
@@JustinPramisThanks for the heads up man! 🙏
I will keep this in mind!
Ah nice, actually quite enjoy the song as well, I think you represent it well. Good stuff G, banger of a video
Aprecciate u G🔥
Metal is a genre you would typically tip-toe your way into. Ihlo, Maraton, Cold Night for Alligators, Tesseract, Caligula's Horse, Leprous, Coheed and Cambria, VOLA. Rock/Metal that you will almost certainly enjoy.
Yeah I definitely jumped head first lol
Do take me back to Eden next !
On my list 🙏
Viking by slaughter to prevail is a good starter to ease into metal
The quiet synth part is there for the drum solo live. You should check them out from this last tour. This song is especially good live 🙌 also another suggestion if you want a harder sleep token song: vore. Softer, do take me back to eden or ascensionism. Hypnosis is my favorite ❤ if you want more relaxing do levitate and give. Hauntingly beautiful: Atlantic
Somebody said that Vore will melt my face lol...
I haven't really reacted to calm relaxing beautiful ambient stuff, so it could be a cool reaction!
I'm excited😮
@Shaan_Angel although vore is hard it's probably one of the more "chill" songs from sleep token. It is beautifully done and his screams sound more like an add to the music not in the front like Lorna shore.
@@heatherbennett4512Thansk for the heads up brotha 👊💜
Glad you've done them bro!
Gotta say, all their stuff is incredible ngl. The last album is the only one that do that much extreme genre bending. Ascensionism and Take me back to eden gonna blow your socks offs boi
Man their's Metalcore,hardcore,death metal, deathcore,prog metal, Thall metal ECT
Eskimo callboy with Hypa Hypa would be an awesome reaction mate
Honestly, Sleep Token was very unexpected. Especially after my last reaction. Felt like night and day.
So I'm definitely excited to react to more Sleep Token! I want to go from lowest, to highest!
Wich one would u suggest next?
And yes electric callboy 😮...
@@Shaan_Angel You mean other bands or other songs from Sleep token?
For other songs go with the two i mention and after that if you're still rolling Alkaline,Hypnosis.
For other bands, Currents or Polaris would be a nice follow up. Still metalcore but a bit heavier then ST
@@Deady5225 I Aprecciate ur suggestion! I will definitely keep this in mind!
Might react to electric callboy next 🤔😮
@@Shaan_Angel Pleasure my guy
Yoo almost forgot mate, if you're doing rap listen to Iamjakehill, the guy mostly do rap/punk but he got some wild freaking mix with some metal/rap and he's pretty popular!
Into the fray, Die by the sword and Nyx would be amazing. Even if you don't do a reaction you should at least listen for yourself and now i'll stop with that and let you fly by yourself 😂
@@Deady5225hahahah thank u for the suggestions man😂😂!
I'll definitely keep them in mind!!
I'm going to be uploading Electric Callboy - Hypa Hypa next!
Alongside what other commenters are saying, I'll also add in using subgenres as a metric also helps you in figuring out what you like and stuff to "push into" more.
From rock-related subgenres like Heavy Metal, Glam Metal, Nu-Metal, leading into different track aspects like Folk Metal for cultural resonance, Metalcore for easing into harsh vocals with Deathcore more after that, for more succinct subgenres like Black Metal, Power Metal, Grindcore, and along the way Aliencore/Viking Metal/Mathcore/etc for funny or wholly thematic metal genres.
It's a whole sea of content, all depends on your tastes and where your interests lead.
Yes I'll just go through it all honestly. I'm intrigued.
I loved Sleeptoken the most so far 😮😮
Take Me Back to Eden is a MUST! 😍
I'm excited for this one 😮😮😮
@@Shaan_Angel you should be! Gonna blow your mind ❤️
Maybe you'd also like some post-hardcore, Dayseeker - Dreamstate perhaps
What's post hardcore??
@@Shaan_Angel metalcore incorporates hardcore (punk), while post hardcore is actually an offshoot. It usually still has a bit of a punk and sometimes metal influence, but a lot of bands these days incorporate pop influences! So it's usually still pretty fast paced and/or heavy but also more accessible ❤️
Good choice! Check out more of them! You should try Nightwish.
There is definitely more songs and I'm excited to listen to them!😮
He isn’t ready for the story that is told in all three albums Sleep Token has.
Might not be ready, but I am curious 😮
Lorna Shore are also amazing. But definitely a lot to jump into if you’re not used to metal, lol. Will Ramos (lead singer from Lorna Shore) actually says Sleep Token is his favorite band. He does some awesome vocal covers of Sleep Token songs.
Hmm I'd love to see him cover them tbh
Dude please keep reacting to sleep token!! I whish I could forget about them just to react for the first time again!!
I definitely will!
I'm extremely intrigued 😮
Ascentionism from Sleep Token is one I would recommend to every fan of hip hop
Hip hop & heavy metal?! Yoooooo
Exciting 😮😮
@Shaan_Angel Spit it Out by Slipknot is also great, Nu Metal in general is kind of a mix of hip hop and metal
Nice reaction! New sub. Sleep token is an amazing band. They don’t miss. If you like moody, atmospheric metal with pop metal, jazz, R&B, with some beautiful ballads then I think you’ll like sleep token lol. So many great songs.
Some other great bands…
Imminence…try The Black
Allt….try Echoes
Thornhill….try Obsession
Invent Animate…try Without a Whisper
I definitely will react to more songs of theirs!!
Thanks for the suggestions man!!🙏
Doubling down on my recommendation for Jinjer - Pisces (Live Session) as the next reaction. Female vocalist, band is deathcore at heart, massive variety in the song, and one of the most reacted to songs on TH-cam for a reason. I don't want to say more because it should be a surprise.
Definitely, don't spoil it for me 😮
As curious as I am I always do my best with not listening to the songs that I haven't heard because I want ya'll to get the most raw and authentic reaction possible 🙏
Gotta check out some Spiritbox // Jaded. A Grammy nominated song by a female lead metal band
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll keep it on my list🙏
Next up for me is Electric callboy!😮
You can do some Sleep Token vocal performance by Will Ramos of Lorna Shore. Will loves Sleep Token
I will definitely get to Will Ramos I will! (No pun)
The worst part of a sleep token song is the fact that it ends
Crazy right 😂
I also think that the dark figures in their music videos are some representation of “Sleep”
Hmm, as in actually sleeping??🤔🤔
How does that work
@@Shaan_Angel the evil entity, “Sleep”
If you like the drums of this song, the drummer, known as II, has a deep dive into the drumming parts of this song I think you would really like it.
II? Interesting name!
Is there a video of this?
@@Shaan_Angeljust look up sleep token drumeo and there are a couple of vids of a deep dive of all of his drumming
Popular monster by falling in reverse
On my list!
Check out Chokehold, Ascensionism and Back to Eden...epic xxx
Definitely on my list 😮
Definitely try out some Slipknot at some point! And get ready to feel the rage metal can embody
Slipknot is definitely on my list? Rage?😮
welcome to sleep token the most amazing bands, this band is multi genre musics and vessel voics is very versitile. just for your info Vore and Gods are heavier songs but the rest of their music not much. its very new wave type of music.
I feel welcomed, and thanks for giving me a fair warning beforehand unlike other people 😂😂
Tryna set me up again.
I Aprecciate the comment 🙏
Honestly man, if youre truely looking to expand your musical pallet, and appreciate the various subgenres, you should probably wait on Infant Annihilator. Even most people who listen to the deathcore genre worked their way to the really heavy stuff. Theres some really great "gateway" (for lack of better term) metal bands that can get you used to heavier sounds and vocals. Id suggest Spiritbox, Bad Omens, Dayseeker, and of course more Sleep Token.
Bad Omens is on my list for sure!
Aprecciate your suggestions and thoughts!
I definitely think it's gonna be an interesting journey 😮
Yaaaaaah!! We got em guys!! We made another metalhead!
Definitely don't think I've reached that point just yet... lol
@Shaan_Angel awe come on....u must metal. It's in your best interest 👌
I loved your genuine approach in your reaction and glad you enjoyed it! Sleep Token kills it on every level, I hope you listen to some more of their discography. They blend genres and blow my mind with all they have to offer. The live version of the Summoning is also amazing where, II, their drummer just goes off on a drum solo in the musical break in the song. Take us down the rabbit whole of more Sleep Token reactions, I'll be here for it. WORSHIP 🖤🙌
Thanks for the comment Hannah!
Yea this song definitely surprised me I can't lie... Not what I expected at all...
I'm honestly excited to react to more ST songs! They left an amazing first impression 😮
Oh Sleep Token has some *deep* lore. And definitely better to get into metal/metalcore than Lorna Shore😆
Also if you wanna listen to more of them i would recommend you stick (largely) to the order of the album.
And for some fun music Electric Callboy is always worth a listen
I definitely will listen more to Sleep Token they were incredible.
And I will definitely keep that in mind too!
Callboy is on my list for sure ;)
Sleep token is an incredible band and the band “lore” about Sleep and the Worshippers is creepy and intriguing. As usual fire reaction and you should def read their lore, even if only for shits and giggles
Really? Does it go into a Satanic direction or something? The lore?
And I definitely will react to more songs of theirs😮
@ the lore is about an ancient evil entity they call “Sleep”. Sleep appeared to Vessel who becomes kinda the mouth of sleep. If you take all their songs and albums in order, the themes from each represent and describe the relationship between Vessel and Sleep as Sleep tries to take more of Vessel and Vessel tries to prove himself to Sleep. It’s complex and I’m messing it up but it’s definitely worth looking into. In my opinion, it’s very dark and could be satanic. Tha bands name means that the music made is a “token” or sacrifice to Sleep. Fans of Sleep Token are called “Worshipers” and as seen, concerts are almost a ritual which does make me think it could be satanic but who am I to Judge.
That scratchy noise you weren't sure how they made it... you're right that the guitar is playing it, it's called a pick scrape (or that's what I've always called it) and it's basically you have a guitar that's got heaps of gain/distortion applied to it and you scrape the pick up and down a single string (or a couple of adjacent ones). How fast you scrape, how far you move the pick, the material the pick is made of, the thickness of your strings, the pickups etc etc.. all those things are amplified to the max by all the gain and so can really easily influence the specific texture and sound you get out of each pick scrape. It's funny, actually, because the fundamental action of scraping your pick along a string is so basic a 3yr old could do it, and yet the nuance in the technique makes it extremely difficult to master. Whereas you take pinch harmonics, which are much harder to learn the action you need to make to do it, but once it clicks it's surprisingly easy to do all sorts of things with it. Anyway, why am I still talking? You would have lost interest 4 sentences ago and who could blame you. 😅 Anyway all the best, peace ✌
Haha I definitely didn't lose interest my brother, I very much Aprecciate your detailed explanation here honestly 💜👊
And it does sound kinda complicated yet simple lol
I've tried to learn harmonies on my acoustic guitar, and I know it's completely different from an electronic guitar, but damn it's not easy to get that finger distance from string hahaa.
All these things are skills to learn 💯
If you liked this, you should check out Periphery and Tesseract as well. Can't really pick a bad song from either of them.
Yeah tbh man, I'm excited to explore more of their songs, I want to hear more of what they can do 😮
The only thing I HATE is when reactors apologize for pausing. Like no. We want to hear your reactions and your thoughts.
My apologies for making u hate that I apologise for pausing...😂
(This was a sarcastic message xD)
But yeah honestly there is no reason to apologise, I'm just being myself ;))
Thank u for the reassurances 💜
Weeee! Let's Go! Thank you🙏
Thanks for the awesome suggestion💜💜
Hell ya man!!! See this right here, this right here fam is something I knew would be way better to start with!!! Let’s go man!!! Sleep token is one of the best!!! Happy you chose metalcore styles instead 🙏✊🏼🥳
If you do more sleep token do TAKE ME BACK TO EDEN 😎 or some Bad Omens The Death of Peace of Mind, Electric Callboy We Got the Moves.
Good luck with Infant Annihilator bro….its some intense stuff maybe more than Lorna tbh!! Grind core idk if you will like what so ever tbh 🤣🤣
Haha hell yeah brotha! Compared to Lorna Shore for me this is a big difference haha, and yea, I still have deathcore/grindcore songs to react to... But I need to be prepared haha...
And yea Callboy is definitely on my list 😮
@ well I personally love deathcore and grindcore can be good at times but I have to be in a mood. With that being said good luck to your ears for who ever you choose 🤣🤣 I don’t think you will ever be prepared 😂 I will say though as time goes on and the more you hear it the less it will sound like just noise and you will be able to feel the music more. It just takes time 🤘🤘🤘
@DavidSlEePtOkEnSanchez I do think it's gonna be an interesting journey honestly, and I'm excited to explore it!!
bro learns what a breakdown is
What part was it?
Welcome to the REAL world of metal. The Genre pretty much has a sound for everything and has been mixing genres since the 80s. It's not all blast beats, screaming and satanic shit. we can make a metalhead out of you yet 😁
Well, I was looking at the video, literally first thing it reminded me of was a demonic creature. To be honest...
Though compared to my other reaction, the song was mostly less demonic and satanic...
i recommend you start by bands like this from the video or Opeth,Alice in chains,etc.
Are they Deathcore?
I think a new Sleep Token fan is born. 😂
I think so too loll
Lorna shore sounds like sleep token looks
Fr lol
What you should do is react to Sleep Token - Chokehold and then listen to Will Ramos from Lorna Shore cover it... Sleep Token is Will's favorite band
Haha what a coincidence, 2 bands I react to and one of them adores the other!
Heard Will did some ST covers too, will keep in mind!
Yeah...II doing the best cymbal work in music right now
I'd love to see him live
@Shaan_Angel was lucky enough to see them in Pittsburgh. It was spiritual.
So you can stay with sleep token for awhile. All their songs are great, gotta check out some of their older stuff as well. Should check out some Nu Metal band, Korn, Slipknot, System of a down, and Limb Bizkit
What would be your next sleep token suggestion??
And yes I definitely will keep those suggestions in mind! 😮
@Shaan_Angel ascension, alkaline, hypnosis, the offering or dark signs, are my favorite. If you wanna look into more sleep token.
@@C0UNTCHOC0definitely will!
Thank u for the suggestions 🙏🙏
There is a whole sub genre for epic metal music: Symphonic Metal.
I woul recommend Epica with Arcana Live Symphonic version.
Its there moste recent release.
Sabaton would also be a good band for you to get a bit more into the slightly heavier but still insane melodic metal.
Yea, this song didn't have much heavy metal in it, but it's honestly a really well made song!
I will keep this in mind too!
Aprecciate ur comment 🙏
RECOMMENDATION.
death empress - synestia disembodied tyrant.
it's classy with a little bit of screams:) melodies are BEAUTIFUL.
Hmm, sounds pretty epic haha
I will keep it in mind!
Thanks for the comment hheuehdhueueheehehdbxbdjdjeiwiwue 😇😇😇
Electric Callboy- Every Time We Touch.
Trust.
Ok... I'll trust with this one
Next: Electric Callboy - Pump it.
Guess what, next up is Electric Callboy for me😮
You have to try some Bad Omens songs. Start with The death of peace of mind
Bad Omens is on my list 100%
Excited to react to them!
honestly, i think it's best if u don't try any deathcore for the time being, it's always very heavy. deathcore is the more extreme side of metal, which typically takes a while to get into, so i recommend just metalcore and adjacent genres for now
Aprecciate the mercy... I know it would be a hell of video to react to Annihilate, but I need to gradually warm up...
Honestly, Sleep Token is a way better place to start from than Lorna Shore was (And the irony is that they're the Lorna vocalist's favorite band...)
I also think so, feels more natural!
Haha they do? What a coincidence lol
Next up for me is Electric callboy as it was highly recommended 😮
quintessential gateway meatl band
👊
Granite would be more in your wheelhouse. DYTTYLM as well. Stay away from Vore. lol It will melt your face.
I definitely want to keep my face for now...
And I'll keep this suggestion in mind because I am excited to react to more ST! 🎉
Next up for me is callboy as it was highly suggested 😮
5:21 try Atlantic by them, you won't be disappointed
I'll definitely be reacting to more ST!!😮
@Shaan_Angel glad to hear! this track in particular came to my mind first when you mentioned piano. although honestly, anything you pick from Sleep Token should at least intrigue you if not amaze you. you're in for quite a ride and I'm jealous of you being able to hear all of these magnificent tracks for the first time. I'm in to follow your journey 🤙
he did the fantano move hahah XD
Haha what's that?
This is definately something thats better to start with 😂
Haha I definitely agree, really good suggestion 🔥🔥
Next up is probably electric callboy!😮
@@Shaan_Angelyou need to do Every Time We Touch by them. Amazing cover.
Alkaline, Chokehold, Granite, Aqua Regia, Ascenionism, Apparition, Take Me Back to Eden
you gotta check out videos of their drummer, II (2), he’s a fucking phenom 🤯
WORSHIP 🤘🏻🔥🍻
other bands to check out:
Coheed & Cambria, Rage Against the Machine, Avenged Sevenfold
Perfect, thank u for the suggestions!
Will definitely react to them soon!
And yea someone said that the drummer is very good apparently, are there any specific videos of the drummer 2?
Next up for me is Electric callboy since it was highly suggested!
Closee too 1k🔥
Yess brother! Cool to see you here bro!!
@@Shaan_Angel🫶🏻❤️
If you're interested in metal with female vocalists, check out Spiritbox or Jinjer.
Female vocalists on metal?😮
@@Shaan_Angel indeed, ones that will knock your socks off. Personal recommendations of Pisces by Jinjer or Circle With Me by Spiritbox. Circle With Me also have a video of the vocalist doing a live one take if your ears don't believe what they hear.
would you listen to "Gojira - Heaviest Matter of the Universe"? great reaction.. djent is a good place to explore.. 0-0-0
and some Lamb Of God if you want... hehe
be aware of thallification (spoiler)
Thallification?
Is that a word?
All of these sound heavier... Am I right? xD
I will definitely keep them in mind thanks for the comment man!🙏
U should check Will Ramos cover Sleep Token's Chokehold Ramos is Lorna's vocalist
If u want something unusual but extremely fucking good then listen to Electric Callboy I'd recommend their song Ratatata
Well good for u, next up Electric Callboy - Hypa Hypa 😮😮
Take me back to eden next by sleep token
On my list 🔥
Check out some bring me the horizon fr. Kool-aid, drown, youtopia, top 10 statues, can you feel my heart there’s so many good ones
BMTH Is definitely one my list!
try Killswitch Engage - The End Of Heartache
Will keep it in mind! Is it heavy?
9:38 THIS IS WHAT YOU ALL CAME FOR 🫡
😂😂
ALL #1-5O!!!!
😮😮49 more songs?? What would be the next song then?
YES INFANT ANNIHILATOR BLASPHEMIAN IS A VERY WHOLESOME SONG YES INDEED PLEASE REACT TO IT :)
Vulcan, How come so many people claim otherwise? U tryna set me up over here??😂😂
@@Shaan_Angel hehe maybe lol
we're gonna make a metalhead out of u ;)
U think I'm ready?😅
@@Shaan_Angel u will be soon :)
Ayyye I got a song I guarantee you'll like no one's gonna recommend. Scorpion by above below they need way more love
I haven't heard this suggestion, I'll keep it in mind!
Thank u😇🙏
Can you react to Darko Us - Donna
Is it heavy, heavyyy??😮
@Shaan_Angel their other stuff is heavy heavy. This one's emotional heavy
Listen to bad omens. Just pretend or death of peice of mind. Those are their most non heavy metal songs.
Bad Omens are heavy as I understood...?
@ Their latest projects are getting more hard rocky with hints of metal