#tmbte album

[tokens-to-sleep]

I have almost nothing coherent to say about Take Me Back to Eden yet, EXCEPT

It feels like everything leading up to this has been the stages of grief. Sundowning and TPWBYT are deep in the depression and anger and denial, and moving into TMBTE, while still angry at times, feels much more introspective and hopeful. Euclid feels so hopeful and healing to me, and I hope that's the case, tbh. I hope Vessel is healing.

[fadetodvst]

and the moon became like blood

[melit0n]

I wanted to add on to this ask done by an anon on ST confessions, because they are so right and they made something click in my brain. Do go read it before you read this.

First, off, heavy agree that Fall for Me is designed to be a lonely song, both lyrically, and quite smartly, musically. In every single other song Sleep Token has ever done there is music. There is noise, always. Even in times where there should be silence, there never is any. Instead, it's filled by sounds of birds, a taught guitar chord or chewing and biting.

Fall for Me, however, is utter silence. There's no musical reply. No SFX, no subtle drums or bass; no nothing. It's the one of the few songs (along with Missing Limbs, Take Aim and Drag me Under) in which Vessel directly addresses the love he holds for this person. It's not layered in metaphors, prose and an eloquent vernacular, it's straightforward. While his poetry in other songs is used to draw Them in, decorate his love and entice Them, he's done with getting nothing. He wants to be an equal, a lover, but he gets naught.

The reason why, other than the obvious choice of acapella instead of instruments, the song feels so lonely is because it's the only song- overall- that he doesn't get a response to. Sugar is the response to The Offering, Say That You Will is the response to Take Aim etc., but here? Cold, dead silence. No gesture in tongues, no crushing 'affection'; no nothing.

So, to the rhythm of eternity, he will be on that beach, stumbling, crawling and shouting out the same question that he will never get an answer to; won't you fall for me?

However, even though, unlike most songs that get an answer within their album, Vessel gets one in the next. Take Me Back To Eden, therefore, becomes the answer to that question. As well as Vessel's action against it.

@lifemod17 saw you reblog the ask as well, thought you might like this :]

[thesleeptokenarchive]

On This Day: July 30 2023

The collective made an appearance in Prague, Czechia at the Archa Theater, also known as Divadlo Archa.

The setlist is reported to have been as follows:

Chokehold The Summoning Hypnosis Vore Like That Nazareth Granite Aqua Regia Atlantic Alkaline The Love You Want Rain Higher The Night Does Not Belong to God The Offering

Photographic Imagery by Adamrosssi [FB]

We were also blessed with The Summoning solo drum cam from II's Instagram featuring his beverage of choice. [IG]

[tombofmemories]

I’m coiled up like a venomous serpent, tangled in your trance and i’m certain you have got your hooks in me.

[changewingwentz]

Vessel haircut cooldown

[resetmypatientviolence]

All day every day since May 19th

[jalo-parker]

I don't know what's got its teeth in me but I'm about to bite back in anger

Inspired by a part in the song Take Me Back to Eden by Sleep Token (the part of the song is the caption btw)

[sleepanonymous]

(source)

When thе mouth of infinity Buries its teeth in me I'll smile through thе agony for you

[morgonorgo]

Just want to document the insanity that happen on my Instagram story tonight after listening to Take Me Back To Eden

[moonchild-in-blue]

Happy 1 year anniversary of me discovering Sleep Token and listening to The Summoning for the 1st time 🥹

Shout out to that annoying ass-dude that kept appearing on my Instagram's fy page with That Part of The Summoning for months prior. If it weren't for your slightly-pretentious, male-targeted videos about ceiling mirrors and waterproof blankets and whatever else, I would've never listened to them 🙏

I kept a little journal while going through their discography, and from June to September I did a track by track first impressions review of every album/ep lol.

Here some of my favourite entries from the first week of TMBTE listening / ST tumblr engagement 🥺

"[...] They are so babygirl. I've made some friends on tumblr simply because of them, how cool is that? What a [lovely community.]" (continued on second page)

"[...] BRO. I'm struggling over here. That video lives in my head rent free. Brain rot. Head empty, only Sleep Token thoughts. [...]" (will give you a smooch if you guess the video)

"4 - Aqua Regia: JAZZ PIANO SO SEXY AND FOR WHAT. *That* chord progression?? WIG. Frothing (hehe)"

And at last, my favourite:

"I get it, his teeth are very sexy"

(this was about Vore)

[daredevils-advocate]

Okay so I literally have not put a pencil to paper to draw in probably close to 5 years but I saw a reference and obviously had to apply it to the captain of the Sleep Token Defense Squad

I couldn't draw a recognizable face to save my life, cut me a little slack here.

[vampirecatprince]

The fact that I've listened to Euclid HUNDREDS of times but it can still randomly hit just right and make me cry tho

[thesleeptokenarchive]

On This Day: August 18 2023

On this day in 2023, Sleep Token performed a ritual at the Reload Festival at 45 minutes past midnight on the Heist Plaza stage in Sulingen, Germany.

The setlist was reported to be:

Chokehold The Offering Like That Granite Vore Rain Hypnosis Alkaline The Summoning Higher

Photographic evidence by jansebastian_konzert [IG]

Additional photographic evidence provided by one of this curator's favorites, Paetrisha [IG]

A clip of Vore, courtesy of Cevin93 on YT.

[tombofmemories]

And I don’t know what’s got it’s teeth in me, but i’m about to bite back in anger.

[sfsolstice]

And I don't know what's got its teeth in me But I'm about to bite back in anger No amount of self-sought fury Will bring back the glory of innocence