#two EP

[lifemod17]

Nahh cuz "they won't be missing you" panning from the left ear to the right and then back again??? Mister token the first, you are actually so sick for that 😭😭

[sleepomen]

You are more than warm belief

Melting skywards

More than silence broken

I'm whole again

For just a moment

'Til the morning comes

[thesleeptokenarchive]

On This Day: July 21 2017

Today we celebrate the release of the collective's second EP, TWO, back in 2017, a full 7 years ago this day.

Calcutta was the first single released on May 5 2017. Nazareth followed as the second, on June 9 2017.

Jericho's official audio was posted to YouTube on this day as well.

The label site redirects to their Bandcamp profile now but here is the page announcing the release from the illustrious Web Archive. The date does say July 20 2017 but the official date is listed on Bandcamp as July 21 2017.

If you have the time, this curator wholeheartedly advises you to read the reviews linked in the aforementioned Web Archive link. It is pleasing to see such praise for the collective.

EP Cover

[melit0n]

Who up dining on they old encounters

[sleepanonymous]

Hi, do you have the illustrations for the albums, any of them saved somewhere? Can I please get a link if you do? For the life of me I can't find the piece of art I'm looking for.

Hello Anon! Yes, I do have (most) of the official Sleep Token Album Art. It's in my Google Drive here.

In case you or anyone else is curious as to what I have in the Official Art folder, here's a list:

Old Sleep Token Logo (transparent w/ band name)

Thread The Needle Single cover artwork (with transparent version)

One EP cover artwork (Original and Nemesis Redesign, with transparent versions)

Two Album cover artwork

Calcutta and Nazareth artwork (Jericho is unfortunately missing)

Newest Sleep Token Logo (transparent including Sundowning sigils)

Sundowning promotional photos by Andy Ford including sigils

Various Nemesis Designs promotional artworks for Sundowning and This Place Will Become Your Tomb, as well as vinyl mockup photos

This Place Will Become Your Tomb album cover gif

This Place Will Become Your Tomb creatures (in blue and high contrast black and white + some extras)

This Place Will Become Your Tomb artbook scans (courtesy of @murderofcrow)

Take Me Back To Eden runes

Take Me Back To Eden Creatures (including transparent versions of each creature representing a single and the song TMBTE)

There's a bit more in there too, but by no means is the collection complete lol. I hope I have what you need, though!

[dafuq-lyrehc]

So whose dick do I gotta suck to see Jericho performed live?

[demaparbat-hp]

That infamous prison escape.

[calwasfound]

11 year old me walked so i could run (to my computer to draw these)

[sleepanonymous]

IT'S FUCKING JERICHO!!!

[septembersart]

fight fight fight fight!!!

[performing-personhood]

Truly, the stars of D20: NSBU are Izzy's fully out of pocket pregnancy brain, and Brennan's absolute unquestioning devotion to the mother of his child. We are hitting levels of weaponized Yes And previously unobserved by science.

[lifemod17]

Doctor: you only have 17 minutes and 48 seconds left to live

Me: okay BET

[vanmarkus]

9-1-1 • S1E01 || 9-1-1:LS • S2E03 || 9-1-1 • S6E11 ↳ how it started vs. how it's going

[thesleeptokenarchive]

On This Day: June 19 2017

Seven years ago this day, Sleep Token released Nazareth as the second single of their EP "Two". The EP was released in full July 21 2017.

At this time, the only promotional evidence curated is this post on the site formerly known as Twitter, directing to a now deleted Basick Records post.

Nazareth cover image from the single release on Spotify when using this link.

The title on this image appears to be "Nazareth" using the written Arabic language but with each letter reversed. While researching this single, the image above also appears reversed on Discogs and on Spotify. The proper way to write out Nazareth in Arabic is "الناصرة".

Per this source, this song was produced by George Lever. The writers credited are Vessel I and Vessel II. Vessel is shown as the performer for vocals, guitar, bass, and piano. Drums show II is listed.

Any additional information, or resources, from that time frame regarding this single release is welcome. As is any correction of the aforementioned.

[melit0n]

for the lyrics thing: “there’s something in the way you lay / that makes the dead switch graves / you take your leave” from Jericho. is “you lay” a euphemism for sleeping around (so the person is so sexually active that they make the dead roll in their grave)? or is it saying that the person is so wonderful that they can even move the dead? i’ve never been able to figure it out so i’d love to hear your thoughts!

I was hoping someone would ask about the Two ep! Just my luck, thank you anon <33

In the UK, and in America as well I'm pretty sure, "lay" is used as slang for having sex with someone, so you're right on that part, definitely. However, the line "there's something in the way you lay" brings both negative and positive connotations to me. He's saying 'there's just something about you. The way you look like that.' There's either a sense of stillness and serenity with it; a calm brought about by the way they lay, possibly asleep next to their partner.

On note of the next line, which I'll talk about in a moment, a large amount of people are known to 'sleep like they're dead', and others note that having Sleep Paralysis feels like death. The Dead are often confused for the sleeping as well, as long as they don't have any noticible abnormalities.

Even though two is quite sexually charged, I mean hey, take a look at Nazareth, I'd like to go with it being they're just so wonderful, or, in the least, appear to be so.

"Enough to make the dead switch graves" Is a stupidly powerful line. Whoever this is is just asleep, or sleeping around, and they have enough authority to make the dead switch graves.

In addition to this, a typical euphemism you may hear is 'make the dead roll in their grave'. It's one thing to do something so disgusting that you make the dead roll around, but this is something enough for these corpses to get reanimated, dig their selves out, get up, walk to another grave, and switch. This person's mere existence is potent enough that it causes the deceased to get up and leave.

It gives the vibe of a shift in the natural order of things, if that makes sense.

Plus, plus, in Islam (I know, I'm back at the religion again, bare with me lads), after a person has died, it is believed they will rest in their grave until The Day Of Judgement where they will be full body resurrected and either be taken to Paradice or Hell. Aka, the corpse will be reanimated to be eternally judged. There's also a similar idea in Christian theology; some denominations believe they die and either straight up go to Heaven or Hell, or will wait in their grave to be reanimated and judged on Judgement Day. Just something to think about.

Further, Jericho is the 'oldest city in the world', and makes an appearance in the Bible and the Qur'an; Israelites conquer the city and destroy it's protective walls. Nazareth was the home of Mary in the Bible and also where she received Annunciation. Calcutta is the old name for the capital of British India (now called Kolkata). Overarching theme of big cities with violent histories.

Lastly, we have "you take your leave". It's sung in a very final tone, if you get what I mean. Basically a 'you leaving isn't a big deal...but it means a lot to me. You've hurt me; again.'. There's not much to analyse here; it's simple and it's final. Whoever this is is gone, either 'dead' and so thoroughly disgusted/angered by Vessel that they've reanimated themselves and walked off, and Vessel will spend his time dissecting old encounters and feeding off of whatever he can salvage.

On the note of 'death', a bed can also be a grave for some people, either a metaphorical one or a literal one.

[marfian]

Daemon walking around Harrenhal like