The smooth and positive sounds of “Are You Really OK?” is an impassioned question that comes from someone who truly cares. Taken as a whole, this is one of the better songs on the album.
After the half-way mark, heavier Djent tones enter, and darkness descends with harsh vocals. It’s all about the well-crafted vocal harmonies here, and you can get lost in them easily. Following the beautiful opening sequence, the R&B vibes return. “Ascensionism” is piano and acapella led vocal song. The question is rhetorical, but it hits you in your soul. “Do you ever believe…that we can turn into different people,” and “is it better not to feel,” he asks. The melody is very pleasing, and the message makes your heart ache. It wouldn’t be a SLEEP TOKEN album without one of these songs. “Do You Wish That You Loved Me” is apparently a polarizing song for many fans, but I love its simple elegance. Vore is a fetish involving being eaten by or eating someone or something, real or imaginary. The chorus is absolutely divine, and melody spills out like water. The clean vocals are like something plucked from the void…dangerously smooth in many ways. “Vore” is another deep, an angry sound, with harsh vocals that resonate under the soundscape of heavy, djent tones. The simple melodies here are enough for any music fan to connect with, and it sweeps you off your feet to memories of easier times. The vocals swing with the confidence of a performer. “Aqua Regia” has beautiful piano and keyboard elements. The breakdown at the end is bossy chonky. The tones here are smooth, mellow, and pleasing, with an element of darkness in the background. That element of surprise is one of the best things about the band. One thing that is constant about the band is that they are never constant. “Granite” has wonderful R&B tones yes, I said R&B. The ending is a funky treat of vocals that come out of nowhere. Vocal harmonies soar in the chorus, followed by passages of bloody murder. “I’ve got a river running right into you…you’ve got my body flesh and bone” he tantalizes. The main riff is marred with a brutal, punishing sound. It’s probably Vessel at his most sinister and devious. “The Summoning” goes deeper, darker, and heavier. Moans and screams of unadulterated pleasure emanate from his chambers, and when you are done listening, you are covered in sweat.
Take me back in time full#
I picture Rome’s Emperor Caligula hosting one of his infamous parties full of fornication and debauchery. If ever there were a song about sex, this is it. Heavy notes drop like lead from the sky, with a seductive and provocative groove to them. Slow, fuzzy, and distorted guitar notes lead off the song, followed by Vessel’s sultry vocals. In February, they announced the upcoming release of their latest effort in May, titled “Take Me Back to Eden.” The album has twelve songs. Five more songs followed, and I noticed a sharp rise in their popularity online.
Silence fell for just a while, until the beastly roar of “The Summoning” was released. They slowly began to gain even more fans and enjoyed an opening slot on a US Tour. The album was still fairly tame by conventional Metal standards. The gritty “Alkaline,” the unabashed Pop melodies of “Fall for Me,” and the charming “The Love You Want” were three songs that led the charge on that album. The next album they released was “This Place Will Become Your Tomb.” It was after a few songs released when they began to gain some more fans. The band stayed under the radar from the Metal community during this time, partly because you can only label of the songs as “Metal.” But there is so much more to them. I didn’t realize that they were a masked collective. “Take Aim,” and “Levitate” are two of my favorites. Besides the stand-out heavy song “Gods,” most of the songs were lighter and more melodic. The first song on the EP “One” that struck me was “When the Bough Breaks.” “Sundowning” was their first full album, and it enveloped me. They were also on the lighter side of the band’s inventory. Their first two EPs flew under the radar for the most point but had some real gems on them. I then began to delve into their catalogue. The first time I heard this band was on Pandora radio in 2018, and the song was “The Night Does Not Belong to God.” I remember immediately thinking, “wow, he has a strikingly beautiful voice.” And then the song played, and I was instantly hooked.
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