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BIZARRE: 5 - What They Never Told You

The new issue of Metal Hammer is a celebration of The 100 Songs That Changed Our World

From Black Sabbath to Sleep Token, we track metal’s incredible evolution

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How to sound like IV from Sleep Token: "He likes long necks and heavy gauge strings, with 084-010s his set of choice to provide a thick, rounded tone"

IV's rig secrets revealed, from guitars and effects, to tones and tuning – plus, our pick of budget alternatives to his go-to gear

Guitar World

Watch Sleep Token play Take Me Back To Eden finale Euclid for the first time ever

The alt-metal collective debuted the 2023 ballad during their US tour last night

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"I think he'd like to see a wall of death": Watch side-stage footage of Sleep Token teaming up with a masked Oli Sykes during Bring Me The Horizon's Brisbane show

Bring Me The Horizon enlisted Sleep Token guitarist IV for guest vocals during a Sempiternal classic live in Brisbane

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Watch live footage of Sleep Token’s first concert of 2024

The UK masted metal cult have just started a tour with Bring Me The Horizon in Australia

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Judas Priest legend Rob Halford is officially a Sleep Token fan: "One day The Metal God and Vessel will take a selfie together."

Rob Halford explains why Sleep Token are making major waves in the metal scene right now

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“Welcome to the new era”: Sleep Token have signed to major label RCA Records

After quickly selling out four arenas (and counting) on their upcoming UK tour, masked metal cult Sleep Token are now labelmates with Britney Spears and A$AP Rocky

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Sleep Token’s 2024 UK tour is selling out fast, two new dates added

Mere hours after tickets went on general sale, Sleep Token have added a show in Leeds and a second date at London’s O2 Arena onto their upcoming UK tour, due to phenomenal demand

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Sleep Token announce 2024 UK arena tour

Sleep Token follow up their historic show at Wembley Arena last year with a blockbuster UK arena tour!

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"While our intentions were good, to put it simply, we failed... We let Sleep Token and you down": Promoters AEG apologise after US tour pre-sale chaos leaves many Sleep Token fans furious and ticket-less

After a glitch screws up a Sleep Token pre-sale, fans' fury prompts AEG Presents to issue brutally honest apology

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They're heavy music's latest masked mavericks, and they’ve sold out Wembley Arena. But who exactly are Sleep Token? We chart the rise and rise of metal’s hottest band

At the beginning of 2023 Sleep Token were positioned as one of metal’s most exciting modern forces: by the end of the year they'd sold out Wembley Arena in ten minutes

Louder

"Even if you listen to a band every day, go to every show and follow their every move, they are not your friends." From Bad Omens to Sleep Token, it's time to talk about toxic fandom in metal

Fandom is an integral part of rock and metal culture, but with the internet giving us access to every aspect of a musician's life, is it any wonder members of various big metal bands are ditching social media entirely?

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"North America shall gather in Worship once again": Sleep Token announce US and Canada tour dates, including two festival appearances

Vessel and his mysterious comrades reveal The Teeth of God tour schedule

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"Nothing lasts forever". Sleep Token wipe their social media accounts and fans are freaking out

Sleep Token's wiped social media account have fans speculating - are they preparing to enter a new era or are they pissed off over a leak of their identity online?

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Sleep Token's Take Me Back to Eden was the most streamed metal album released in 2023 on Spotify

Sleep Token remain one of the most popular new bands in metal and here's the receipts to prove it

What Hi-Fi?

What Hi-Fi? Wrapped: our favourite tracks that we used to test hi-fi gear in 2023

We've shared our favourite testing tracks of 2023, with a Spotify Wrapped-style roundup - introducing What Hi-Fi? Wrapped.

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Metal Hammer's 50 best albums of 2023 (and the stories behind them)

Sleep Token, Creeper, Within Temptation: 2023 has been a massive year for metal, and these 50 records represent the very best the year has had to offer

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The 50 best metal songs of 2023 (as voted by Metal Hammer readers)

From Sleep Token and Ghost, Babymetal to Metallica: 2023 has been a year of heavy metal bangers - these were the 50 best of them all, according to you

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“There’s a new era coming”: We interviewed the artist who made Sleep Token’s incredible new masks

21-year-old Lani Hernandez-David is the man responsible for Sleep Token’s striking new look. We talked to him about making the band’s masks and what they’re doing next.

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The 10 best alt metal albums of 2023

Between Sleep Token, Skindred and Within Temptation, it's been a massive year for alt metal. So these are the best albums of 2023

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"I've taken a lot of inspiration from the UK dance music scene." Watch Sleep Token drummer II give the band's first ever recorded interview

Sleep Token drummer II talks about his influences and drumming in one of the world's most hyped modern metal bands

MusicRadar

Sleep Token speaks! Drummer ‘II’ gives first ever recorded interview: here’s what we’ve learned

The elusive masked metaller breaks cover for an in-depth Drumeo session

The Guardian - UK

Sleep Token review – masked metallers don’t need faces – or even a voice – to enthral

After vocalist Vessel loses his voice mid-set, the UK band call upon the vast audience they’ve built to carry them through

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"He's not well...you guys gotta be loud." Watch Vessel take a step back from singing at last night's historic Sleep Token show at Wembley Arena, as band reveal startling new, nu metal-style masks

There was a LOT going on at Sleep Token's huge London show last night

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"We did this because of the community: I was like, 'I need to bring these people together.'" From podcasters and sculptors to fanzine editors and tarot readers, we meet the super-fans helping Sleep Token become one of metal's biggest success stories

Sleep Token have inspired fanaticism like few metal bands in modern memory. We talk to some of their most dedicated followers

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