5 Bands To Check Out If You Love Tool
2. Sleep Token
As the biggest band on this list by a long shot, Sleep Token may already be a familiar name for some of you. Despite releasing their debut material in 2016, it wasn’t until 2019 that Sleep Token struck gold with their debut album, ‘Sundowning’. This record allowed Sleep Token to break the glass ceiling and enter the mainstream rock scene in the UK.
This masked group made up of anonymous musicians certainly tick the originality boxes with both their appearance and sound. Sleep Token’s style is incredibly polarising, travelling from musical areas like metalcore all the way to ambient music. They also cover genres such as progressive and alt-metal, but it is almost impossible to pigeon hole Sleep Token to just one genre.
Their breakthrough single, ‘The Offering’, featured on the band’s debut record and was in many ways, the catalyst that allowed the album to become an unrivalled commercial success. What the future holds for this ominous group is uncertain, but whatever they serve up next is sure to be worth checking out.