#sundowning (album)

[dont-turn-off-the-light]

This is a form of therapy for me~

#sleep token record #sleept token vinyl #sleep token worship #sleep token #record #vinyl records #sundowning album #sugar

[polteergeistt]

Sleep token is so weird because in Sundowning, you have Gods but also Drag Me Under. In TPWBYT you have Telomeres but also High Water. In TMBTE, you have Vore but also Aqua Regia. They do not respect genres of music and that's so amazing.

#sleep token #sleep token band #sundowning #tpwbyt #tmbte #sleep token album

[phier]

The Night comes down like Heaven

#i am so obsessed with sleep token #im discovering their discography backwards #so sundowning is the third album im binging through #this song being the OG euclid is kinda hitting me hard #made me tear up the first time #i love it when artists go full circle with their work #anyway #this is just a little thing i had to draw #i'm kinda in the middle of drawing fanart of Take Me Back To Eden #lol #sleep token fanart #the night does not belong to god #sleep token #band #music fanart #thefailureartist #phier

[sleepanonymous]

I am never forgiving Vessel for closing Sundowning with the song Blood Sport and opening This Place Will Become Your Tomb with Atlantic. Sir how could you do that to your fans? This is just too painful 😭😭

#sleep token #sundowning #this place will become your tomb #tpwbyt #song blood sport #song atlantic #sleepanon rant #mini version #if you don't count the deluxe version of sundowning that is #my brain has been stuck on this fact for weeks #but don't feel like i have the brain capacity to legitimately compare the two songs #someone else has had to compare them before anyway #right? #idk listening to the 3 albums in order with 1 specific person in mind altered my brain chemistry #on a completely unrelated side note #i notice a lot more of ii's drumming now after that drumeo interview #like i obviously heard it before #but i pay extra attention to it now #istg i want a friendship with chemistry like what ves and ii have

[melit0n]

Hands down, Give is one of Sleep Token's yearn-iest songs. Ever. It's not on par with TLYW, Jaws etc. (because that's a whole different layer of Sleep Token's yearning onion), but it's got a kick to it.

When I say that song is the epitome of desperate, I mean it.

Without thinking about it too much, the first time I listened to it my first thoughts were 'ah, okay, wanting to give all for your lover and be able to trust them, got it', but then I thought about it a bit more.

Like with all Sleep Token songs, it has a bit of an eerie undertone, which borders on slightly obsessive, depending on who you're talking to, with the lyrics. We have "I picture you when you are all alone", "I am the shadow, you're a passenger", "I'll be the limit of your light again" and, of course, "give me all that you can give" with "and if you want to give me anything, then give (give in again)".

Vessel is describing himself as literal darkness; he's a shadow in the gloom and whoever this is is a star glowing in the darkness. A light he aims to dampen because he wants a taste of that light. A taste of them.

However, it's this desperation for attention that gets me. "Give me all that you can give" is an easy example; he's desperately giving all he can possibly give in hopes of getting the same, or more, back. It's repeated over and over, half begging half demanding with soft dulcet tones and promises that he'll be watching for their enemies, to let them know that they contend with him etc.

Give becomes this two-faced thing of someone giving with all their might to someone who is afraid to trust, bringing up empathy from us, and someone who will not accept anything except everything. It's this sexually charged fight between who is a victim (or if there really is one here) and who is the abuser.

Further, to "give in" is to 'cease fighting or arguing; admitting defeat.' It's something primal and angry hidden under, or rather, mixed with passion, and it's incredibly well hidden.

#I know there is a bit of a divide between people who say it's just a passionate love song between someone who gives their all and is -> #only asking for the same back #Vs people who have the same ideas as me #so this is just my opinion! #would love to see anybody's additions or arguments for the other side though! #it does quite admittedly have me giggling and kicking my feet #'I will be watching for your enemies to let them know that they contend with me' had (still does tbh) me hook line and SINKER #and don't get me started on how he growls 'fibre from' in 'I'll tear the fibre from the filament' #it's this possessiveness and annoyance that's immediately hidden under 'I just wanna taste you better' #it's all these hidden little things that when you think twice about it it clicks #as per usual shout-out to Vessel for doing whatever the fuck he does with lyrics because I eat it up every time #give #give (song) #sleep token #st #sleep token analysis #sundowning #sundowning (album) #lyric analysis #mel's rambles

[sleepytoken]

I would kill for a rerelease of The Offering with all the added drum elements II gives it when they play it live. Like the studio track jams but, fuck, II's live flourishes add so much extra goodness.

#wheres our live album guys #sleep token #ii #gimmie the goodness #my sundowning vinyl came in and listening to it i hear the extra bits in my head #i got the gold one #text

[dulcianna]

the night comes down like heaven

sundowning cover redesign !

this was my first time using ink for an illustration. it required a lot of patience but it was incredibly rewarding :)

#artists on tumblr #illustration #sleep token #sundowning #sleep token fanart #sundowning redesign #album cover redraw #album cover redesign #my art #fanart #vessel fanart #worship

[jevdev-art]

sundowning - alternate cover art

#ok but that skin was a nightmare to render #never again #jk ima obviously do it again lmfao #also took the album name more literally xDDDD #lmfao #anyway #WARSHIP #sleep token vessel #sleep token #sleep token fanart #vessel #vessel sleep token #sundowning #the summoning #offering #the offering #sleep token offering #sleep #AAAAAAA

[missxcaitlyn]

Via @ssamhallett on Instagram

#sleep token vessel #sleep token #vessel #metal #metalcore #music #tmbte #sleep token tmbte #offering #take me back to eden #this place will become your tomb #tpwbyt #sundowning #album of the year #rock music #masked #masked men

[jakesguitarsolo]

Please go listen to The Night Does Not Belong to God and then immediately listen to Euclid.

Be prepared to feel all the emotions and cry your eyes out.

#I love sleep token so much #made this connection when the new album came out but I feel the need to share #vessel is a genius #not greta related #vessel #sleep token #take me back to Eden #the night does not belong to god #euclid #sundowning

[thisvisionofmyspirit]

the fact that gods comes after give and before sugar will never not be funny to me

#way to frame a song #i love an album that will take all your emotions and put them in a blender #sundowning #sleep token #real talk though obviously that's a very clever choice and since everything in st's music is about passion it's actually not that subversiv #ANYWAY

[moonchild-in-blue]

Thinking about Higher and that line:

And you need a melody, I only need the silence

As if Vessel is reminding us that this is his purpose - to sing and to worship Sleep, because he has to. No matter how much he wants peace, how much he wants to break free from Them, to live a normal life, he will always come back to this. To Sleep. As if his very existence's worth is measured only by the music he offers to Them.

It's also a weary sigh of admittance. He's aware of the discrepancy between him and Sleep, between the love he desperately seeks in Them, yet doesn't find, and the love he willingly gives away, and is ravenously consumed by Sleep, again and again.

'Cause I am a fire and you are dry as bone You are taking your time You are killing me slow (...) With all that you believe You still refuse to shelter me 'Cause I am a danger and you're A long way from home

I think it's interesting how he's constantly comparing himself to predators, to the things that hurt, and yet he's the one who's being preyed on, who's being burned. As if that subversion of roles is Vessel declaring how overwhelming Their power over him is; no matter how powerful or intense his love for Sleep is, it pales in comparison to Sleep's divine existence. As if loving Them both ignites his passion and drains his very being.

Because he could hurt Them if he wanted. Because the biggest betrayals come from those closest to you. And Sleep lives beneath his flesh, lodged in his mind, his heart. He knows their weaknesses, he has seen the ugly parts of them and took them to himself. Yet chooses not to - or rather, he prefers not to, but he plays along anyways.

And we are exhausted by all this pretending We just can't resist the violence

The price of absolute devotion is what fuels Sleep's attention, and for a man desperate for the slightest hint of comfort and care, this is enough - this is everything. So if fighting the one he loves is the condition to receive their love, then he'll spill blood and tear skin to keep their favour. Because the pain he endures under Sleep's touch is nothing comparing to the pain of being denied their affection. So he learns to welcome the violence, because the aftermath will always bring him close to them.

(There's something about Sleep showing him just enough love to keep him around, but not enough to satiate his hunger, that I find utterly appealing.)

Deep down he knows this is not right, that being loved is not something to be indebted for. He loves and gives himself freely to Sleep; for Vessel, loving someone has no cost. But if this is what it takes to be with them, so be it. After all, who else could love him but Them?

And you need a melody, I only need the silence

You need praise and entertainment; you need the games, the bloodshed, the sacrifice; you think love is destruction. You need to consume in order to give.

I only need you. To love and be loved by you alone. So come have your fill of me; empty me of everything. I will still love you.

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[If TPWBYT is Vessel going through depression and grieving this relationship, and what it once was, and TMBTE is him finally coming to terms with its demise and accepting that there needs to be a change, then Sundowning is him recognising the toxic nature of their relationship, but being too captivated and weak to resist it. It's him knowing how badly he will burn, but choosing to fly towards the sun anyways just to feel its warmth.]

#this is one of my favourite lyrics of them. that single sentence. #that whole album is so wonderfully put together #even if melody-wise there's a bigger discrepancy of sounds than compared to the other albums the lyrics are strewn together beautifully #sugar feels like the counterpart of this one - it's him accepting and actively seeking the conflict #because the night after is that much more delicious #anyways. this was not what i needed to write. and yet #that's what you get for yearning while listening to them #sundowning #sleep token #sleep token lore #darya is unhinged

[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!

#anon asks #sleepanon answers #sleepanon google drive #sleep token #official art #nemesis designs #one ep #two ep #sundowning #tpwbyt #this place will become your tomb #tmbte #take me back to eden #sorry it took me all day to sit down and answer this ask #i usually have the google drive link in my pinned post #but my blog is a mess rn #i might do some scouting tonight and see if i can find hd versions of tpwbyt and tmbte album cover art

[melit0n]

GUESS WHAT CAME TODAYYYYY!!!

Ugh I'm absolutely in love with this (and the album art book!!). I originally wanted to try and get a blue viynl, but I got impatient with HMV literally never restocking and Amazon selling out before I even know they're back on sale.

Did I maybe pay a little bit too much and indulge myself? Yes. But is it now among one of my favourite vinyl?? Definitely! Vessel's voice works so well on vinyl as well.

#also listening to Telomeres then High Water then Missing Limbs has absolutely destroyed me #that is an absolutely diabolical line up of songs #I've been listening to them while I write and every now and then I just turn to my record player like 😐 when it plays Fall for Me -> #or Missing Limbs like I didn't just flip the disc myself and knew what was coming up next 😭 #its just #augh #brilliant album #next I'll be aiming for Sundowning (if someone on Ebay wants to sell one for an actually reasonable price lmao) #sleep token #st #mel's rambles #tpwbyt #this place will become your tomb

[scarlet-and-ultraviolet]

#sleep token #albums #sundowning #tmbte #tpwbyt #poll #just for fun! because I'm bored but also curious to know what everyone's favourite is #feel free to explain your choice in the tags 😊 #worship.

[onlyhurtforaminute]

INTER ARMA-ALL TIME LOW

#INTER ARMA #BLACKENED DEATH METAL; #DEATH METAL #HEAVY METAL #METAL #SUNDOWN #POST-METAL #SLUDGE #SLUDGE METAL #2010 ALBUM #Youtube