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Forbes
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Sleep Token Makes History As Younger Fans Embrace The Band
Sleep Token's Even in Arcadia debuts at No. 1 on multiple Billboard charts and breaks the record for ... More the most-streamed hard rock album in a single week in the U.S. British heavy metal group "Sleep Token" performs on stage during the heavy metal music Festival Copenhell, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on June 15, 2023 (Photo by Helle Arensbak / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by HELLE ARENSBAK/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images) Sleep Token dominates the Billboard charts this week as the band's new album Even in Arcadia launches with a huge opening figure. The hard rock group makes history in a multitude of ways with the full-length, which proved to be a true commercial smash the moment it arrived. Sales largely powered Even in Arcadia to the top spot on several rankings, but the project was also a big winner on streaming platforms. Sleep Token even managed to break an all-time record thanks to a young fanbase – one which largely streams, rather than buys – that flocked to platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, and others to hear the latest from the English masked act. In its first full tracking frame in the U.S. alone, Billboard reports that Even in Arcadia racked up 68.89 million on-demand streams. The music magazine notes that this figure is now the largest streaming sum in a single week for any hard rock album in American history. Using Billboard's methodology, those nearly 69 million plays equate to 53,000 equivalent album units. That's enough to send Even in Arcadia right to No. 1 on the Top Streaming Albums chart. Sleep Token earns its first leader on that list, which was introduced several years ago to rank the most successful full-lengths on streaming platforms in the U.S. Even in Arcadia also arrives at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 127,000 equivalent album units shifted. Album sales made up much of the remaining total that wasn't connected to streaming activity, as the project sold a little more than 73,000 copies. That proved to be enough to help it debut atop the Top Album Sales chart as well. Even in Arcadia marks Sleep Token's second appearance on the Billboard 200, which is incredible considering how massive this debut ended up becoming. The group doesn't just land its first No. 1 with the new set, but also its first top 10. With the just-dropped project, the rockers — who remain completely anonymous outside of the characters they've created for the act — have jumped from a previous peak of No. 16 to claiming the largest streaming week ever for a hard rock set.
Forbes
19-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Sleep Token Trades One No. 1 Billboard Smash For Another
Sleep Token debuts at No. 1 on five Billboard charts with 'Caramel,' trading one winner for another ... More as "Emergence" dips to No. 2. British heavy metal group "Sleep Token" performs on stage during the heavy metal music Festival Copenhell, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on June 15, 2023 (Photo by Helle Arensbak / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by HELLE ARENSBAK/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images) Sleep Token may still be a relatively new name to many, but the masked hard rock outfit is already hugely successful on the Billboard charts. This week, the band sees its latest single 'Caramel' debut at No. 1 across several rankings in the United States. The breakout hit doesn't only dominate the hard rock lists, but also scores a lofty start on more than a dozen tallies simultaneously, signaling that a new powerhouse hitmaker in the harder side of rock has truly arrived. 'Caramel' immediately becomes impossible to ignore. The cut opens at No. 1 on five Billboard rankings this week, including the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart — the most important genre-specific tally when it comes to this style of music. That alone is a major win, but what makes it even more impressive is who the band knocks out of the top spot: itself. Last frame, Sleep Token ruled that same list with 'Emergence,' meaning the band has swapped one leader for another. That kind of baton pass is relatively rare, even on niche rankings like Hot Hard Rock Songs tally. While 'Caramel' debuts at No. 1, 'Emergence' doesn't fall far. In fact, it only slips to No. 2 this week, which gives Sleep Token control of the loftiest two spaces on the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart. That kind of showing is usually reserved for long-established names or legacy acts with huge fanbases. For a band that remains anonymous and only recently entered the mainstream, this kind of one-two punch is particularly noteworthy. Both 'Caramel' and 'Emergence' are singles from Sleep Token's upcoming full-length, Even in Arcadia. That project is currently slated for release in early May. With two No. 1 smashes already in rotation, the project is likely headed for a huge debut — potentially even a No. 1 showing on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart (as well as other Billboard tallies) when it arrives. 'Caramel' doesn't just rule the genre-focused Hot Hard Rock Songs tally. It also leads several individual rankings that focus on specific consumption types in the style, such as Hard Rock Streaming Songs and Hard Rock Digital Song Sales lists. The track also enters at No. 1 on both the Rock Streaming Songs and Alternative Digital Song Sales charts. In total, 'Caramel' lands on 15 different Billboard tallies in its first frame. It reaches the top 10 on 10 of those rankings, which is an enormous welcome for any new release — especially one from a band in the hard rock space, where top-tier debuts are much less common.
Forbes
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Sleep Token Release Genre-Bending Single, 'Caramel'
British heavy metal group "Sleep Token" performs on stage during the heavy metal music Festival ... More Copenhell, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on June 15, 2023 (Photo by Helle Arensbak / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by HELLE ARENSBAK/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images) After the viral success with their first 2025 single, 'Emergence," the sensational masked UK metal band is back with a genre-bending new single, 'Caramel.' Like so many of the band's tracks, 'Caramel' traverses through many melodic and heavy moments, but the biggest surprise on this song has to be the use of reggaeton grooves. Not since Knocked Loose released 'Suffocate' has there been a mainstream heavy band that has innovatively amalgamated the latin style with metal music. To be fair, Sleep Token use the reggaeton beat rather briefly in 'Caramel,' and it's used in the more pop-like sections of the track. However, it's definitely one of the most interesting and unique aspects to the song. The lyrical themes of 'Caramel' seem to delve into the struggles the band's anonymous singer 'Vessel' has faced as a masked artist, or at least that's what much of the band's fanbase is interpreting. Overall, 'Caramel' is a decent follow up to Sleep Token's first single 'Emergence,' but it'll be interesting to see how the critical reception for this new single compares. 'Emergence' was not only highly praised but it managed to reach the number 1 spot on the Billboard Hot Hard Rock charts, and also the top spot on iTunes, beating out Selena's Gomez's new single. Sleep Token's upcoming fourth studio album Even In Arcadia is due out May 9th, via RCA. With the band's recently announced North American arena tour already being sold out, Even In Arcadia is bound to top the Billboard charts when it debuts, which for any metal band is no small feat. Below are the dates for Sleep Token's North American tour, including their headlining performance at Louisville, Kentucky's Louder Than Life Festival: September 16, 2025 - Duluth, GA - Gas South Arena [SOLD OUT] September 17, 2025 - Orlando, FL - Kia Center [SOLD OUT] September 19, 2025 - Louisville, KY - Louder Than Life* September 20, 2025 – Greensboro, NC - First Horizon Coliseum [SOLD OUT] September 22, 2025 - Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center [SOLD OUT] September 23, 2025 - Worcester, MA - DCU Center [SOLD OUT] September 24, 2025 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center [SOLD OUT] September 26, 2025 - Detroit, MI - Little Caesars Arena [SOLD OUT] September 27, 2025 - Cleveland, OH - Rocket Arena [SOLD OUT] September 28, 2025 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena [SOLD OUT] September 30, 2025 - Lincoln, NE - Pinnacle Bank Arena [SOLD OUT] October 1, 2025 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center [SOLD OUT] October 3, 2025 - Denver, CO - Ball Arena [SOLD OUT] October 5, 2025 - West Valley City, UT - Maverik Center [SOLD OUT] October 7, 2025 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome [SOLD OUT] October 8, 2025 - Portland, OR - Moda Center [SOLD OUT] October 10, 2025 - Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena [SOLD OUT] October 11, 2025 - Los Angeles, CA - Arena [SOLD OUT] *Festival
