Corey Taylor has praised Sleep Token and in contrast the mysterious masked band to early Slipknot.
Sleep Token launched their third album ‘Take Me Again To Eden’ on Friday (Could 19). Talking concerning the band in a brand new interview with Allison Hagendorf, Corey Taylor mentioned (through Loudwire): “I’ll name them steel, however there’re so many alternative ranges and layers [to the music]. There’s pop components, there’s jazz components. I like the truth that no one actually is aware of who they’re. I like the truth that they don’t need to be identified.”
“There are hints of early, early Slipknot there,” he continued. “At first we had been like, ‘Nope. You get nothing. That is what you get, you work it out. We’ll let the music converse for ourselves’.”
Talking to NME earlier this yr, Taylor mentioned Sleep Token had been one in every of a handful of recent heavy bands nonetheless inspiring him alongside Turnstile and Dangerous Omens. “You’ll be able to really feel them leaning into the fervour. There’s a complete new era of bands which are beginning to come up which are carrying the flag for heavy music,” he mentioned
He went on to disclaim being Sleep Token’s masked singer Vessel although. He added: “Pay attention, I’ve acquired greater than sufficient happening. I don’t want a fourth band.”
Taylor went on to say that his upcoming solo album ‘CMF2’ was written in response to the present state of rock music. “There are some good bands on the market however for essentially the most half, all the pieces is so gentle,” he defined. “It’s the precise reverse of what we had earlier than, the place folks didn’t need to name themselves ‘rock’. Now, folks name themselves rock when it’s truly far more different. When are these artists going to take the gloves off? Cease holding again and simply fucking go for it.”
‘CMF2’ is due for launch September 15 through Taylor’s personal label Decibel Cooper, which is backed by BMG. Earlier this week, he shared the report’s first single ‘Past’.
Slipknot are on account of headline Obtain Pageant subsequent month alongside Metallica and Convey Me The Horizon whereas Sleep Token will play Studying & Leeds, alongside headliners Lewis Capaldi, Foals, Billie Eilish, The Killers, Sam Fender and Think about Dragons.
