A few months ago my wife became OBSESSED with Sleep Token which is amusing because she hates metal. Just listening to it non stop, consuming all the socials, buying the merch, etc.
I liked the last album, it was a cool blend of really heavy modern metal with the soaring R&B inspired vocals. I mean I've been digging that kind of stuff for decades, like Sevendust and Dance Gavin Dance (very different but same concept).
But holy shit the new Sleep Token album is fucking terrible. I can't really say that to my wife, but it sounds like Imagine Dragons. It's all slow pop ballads and the stuttering R&B over a drum loop. There's maybe 2-3 songs that have guitar in it from what I can tell. I dunno I couldn't get through it.
Not sure if I'm missing something or if the band was always just an R&B pop act pretending to be metal but woof it's unlistenable to me.