"Heart-wrenching masterpiece": Fans show love to Sleep Token's new single 'Damocles'

Sleep Token have captured listeners' attention with the release of their latest single, Damocles. The song has been dropped two weeks ahead of their upcoming album, Even In Arcadia.

The track has generated notable conversations among fans and enthusiasts. Sleep Token mainly gained attention with albums like Sundowning (2019) and This Place Will Become Your Tomb (2021), and 2023's Take Me Back To Eden.

Now, Even In Arcadia is officially set to drop on May 9, 2025, via RCA Records. In the run-up to the new album, Sleep Token have already shared Caramel and Emergence. Damocles is the final preview before the full album.

Listen to Damocles below:

The track was released on April 25, 2025. Damocles is a relatively more mellow and introspective track compared to Sleep Token's previous singles. The track is built around soft piano melodies and Vessel's vocals. Damocles steers away from the band's heavier side for an atmospheric feel.

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Fan reactions to Sleep Token's new single Damocles

The band took to their official X (formerly Twitter) page to share the new track. Their X post read:

"Behold, a new offering. Damocles out now. https://sleeptoken.lnk.to/Damocles"

Netizens were quick to gather in the comment section of the X post to pen their reactions over the newly dropped track. Below are what some of them had to share:

"Thank you for another heart wrenching beautiful masterpiece. It was a great song with that beautiful piano. I hope you guys keep being creative and stay awesome! I'll be worshipping forever.", lauded a fan.

"You sound like you're ready to walk away. You're a prisoner to success now and the pain of it is palpable. What happens when there's no more stories to tell, but you're forced to keep talking.", penned another.

"And nobody told me I'd be begging for relief/ When what is silent to you feels like it's screaming to me / Well, nobody told me I'd get tired of myself/ When it all looks like heaven, but it feels like hell" - I have nobody to scream this at right now.", expressed a third.

Others also chimed in, expressing how they felt listening to this single:

"every. day. every single day i get more excited for this album. thank you for this offering. it is beautiful.", stated an X user.

"SOBBING. Sonically this was SO unexpected & so well constructed. The way it builds is perfect. I’m so sorry, this song hurts..the lyrics resonate so much even though we’re having completely different experiences & it’s validating & heartbreaking simultaneously. Thank you. Worship", opined another.

"What a beautiful song, I will say that this album so far feels more personal and raw from the man behind the mask. That piano at the end is so bittersweet too. They can’t make a bad song, they simply don't miss.", commented a third.

Sleep Token is clearly loved by their fans as their music moves everyone and has had a noticeable impact on fans, Some fans expressed this in their thoughts:

"EVERY. SINGLE. RELEASE. HAS. BEEN. AMAZING. SO. FAR. MY GODDDDD", hyped a fourth.

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This summer, Sleep Token will headline Download Festival 2025 alongside beloved acts like Green Day and Korn.

Following the Download fest, Sleep Token will kick off a North American headline tour in the fall. Their U.S. dates are already sold out. It includes stops at multiple arenas, such as the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

They are also scheduled to appear at the Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky, this September.

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