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Take Me Back to Eden

Take Me Back to Eden
Studio album by
Sleep Token
Released19 May 2023 (2023-05-19)
StudioTreehouse Studios (Chesterfield)
Genres
Length63:26
LabelSpinefarm
Producers
  • Vessel
  • Carl Bown
Sleep Token chronology
This Place Will Become Your Tomb
(2021) 		Take Me Back to Eden
(2023) 		Even in Arcadia
(2025)
Singles from Take Me Back to Eden
  1. "Chokehold"
    Released: 5 January 2023
  2. "The Summoning"
    Released: 6 January 2023
  3. "Granite"
    Released: 19 January 2023
  4. "Aqua Regia"
    Released: 20 January 2023
  5. "Vore"
    Released: 16 February 2023
  6. "DYWTYLM"
    Released: 20 April 2023

Take Me Back to Eden is the third studio album by the anonymous English rock band Sleep Token. It was recorded at Treehouse Studios and released by Spinefarm Records on 19 May 2023. It is the first album produced by Carl Bown rather than by George Lever.[1]

While initial reviews were mixed, the album eventually received numerous accolades and featured on several well-known best of 2023 lists. It became a commercial hit and was Spotify's most streamed metal album of 2023.[2]

Concept

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Take Me Back to Eden was described as "Part 3 of a trilogy, a spectacular chapter-closer in the ongoing Sleep Token saga, a saga that kicked off in earnest with debut album Sundowning".[3]

Release and promotion

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"Chokehold" and "The Summoning" were the first two singles, released on 5 and 6 January 2023 respectively.[4] These were followed by "Granite" on 19 January and "Aqua Regia" on 20 January.[5]

The quick succession of releases led to a rapid increase in popularity for the band, who grew from having reportedly "less than 300,000 monthly listeners on Spotify at the beginning of January" to having over 1.58 million by the end of the month.[6] "Vore" was announced as the fifth single on 16 February, the same day the official album title and release date were revealed. "DYWTYLM" was issued as the sixth pre-release track from the album on 23 April 2023.[7]

Musical style

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The album combines elements of various genres including funk,[8][9] electronic,[10] pop,[10][11][9] R&B,[11] alternative metal,[12] progressive metal,[11] djent,[10][9] metalcore,[9] and blues.[9]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100[13]
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net8/10[14]
Clash5/10[15]
Kerrang!4/5[16]
The Line of Best Fit6/10[17]
Metal HammerStarStarStarStar[18]
Metal Injection6.5/10[19]
MetalSucks4.5/5[11]
NMEStarStarStarStarStar[8]
The SkinnyStarStarStarStar[20]
Wall of Sound10/10[21]

Critical

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Take Me Back to Eden received polarized reviews from music critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 60, based on seven reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[13]

In a five-star review for NME, Emma Wilkes described the album as "an ambitious, emotional monolith of a record, with all the hallmarks of future classic status", praising its "unpredictability" and adoption of multiple musical styles.[8] In a four-star review for Metal Hammer, Dannii Leivers described Take Me Back to Eden as "a record that not only expands the band's universe and continues to prod metal's boundaries, but considers what it means to be human", proposing that it is "Sleep Token's strongest effort to date".[18]

Clash writer Ims Taylor claimed that "Some moments are impressive", [but it's] "an album let down by over-indulgence", suggesting that the record features too many songs that "stretch on longer than [they] need to".[15] Similarly, Elliott Burr of The Line of Best Fit thought that Take Me Back to Eden "tends to drag along with bread-and-butter formulas", concluding his 6/10 review with: "[it] may not be revolutionary in its music or pantomime...".[17]

Commercial

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Take Me Back to Eden debuted number 3 in the UK and number 16 on the US Billboard 200.[22][23] The second single "The Summoning" was the band's first song to register on the official UK and US charts, reaching number 14 on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart,[24] number 26 on the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart,[25] and number two on the Billboard Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart.[26][22][27][28]

"The Summoning" also reached number 1 on the Spotify Top 50 Viral Songs chart and received over one million views on YouTube within two weeks.[29]

Accolades

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2023

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At the end of 2023, Take Me Back to Eden was included in a number of music publication's end-of-year lists:

Publication List Rank Ref.
Alternative Press 5 Best Albums of 2023 (Readers' Vote) #5 [30]
Alternative Press 50 Best Albums of 2023 (Writers' Vote) unordered [31]
Kerrang! 50 Best Albums of 2023 #3 [32]
Metal Hammer 50 Best Metal Albums of 2023 (Readers' Vote) #1 [33]
Metal Hammer 50 Best Metal Albums of 2023 (Writers' Vote) #4 [34]
Metal Injection Top 20 Albums of 2023 #5 [35]
NME Best Albums of 2023 #21 [36]
Revolver 5 Best Albums of 2023 (Readers' Vote) #1 [37]
Revolver 30 Best Albums of 2023 (Writers' Vote) #1 [38]
Rock Sound Top 50 Albums of 2023 #1 [39]

2024–present

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On 22 August 2024, Take Me Back to Eden won the Heavy Music Award for Best Album of the Year.[40]

On 12 December 2024, Take Me Back to Eden won the Billboard Music Award for Best Hard Rock Album.[41]

In March 2026, Metal Hammer ranked 'TMBTE' as the fourth best metal album of the decade "so far." The magazine believes that this album helped the band "[pave] the way for a new school of metal."[42]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Vessel and II unless otherwise noted.[43]

Take Me Back to Eden track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Chokehold" 5:04
2."The Summoning" 6:35
3."Granite" 3:45
4."Aqua Regia" 3:56
5."Vore" 5:39
6."Ascensionism" 7:08
7."Are You Really Okay?" 5:06
8."The Apparition" 4:28
9."DYWTYLM [a]"Vessel4:00
10."Rain" 4:12
11."Take Me Back to Eden" 8:20
12."Euclid" 5:13
Total length:63:26

Personnel

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  • Vessel – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, synthesizers, production
  • II – drums
  • Carl Bown – production, engineering
  • Ste Kerry – mastering

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Take Me Back to Eden
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[69] Gold 7,500‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[71] Gold 132,796[70]
United States (RIAA)[72] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

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  1. ^ Initialism stands for "Do You Wish That You Loved Me"

References

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  2. ^ Coward, Teddy (9 January 2024). "Sleep Token's 'Take Me Back To Eden' Was The Most-Streamed Metal Album Of 2023". Rock Sound. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  3. ^ Alderslade, Merlin (16 February 2023). "Sleep Token confirm brand new album Take Me Back To Eden, release new single Vore". Metal Hammer. Louder. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Sleep Token Share Two New Songs With "Chokehold" + "The Summoning"". Spinefarm Records. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Sleep Token Releases Two New Songs "Granite" & "Aqua Regia"". PM Studio. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
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  7. ^ Wilkes, Emma (23 April 2023). "Sleep Token debut emotional new single 'DYWTYLM'". NME. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  8. ^ a b c Wilkes, Emma (18 May 2023). "Sleep Token – 'Take Me Back To Eden' review: masked heroes pushing rock to its extremes". NME. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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  11. ^ a b c d Heilman, Max (16 May 2023). "Review: Sleep Token Continues to Push Boundaries on Take Me Back To Eden". MetalSucks. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  12. ^ Hobson, Rich (20 December 2023). "The 10 best alt metal albums of 2023". Metal Hammer. Louder. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Take Me Back to Eden by Sleep Token Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Reviews – Take Me Back To Eden". Blabbermouth. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  15. ^ a b Taylor, Ims (19 May 2023). "Sleep Token – Take Me Back To Eden". Clash. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  16. ^ Richardson, Jake (17 May 2023). "Album review: Sleep Token – Take Me Back To Eden". Kerrang!. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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  18. ^ a b Leivers, Dannii (2 May 2023). "Sleep Token's Take Me Back To Eden is a potent, masterful statement from metal's most exciting young band". Metal Hammer. Louder. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  19. ^ Blum, Jordan (17 May 2023). "Album Review: Sleep Token Take Me Back to Eden". Metal Injection. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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  24. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 27 January 2023 - 02 February 2023". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
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  41. ^ Atkinson, Katie (13 December 2024). "Here Are the 2024 Billboard Music Awards Winners: Full List". Billboard. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
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Take Me Back to Eden

Take Me Back to Eden is the third studio album by the anonymous English rock band Sleep Token. It was recorded at Treehouse Studios and released by Spinefarm Records on 19 May 2023. It is the first album produced by Carl Bown rather than by George Lever. While initial reviews were mixed, the album eventually received numerous accolades and featured on several well-known best of 2023 lists. It became a commercial hit and was Spotify's most streamed metal album of 2023.

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Sleep Token are an anonymous English rock band formed in London in 2016. They have released four studio albums, two EPs, two standalone songs, and multiple covers. The band consists of two main members, only known as Vessel and II. Live, they are joined by five touring musicians: bassist III, guitarist IV, and a trio of backing vocalists known as Espera. The members have never revealed their real names or identities. On stage, they conceal themselves with masks, long robes, and black body paint. After self-releasing their debut EP, One, in 2016, the band signed with Basick Records and issued a follow-up EP, Two, the next year. The group signed with Spinefarm Records and released their first full-length album (LP), Sundowning, in 2019, which was followed in 2021 by This Place Will Become Your Tomb. A third album, Take Me Back to Eden, was released in 2023. Their fourth album, Even in Arcadia, was released in 2025 through RCA Records.

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Vore may refer to: -vore, a Latin suffix related to eating Vorarephilia, a typically erotic desire or sexual fantasy to be consumed or to consume another A monster, also known as Shalrath, in the 1996 video game Quake Vorë, a commune in Albania "Vore", a song by Sleep Token from Take Me Back to Eden

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