Sleep Token members unmasked: The identity of each band member
Musicians worldwide use various degrees of creativity to keep up with the spotlight and stay there. The extent may be bizarre, as with the Sleep Token members, who never reveal their faces as part of their art. Their identities, as such, remain hidden from their teeming fanbase, at least until recently.
Musicians worldwide use various degrees of creativity to keep up with the spotlight and stay there. The extent may be bizarre, as with the Sleep Token members, who never reveal their faces as part of their art. Their identities, as such, remain hidden from their teeming fanbase, at least until recently.
Since its birth in 2016, Sleep Token has enraptured audiences with its mysterious presence and genre-defying melody. Usually clothed in masks and cloaks, the band’s members ensure no one outside the team can identify them away from the stage. This has fueled curiosity and subsequent popularity among music fans worldwide.
Sleep Token members Sleep Token is a band of four individuals, two of whom are the only members credited with writing any of their music. Their Instagram page shows they thrive on anonymity, but recent developments are unmasking the real faces behind the aliases. Below are details on the Sleep Token members:
Vessel, aka Leo George Faulkner
Sleep Token’s lead singer is Vessel, but his real identity has been revealed as Leo George Faulkner. He was born on 22 December 1993 and initially pursued a solo project under the stage name Dusk. According to Blacklit Canopy Bandcamp, he was part of a band known as Blacklit Canopy before undertaking his Sleep Token journey. Netizens’ investigation into the unmasking of Vessel from Sleep Token’s musical evolution shows intriguing facts. One of these is the lead singer’s occasional references to his past endeavours with other bands.
II, aka Adam Pedder
Adam Pedder from Sleep Token became a band member after reportedly working with musical groups like Belial, As Winter Burns White, and Morbid Remains. He goes by the alias II and plays the drum for the band. Now that the Sleep Token without masks has become a thing, fans now know the real face behind Sleep Token’s rhythmic foundation. III, aka Dave Ball
III, aka Dave Ball
Dave Ball from Sleep Token is the group’s bassist, referred to as III. His importance to the music band cannot be overstated. He has been captured during tours, such as performances at the Mitsubishi Hall in Dusseldorf and Verti Music Hall in Berlin. IV, aka Rhys Griffiths
Aside from Sleep Token’s singer Leo Faulkner, Rhys Griffiths, often identified as IV, is the band’s backup vocalist and guitarist. Before joining the band, Rhys was with the band Continents, where he honed his talents as a guitarist and vocalist. The Sleep Token identity The Sleep Token’s identity was born out of a vision allegedly experienced by their lead vocalist, Vessel. This member claimed to have experienced a visit from an ancient deity named Sleep.
According to a Lace ‘Em Up publication sourced from a press release by Basick Records, the band was described as: A band that goes above and beyond simply writing and playing music, Sleep Token is said to be “the mortal representatives” of the ancient deity known only as ‘Sleep’, led by the masked and cloaked figure appointed ‘Vessel’—the master creator behind the music. Sleep Token’s former members Sleep Token did not revolve around Vessel and the other three. Some former members played key roles in shaping the band’s early beginnings. Some of them are
Annina Melissa Annina was a pianist, keyboardist, and backup vocalist with the group between 2016 and 2020. She contributed to Sleep Token’s sound before pursuing other adventures in cyberpunk tunes and video game composition. Jasper Lyons
He was the group’s lead guitarist from 2016 to 2020. According to a Facebook account, Jasper’s diverse musical background has seen him launch the Eastbourne Music Collective while playing with the Treasurer band.
The Vesselettes: supporting vocalists Sleep Token’s names do not end with the four above. Sleep Token’s sonic landscape is enhanced by a group of three ladies known as The Vesselettes. According to an Instagram post, the Vesellettes comprise Mathilda Riley, Lynsey Ward, and Paige Lucip. Their harmonious backup vocals undoubtedly provide the ethereal atmosphere that defines the group’s music. Impact of Sleep Token’s unmasking As published on Sportskeeda, the revelation of Sleep Token members’ identities is a significant change in the band’s mysterious identity. It was alleged that someone located the birth certificate of Dave Ball, the band’s bassist, popularly known only as III. Impericon reports that the individual who found his birth certificate could also get his Twitch account.
