m<p><strong>Rock band Sleep Token score first UK number one with new album</strong></p><p>Sleep Token has scored a well-deserved win.</p><blockquote><p><strong>Rock band Sleep Token have scored their first ever UK number one album.</strong></p><p>The British group’s fourth full-length release, Even In Arcadia, shot to the top of the chart after three top 40 singles in as many months.</p><p>Formed in 2016, the group have never revealed their identities, wearing masks at all times and rarely speaking in public, with posts speculating about who they are regularly going viral.</p><p>Critics have accused the band of using gimmicks to boost their popularity, while fans say Sleep Token’s distinctive sound, which blends heavy metal with poppy, R&B elements, sets them apart.</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgmjympr1ejo" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Jared Evitts, BBC, Rock band Sleep Token score first UK number one with new album</a></p></blockquote><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://iamthedj.lordmatt.co.uk/genre/bbc/" target="_blank">#BBC</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://iamthedj.lordmatt.co.uk/genre/news/" target="_blank">#news</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://iamthedj.lordmatt.co.uk/genre/sleep-token/" target="_blank">#SleepToken</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://iamthedj.lordmatt.co.uk/category/read/" target="_blank">#read</a></p>