Sleep Theory had one of the heaviest breakout years heavy music has seen in recent memory, and they’re not letting up. The four-piece release the video for “Words Are Worthless” from their debut album ‘Afterglow,’ a violin-enhanced power ballad wrapped in a goth noir visual that showcases exactly the kind of range that’s made this group impossible to ignore. The clip finds the group in full performance mode, dark, commanding, and completely in control.
‘Afterglow,’ produced by David Cowell and mixed by Zakk Cervini (Bring Me The Horizon, Bad Omens, Architects), has accumulated over 515 million global streams since its release last spring on Epitaph Records. Revolver called it “an exciting mix of metalcore, pop and R&B.” Kerrang! named Sleep Theory “one of the most compelling new acts in heavy music.” They covered Rock Sound, Kerrang!, Revolver, and Outburn in the same year. Praised by Jelly Roll and David Draiman, and having toured with Shinedown, Falling In Reverse, and Beartooth, they became the fifth most-played artist on Active Rock radio in under two years.
The European headline run with The Pretty Wild is mostly sold out, with several venues upgraded to meet demand, including sold-out nights at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town, Berlin’s Hole 44, Hamburg’s Uebel & Gefährlich, and Cologne’s Carlswerk Victoria. Radio shows with Three Days Grace and I Prevail follow, alongside a packed slate of U.S. and European festival appearances running through October, including Sick New World, Download Festival, Graspop Metal Meeting, and Pinkpop.
Cullen Moore is the kind of vocalist who changes the ceiling of what a heavy music front person can do, drawing on classic pop, R&B, and rock with a range that consistently outpaces the genre around him. With ‘Afterglow’ still building momentum, Sleep Theory are positioned to carry that upward trajectory well into the year ahead.
U.S. Festivals:
April 25 – Sick New World, Las Vegas, NV
July 18 – Inkcarceration, Mansfield, OH
July 19 – Summer of ’99 & Beyond Festival, Tinley Park, IL
October 24 – Sick New World, Fort Worth, TX
European Summer Festivals:
June 9 – Rock in Roma, Rome, IT (w/The Offspring, A Day To Remember)
June 10-14 – Download Festival, Leicestershire, UK
June 18 – Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel, BE
June 19 – Pinkpop, Landgraaf, NL
June 26 – Vainstream Rockfest, Münster, DE
June 27 – Impericon Festival, Leipzig, DE