建築師為 Sleep Token 2023 年“下載”節的頭條新聞歡呼：“他們絕對應該成為頭條新聞”

目前，建築師們已成為英國金屬核音樂界的資深人士，他們在祖國音樂節上的頭條新聞地位似乎已經穩固。

Architects have shared their thoughts on Sleep Token headlining Download Festival 2025.

建築師們在 2025 年下載節上分享了他們對 Sleep Token 的想法。

The masked collective were announced as one of the three headliners for next year’s festival back in September, joining Green Day and Korn.

早在 9 月份，這個蒙面組合就被宣佈為明年音樂節的三大主角之一，與 Green Day 和 Korn 一起。

Given that Sleep Token‘s rise took place on the back of viral online success in 2023, the longevity of the band is still a somewhat unproven commodity. As such, the recent announcement of their headlining spot proved to be somewhat controversial.

鑑於 Sleep Token 的崛起是在 2023 年網路病毒式傳播成功的背景下發生的，樂團的壽命仍然是一個尚未得到證實的商品。因此，最近宣布的頭條新聞引起了一些爭議。

Speaking to NME earlier this month, Download founder Andy Copping defended the booking, saying: “I think it’s important for the festival to bring new bands through to headline.

本月早些時候，Download 創始人安迪·科平(Andy Copping) 在接受NME 採訪時為此次預訂進行了辯護，他表示：「我認為讓新樂團登上頭條對於音樂節來說非常重要。

“Back in the day, I did it with Slipknot. I did it with Avenged Sevenfold and Biffy Clyro. In 2023 we did it with Bring Me The Horizon. Now, every one of those bands across the world is perceived as a festival headliner.

「以前，我用活結做到了這一點。我和《七重復仇》和比菲·克萊羅一起做過。 2023 年，我們透過《Bring Me The Horizo​​n》做到了這一點。現在，世界各地的每個樂團都被視為音樂節的頭條新聞。

“That’s what I felt this time with Sleep Token. It feels like we’re the first major festival that’s taken the bull by the horns and gone, ‘OK, it’s time. Its Sleep Token’s moment’. I know it’s going to be amazing for them, amazing for the festival and amazing for the fans.”

「這就是我這次使用睡眠令牌的感受。感覺就像我們是第一個不畏艱險的重大節日，然後就走了，’好吧，是時候了。這是睡眠令牌的時刻」。我知道這對他們、對音樂節、對粉絲來說都將是令人驚奇的。

Now Architects, who are set to play Download 2025 themselves, have also weighed in on the booking.

現在，準備親自玩《Download 2025》的 Architects 也參與了預訂。

“I’m very happy for Sleep Token, I’m very proud of them,” Architects frontman Sam Carter told NME.

「我為 Sleep Token 感到非常高興，我為他們感到非常自豪，」Architects 主唱 Sam Carter 告訴 NME。

Drummer Dan Searle added: “My first reaction was ‘How much are they paying Green Day?’ I’ve had these conversations with friends who work at Live Nation – when are you going to give KoRn, Deftones and Limp Bizkit their shot at headlining? It’s 20 years late!

鼓手 Dan Searle 補充道：「我的第一個反應是『他們付給 Green Day 多少錢？’我和在 Live Nation 工作的朋友們進行過這樣的對話——你們什麼時候會給 KoRn、Deftones 和 Limp Bizkit 上頭條的機會？已經晚了20年了！

“But Sleep Token absolutely should be headlining… I’ve said to those friends, ‘You would be idiots not to [book them].’ KoRn must be looking at it going, ‘Oh, we’re finally headlining Download, only took us 20 years! Who are Sleep Token? They’re already headlining it?!'”

“但是睡眠代幣絕對應該成為頭條新聞……我對那些朋友說過，’如果不[預訂]，你們就是白痴。’” KoRn 一定看著它，’哦，我們終於成為了《下載》的頭條新聞，我們只花了 20 年！睡眠令牌是誰？他們已經成為頭條新聞了？

Carter continued: “We saw KoRn this summer in America, and they definitely feel re-energised.”

卡特繼續說道：“今年夏天我們在美國看到了 KoRn，他們確實感到重新煥發了活力。”

Searle concluded: “That whole nu-metal thing is re-energised.”

塞爾總結道：“整個新金屬重新煥發了活力。”

When asked if it was heartwarming to see their ‘friends’ in Sleep Token hitting such heights, Searle said: “We’re not actually that close, to be honest, they’re very quiet guys. I don’t know how they’re processing it.

當被問及看到他們在《睡眠令牌》中的「朋友」達到如此高度是否感到溫暖時，塞爾說：「我們實際上並沒有那麼親密，說實話，他們是非常安靜的人。我不知道他們是如何處理的。

“I was speaking to a promoter, and he’s not seen a rise like it since Slipknot in the early ’00s. The fact that their biggest tune is a six-minute prog song [‘The Summoning’] is extraordinary in this day and age, when songs [apparently] need to be succinct and get the listener’s interests in the first 30 seconds.”

「我曾與一位發起人交談，自 00 年代初的 Slipknot 以來，他還沒有見過這樣的成長。事實上，他們最大的曲調是一首六分鐘的前衛歌曲 ['The Summoning']，這在當今時代是非同尋常的，因為歌曲 [顯然] 需要簡潔並在前 30 秒內引起聽眾的興趣。