Sleep Token 创始人解释乐队 2025 年“下载节”的头条新闻

Sleep Token 持续登上现代英国金属乐坛的王座，这在近几个月中仍然是一个有趣的发展。

Sleep Token have continued their rapid ascent through the ranks of British metal in recent months, notably being announced as one of the three headliners for this year’s edition of Download Festival.

近几个月来，Sleep Token 在英国金属音乐的排名中继续快速上升，特别是被宣布为今年下载节的三大头条新闻之一。

The masked alternative metal collective first formed back in 2016, but it was the initial run of singles launched ahead of their third studio album, 2023’s Take Me Back To Eden, that brought them mainstream attention. Those tracks went viral on social media, quickly elevating the group to headliner status.

这个蒙面另类金属乐队首次成立于 2016 年，但在他们的第三张录音室专辑《2023 年的《带我回到伊甸园》》之前推出的第一批单曲才为他们带来了主流关注。这些曲目在社交媒体上疯传，迅速将乐队提升为头条新闻。

Since then, they’ve managed to sell out sizable venues in both their homeland and abroad, and more recently landed their first gold record in the United States.

从那时起，他们成功地在国内外销售了相当大的场地，最近还在美国创下了他们的第一张金唱片。

Still, the revelation that the group would be serving as one of the three headliners booked for Download 2024 alongside Green Day and Korn ruffled a few feathers.

尽管如此，该乐队将与 Green Day 和 Korn 一起成为 2024 年 Download 2024 的三位头条新闻之一的消息还是引起了一些人的不满。

While some argued that the headlining spot should go to a more tenured and proven artist, others claimed that Sleep Token are merely a flash in the pan. The conversation surrounding that booking led Download founder Andy Copping to publicly jump to the group’s defense.

虽然有些人认为头条新闻应该颁给一位更资深、更成熟的艺术家，但另一些人则声称《睡眠令牌》只是昙花一现。围绕该预订的谈话导致 Download 创始人 Andy Copping 公开站出来为该组织辩护。

In a new op-ed shared by Copping via Kerrang!, the festival boss has now further explained his faith in Sleep Token and how the festival came about the decision to give them such a coveted spot. An excerpt of what he had to say can be read below:

在 Copping 通过 Kerrang! 分享的一篇新专栏中，音乐节老板进一步解释了他对 Sleep Token 的信心，以及音乐节如何决定给予他们如此令人垂涎的席位。他所说的话摘录如下：

“When Wembley went on sale and sold out in 10 minutes I was like, ‘This is beyond anything that anyone could have thought in terms of their popularity explosion.’ And not just in the UK – I’m seeing it in America, Australia and Europe as well. Suddenly, something is happening. I saw the Wembley show, it was amazing, and obviously Vessel had that wobble, but I thought it was great that he was still onstage while the crowd were singing the songs.

“当温布利球场开始打折并在 10 分钟内售完时，我就想，‘这超出了任何人所能想象的人气爆炸式增长。’不仅在英国，我在美国、澳大利亚和欧洲也看到了这种情况。突然，有事情发生了。我看了温布利的演出，太棒了，显然维塞尔有那种摇摆不定的感觉，但我认为当人群唱歌时他仍然在舞台上，这真是太棒了。

We then started talking to them about Download 2025. The arena tour had gone on sale and blown out two O2s, and it sold out everywhere. This is their moment, this is their time. We, as a festival, have to be bringing bands through and believe in what we’re doing, but we don’t do it in a haphazard way.

然后我们开始和他们谈论《Download 2025》。竞技场巡演已经开始打折，两架 O2 都被抢购一空，到处都卖光了。这是他们的时刻，这是他们的时间。作为一个音乐节，我们必须让乐队通过并相信我们正在做的事情，但我们不会以随意的方式做到这一点。

It’s very measured, it’s calculated, and I think it’s Sleep Token’s time. We spoke with them and they agreed to do it. It’ll be massive for them and for the festival, and I think that any detractors, when they see it, will get it. They’ll understand what it’s all about. It’s a lightning-in-a-bottle moment for our scene where a band has come in and done that.

这是非常谨慎、经过计算的，我认为现在是睡眠令牌的时候了。我们与他们交谈，他们同意这样做。这对他们和节日来说都是巨大的，我认为任何批评者看到它时都会明白。他们会明白这一切是怎么回事。对于我们的场景来说，这是一个闪电般的时刻，一支乐队介入并做到了这一点。

I think they’ll win over non-fans at Download with how dynamic the show is. Out of curiosity people will watch, and mark my words, they’ll say after they play, ‘I was not familiar, but they’re now my new favourite band.’ They have something about them that’s going to win people over. People will become part of the gathering, part of the Worship.

我认为他们会凭借节目的活力赢得《下载》节目中非粉丝的青睐。出于好奇，人们会观看并记下我的话，他们在演奏后会说，“我不熟悉，但他们现在是我最喜欢的新乐队。”他们身上有一些能够赢得人们支持的东西。人们将成为聚会的一部分，崇拜的一部分。

A lot of people go, ‘It’s a new band,’ but they’ve had three albums. If you want to take it back, Guns N’ Roses exploded on album number one, Nirvana exploded on album number two, and here we are with a band on album three. I think that our scene is really lucky to have a band like Sleep Token come through and rise to the top.

很多人会说，“这是一支新乐队”，但他们已经出了三张专辑。如果你想收回的话，Guns N' Roses 在第一张专辑中大放异彩，Nirvana 在第二张专辑中大放异彩，而我们在第三张专辑中则有一支乐队。我认为我们的场景真的很幸运有像 Sleep Token 这样的乐队脱颖而出并登上顶峰。

We’re going to see a lot of festivals across the world making them a headline act. We were first and we love being the innovators. What we did with Slipknot, what we did with Avenged Sevenfold, and most recently with Bring Me The Horizon, all those bands deserved to headline Download and we were the first to give them that opportunity.

我们将看到世界各地的许多节日使它们成为头条新闻。我们是第一，我们喜欢成为创新者。我们对 Slipknot 所做的事情，我们对 Avenged Sevenfold 所做的事情，以及最近的 Bring Me The Horizo​​n 所做的事情，所有这些乐队都应该成为下载的头条新闻，而我们是第一个给他们这个机会的人。

And we’ve been absolutely proved right. Sleep Token are going to be the next great festival headliner across the world, and how great it is that they’re British, too. It’s part of the new British Invasion. That’s how we came to the decision.”

事实证明我们绝对是正确的。 Sleep Token 将成为世界各地下一个伟大的音乐节头条新闻，他们也是英国人，这真是太棒了。这是新的英国入侵的一部分。这就是我们做出的决定。”

You can find more from Copping over at Kerrang!. Should Sleep Token manage to fully cement themselves as a bankable headliner going forward, it will certainly be a welcome development, as there has been much discussion regarding the lack of apparent metal and hard rock headliners positioned to keep the scene financially viable in the coming decades.

您可以在 Kerrang! 的 Copping 中找到更多信息。如果 Sleep Token 能够成功地完全巩固自己作为未来可盈利的头条新闻的地位，这肯定会是一个值得欢迎的发展，因为人们已经对缺乏明显的金属和硬摇滚头条新闻进行了很多讨论，以保持该场景在未来几十年的财务可行性。