Biography
Some bands play it safe when it comes to taking their next steps. But then, While She Sleeps have never been “some band”. The Sheffield quintet have made a career of confounding expectations, beit through a blend of crushing metal, guttural hardcore and arena-worthy hooks, or how they’ve carried themselves over an explosive 13-year career
2017’s You Are We was a testament to self-belief and determination; crowdfunded and released on the band’s own Sleeps Brothers label, it earned award nominations from Metal Hammer and a Best Album win at the HMAs, as well as landing them in the top 10 UK charts. Now, they look to build on that success with the release of 4th album SO WHAT?
With You Are We wrapped up, the band decamped to their self-built Sleeps Audio complex where spent 5 months recording the next chapter. Produced by Carl Bown SO WHAT? promises another defiant step forward. It’s punk, it’s heavy metal, and it sounds unlike anything you’ve heard from them before. It’s the sound of While She Sleeps reborn
Set for release on Sleeps Brothers in collaboration with metal mega-label Spinefarm SO WHAT? sees While She Sleeps working with a major for the first time since 2015’s Brainwashed and the band are at pains to point out this won’t mean compromise in their vision. With a bigger platform to get their music into the world, 2019 is shaping up to be the year of While She Sleeps. For a band who’ve spent over a decade redefining modern metal it seems the best is yet to come
TOUR DATES
APR 26: Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
APR 27: Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren
APR 29: Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
MAY 01: Dallas, TX – House of Blues
MAY 02: Austin, TX – Emo’s
MAY 03: Houston, TX – House of Blues
MAY 04: New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
MAY 05: Jacksonville, FL – Welcome to Rockville
MAY 07: Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
MAY 09: Nashville, TN – Cannery Ballroom
MAY 10: St. Louis, MO – Pop’s
MAY 12: Rockingham, NC – Epicenter Festival
MAY 14: Washington D.C., DC – 9:30 Club
MAY 15: Philadelphia, PA – Fillmore
MAY 16: New York, NY – Brooklyn Steel
MAY 17: Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival
MAY 20: Worcester, MA – Palladium
MAY 24: Detroit, MI – The Majestic
MAY 25: Chicago, IL – Concord
