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While She Sleeps

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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

Genres

: metalcore metal post-hardcore deathcore

Total plays

453.1 million
Updated on 2025-05-18

Country

United Kingdom

Social media links

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Monthly listeners

953,234

Followers

493,467

Top Cities

  1. Germany
    Hamburg
    14,620 listeners
  2. Germany
    Frankfurt am Main
    14,727 listeners
  3. Australia
    Sydney
    13,003 listeners
  4. Germany
    Berlin
    14,197 listeners
  5. Germany
    Munich
    13,200 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Silence Speaks
Silence Speaks
68,112,018 4:56 2017-02-21
SLEEPS SOCIETY
SLEEPS SOCIETY
28,076,632 3:19 2020-10-16
ANTI-SOCIAL
ANTI-SOCIAL
24,650,858 4:15 2018-10-28
Four Walls
Four Walls
23,987,033 5:10 2015-02-01
You Are We
You Are We
18,092,650 4:46 2017-01-20
THE GUILTY PARTY
THE GUILTY PARTY
17,558,650 4:27 2019-01-03
Hurricane
Hurricane
17,085,303 4:46 2016-11-21
HAUNT ME
HAUNT ME
16,005,163 4:32 2018-12-21
SYSTEMATIC
SYSTEMATIC
12,585,730 2:57 2021-04-16
FAKERS PLAGUE
FAKERS PLAGUE
10,777,664 5:54 2019-06-12
NERVOUS
NERVOUS
8,381,979 4:06 2021-03-18
YOU ARE ALL YOU NEED
YOU ARE ALL YOU NEED
7,760,512 3:28 2021-03-18
Seven Hills
Seven Hills
7,106,285 4:21 2012-01-01
Steal the Sun
Steal the Sun
6,629,561 4:37 2017-04-21
EYE TO EYE
EYE TO EYE
6,372,665 3:53 2022-03-06
Feel
Feel
6,260,194 4:40 2017-04-17
I'VE SEEN IT ALL
I'VE SEEN IT ALL
5,750,318 4:13 2019-01-03
TO THE FLOWERS
TO THE FLOWERS
5,697,192 5:05 2024-02-15
ENLIGHTENMENT(?)
ENLIGHTENMENT(?)
5,466,279 5:03 2021-04-16
Brainwashed
Brainwashed
5,463,607 3:29 2015-03-23
Empire of Silence
Empire of Silence
5,452,041 4:23 2017-04-21
Our Legacy
Our Legacy
4,804,818 4:08 2015-03-23
Civil Isolation
Civil Isolation
4,721,558 4:25 2016-11-20
ELEPHANT
ELEPHANT
4,445,042 4:39 2019-01-03
SELF HELL
SELF HELL
4,269,627 4:40 2023-09-13
New World Torture
New World Torture
4,254,184 4:44 2014-11-23
SO WHAT?
SO WHAT?
4,073,697 4:33 2019-01-03
A Line in the Dust
A Line in the Dust
4,004,957 3:55 2025-01-24
Our Courage, Our Cancer
Our Courage, Our Cancer
3,732,987 3:35 2012-01-01
GATES OF PARADISE
GATES OF PARADISE
3,720,489 5:21 2019-01-03
Wide Awake
Wide Awake
3,467,648 5:04 2017-04-21
KNOW YOUR WORTH (SOMEBODY)
KNOW YOUR WORTH (SOMEBODY)
3,373,546 4:38 2021-04-16
DOWN (feat. Malevolence)
DOWN (feat. Malevolence)
3,346,132 3:55 2023-12-07
Settle Down Society
Settle Down Society
3,322,387 4:56 2017-04-21
INSPIRE
INSPIRE
3,192,342 4:11 2019-01-03
In Another Now
In Another Now
3,175,646 4:35 2017-04-21
This Is the Six
This Is the Six
3,169,845 4:44 2012-01-01
Revolt
Revolt
3,095,655 3:58 2017-04-21
RAINBOWS
RAINBOWS
2,996,937 4:23 2024-03-29
Death Toll
Death Toll
2,928,590 3:56 2013-01-01
SET YOU FREE
SET YOU FREE
2,840,461 4:17 2019-01-03
Trophies Of Violence
Trophies Of Violence
2,650,253 5:01 2015-04-21
Trophies of Violence
Trophies of Violence
2,650,253 5:01 2015-01-05
GOOD GRIEF
GOOD GRIEF
2,477,830 3:39 2019-01-03
BACK OF MY MIND
BACK OF MY MIND
2,422,067 4:27 2019-01-03
LEAVE ME ALONE
LEAVE ME ALONE
2,411,211 3:36 2024-03-21
Your Evolution
Your Evolution
2,331,927 4:44 2015-03-23
False Freedom
False Freedom
2,286,042 3:47 2012-01-01
NO DEFEAT FOR THE BRAVE
NO DEFEAT FOR THE BRAVE
2,274,052 4:13 2021-04-16
Dead Behind the Eyes
Dead Behind the Eyes
2,075,094 4:04 2012-01-01
Crows
Crows
1,847,506 3:19 2010-07-26
Be(lie)ve
Be(lie)ve
1,843,486 3:55 2012-01-01
We Are Alive At Night
We Are Alive At Night
1,831,863 1:04 2015-04-21
We Are Alive at Night
We Are Alive at Night
1,831,863 1:04 2015-03-23
Life In Tension
Life In Tension
1,752,086 3:41 2015-04-21
Life in Tension
Life in Tension
1,752,086 3:41 2015-03-23
Torment
Torment
1,639,300 3:49 2015-03-23
No Sides, No Enemies
No Sides, No Enemies
1,548,102 5:05 2015-03-23
CALL OF THE VOID
CALL OF THE VOID
1,487,032 4:11 2021-04-16
PYAI
PYAI
1,391,513 1:55 2021-04-16
Modern Minds
Modern Minds
1,304,870 4:50 2015-03-23
Kangaezu Ni
Kangaezu Ni
1,230,278 1:21 2015-03-23
Satisfied in Suffering
Satisfied in Suffering
1,187,649 3:14 2012-01-01
Until the Death
Until the Death
1,164,959 4:26 2012-01-01
The North Stands for Nothing
The North Stands for Nothing
1,160,413 4:23 2010-07-26
Method In Madness
Method In Madness
1,159,604 3:54 2015-04-21
Method in Madness
Method in Madness
1,159,604 3:54 2015-03-23
Love at War
Love at War
1,158,578 4:43 2012-01-01
Hearts Aside Our Horses
Hearts Aside Our Horses
1,135,263 4:06 2010-07-26
DIVISION STREET
DIVISION STREET
1,110,129 3:34 2021-04-16
Our Courage, Our Cancer - Acoustic
Our Courage, Our Cancer - Acoustic
1,003,247 3:32 2013-01-01
The Plague of a New Age
The Plague of a New Age
983,910 4:19 2012-01-01
My Conscience, Your Freedom
My Conscience, Your Freedom
963,007 3:35 2010-07-26
Seven Hills (feat. Jenny Staniforth) - Alternate version
Seven Hills (feat. Jenny Staniforth) - Alternate version
961,478 5:01 2013-01-01
The Chapel
The Chapel
930,584 2:16 2012-01-01
THE ENEMY IS THE INNER ME
THE ENEMY IS THE INNER ME
906,520 3:10 2022-03-06
The Divide
The Divide
895,989 0:52 2015-03-23
The Woods
The Woods
889,338 2:30 2015-03-23
SYSTEMATIC
SYSTEMATIC
876,431 3:31 2022-03-06
False Freedom - Acoustic
False Freedom - Acoustic
862,437 2:37 2013-01-01
WILDFIRE
WILDFIRE
854,695 3:06 2024-03-29
I Am While She Sleeps
I Am While She Sleeps
755,305 3:29 2018-07-20
Proud of the Demon in Me
Proud of the Demon in Me
754,258 4:00 2010-07-26
Trophies
Trophies
750,441 0:40 2010-07-26
PEACE OF MIND
PEACE OF MIND
721,957 1:21 2024-03-29
Weathered Man - Love at War alternate version
Weathered Man - Love at War alternate version
716,841 2:51 2013-01-01
Sickness Over Health - Until the Death alternate version
Sickness Over Health - Until the Death alternate version
703,955 4:02 2013-01-01
DOPESICK (Feat. STONE)
DOPESICK (Feat. STONE)
695,725 4:29 2024-03-29
Reunite
Reunite
691,758 1:15 2012-01-01
Silence Speaks (Alternative Version) - Live at St Pancras Church
Silence Speaks (Alternative Version) - Live at St Pancras Church
630,630 5:51 2018-05-07
DN3 3HT
DN3 3HT
618,528 7:03 2021-04-16
Lost Above the Arches
Lost Above the Arches
525,717 1:22 2010-07-26
ENEMY MENTALITY
ENEMY MENTALITY
487,167 4:14 2024-03-29
The Truth
The Truth
476,513 2:28 2010-07-26
Be(lie)ve
Be(lie)ve
469,621 3:25 2011-03-15
NO FEELING IS FINAL (Feat. Aether)
NO FEELING IS FINAL (Feat. Aether)
437,336 3:13 2024-03-29
Fear in Change - Instrumental Demo
Fear in Change - Instrumental Demo
427,748 3:15 2018-07-20
RADICAL HATRED / RADICAL LOVE
RADICAL HATRED / RADICAL LOVE
407,947 4:04 2024-03-29
Lost Ideas
Lost Ideas
384,870 8:13 2018-07-20
OUT OF THE BLUE
OUT OF THE BLUE
343,245 3:01 2024-03-29
THE LONG WAY HOME
THE LONG WAY HOME
300,248 4:47 2022-03-06
Feel (Alternative Version) - Live at St Pancras Church
Feel (Alternative Version) - Live at St Pancras Church
257,992 4:31 2018-07-20
Hurricane (Alternative Version) - Live at St Pancras Church
Hurricane (Alternative Version) - Live at St Pancras Church
242,718 5:22 2018-07-20
YOU ARE ALL YOU NEED - Acoustic
YOU ARE ALL YOU NEED - Acoustic
235,889 4:41 2022-03-06
Modern Minds
Modern Minds
163,563 6:47 2015-04-21
Civil Isolation - Demo
Civil Isolation - Demo
147,410 4:27 2018-07-20
Feel - Demo
Feel - Demo
138,204 4:53 2018-07-20

New releases

A Line in the Dust
A Line in the Dust
2025-01-24
[Arising Empire]
SELF HELL
SELF HELL
2024-03-29
[Spinefarm]
LEAVE ME ALONE
LEAVE ME ALONE
2024-03-21
[Spinefarm]
TO THE FLOWERS
TO THE FLOWERS
2024-02-15
[Spinefarm]
DOWN (feat. Malevolence)
DOWN (feat. Malevolence)
2023-12-07
[Spinefarm]
SELF HELL
SELF HELL
2023-09-13
[Spinefarm]
EYE TO EYE
EYE TO EYE
2022-04-14
[Spinefarm]
SLEEPS SOCIETY (SPECIAL EDITION)
SLEEPS SOCIETY (SPECIAL EDITION)
2022-03-06
[Spinefarm]
YOU ARE ALL YOU NEED
YOU ARE ALL YOU NEED
2021-07-02
[Spinefarm]
SLEEPS SOCIETY
SLEEPS SOCIETY
2021-04-16
[Spinefarm]
NERVOUS
NERVOUS
2021-03-18
[Spinefarm]
SLEEPS SOCIETY
SLEEPS SOCIETY
2020-10-16
[Spinefarm]
FAKERS PLAGUE
FAKERS PLAGUE
2019-06-12
[Spinefarm]
ELEPHANT
ELEPHANT
2019-02-25
[Spinefarm]
THE GUILTY PARTY
THE GUILTY PARTY
2019-01-30
[Spinefarm]
SO WHAT?
SO WHAT?
2019-01-03
[Spinefarm]
ANTI-SOCIAL
ANTI-SOCIAL
2018-12-21
[Spinefarm]
HAUNT ME
HAUNT ME
2018-12-21
[Spinefarm]
ANTI-SOCIAL
ANTI-SOCIAL
2018-10-28
[Spinefarm]
You Are We (Special Edition)
You Are We (Special Edition)
2018-07-20
[SHARPTONE]
You Are We (Special Edition)
You Are We (Special Edition)
2018-07-20
[While She Sleeps]
You Are We - Special Edition
You Are We - Special Edition
2018-07-20
[Arising Empire]
Silence Speaks (Alternative Version) [Live at St Pancras Church]
Silence Speaks (Alternative Version) [Live at St Pancras Church]
2018-05-11
[SHARPTONE]
Silence Speaks (Alternative Version - Live at St Pancras Church)
Silence Speaks (Alternative Version - Live at St Pancras Church)
2018-05-07
[While She Sleeps]
You Are We
You Are We
2017-04-21
[SHARPTONE]
You Are We
You Are We
2017-04-21
[Arising Empire]
You Are We
You Are We
2017-04-21
[While She Sleeps]
Feel
Feel
2017-04-17
[While She Sleeps]
Silence Speaks
Silence Speaks
2017-02-21
[While She Sleeps]
You Are We
You Are We
2017-01-20
[While She Sleeps]
Hurricane
Hurricane
2016-11-21
[While She Sleeps]
Civil Isolation
Civil Isolation
2016-11-20
[While She Sleeps]
Brainwashed
Brainwashed
2015-04-21
[Razor & Tie]
Brainwashed (Deluxe)
Brainwashed (Deluxe)
2015-03-23
[Search and Destroy Records]
Four Walls
Four Walls
2015-02-01
[Search and Destroy Records]
Trophies of Violence
Trophies of Violence
2015-01-05
[Search and Destroy Records]
New World Torture
New World Torture
2014-11-23
[Search and Destroy Records]
This Is The Six
This Is The Six
2013-04-23
[The End Records]
This Is the Six (Deluxe Edition)
This Is the Six (Deluxe Edition)
2013-04-19
[Search and Destroy Records]
This Is The Six (Deluxe Edition)
This Is The Six (Deluxe Edition)
2013-01-01
[Shock Entertainment / Halfcut Records]
This Is The Six
This Is The Six
2012-11-06
[The End Records]
This Is The Six
This Is The Six
2012-08-13
[Search and Destroy Records]
Seven Hills
Seven Hills
2012-07-06
[Search and Destroy Records]
Dead Behind the Eyes
Dead Behind the Eyes
2012-06-29
[Search and Destroy Records]
This Is the Six
This Is the Six
2012-05-13
[Search and Destroy Records]
The North Stands For Nothing
The North Stands For Nothing
2012-01-01
[Shock Entertainment]
This Is The Six
This Is The Six
2012-01-01
[Shock Entertainment / Halfcut Records]
Be(lie)ve - Single
Be(lie)ve - Single
2011-03-15
[Good Fight Music]
The North Stands for Nothing
The North Stands for Nothing
2010-11-22
[Good Fight Music]
The North Stands for Nothing
The North Stands for Nothing
2010-07-26
[Small Town Records]
The North Stands for Nothing
The North Stands for Nothing
2010-07-26
[Small Town Records]