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While She Sleeps

Data updated on 2025-10-27 20:53:40 UTC
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

Total plays

474.9 million
Updated on 2025-10-27

Country

United Kingdom

Social media links

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Monthly listeners

829,312

Followers

504,832

Top Cities

  1. Germany
    Hamburg
    13,498 listeners
  2. Germany
    Frankfurt am Main
    13,966 listeners
  3. United Kingdom
    London
    23,800 listeners
  4. Australia
    Sydney
    12,133 listeners
  5. Australia
    Melbourne
    11,891 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Silence Speaks
Silence Speaks
71,149,920 4:56 2017-02-21
SLEEPS SOCIETY
SLEEPS SOCIETY
29,924,694 3:19 2020-10-16
ANTI-SOCIAL
ANTI-SOCIAL
25,621,067 4:15 2018-10-28
Four Walls
Four Walls
25,074,786 5:10 2015-02-01
You Are We
You Are We
18,961,528 4:46 2017-01-20
THE GUILTY PARTY
THE GUILTY PARTY
18,297,112 4:27 2019-01-03
Hurricane
Hurricane
17,810,114 4:46 2016-11-21
HAUNT ME
HAUNT ME
16,290,863 4:32 2018-12-21
SYSTEMATIC
SYSTEMATIC
13,193,831 2:57 2021-04-16
FAKERS PLAGUE
FAKERS PLAGUE
11,009,096 5:54 2019-06-12
NERVOUS
NERVOUS
8,629,378 4:06 2021-03-18
YOU ARE ALL YOU NEED
YOU ARE ALL YOU NEED
8,084,917 3:28 2021-03-18
A Line in the Dust
A Line in the Dust
7,326,111 3:55 2025-01-24
Seven Hills
Seven Hills
7,250,624 4:21 2012-01-01
EYE TO EYE
EYE TO EYE
6,835,013 3:53 2022-03-06
Steal the Sun
Steal the Sun
6,816,589 4:37 2017-04-21
TO THE FLOWERS
TO THE FLOWERS
6,599,464 5:05 2024-02-15
Feel
Feel
6,392,034 4:40 2017-04-17
I'VE SEEN IT ALL
I'VE SEEN IT ALL
5,982,533 4:13 2019-01-03
ENLIGHTENMENT(?)
ENLIGHTENMENT(?)
5,829,002 5:03 2021-04-16
Empire of Silence
Empire of Silence
5,614,646 4:23 2017-04-21
Brainwashed
Brainwashed
5,581,188 3:29 2015-03-23
Our Legacy
Our Legacy
4,913,222 4:08 2015-03-23
Civil Isolation
Civil Isolation
4,868,253 4:25 2016-11-20
SELF HELL
SELF HELL
4,596,205 4:40 2023-09-13
ELEPHANT
ELEPHANT
4,537,754 4:39 2019-01-03
New World Torture
New World Torture
4,333,039 4:44 2014-11-23
SO WHAT?
SO WHAT?
4,212,424 4:33 2019-01-03
GATES OF PARADISE
GATES OF PARADISE
3,836,798 5:21 2019-01-03
Our Courage, Our Cancer
Our Courage, Our Cancer
3,811,957 3:35 2012-01-01
DOWN (feat. Malevolence)
DOWN (feat. Malevolence)
3,751,673 3:55 2023-12-07
Wide Awake
Wide Awake
3,544,324 5:04 2017-04-21
KNOW YOUR WORTH (SOMEBODY)
KNOW YOUR WORTH (SOMEBODY)
3,519,247 4:38 2021-04-16
RAINBOWS
RAINBOWS
3,500,095 4:23 2024-03-29
Settle Down Society
Settle Down Society
3,398,086 4:56 2017-04-21
INSPIRE
INSPIRE
3,267,337 4:11 2019-01-03
In Another Now
In Another Now
3,249,471 4:35 2017-04-21
This Is the Six
This Is the Six
3,242,926 4:44 2012-01-01
Revolt
Revolt
3,170,859 3:58 2017-04-21
Death Toll
Death Toll
2,992,051 3:56 2013-01-01
SET YOU FREE
SET YOU FREE
2,913,044 4:17 2019-01-03
Trophies Of Violence
Trophies Of Violence
2,710,128 5:01 2015-04-21
Trophies of Violence
Trophies of Violence
2,710,128 5:01 2015-01-05
LEAVE ME ALONE
LEAVE ME ALONE
2,637,071 3:36 2024-03-21
GOOD GRIEF
GOOD GRIEF
2,541,558 3:39 2019-01-03
BACK OF MY MIND
BACK OF MY MIND
2,483,305 4:27 2019-01-03
NO DEFEAT FOR THE BRAVE
NO DEFEAT FOR THE BRAVE
2,377,385 4:13 2021-04-16
Your Evolution
Your Evolution
2,365,972 4:44 2015-03-23
False Freedom
False Freedom
2,337,677 3:47 2012-01-01
Dead Behind the Eyes
Dead Behind the Eyes
2,112,652 4:04 2012-01-01
Crows
Crows
1,892,517 3:19 2010-07-26
We Are Alive At Night
We Are Alive At Night
1,876,251 1:04 2015-04-21
We Are Alive at Night
We Are Alive at Night
1,876,251 1:04 2015-03-23
Be(lie)ve
Be(lie)ve
1,871,579 3:55 2012-01-01
Life In Tension
Life In Tension
1,779,217 3:41 2015-04-21
Life in Tension
Life in Tension
1,779,217 3:41 2015-03-23
Torment
Torment
1,666,978 3:49 2015-03-23
No Sides, No Enemies
No Sides, No Enemies
1,575,201 5:05 2015-03-23
CALL OF THE VOID
CALL OF THE VOID
1,552,117 4:11 2021-04-16
PYAI
PYAI
1,446,085 1:55 2021-04-16
Modern Minds
Modern Minds
1,328,861 4:50 2015-03-23
Kangaezu Ni
Kangaezu Ni
1,249,331 1:21 2015-03-23
Satisfied in Suffering
Satisfied in Suffering
1,206,977 3:14 2012-01-01
Until the Death
Until the Death
1,184,648 4:26 2012-01-01
Method In Madness
Method In Madness
1,180,322 3:54 2015-04-21
Method in Madness
Method in Madness
1,180,322 3:54 2015-03-23
The North Stands for Nothing
The North Stands for Nothing
1,177,878 4:23 2010-07-26
Love at War
Love at War
1,177,519 4:43 2012-01-01
Hearts Aside Our Horses
Hearts Aside Our Horses
1,153,995 4:06 2010-07-26
DIVISION STREET
DIVISION STREET
1,142,954 3:34 2021-04-16
Our Courage, Our Cancer - Acoustic
Our Courage, Our Cancer - Acoustic
1,018,254 3:32 2013-01-01
The Plague of a New Age
The Plague of a New Age
999,770 4:19 2012-01-01
My Conscience, Your Freedom
My Conscience, Your Freedom
977,333 3:35 2010-07-26
Seven Hills (feat. Jenny Staniforth) - Alternate version
Seven Hills (feat. Jenny Staniforth) - Alternate version
975,249 5:01 2013-01-01
WILDFIRE
WILDFIRE
960,063 3:06 2024-03-29
THE ENEMY IS THE INNER ME
THE ENEMY IS THE INNER ME
959,774 3:10 2022-03-06
The Chapel
The Chapel
944,302 2:16 2012-01-01
SYSTEMATIC
SYSTEMATIC
919,518 3:31 2022-03-06
The Divide
The Divide
909,593 0:52 2015-03-23
The Woods
The Woods
902,713 2:30 2015-03-23
False Freedom - Acoustic
False Freedom - Acoustic
874,835 2:37 2013-01-01
PEACE OF MIND
PEACE OF MIND
782,102 1:21 2024-03-29
DOPESICK (Feat. STONE)
DOPESICK (Feat. STONE)
780,440 4:29 2024-03-29
Proud of the Demon in Me
Proud of the Demon in Me
764,409 4:00 2010-07-26
I Am While She Sleeps
I Am While She Sleeps
763,385 3:29 2018-07-20
Trophies
Trophies
758,116 0:40 2010-07-26
Weathered Man - Love at War alternate version
Weathered Man - Love at War alternate version
726,904 2:51 2013-01-01
Sickness Over Health - Until the Death alternate version
Sickness Over Health - Until the Death alternate version
713,370 4:02 2013-01-01
Reunite
Reunite
700,830 1:15 2012-01-01
Silence Speaks (Alternative Version) - Live at St Pancras Church
Silence Speaks (Alternative Version) - Live at St Pancras Church
642,473 5:51 2018-05-07
DN3 3HT
DN3 3HT
635,915 7:03 2021-04-16
ENEMY MENTALITY
ENEMY MENTALITY
546,033 4:14 2024-03-29
Lost Above the Arches
Lost Above the Arches
533,006 1:22 2010-07-26
The Truth
The Truth
483,396 2:28 2010-07-26
NO FEELING IS FINAL (Feat. Aether)
NO FEELING IS FINAL (Feat. Aether)
481,116 3:13 2024-03-29
Be(lie)ve
Be(lie)ve
472,873 3:25 2011-03-15
RADICAL HATRED / RADICAL LOVE
RADICAL HATRED / RADICAL LOVE
456,082 4:04 2024-03-29
Fear in Change - Instrumental Demo
Fear in Change - Instrumental Demo
432,681 3:15 2018-07-20
Lost Ideas
Lost Ideas
387,365 8:13 2018-07-20
OUT OF THE BLUE
OUT OF THE BLUE
377,828 3:01 2024-03-29
THE LONG WAY HOME
THE LONG WAY HOME
310,916 4:47 2022-03-06
Feel (Alternative Version) - Live at St Pancras Church
Feel (Alternative Version) - Live at St Pancras Church
262,754 4:31 2018-07-20
YOU ARE ALL YOU NEED - Acoustic
YOU ARE ALL YOU NEED - Acoustic
252,644 4:41 2022-03-06
Hurricane (Alternative Version) - Live at St Pancras Church
Hurricane (Alternative Version) - Live at St Pancras Church
247,756 5:22 2018-07-20
Modern Minds
Modern Minds
167,028 6:47 2015-04-21
Civil Isolation - Demo
Civil Isolation - Demo
149,813 4:27 2018-07-20
Feel - Demo
Feel - Demo
140,518 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]