The Best One Yet! Sleep Token - The Offering (Dual Reaction)

[@aniafaery]

In their US tour at the end of 2023, they closed the show with The Offering and the crowd lost their crap. They had so much fun during that breakdown. Definitely check out a live version when you're going back through the song to take it all in. It's fun to watch.

[@CasualReactions]

Absolutely! 🤘

[@taylorbritt499]

Vess's last "TAKE A BITE" live gets better and better with every show, I swear. It's SO GOOD and so....visceral

[@3Darkblade3]

Yeah 2023 was awesome. This song was perfect to close the show out. I got to see them in Albuquerque at an incredibly small venue. It was soo good. He sounds so good live.

[@TB-sp9jy]

Oh hell yeah! It's a fine day to Worship ❤

[@CasualReactions]

Hey thanks for watching guys! If you enjoy the video, please like and subscribe to help me grow the channel. Let me know what you guys thought down below.

[@jslady5662]

We absolutely cannot help but gush over the same band we love so very much!! ❤❤( When I said they would be coming I meant in droves! Lol) They are just everything, lyrically and musically! If the talent alone doesn't blow ur mind, the sounds out of his mouth will! Ur in for such a ride!! ❤❤❤

[@CasualReactions]

An emotional roller-coaster

[@Tedvardo777]

Never been so obsessed with a band like I have with Sleep Token. Love that you have decided to start from Sundowning. Don’t forget to also do their EPs before sundowning, Jaws is possibly my favorite song of theirs. Oh, and start thinking about all the different ways of saying ‘the best one yet’ as it’s gonna happen a lot as you go through this journey 😀

[@CasualReactions]

Haha thank you. And yea I know... I'm gonna have to change the titles as I go along lol. They're just that good

[@tjh5716]

I’m in on this journey start to finish.

[@CasualReactions]

Badass! Thank you!

[@larrycable1827]

You're appreciation of Night does not belong to god will skyrocket when have completed the trilogy of albums. Also The Offering was the fist ST track i heard and remains throughout their whole discography my favourite track. Worship

[@CasualReactions]

I'm getting there. Doing it like this gives each song time to simmer in my mind

[@gotchyaa5747]

Welcome to the journey my friend. Getting you hear them for your first time brings me joy. Much love from Boston.

[@CasualReactions]

Appreciate that, thanks for being here!

[@tanyastanley5730]

This is one of the song that solidified my love for this band. The live version off this song is a must as well as their song Higher

[@CasualReactions]

@@tanyastanley5730 higher is coming soon!

[@Sleep_Diety]

Awesome reaction guys, when you hear this song live and in person its an absolute out of body experience.Thank you for taking us along the journey, seeing you hear these songs for the first time brings us worshippers back to hearing this glorious music for the first time... Worship 🙏🫶

[@CasualReactions]

@@Sleep_Diety thank you for being here!

[@saranaturegirl123]

A fantastic reaction. I think you both get it. This song live is epic, I still get butterflies in my stomach thinking about it. Sleep Token have impacted a lot of people's lives. So much talent.

[@CasualReactions]

Thank you! I already can't wait to see a live show!

[@michirista]

Omg she vibing after 16 seconds of the song, she is so me, 🏻 all of the Sleep Token albums have a special meaning to me and Sundowning came out just as the pandemic hit, then came the times of isolation and the rest of the story,this album and this song brings me a lot of nostalgia because they helped me with their music to get through those difficult times

[@CasualReactions]

Haha I know right? I don't know how I missed this band during the pandemic. I'm glad I'm finally here.

[@amsa928]

I look forward to these reactions. 🖤🖤🖤

[@CasualReactions]

Thank you so much! 🤘

[@oviate1]

This song was my introduction to Sleep Token. Hooked right away, but when that drop hit the first time I was obsessed. 2 of the 3 times I’ve seen them they closed with it and that last “take a bite” was all crowd followed by absolute pandemonium.

[@CasualReactions]

That's awesome! I'm a bit jealous.

[@jagdeepkaul1261]

Hi CasualReactions - you mentioned in your reaction at 6:05 "It's like a Deftones riff almost". Well I'm sensing that you're a Deftones fan just like me and as a fan of both Sleep Token and Deftones, I highly recommend you do a reaction video of Sleep Token song called Telomeres because Telomeres is by far the most-Deftones sounding track ever made by Sleep Token in my personal opinion and that's coming from a guy who's listened to Sleep Token's entire discography. Yes, Sleep Token really channelled their inner-Chino in Telomeres and I love it, one of my favourite songs.

[@CasualReactions]

I'm actually in the midst of doing a video for every Sleep Token song in order, and I'm hearing more and more Deftones! 🤘

[@Shannynjams]

This is one of my favorites on this album!

[@CasualReactions]

This song is really good!

[@taylorbritt499]

6:05 you're exactly right with the Deftones comment and I know at the very least their drummer, who just goes by II, has specifically cited them as a big inspiration! And personally I also see a lot of Deftones influence in other parts of their music as well - from instrumentals to lyrics If you're interested to see more drumming from II and hear him talk more about his style of drumming, his influences and thoughts on music in general, the channel Drumeo has a full hour-long video with him that has drum playthroughs of multiple songs plus bits of interview questions interspersed! It's a fantastic video and it's so cool getting to watch that and then go back and listen to their music and _hear_ the influences and things that he's talked about I would suggest though waiting to watch that until you've listened to more of their tracks, because a lot of what he plays in that video is from their newest album :)

[@CasualReactions]

I do egt thise drumeo videos suggested on my homepage since I started watching the Sleep Token videos. I'm gonna wait though

[@de5troythebrain]

The Offering is definitely a fan fav and apparently bonkers live.

[@CasualReactions]

It's a damn good song!

[@Fire_Dawg]

This is basically the first song that showcased Two's drumming. Two is every bit of an elemental force on drums as Vessel is with his voice. I have heard Two described as ''the drummer's drummer'' he's that good. Other famous drummers marvel at this guy like they do with Danny Carey from Tool. Good reaction you two.

[@CasualReactions]

Thank you so much! Yea the talent is insane!

[@user-hu1zf2bn7o]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Siendorf]

Your coming up on one of my favorites levitate and then higher

[@CasualReactions]

I've heard about Higher, almost there!

[@wickedPrints3256]

Has Taylor heard Granite yet? That's my favorite.

[@CasualReactions]

That is the one song she has heard.. That and the other videos I've done. She's gonna follow along with me and pop in here and there for a video.

[@jessezamora2416]

Am I the only one who that this it was a split screen reaction between these two?!

[@CasualReactions]

Lol, we do that on purpose. That's my entryway wall, so my lights darken that area behind it, and since my hair is bleached, I sit on the light side and she sits on the dark side

[@lucassmith1886]

​@@CasualReactionsreally cool effect

[@stevenaisbitt9520]

You mentioned that The Offering could be just an instrumental. If you have Apple Music then you can find the instrumental version of the whole first and second albums. The instrumental versions of all Sleep Token songs showcase just how layered and complex the music is. Oh and of course II’s God Level talent on the drum kit.

[@CasualReactions]

I am the rare non apple person, but I'm sure I can find em.

[@NikkiWright-STLVR23]

I suggest to pull the music up on YT music, there are nothing but visualizers on this album so YT music has the CORRECT lyrics. Many lyric videos dont have the correct lyrics. So if you dont do YT music, at least pull up the official lyrics on Google while the visualizers play. Just remember, Sleep Token is not only metal. They're an influence if all genres. ST is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you're going to get. 😂 This song is essential in their live rituals, that breakdown live is something else. Yeah, Vessel's voice is so unreal, it does seem like it's two different people sometimes. I was confused at first myself, i told my daughter that the high pitch was backup singers. But no, it's all him, he does all his own backup vocals and layers them in. Pure genius. They just won the Album of the year at UKs Heavy Awards. I cannot wait til they put out another Album. So hopefully you'll be caught up by the time new music comes out 😅. Til next time ✌️ Worship ❤

[@CasualReactions]

I'm going to start doing lyric videos. And that's awesome, AOTY! Thanks for stopping by, I will be caught up by then lol 🤘

[@NikkiWright-STLVR23]

@@CasualReactions no, DON'T do lyric videos, there are so many of them with the wrong lyrics. Look them up on Google, they post the correct lyrics.

[@heatherbennett4512]

​@CasualReactions most lyric videos are wrong, pull up the correct lyrics and watch the visualizer. Some songs have actual videos too so don't skip on those especially in the second album. And look up lives too ❤

[@CasualReactions]

@NikkiWright-STLVR23 shit I just did lavitate with a lyric video. Lol I didn't really pay attention though, but I'll make sure not to again

[@CasualReactions]

@@heatherbennett4512 heard

[@crosario9648]

bring her back for more sleep tokennnn

[@CasualReactions]

I know!

[@sidanx7887]

She caught 2 killing the drums and the EDM / electronic influence - protect her at all cost

[@CasualReactions]

Lol will do!

[@jamesschultz8260]

I’m glad you’re taking this journey, however, you should actually start from the very beginning and listen to the first two EP’s. They are just as important and just as good as every sleep token song

[@CasualReactions]

@jamesschultz8260 I might do that this week. I have a couple days off work so I could probably just make 2 longer videos. Good call!

[@iwad4]

We need the appraition reaction

[@CasualReactions]

It's coming

[@tommyjohnson43]

The keys in the back at the end remind me of something off Mer De Noms.

[@CasualReactions]

I can see that for sure

[@Siendorf]

If you have another monitor you definitely could have the lyrics up on that one

[@CasualReactions]

I'm working on it

[@larrycable1827]

Then maybe we can talk about pre 2016 and even further back.

[@CasualReactions]

I might just do 1 video per EP/singles. I am committed to a video per song in the trilogy though

[@larrycable1827]

@@CasualReactions let me know if you want the ids and previous bands.

[@likwified]

First time watching a reaction from you guys. Good stuff. If you don't mind a little constructive feedback from a random guy on the internet. There's a ducker in the audio whenever you speak it pulls the volume of the song down. This is fine (I don't prefer duckers for this type of content, but that's subjective), but I kept getting frustrated because the release on the ducker is sooo loooong. You stop talking and the volume slowly fades back up over like 3 seconds. This should be set to ramp up for half a second.

[@CasualReactions]

Thank you. And definitely thanks for feedback. I just had the one mic to work with so it wasn't ideal, but we really wanted to try and make a few videos. I have a 2 mic setup for the next time she can join me. That should fix it 🤞 I personally hate the audio of the videos we did together, but they were really good songs and I couldn't re-watch them for the first time lol

[@xVoLxPaYnE]

I’ve been trying really hard not to be “that guy” but can you please think of more “original” titles for your videos? Literally all of them start with “So this is Sleep Token?” Like yes bro, you already know it’s Sleep Token based on the other 12 videos you did. Again, sorry for being rude, but it just kinda irks me and potentially others.

[@CasualReactions]

Lol! I was overthinking the same thing because I was annoyed, I'm gonna change em all today

[@xVoLxPaYnE]

@@CasualReactions no worries, I could be completely wrong too! Perhaps you know how the "algorithm" works better than I do 😅

[@CasualReactions]

@@xVoLxPaYnE The algorithm likes questions in titles, that way you have to click to get an answer(I would assume). But I'm not here for the algorithm, I'm here for the music 🤘. I was annoyed with 6 title repeats, can't imagine over 30 with the same damn title when I'm done lol! I love it for the playlist though.

[@larrycable1827]

There are 52 tracks so far, including some covers. Check out STs cover of Loathe,s Is it really you.