Korn performs during Aftershock Festival at Discovery Park in Sacramento on Oct. 7, 2023. SACRAMENTO — The third day of Aftershock Festival was marked by eclectic takes on hard rock, both from legacy acts like Korn and buzzworthy up-and-comers. The heat subsided a bit but the musical fireworks burned…

Sleep Token distinguishes itself with more than anonymity. Run by a mysterious mastermind known as “Vessel,” the project plays a combination of contemporary indie pop, tech-metal and post-rock as a form of worship. The object of worship is an ancient deity crudely dubbed “Sleep.” As the entity’s potency relegated…