Founded: 2010
Location: United States
Deafheaven is an American post-metal band formed in 2010. Originally based in San Francisco, the group began as a two-piece with singer George Clarke and guitarist Kerry McCoy, who recorded and self-released a demo album together. Following its release, Deafheaven recruited three new members and began to tour. Before the end of 2010, the band signed to Deathwish Inc. and later released their debut album Roads to Judah, in April 2011. They popularized a unique style blending black metal, shoegaze, and post-rock, among other influences, later called "blackgaze" by reviewers.
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All the best moments from Deafheaven's most recent show at Metro Theatre.
"There were people who thought the world would be a better place if our mothers had aborted us because we were disgracing black metal."
"The street heats the urgency of now/As you see, there's no one around..."
In a TOTAL bummer, Deafheaven and Lingua Ignota have cancelled their Dark Mofo appearances due to COVID-positive results.
"Despite a penchant for the likes of classic rock and indie, the band hadn’t lost sight of its extreme metal roots."
"Wielding beautiful flowing melodies, the kind purists baulk at, Deafheaven played new cuts that were heartbreakingly pretty at times."
"For such a brutal blast-beat-heavy band, their sound is so multi-layered that it fills every nook and cranny of the room."
"I think it's okay to write similar records each time, so long as you're still feeling invigorated by that, your fan base too." - George Clarke.
"The sound of a colossal middle digit being flipped at purists everywhere."
Not your ordinary blackgaze album.