Deafheaven
Deafheaven is an American black metal band that formed in 2010. The San Francisco-based group began as a two-piece with George Clarke and Kerry McCoy who recorded and self-released a demo album together. After a warm reception, Deafheaven recruited three new members and began to tour. Before the close of 2010, the band signed to Deathwish Inc. and later released their debut album Roads to Judah in April 2011. A follow-up album, Sunbather, was released in 2013 which was widely critically acclaimed and ended up being one of the most praised albums of the year in the United States.
Deafheaven's musical style has been described as primarily black metal infused with post-metal and shoegaze influences.
History
Formation and demo (2010)
Deafheaven formed in February 2010 in San Francisco, California with vocalist George Clarke and guitarist Kerry McCoy, who previously performed in the grindcore band Rise of Caligula together. Clarke isn't sure how he arrived on the name Deafheaven, though he is aware of its appearance in William Shakespeare's Sonnet 29. The two words 'deaf' and 'heaven' were combined as an homage to Slowdive.
Podcasts:
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T.v. On
by: Thompson TwinsCome into my room
Come into my Shrine
I got 40 televisions
All going at the same time
We don't need to go to clubs or parties anymore
We just lie right here on the floor
Television
Oh television
Let's do it with the T.V. on
With the T.V. on
We can stay awake in steamy glitter dreams
Flick a switch a change in every scene
Don't ya love it when we lose control
Just you and me... Mmm electric soul
Television
Oh television
Let's do it with the T.V. on
With the T.V. on
The transmission is coming through so clear tonight
The satellites they must know the meaning of life
Some people go to London
Some people go too far
We don't have to move
It's the state of art
See the way they watch us
See the way they kiss
We can speak in tongues
We don't have to move our lips
Television
Oh television
Let's do it with the T.V. on
With the T.V. on
Television