This is a self-release, dated August 25, 2014.
It's Deafheaven time, again. I came across this one yesterday whilst browsing through various tags on bandcamp. Always one to add another album or two each payday (with mayhaps another should I be so inclined), I checked this release out.
Well, I'm not exactly a black metal fan and I knew getting into Deafheaven that the aforementioned genre was a facet of their overall sound. However, and it is not a demerit against the band or anything, but they've kicked up the black metal a notch. Suffice to say, this is probably the heaviest song you'll have heard from them yet. They've always been known for the signature shrieking vocals for sure, but for this track they've thrown in growls as well. At the offset the song is absolutely teeming with blastbeats complemented by fast but melodic riffing. Then it tapers off the usual Deafheaven way, to elicit emotion and get you thinking about what you're listening to. You don't know what the fuck George Clarke (the vocalist & lyricist) is saying but god damn it, you know he is putting all of his heart & soul into it.
Anyway, with the slight change in format specifically for these posts (will only apply for material I can embed here), I think this post at least should look clearer. And to get back on topic, check out the album and buy it. It's only a dollar. You were probably going to buy a disgusting Twinkie with that dollar anyway, so what do you have to lose? Well, unlimited play of another piece of Deafheaven, that's what.
