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When Slipknot dropped their self-titled debut album in 1999, it sent shock waves through the rock and metal world. It was so ferocious and yet so catchy, so maniacal and yet so meticulous — from the industrial menace of "742617000027" all the way through to the raw, spasmodic grind of "hidden" track "Eeyore." Then there was the band themselves: the masks, the jumpsuits, the "fuck you all" attitude of their interviews, the "fuck you all even harder" attitude of their live shows. Below, on the eve of the album's 20th anniversary, Deafheaven frontman George Clarke looks back on the first time Slipknot blew his mind and the impact the album has had on him ever since.

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Experimental heavy band Deafheaven, fresh off of a co-headlining tour with Baroness, has proven an act of its ilk can make its way on the road and do things its own way while continuing to grow, from a recent Grammy nomination to increasing ticket sales across the board.

“I think the greatest thing about moving up in size and rooms is the freedom to be more creative,” says Deafheaven frontman George Clarke, mentioning the band’s added production effects on its latest tours. “It’s always a dream of mine to make our show bigger and more entertaining.”

Deafheaven will be performing at Levitation 2019 in Austin, TX for a special Sargent House showcase with Russian Circles, Brutus, Emma Ruth Rundle, Jaye Jayle & Lingua Ignota. Tickets HERE.

Deafheaven & Touché Amoré have announced their co-headlining EU/UK 2019 tour with support from Portrayal of Guilt. Tickets on sale Friday, April 26th at deafheaven.com

SEP 16 Budapest, HU @ A38 
SEP 17 Ljubljana, SL @ Kino Siska 
SEP 18 Milan, IT @ Santeria Social Club 
SEP 20 Vienna, AT @ Arena 
SEP 21 Prague, CZ @ Meet Factory 
SEP 22 Berlin, DE @ SO36 
SEP 23 Copenhagen, DK @ Vega 
SEP 25 Hamburg, DE @ Markthalle 
SEP 26 Haarlem, NL @ Patronaat 
SEP 27 Wiesbaden, DE @ Schlachthof 
SEP 29 Bristol, UK @ SWX 
SEP 30 Newcastle, UK @ Riverside 
OCT 01 Glasgow, UK @ Garage 
OCT 02 Manchester, UK @ Academy 2 
OCT 03 London, UK @ Electric Ballroom 
OCT 04 Brussels, BE @ AB Ballroom 
OCT 05 Paris, FR @ Trabendo 
OCT 07 Cologne, DE @ Carlswerk Victoria
OCT 08 Munich, DE @ Backstage Werk 
OCT 09 Zurich, CH @ Rote Fabrik 
OCT 10 Lyon, FR @ Epicerie Moderne 
OCT 11 Barcelona, ES @ AMFest 
OCT 12 Madrid, ES @ Sala Shoko 
OCT 13 Porto, PT @ Amplifest

Full feature & photo gallery via CoS

Setting the Stage: A steady rain descended on Manhattan as fans filtered into the industrial concert space Terminal 5 for a stacked bill. Baroness and Deafheaven were making the final stop on their co-headlining tour with support from Zeal & Ardor, and though none of these bands sound alike, they all craft metal on their own terms and without creative borders. From the swamplands of Georgia, Baroness emerged 15 years ago with their joyous, lyrical sludge, while Deafheaven rose out of San Francisco at the beginning of the decade to turn black metal onto itself for positivity and romance rather than evil. There were artistic parallels and a welcome sonic contrast between bands, which made for a lively, well-paced evening of music.

Deafheaven will be performing in Osaka & Tokyo, Japan on shows with Emperor this Fall.
Tickets on sale this Friday, April 12 at deafheaven.com 

Nov 13 Osaka, JP @ Namba Hatch 
Nov 14 Tokyo, JP @ Tsutaya O-East 
Nov 15 Tokyo, JP @ Tsutaya O-East

WATCH DEAFHEAVEN’S DEVASTATING LIVE PERFORMANCE OF NEW SONG “BLACK BRICK” via Revolver

In 2018, Revolver went on the road with Deafheaven for our two-part documentary Corrupt Love Across America; last month, we dropped in again, on a few of the West Coast tour dates on their co-headlining run with Baroness. The group’s recently released stand-alone single “Black Brick” — a B-side from their excellent, adventurous fourth album, Ordinary Corrupt Human Love — serves as a particularly vicious highlight of Deafheaven’s set. In contrast to the heavily shoegaze-inflected atmosphere of many of the quintet’s other songs, the nearly eight-minute composition is steeped in classic black-metal grimness and ferocity, both of which are only amplified live onstage. Watch the recent performance to see what we mean.

Full feature via Pitchfork

Deafheaven have just released a new song. It’s called “Black Brick,” and it’s a B-side from their 2018 album Ordinary Corrupt Human Love. Listen below.

Deafheaven are set to tour North America with Baroness next month. This past December, frontman George Clarke spoke to Pitchforkshortly after the Grammy nominations were announced. (The band was nominated for Best Metal Performance.) “It’s very cool. It’s surreal to have a band like ours making the music that we make be recognized on that kind of a level,” he said. “We appreciate it a lot.”

Full interview via LNWY

BORN from the ashes of tech-death/grindcore band Rise Of Caligula, Deafheaven began at the very start of the decade as a passion project between vocalist George Clarke and guitarist Kerry McCoy.

Initially, there was no real desire to exist beyond the walls of their bedrooms – to them, this was just a creative outlet to indulge in on the side. “All we had was this demo, which we put up online for free,” explains George.