Deafheaven
Deafheaven is an American blackgaze 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.
How Critics See Deafheaven
Chorus pulls the clearest critic-consensus signals out of this discography: the highest-rated record, the tightest agreement, the sharpest split, and the best place to start.
Lonely People With Power
2025
Highest ChoruScore in this discography at 83/100 across 15 reviews.
Deafheaven's Lonely People With Power reasserts the band's appetite for dramatic contrast and melodic breadth, delivering an album where blackgaze fury and shoegaze shimmer collide...
Lonely People With Power
2025
Best balance of score, review depth, and critic agreement for a first listen.
Deafheaven's Lonely People With Power reasserts the band's appetite for dramatic contrast and melodic breadth, delivering an album where blackgaze fury and shoegaze shimmer collide...
