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Deafheaven is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Slayer, Slowdive, ColdWorld, Leviathan and Iron Maiden. Those roots explain a lot about how Deafheaven arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lantlôs, Alcest, White Ward, MØL and An Autumn for Crippled Children, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Asunojokei, Modern Color, Show Me the Body, Creepers and No Joy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 68 connections around Deafheaven, reaching back through Slayer and forward to Asunojokei. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
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.
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Deafheaven connections
Deafheaven grew out of Slayer, Slowdive, ColdWorld and Leviathan, shares an orbit with Lantlôs, Alcest, White Ward and MØL, went on to shape Asunojokei, Modern Color, Show Me the Body and Creepers. 68 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Deafheaven
Sounds and acts that shaped Deafheaven.
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- Slowdiveartist
- ColdWorldartist
- Leviathanartist
- Iron Maidenartist
- Metallicaartist
- Morbid Angelartist
- Zeal & Ardorartist
- Come On Die Youngartist
- Bosse-de-Nageartist
- Planning for Burialartist
- Burzum / Askeartist
- This Will Destroy Youartist
- Mogwaiartist
- Thursdayartist
- Funeral Dinerartist
- Chelsea Wolfeartist
- Russian Circlesartist
- Panteraartist
- Ghost Bathartist
- Oathbreakerartist
- Holy Fawnartist
- Heretoirartist
- Violet Coldartist
Artists similar to Deafheaven
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Deafheaven.
- Lantlôsartist
- Alcestartist
- White Wardartist
- MØLartist
- An Autumn for Crippled Childrenartist
- Asunojokeiartist
- Ghost Bathartist
- Holy Fawnartist
- Heretoirartist
- Oathbreakerartist
- Violet Coldartist
- Panopticonartist
- Numenoreanartist
- Harakiri for the Skyartist
- Nothingartist
- Unreqvitedartist
- Spectral Woundartist
- Astronoidartist
- Liturgyartist
- Der Weg einer Freiheitartist
- Slow Crushartist
- Blackbraidartist
- Godspeed You! Black Emperorartist
- Planning for Burialartist
- Jesuartist
- Have a Nice Lifeartist
- Gaereaartist
- trhäartist
- Parannoulartist
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