This summation of Deafheaven's career won’t convert non-believers, but it asserts their vitality.

This Cerberus disguised as a tour is one of the finest rock triple-bills in recent memory.

Deafheaven reaches for the light, marking their latest album as their most engaging, thought-provoking effort to date.

The men of Deafheaven raged through the entirety of latest record, New Bermuda.

The musicianship on New Bermuda is far ahead of what the band has shown to date.

Formed in 2010 in San Francisco, Deafheaven cultivated their own route through the bleak underground of black metal. Frontman George Clarke and guitarist Kerry McCoy survived an array of lineup changes to record the critically-acclaimed Sunbather, which introduced a new audience to their brutal tones. The band’s sense of beleaguered innocence and penchant for shoegaze ambiance sets the group apart …

[xrr rating=4.25/5]Take one glance at the album art for Deafheaven’s Sunbather, and you’d think they were a summer of 2009 chillwave act with a 2013 taste in typography and graphic design. Take one glance at the album’s song titles, from “Dream House” to “The Pecan Tree,” and you’d be convinced that they’re yet another Laurel Canyon sound retread. Take one …