Deafheaven : Sunbather

[hip hop bunny hop]

Originally Posted by Alfred

I see Deafheaven as more of a post-hardcore/post-metal band who are making heavy use of the tricks of black metal to go to places (emotionally and sonically) that those genres can't go. There's none of the Trve Norwegian Black Metal atmosphere here.

I don't think it's unfair to call this Hipster Black Metal. They're using formulas from other genres to make the Black Metal sound more accessible, not less, and in doing so are just making Black Metal sound more like the whole Post-Rock thing which is oh so popular.