George Clarke of Deafheaven talks to Stavros Giannopoulos of the Atlas Moth.
by Leor Galil
San Francisco metal band Deafheaven (see also Soundboard) started in 2010 as a low-key collaboration between vocalist George Clarke and guitarist Kerry McCoy, who wrote the songs for their demo using a nylon-string guitar and recorded with borrowed gear. In the three years since, they've developed a robust and original sound that melds black metal, postrock, emo, and ambient; Deafheaven's recent second album, Sunbather (Deathwish Inc.), is beautiful, harsh, and huge.…[ Read more ]