Deafheaven
Deafheaven in Copenhagen in 2017. From left to right: Shiv Mehra, Chris Johnson, George Clarke, and Kerry McCoy, with Daniel Tracy in the background.
Background information
Origin	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Genres	Blackgaze post-metal screamo
Works	Discography
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Deathwish The Flenser Anti- Sargent House Roadrunner
Spinoffs	Creepers
Members	George Clarke Kerry McCoy Daniel Tracy Shiv Mehra Chris Johnson
Past members	Nick Bassett Trevor Deschryver Derek Prine Korey Severson Stephen Clark
Website	deafheaven.com

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.

Deafheaven's second album, Sunbather, was released in 2013 to wide critical acclaim, becoming one of the best reviewed albums of the year in the US.^[1] In 2015 the band followed up with New Bermuda^[2] and in 2018 with Ordinary Corrupt Human Love. Their 2021 album, Infinite Granite, drastically reduced the presence of black metal elements in favor of a primarily shoegaze sound, with mostly clean vocals from Clarke. In 2025, they released Lonely People with Power, which featured a return to their aggressive blackgaze sound.^[3]