---
title: "Deafheaven"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/deafheaven"
genre: "Blackgaze"
country: "United States"
formed: 2010
---

# Deafheaven

**Deafheaven** is a blackgaze band, from United States, active 2010 to present.

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.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deafheaven

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Deafheaven |
| Genre | Blackgaze |
| Parent genre | Black Metal |
| Origin | San Francisco, United States |
| Formed | 2010 |
| Releases in catalog | 7 |

## Genres

[Blackgaze](https://themetalnet.com/genre/blackgaze) · [Post Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/post-metal) · [Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) · [Atmospheric Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/atmospheric-black)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chris Johnson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-johnson) | Background vocals, Bass guitar | 2017 to present | Current |
| [Daniel Tracy](https://themetalnet.com/musician/daniel-tracy) | Drums (drum set) | 2012 to present | Current |
| [George Clarke](https://themetalnet.com/musician/george-clarke) | Lead vocals |  | Current |
| [Kerry McCoy](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kerry-mccoy) | Guitar, Bass guitar |  | Current |
| [Shiv Mehra](https://themetalnet.com/musician/shiv-mehra) | Background vocals, Guitar, Keyboard | 2013 to present | Current |
| [Derek Prine](https://themetalnet.com/musician/derek-prine) | Bass guitar | 2010 to 2013 | Former |
| [Korey Severson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/korey-severson) | Drums (drum set) | 2011 to 2012 | Former |
| [Nick Bassett](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nick-bassett) | Guitar | 2010 to 2012 | Former |
| [Stephen Lee Clark](https://themetalnet.com/musician/stephen-lee-clark) | Bass guitar | 2013 to 2017 | Former |
| [Trevor Deschryver](https://themetalnet.com/musician/trevor-deschryver) | Drums (drum set) | 2010 to 2011 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | [Libertine Dissolves](https://themetalnet.com/album/8a04c1a0-a513-42fc-9eee-9063326b1cec) | EP |
| 2011 | [Roads to Judah](https://themetalnet.com/album/a2f04d00-283c-4288-9511-adc1afc3a7b7) | Album |
| 2013 | [Sunbather](https://themetalnet.com/album/8a061d0e-fa0c-4571-91ff-8bc3911b6428) | Album |
| 2015 | [New Bermuda](https://themetalnet.com/album/8118232a-f25f-4314-8526-38fa3143a028) | Album |
| 2018 | [Ordinary Corrupt Human Love](https://themetalnet.com/album/ea7fee59-2096-4aaf-8725-31298098c8e7) | Album |
| 2021 | [Infinite Granite](https://themetalnet.com/album/6d015238-53a5-4dc6-8c83-0afd2b6e350a) | Album |
| 2025 | [Lonely People With Power](https://themetalnet.com/album/f88055a1-f78c-4344-8765-e4ec22eb8bf8) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Alcest](https://themetalnet.com/band/alcest) (listened together)
- [Converge](https://themetalnet.com/band/converge) (listened together)
- [Agalloch](https://themetalnet.com/band/agalloch) (listened together)
- [Wolves in the Throne Room](https://themetalnet.com/band/wolves-in-the-throne-room) (listened together)
- [Lantlôs](https://themetalnet.com/band/lantlos) (listened together)
- [Boris](https://themetalnet.com/band/boris) (listened together)
- [Russian Circles](https://themetalnet.com/band/russian-circles) (listened together)
- [Daughters](https://themetalnet.com/band/daughters) (listened together)
- [Nails](https://themetalnet.com/band/nails) (listened together)
- [Bosse‐de‐Nage](https://themetalnet.com/band/bosse-de-nage) (listened together)
- [Baroness](https://themetalnet.com/band/baroness) (listened together)
- [Oathbreaker](https://themetalnet.com/band/oathbreaker) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deafheaven
- x: https://twitter.com/deafheavenband
- bandcamp: https://deafheavens.bandcamp.com/
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Deafheaven/3540315870
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deafheavenband/
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC97UMkZzchbn0uO-KFyq8ww
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/522414
- website: https://deafheaven.com/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/425470694
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4XpPveeg7RuYS3CgLo75t9

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/deafheaven](https://themetalnet.com/band/deafheaven). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt