Written by Zap on 16.03.2016 at 19:44

I get why people like Deafheaven, but I've never gotten why so many people like Deafheaven.

Written by Guest on 16.03.2016 at 19:57

Written by Guest on 16.03.2016 at 19:53


Im crying about you and about Sannhet. Sannhet would probably be good in the early 90s, its been done so much before and much better. Horrible pick when you had better alternatives.

Quite a thing to say considering Deafheaven are the McDonald's of their respective genre and who have no discernibly unique qualities. Sannhet stand out far more in terms of originality and distinctiveness, albeit more so on their previous record.

Written by Guest on 16.03.2016 at 20:10


The hate for the mainstream fucks up your mind.
Sannhet does mediocre post-rock. Deafheaven made this in to metal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrMjc4oz0mY

Written by Guest on 16.03.2016 at 20:46

Incidentally, why is there a "Melodic Black Metal / Metalgaze" and a "Metalgaze" category? I'm guessing that's a mistake.

Written by Guest on 16.03.2016 at 20:15
You already have 95% of people who know of Deafheaven probably in agreement with you. What's with the need to insist every poll and award feature them? Are you not comfortable with your own tastes and need validating that much?

Written by Guest on 16.03.2016 at 20:46

Incidentally, why is there a "Melodic Black Metal / Metalgaze" and a "Metalgaze" category? I'm guessing that's a mistake.

Written by Lou Rambler on 17.03.2016 at 00:52
I think they're becoming a kind of love or hate band, don't know really why, maybe because they have a popy (or indie pop) vibe that seems to bother some people

Written by X-Ray Rod on 16.03.2016 at 22:05

The saddest part is whining for a poll that is clearly just about what the staff likes the most... Poor dude ain't content with having a massive poll with tons of more people. He needs us to like what he likes as well.

Written by Guest on 17.03.2016 at 01:13
I'm glad to see Echoes of Yul on here.

Written by X-Ray Rod on 17.03.2016 at 01:17

Excelent album that one. Glad that I checked it out when it was still hot. Nice artwork too! I suppose you fancy it as well. Last time I checked you enjoyed that kind of "media" art with static and stuff, right?

Written by Guest on 17.03.2016 at 01:13

Written by X-Ray Rod on 16.03.2016 at 22:05

The saddest part is whining for a poll that is clearly just about what the staff likes the most... Poor dude ain't content with having a massive poll with tons of more people. He needs us to like what he likes as well.

Yeah this should just be a fun insight into the staff's tastes, nothing more really. I'm glad to see Echoes of Yul on here.

Written by Guest on 18.03.2016 at 15:29


I just think its fun that staff always says "The demo was better."

Written by Guest on 18.03.2016 at 15:33

Written by Guest on 18.03.2016 at 15:29


I just think its fun that staff always says "The demo was better."

Pretty sure staff almost never say that.

Written by X-Ray Rod on 18.03.2016 at 23:57

Pallbearer comes to mind.

Written by Guest on 19.03.2016 at 11:16

Written by X-Ray Rod on 18.03.2016 at 23:57

Pallbearer comes to mind.

Thats probaly one of the best examples :you just dont talk about Pallbearer on MS without saying that demo was better. Staff so kvlt

Written by woodsmoke666 on 21.03.2016 at 21:24

Enshine best gothic metal? This must be a joke from the staff 😂

Quote:

Indeed it's not gothic, but for better or worse I can't really say which of the other categories it should have been placed under!

Written by woodsmoke666 on 21.03.2016 at 21:24

Enshine best gothic metal? This must be a joke from the staff 😂

Written by Guest on 16.03.2016 at 20:15

As I said up there, bands for a decade or more have been combining black metal with post-rock and shoegaze. Alcest, Fen, Lantlos, etc. All did it before Deafheaven, all did it better.

Written by Guest on 04.10.2016 at 19:14


I had to search a bit for this thread, hope you dont mind. Ive dug in to Alcest now and to me it sounds purely post-rock. Andi ts absolute shit to me. The biggest difference between them and Deafheaven is that the latter plays metal (blues) with shoegaze - instead of only building shades, and textures the latter still plays riffs and melodies. Thats the big difference. So for a old geezer the latter reminds me of some metal band that I cant place, while the former isnt metal at all.

Written by Guest on 04.10.2016 at 19:35

Written by Guest on 04.10.2016 at 19:14


I had to search a bit for this thread, hope you dont mind. Ive dug in to Alcest now and to me it sounds purely post-rock. Andi ts absolute shit to me. The biggest difference between them and Deafheaven is that the latter plays metal (blues) with shoegaze - instead of only building shades, and textures the latter still plays riffs and melodies. Thats the big difference. So for a old geezer the latter reminds me of some metal band that I cant place, while the former isnt metal at all.

I don't hear any shoegaze in that Deafheaven track, or at least barely any. Just mediocre, modern atmos-black.

Not gonna bother with that Alcest track seeing as I'm not interested in them any more, but sounds to me like you didn't listen to the Le Secret EP; probably the quintessential blackgaze record and one of the earliest solid examples of the sound.

Written by X-Ray Rod on 04.10.2016 at 19:55

I was going to ask for Le Secret but if he diodn't bother checking out that album and its impact "back in the day"... Then I can't say I'll bother with the rest of the discussion. xD

Written by Guest on 04.10.2016 at 20:19
Also Souvenirs d'un autre monde is quite blatantly shoegaze over post-rock too (and admittedly little to no black metal) so I'm wondering just how much of Alcest LoG actually bothered with afterall (kinda evident that he's sharing a song from an album that was literally just released).

Written by X-Ray Rod on 04.10.2016 at 21:19

Worth saying that after Le Secret, Ecailles de lune does feature a good balance of shoegaze, post-rock and black metal and I'd dare say that album influenced the largest wave of "blackgaze" copycats since the sound of Le Secret (the original from 2005) remains very much unique.