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To talk about Deafheaven is to talk about a never-ending vision of improvement, a playful and experimental improvement.

Back in 2013 we had "Sunbather", an album that defined the peak of what a new sound could achieve. After "Sunbather" we had the chance to listen to Deafheaven playing with the more extreme aspects of their sound in "New Bermuda". "Ordinary Corrupt Human Love" brought back the more balanced ideas of Blackgaze while also showing a new ... read more

An exquisite cacophonic experience.

"The Spiritual Sound" delivers with such an amazing diversity of sounds that go from Black Metal screeches to Thrash Metal riffs, noisy guitars, melodic and evocative vocals while maintining a whole lot of atmospheric passages. Very complete work and cohesive in the way that the different sounds excepcionally blend together.

The highlights of this album are the absolutely haunting howls of the singer and the creativity in those guitar riffs.

Not really into Grindcore but this sounds extraordinary, 13 minutes of the most intense and absolute aggression you could listen to. From start to finish not a single second to rest (except for Celestial Bleeding). The variety of vocal techniques gives this a very dynamic feel too.

My journey with Chelsea's discography started with the release of "Abyss", I was instantly hooked by her angelic voice in opposition to the ominous atmosphere of her songs. The connection has since that moment always been there but somehow I only really listened to the albums after "Abyss".

Can only say that I am so glad of my decision to go back into her discography. “Pain is Beauty” ticks all the boxes that I need from her music. Absolutely phenomenal ... read more