''10 Years Gone'' is a

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band

Deafheaven Deafheaven is an American black metal band formed in 2010. Originally based in San Francisco, the group began as a two-piece with singer George Clarke and guitarist Kerry McCoy (musician), Kerry McCoy, who recorded and self-released Demo (Deafh ...

. It was recorded live-in-studio at The Atomic Garden Studio East in

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, and released on December 4, 2020, through

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Background

''10 Years Gone'' was created in celebration of the band's 10-year anniversary, after the

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forced them to cancel a planned 10th anniversary

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. It is the second live album by Deafheaven (the band had previously released ''Live at The Blacktop'' in 2011). The album includes live renditions of songs that originally appeared on the band's demo EP ("Daedalus"), ''

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'' ("Language Games"), '' Sunbather'' ("Vertigo", "The Pecan Tree", "Dreamhouse"), '' New Bermuda'' ("Baby Blue"), ''

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'' ("Glint"), and a non-album single (" From the Kettle Onto the Coil"). A live version of "Language Games" was previously released on ''Live at The Blacktop''

Critical reception

In a review of the album for ''

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'', Christina Wenig gave it four stars out of five and called it "...a sonic portfolio that shows the impressive evolution of one of our present moment's most distinct metal bands..." She said, "''10 Years Gone'' doesn't offer the energy, spontaneity and little mishaps that make the magic of an actual live album, but how could it? Ultimately, this record is the chronicle of a band reaching out to their community, to not only look back together, but to also push through an incredibly hard time for all of us."Deafheaven's 10 Years Gone: post black-metal delirium live in lockdown
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Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the

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of ''10 Years Gone''. Deafheaven * Kerry McCoy * Shiv Mehra * Daniel Tracy * Christopher Johnson * George Clarke Additional personnel * Chelsea Jade Metcalf – album design *

Jack Shirley Jack Shirley is an American record producer, audio engineer and musician. He is known for his analog driven aesthetic, and work with eclectic artists, including Deafheaven, whose 2013 sophomore album '' Sunbather'' received widespread critical acc ...

– producer, engineering, mixing, mastering * Deafheaven – music, lyrics, producer * Bobby Cochran – photography

Charts

References

External links

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