Line #18 YMMV/Deafheaven


1	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Some people will find it to be this, anyway. There is a reason why ''Music/{{Sunbather}}'' is considered one of the best albums of 2013. If you enjoy Deafheaven, you'll probably enjoy almost everything they've released at the bare minimum. If you don't, well...
2	* CriticalDissonance: They're generally highly respected by the music press, but are extremely divisive within the metal community.
3	* GatewaySeries: They have served as this for BlackMetal for some people.
4	* HypeBacklash: Applies to ''Music/{{Sunbather}}'' as well; as it's hyped as being the band's best album and was the best reviewed album in 2013 of ''any genre'', many people were disappointed upon listening to it.
5	* ItsPopularNowItSucks: Since it's commercially successful black metal, it was bound to get this reaction from some corners. Just the ''sheer mention'' of them on a black metal forum will result in a person either getting swarmed by trolls or labeled a 'poser' just for listening to them.
6	* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: Some people had this reaction to ''New Bermuda''.
7	* MemeticMutation: Editing the album cover for ''Music/{{Sunbather}}'' to say nonsensical things instead of the album title.
8	* MorePopularSpinoff: Deafheaven is more successful than George Clarke and Kerry [=McCoy=]'s previous band, ''Rise of Caligula''.
9	* {{Narm}}: A lot of their lyrics can be perceived as being overly verbose and melodramatic. Special mention goes to "Brought to the Water", which closes with George Clarke dramatically screaming the lines "My world closes its eyes to sex and laughter."
10	* PeripheryDemographic:
11	** They're well liked among fans of post-rock for obvious reasons, and can serve as a gateway to black metal for fans of that genre.
12	** They have a pretty strong following in the DIY punk and screamo communities as well, again because of the noticeable screamo influence in their sound and aesthetic, especially on ''Sunbather''.
13	** They're also popular on 4chan's /mu/ board, with ''Sunbather'' frequently being categorized with other "/mu/core" albums like ''Music/InTheAeroplaneOverTheSea'' and ''Music/OKComputer'' by the board's users.
14	* SignatureSong: "Dream House", "Brought to the Water" or "Honeycomb" To a lesser extent, "From the Kettle Onto the Coil" and "Black Brick".
15	* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The main riff to "Black Brick" sounds ''a lot'' like "Demonium" by Music/{{Immortal}}. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGXm6m5OnAc Just]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnM4BzebTLE listen]] for yourself.
16	* SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel: "Irresistable" and the SubduedSection of "The Pecan Tree." Actually, if a person isn't bothered by the {{Metal Scream}}s, a rather large portion of their music could qualify as this.
17	* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The primary reason some other people dislike them.
18	* ToughActToFollow: ''New Bermuda'', while a strong and dark album, is generally considered a bit inferior next to ''Sunbather''.
19	* WinBackTheCrowd: The single for the new album ''New Bermuda'' seems to garner some positive attention from the metal community to say the least.
20	** It seemed to be a huge inverse for fans and non-fans: Non-fans consider ''New Bermuda'' to be a fantastic new release and actually enjoy the band...but old fans see the album as [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks just being]] ''Music/{{Sunbather}}'' [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks again]].

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