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From initial self-doubt to newfound self-worth,<\/span> MISHAEL LEE<\/b> shares his transformative experience at American post-metal band Deafheaven\u2019s Singapore concert.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ custom_margin=”-194px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.4″ min_height=”84px” custom_margin=”-80px|auto||auto|false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”-145px|auto|-100px|auto|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ text_font=”Montserrat|300|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ transform_scale_tablet=”” transform_scale_phone=”” transform_scale_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate=”0px|-22px” transform_translate_tablet=”” transform_translate_phone=”” transform_translate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate_linked=”off” transform_rotate_tablet=”” transform_rotate_phone=”” transform_rotate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_skew_tablet=”” transform_skew_phone=”” transform_skew_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_origin_tablet=”” transform_origin_phone=”” transform_origin_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_styles_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”30px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” transform_styles_tablet=”” transform_styles_phone=”” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”About Us” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ min_height=”1420px” custom_margin=”-136px||-433px|||” custom_padding=”107px||44px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ custom_padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ custom_margin=”-55px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”-35px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”2px|0|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||0px||true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_font=”Montreal Medium||||||||” text_line_height=”1.5em” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Raleway|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”50px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_5_font=”Montserrat||||||||” header_5_text_color=”#b3b3b3″ header_5_font_size=”14px” header_5_line_height=”0.5em” header_6_font=”Raleway|700||on|||||” header_6_font_size=”16px” header_6_letter_spacing=”5px” header_6_line_height=”1.8em” max_width=”659px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”0px|79px|104px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”-40px|79px|0px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|0px||||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”15px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”35px” header_2_font_size_phone=”25px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”] <\/p>\n BY Lead Designer<\/b><\/p>\n Hype Issue #59<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Photo courtesy of Asymmetry Entertainment.<\/span><\/i><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Montreal Medium||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” custom_padding=”||0px|||” inline_fonts=”Montreal Medium” global_colors_info=”{}”] “<\/span>Do I need this affection? Do you need this confusion?<\/span>,” a refrain from Deafheaven’s <\/span>Great Mass of Colour<\/span><\/i> drifted through my consciousness as my head slumped onto the hard, unforgiving lecture theatre table.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The drone of the internship briefing that was concurrently happening was nothing but a leaden weight, crushing beneath the suffocating anxiety of an uncertain future. The loss of cherished friendships, potential career paths, and the familiar rhythms of life converged into a tempestuous maelstrom within. Yet, in those drowsy moments, a vibrant escape emerged.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The music became louder, as if summoned by some cosmic undertow. A scream of agony from George Clarke, lead vocalist of Deafheaven, pierced the sterile air, and the guitars, like sea monsters breaking the ocean surface, unleashed a torrent of sound. In that moment, as the music ascended towards an ethereal horizon, I felt a profound longing, a foreshadowing of the tears I would shed if I were to hear this song live. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The official audio for Great Mass Of Color, courtesy of Sargent House Youtube Channel.<\/i><\/span><\/em><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Montreal Medium||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” custom_padding=”||0px|||” inline_fonts=”Montreal Medium” global_colors_info=”{}”] Clarke\u2019s rich baritone echoes the final words of the track, “You are the sea and nobody owns you”, a proclamation that resonated as a distant siren amidst the lecture hall’s monotony. The line felt like a secret message, a call to be free. But was true independence really possible? For me, it seemed as far away as the horizon as the next moment I held onto my friend\u2019s arm for reassurance, watching the remainder of the briefing solemnly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Who are Deafheaven, you may ask? A decade ago, the American post-metal band changed the black metal scene forever with <\/span>Sunbather<\/span><\/i>. It was a tempest of sound, marrying the infinite blissfulness of shoegaze, a genre distinguished by thick soundscapes, enigmatic lyrics, and a surreal atmosphere, to the staggering but relentless drive of post-rock, all laced with the venomous undercurrent of black metal that makes it all feel ever so bitter and amiss.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n While initially met with scorn by black metal purists, who mocked the record as \u201chipster black metal,” its enduring power has silenced critics and irrevocably altered the landscape of heavy metal music. Since then, the album’s sound and the band’s bold defiance of genre conventions have profoundly moved me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In a scene known for its uncompromising individuality and blasphemous orthodoxy, Deafheaven’s decade-long output stood out. The band’s artistic identity remained consistent, whether they produced black metal with breathtaking beauty on albums like <\/span>Sunbather<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>New Bermuda<\/span><\/i>, or guitar pop with raw intensity on their fifth album, <\/span>Infinite Granite<\/span><\/i>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/hypesingapore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mish-4.png” alt=”Lion Dancing” title_text=”mish 4″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_font=”Montreal Medium||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ transform_scale_tablet=”” transform_scale_phone=”” transform_scale_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate=”0px|-22px” transform_translate_tablet=”” transform_translate_phone=”” transform_translate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate_linked=”off” transform_rotate_tablet=”” transform_rotate_phone=”” transform_rotate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_skew_tablet=”” transform_skew_phone=”” transform_skew_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_origin_tablet=”” transform_origin_phone=”” transform_origin_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_styles_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”31px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” transform_styles_tablet=”” transform_styles_phone=”” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”] Poster for when Deafheaven performed in Singapore for the first time on May 3, 2014. Photo Courtesy of Kittywu Records. <\/span><\/i><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Montreal Medium||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” custom_padding=”||0px|||” inline_fonts=”Montreal Medium” global_colors_info=”{}”] So, when Deafheaven announced that they <\/span>would be returning to Singapore on July 15, 2024<\/span><\/a><\/span>, marking the band’s first visit to our little red dot since their <\/span>Beep Studios takeover in 2014<\/span><\/a><\/span>, I knew without a doubt that my spot in the mosh pit was guaranteed; tickets were non-negotiable.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n There was one glaring issue, however: none of my friends are fans of Deafheaven.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In fact, their music was foreign to them. I did not blame them, of course, but the notion of traversing the mosh pit alone, or worse, surviving the lengthy queue without a familiar face, was a scary, if not terrifying, thought. It made my worries about being alone and always needing my friends even worse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I still sent a desperate plea to my friends, hoping against hope that one of them would be willing to shell out $88 to join me. But even if they had been eager to accompany me, their meagre student budgets, supplemented only by parental allowances, would have made it a financial impossibility.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With this realisation, my thumb hovered over the “purchase” button, hesitation creeping in as I watched the clock tick away. A glimmer of hope remained, a persistent belief that one of my friends would come to my rescue. However, I ultimately made the decision to take a risk. “You know what?” I muttered to myself. “What am I doing?” And with that, I clicked the button, committing to the concert.<\/span><\/p>\n I had honestly forgotten all about it. Time had flown, and it was as if I had blinked and missed the months between buying the tickets and standing there, pressed against the barricade, the only person dressed all in white. A sheep in a sea of black band tees, I felt oddly out of place among the goths and metalheads.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/hypesingapore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mish-3-1.jpg” alt=”Lion Dancing” title_text=”mish 3″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_font=”Montreal Medium||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ transform_scale_tablet=”” transform_scale_phone=”” transform_scale_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate=”0px|-22px” transform_translate_tablet=”” transform_translate_phone=”” transform_translate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate_linked=”off” transform_rotate_tablet=”” transform_rotate_phone=”” transform_rotate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_skew_tablet=”” transform_skew_phone=”” transform_skew_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_origin_tablet=”” transform_origin_phone=”” transform_origin_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_styles_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”31px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” transform_styles_tablet=”” transform_styles_phone=”” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Mishael Lee<\/b><\/p>\nPublished on<\/h5>\n
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