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== Reception == |
== Reception == |
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Some fans of traditional black metal and [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] more generally have criticized the genre for its success among those outside of the [[metal community]],<ref>{{Cite web|title = Debunking the "hipster metal" myth|url = http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/debunking_the_hipster_metal_myth|last = Stewart-Panko|first = Kevin|website = [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date = March 3, 2015|accessdate = May 24, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160531091626/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/debunking_the_hipster_metal_myth|archive-date = May 31, 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref> most prominently after the release of Deafheaven's 2013 album ''[[Sunbather (album)|Sunbather]]''. However, this reaction was vastly overshadowed by universal critical acclaim for the album, which became one of the defining releases of blackgaze.<ref>{{Citation|title = Sunbather by Deafheaven|url = http://www.metacritic.com/music/sunbather/deafheaven|accessdate = 2015-10-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Deafheaven: Sunbather|url = http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18060-deafheaven-sunbather/|accessdate = 2015-10-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Deafheaven's Sunbather Was Featured in the Apple iPhone 5c Keynote|url = http://www.metalsucks.net/2013/09/17/deafheavens-sunbather-was-featured-in-the-apple-iphone-5c-keynote/|website = MetalSucks|accessdate = 2015-10-05}}</ref> Deafheaven have also managed to gather widespread appeal by way of playing mainstream music festivals, often being one of the sole metal-related acts performing.<ref name="Liturgy">{{Cite web|title = Hunt-Hendrix broadens black metal sound with Liturgy|url = http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/07/10/hunt-hendrix-broadens-black-metal-sound-liturgy/29968593/|accessdate = 2015-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Crossin' Over with Deafheaven's George Clarke|url = http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/2015/9/16/crossin-over-with-deafheavens-george-clarke|accessdate = 2015-10-06}}</ref> |
Some fans of traditional black metal and [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] more generally have criticized the genre for its success among those outside of the [[metal community]],<ref>{{Cite web|title = Debunking the "hipster metal" myth|url = http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/debunking_the_hipster_metal_myth|last = Stewart-Panko|first = Kevin|website = [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date = March 3, 2015|accessdate = May 24, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160531091626/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/debunking_the_hipster_metal_myth|archive-date = May 31, 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref> most prominently after the release of Deafheaven's 2013 album ''[[Sunbather (album)|Sunbather]]''. However, this reaction was vastly overshadowed by universal critical acclaim for the album, which became one of the defining releases of blackgaze.<ref>{{Citation|title = Sunbather by Deafheaven|url = http://www.metacritic.com/music/sunbather/deafheaven|accessdate = 2015-10-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Deafheaven: Sunbather|url = http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18060-deafheaven-sunbather/|accessdate = 2015-10-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Deafheaven's Sunbather Was Featured in the Apple iPhone 5c Keynote|url = http://www.metalsucks.net/2013/09/17/deafheavens-sunbather-was-featured-in-the-apple-iphone-5c-keynote/|website = MetalSucks|accessdate = 2015-10-05}}</ref> Deafheaven have also managed to gather widespread appeal by way of playing mainstream music festivals, often being one of the sole metal-related acts performing.<ref name="Liturgy">{{Cite web|title = Hunt-Hendrix broadens black metal sound with Liturgy|url = http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/07/10/hunt-hendrix-broadens-black-metal-sound-liturgy/29968593/|accessdate = 2015-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Crossin' Over with Deafheaven's George Clarke|url = http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/2015/9/16/crossin-over-with-deafheavens-george-clarke|accessdate = 2015-10-06}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:02, 3 April 2020
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Blackgaze is a fusion genre combining elements of black metal and shoegazing.[2] The word is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres, described by The Guardian as "the buzz term for a new school of bands taking black metal out of the shadows and melding its blast beats, dungeon wailing and razorwire guitars with the more reflective melodies of post-rock, shoegaze and post-hardcore."[3] According to Exclaim!, blackgaze "marries the harsh, alien instrumentation of black metal with the mellower, dreamy soundscapes of shoegaze."[2] Influenced by atmospheric black metal bands like Ulver and Summoning, the genre was pioneered by French musician Neige around 2005 through the projects Alcest and Amesoeurs and has risen to prominence with the success of American group Deafheaven.[2] The Guardian named Deafheaven "blackgaze's de facto poster boys, the most likely to open up black metal to an even wider audience",[3] and Exclaim! described their second album Sunbather – the most critically acclaimed album of 2013 on Metacritic – as seminal to blackgaze.[2]
Development
Michael Nelson of Stereogum tracks the origins of blackgaze to the early work of French musician Neige, who pioneered the fusion through projects including Alcest, Amesoeurs and Lantlôs. According to Nelson, Alcest's 2005 EP Le Secret was "the birth of blackgaze"; he noted that it sounded "like a Cocteau Twins/Burzum collaborative split" and that "[r]oughly half the time, vocals were delivered in an angelic coo; the other half, they were a raw, distant shriek".[4] Natalie Zina Walschots of Exclaim! also credits Neige with pioneering the style, while noting that American band Deafheaven has pushed the genre to "greater prominence".[2][5] Deafheaven's vocalist George Clarke himself cites the work of Alcest as "the blueprint" for the band's musical direction.[4]
Reception
Some fans of traditional black metal and heavy metal more generally have criticized the genre for its success among those outside of the metal community,[6] most prominently after the release of Deafheaven's 2013 album Sunbather. However, this reaction was vastly overshadowed by universal critical acclaim for the album, which became one of the defining releases of blackgaze.[7][8][9] Deafheaven have also managed to gather widespread appeal by way of playing mainstream music festivals, often being one of the sole metal-related acts performing.[10][11]
List of artists
References
- ^ Michael Nelson (January 3, 2014). "Deconstructing Alcest's Shelter And Metal In A Post-Deafheaven World". Retrieved January 22, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Walschots, Natalie Zina (February 26, 2014). "The Translator Blackgaze". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ^ a b Howells, Tom (October 5, 2015). "Blackgaze: meet the bands taking black metal out of the shadows". The Guardian. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ^ a b Nelson, Michael (January 3, 2014). "Deconstructing: Alcest's Shelter And Metal In A Post-Deafheaven World". Stereogum. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ Hughes, Josiah (September 23, 2015). "The Plight of Deafheaven". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ Stewart-Panko, Kevin (March 3, 2015). "Debunking the "hipster metal" myth". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
- ^ Sunbather by Deafheaven, retrieved 2015-10-05
- ^ "Deafheaven: Sunbather". Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ^ "Deafheaven's Sunbather Was Featured in the Apple iPhone 5c Keynote". MetalSucks. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ^ "Hunt-Hendrix broadens black metal sound with Liturgy". Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ^ "Crossin' Over with Deafheaven's George Clarke". Retrieved 2015-10-06.
