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Click on the dark red dot to see which song on the album has the most “musical thickness” according to Rolling Stone.

As shown in the visualization, Rolling Stone credits Black Sabbath as the band that “mastered the sound of the genre, one that still resonates nearly 50 years later.” I was hooked.” When heavy metal fan, Sean Miller got his hands on Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time list, he wanted to analyze the factors that made these albums “great”-including beats per minute, energy, valence, and popularity. The high energy, galloping guitar riffs, and double bass drum beat created something that I'd never heard before. "I'll never forget when I first experienced heavy metal music. Reference Materials Toggle sub-navigation.Teams and Organizations Toggle sub-navigation.As McCoy told Rolling Stone, “That mixture of influences has kind of always been our thing, much to some people’s annoyance." R.S. “Lyrically, it’s very yearning.” And it sounds like nothing else, though Deafheaven make no apologies for that. “Sunbather musically and lyrically sums up what we were thinking it’s very hopeful and bright and fast and energetic,” McCoy said. In fiercely emotional tracks like “Dream House” and “The Pecan Tree,” they weave in elements of post-punk indie noise bands like Mogwai, along with shoegaze elders like My Bloody Valentine or Slowdive.

That’s what we were into.” The San Francisco band blew up with their second album Sunbather, the 2013 breakthrough that defined their expansive style of black metal. As McCoy put it, they claim “this triangle of extreme music, experimental music and very sad indie rock. That blend of influences has made Deafheaven one of the most polarizing and controversial metal bands of recent years. Deafheaven guitarist Kerry McCoy and singer George Clarke grew up together in Modesto, California – they met in high school when McCoy spotted Clarke wearing a Slayer T-shirt, while Clarke noticed McCoy was wearing a Dead Kennedys patch.