10 Years Gone


10 Years Gone is a live album by blackgaze / post-metal band Deafheaven. It was recorded live-in-studio at The Atomic Garden Studio East in Oakland, California, and released on December 4, 2020, through Sargent House.

Background

10 Years Gone was created in celebration of the band's 10-year anniversary, after the COVID-19 pandemic in [the United States|COVID-19 pandemic] forced them to cancel a planned 10th anniversary tour. It is the second live album by Deafheaven.
The album includes live renditions of songs that originally appeared on the band's demo EP, Roads to Judah, Sunbather, New Bermuda, Ordinary Corrupt [Human Love], and a non-album single. A live version of "Language Games" was previously released on ''Live at The Blacktop''

Critical reception

In a review of the album for Louder Sound, 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."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of 10 Years Gone.
Deafheaven
Additional personnel