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Deafheaven have released a new single, Heathen

Hear Deafheaven’s new single Heathen – the second preview they’ve shared from next month’s Lonely People With Power record.

Deafheaven have released a new single, Heathen
Words:
Emily Garner
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Nedda Afsari

Deafheaven have just unleashed another new single from their forthcoming Lonely People With Power LP.

The San Francisco blackgaze heroes have followed up January lead track Magnolia with new effort Heathen – the second preview from album number six, ahead of its release on March 28 via Roadrunner.

Recently speaking to Kerrang! about where the band are at in 2025, and his excitement about Lonely People With Power, vocalist George Clarke enthused, “Everything that Deafheaven make is for ourselves, but this time I also wanted to make an album that could be for someone who was completely unfamiliar with us.

“For me, Lonely People With Power is the strongest representation of what our band is. So I look forward to showing that to anyone who is able to look. Firstly, we will do that in the online sphere. Then we will do it live onstage. We’re ready to show people exactly who we are...”

Check out Heathen below:

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Lonely People With Power is release on March 28 via Roadrunner. Deafheaven play Outbreak Fest in June.

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