Comme à peu près tou·te·s leurs collègues (on observe encore des situations ubuesques, voire irresponsables, au Royaume-Uni de ce clown de Boris Johnson), les gars de Deafheaven ont été contraints de remiser leurs plans de tournée aux calendes grecques. Cette situation est particulièrement frustrante pour le groupe américain de post-black metal / blackgaze qui comptait cette année fêter sur les planches ses dix ans, avec à la clé un album live. On aurait pu penser que celui-ci attendrait un peu, mais ce ne sera pas le cas : Deafheaven va rentrer en studio et y enregistrer un album dans les conditions du direct, et vous pouvez déjà le précommander. Le résultat ? En l'absence d'extrait, on peut imaginer qu'il ressemblera à cette session Audiotree captée dans un auditoire vide. Vous avez dit ironie du sort?
On termine cette news sur ce message du chanteur George Clarke posté sur Instagram : "As part of our 10 year tour, we planned to record sets in Chicago toward a live album for fans while we work on new music. However, the last 24 hours since the tour cancelation have been a whirlwind while we rearrange our year and take these losses. Touring is our sole livelihood, but we have to move forward through the unexpected. We've made some phone calls, gotten some exciting people on board and are going to give fans a glimpse of what we originally had in mind for the year while we work to reschedule tour dates. We will be live recording a set of material from all our albums and releasing it digitally. In addition, we have started a pre-order for a special Double LP release on vinyl of this material slated for later this year, along with merchandise that was to be sold on the tour. We don't even have an album cover yet. There's no press release. All I know is we're moving this into immediate action and turning this massive set-back around. We don't ask for handouts, but are hoping this special session can help generate some good energy while we all wait for the rescheduling."