EP204: Deafheaven VINYL CAGE MATCH "Sunbather" vs "Infinite Granite"

<div class="">When Metallica’s “Black Album” was released in 1991 Glenn and I looked at each other with confusion and exclaimed “There’s no Metallica in my Metallica!”  Gone were the screaming vocals, the long overly complicated song structures and pissed off aggression.  I had this same feeling again in 2021 with the release of Deafheaven’s “Infinite Granite.”  It was a far cry from their 2013 masterpiece “Sunbather” (their “Master of Puppets” if you will) and I was confused and a little bit sad though I quickly came around.  Being unfamiliar with the band or either record, neither Glenn nor Rod endured such a burden so I thought, “let’s get their unbiased take” by pitting the two records against each other in a VINYL CAGE MATCH and that’s exactly what we did.  The results surprised me.  Turns out those guys have pretty good taste.      </div> <div class=""> </div> <div class=""><u class="">Recommended Listening</u> </div> <div class=""> </div> <div class="">Alcest <em class="">Souvenirs d</em><em class= "">’</em><em class="">un autre monde</em></div> <div class=""><a class="" href= "https://open.spotify.com/album/1zQQoViMwTIXwmidyqTXdF?si=HQsfD6LyRnipB_wlEJbm8A"> https://open.spotify.com/album/1zQQoViMwTIXwmidyqTXdF?si=HQsfD6LyRnipB_wlEJbm8A</a></div> <div class=""> </div> <div class="">Ride <em>Nowhere</em></div> <div class=""> https://open.spotify.com/album/4fW7CblaSvdhPWmcCFgZbQ?si=NQiSubqVSeKjPbUfSlUQNA</div> <div class=""> </div> <div class="">RIP Bob Nalbandian</div> <div class=""> </div> <div class=""> <div class=""><a class="" href= "http://huntsmanhill.com/">huntsmanhill.com</a></div> <div class=""><a class="" href= "mailto:huntsmanhillpodcast@gmail.com">huntsmanhillpodcast@gmail.com</a></div> <div class=""><a class="" href= "http://instagram.com/huntsmanhill">instagram.com/huntsmanhill</a></div> <div class=""><a class="" href= "https://twitter.com/HuntsmanHill">https://twitter.com/HuntsmanHill</a></div> <div class="">Spotify Playlist:  <a class="" href= "https://open.spotify.com/user/1298220429/playli