American black-metal trailblazers Deafheaven announce their return to New Zealand this July, presented by Banished Music. The band will perform two exclusive headline shows in Auckland and Wellington.

Formed in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2010, Deafheaven have spent the past decade and a half pushing at the emotional and sonic boundaries of modern metal. From their debut Roads to Judah, to the genre-defining breakthrough Sunbather, and subsequent records like New Bermuda, Ordinary Corrupt Human Love, and Infinite Granite, Deafheaven have continually redefined the limits of heavy music while confronting themes of alienation, addiction, family history, and self-perseverance.

The tour follows the release of their 2025 album Lonely People With Power. Their sixth album and first for Roadrunner Records arrives as both a culmination and a reckoning , an album that embraces the band’s full identity after years of evolution. Produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Beck collaborator and producer of Infinite Granite), the record captures Deafheaven’s innate ability to merge melody with brutality, and pain with poetry. Through reflections on masculinity, inherited trauma, family, and self-perception, the album grapples with the idea that while we can’t fully escape our past or our nature, we can choose how we move forward. Ultimately, Lonely People With Power stands as one of Deafheaven’s most expansive and human statements.

The album has drawn praise from Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, The Line Of Best Fit, Kerrang and more, and features collaborations with Interpol’s Paul Banks and Boy Harsher’s Jae Matthews.

Revered for their transcendental live shows, Deafheaven have toured the world over, performing at festivals such as Coachella and Primavera Sound, and sharing stages with artists ranging from Slipknot and Knocked Loose to Chelsea Wolfe and Mono. They’ve received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Metal Performance and continue to command a reputation as one of the most compelling live acts in heavy music.

A message from the Nicky Palermo on behalf of the band (Nothing):

"After months navigating the complex maze of the Australian Immigration system, it is with deep sadness that I must report that due to a delay in visa processing, Nothing is unable to join Deafheaven and Spy on the upcoming dates in New Zealand and Australia. 

I don’t really know what to say. To have this happen yet again, and so close to the finish line is truly defeating, both mentally and financially. The amount of stress trying to carry this weight along on tour this year and while producing slide away has been severely taxing on me and I’m sure many of the people around me but at least now I can rest my brain a bit knowing there’s nothing else we could have done about it. 

That said we will continue the work, push forward, and hopefully return soon. Much love to my team for all the overtime, and of course deafheaven / team, spy, destroy all lines, and Banished Music for riding this out until the last possible moment. I hope everyone enjoys the shows. Our Asia tour picks up July 14 in Hong Kong." -  NOTHING

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