Deafheaven Draw Pop Music Outsiders to Metal; But Will the Showmanship Drive them Away?

My review of the Deafheaven show at Club Dada is up now via D FrontRow, the official arts and culture blog of major Dallas-Fort Worth monthly, D Magazine. Here I write about the unique challenges of  heavy metal, and have my patience tested by a preening front man: 

With every lull in the set’s breakneck pace, he would beckon the back of the crowd forward with two fingers and his nose upturned in affectation. It was a cringeworthy move typical of his off-putting persona, and—despite the band’s elegant delivery and technical prowess—I couldn’t help but feel complicit in what I felt was the collective response from the over-21 crowd not already pressed against the stage: “We’re fine here, thanks.”

[ Read the full review at D FrontRow. ]