Deafheaven released surprise EP »At Work In The Fields Of The Bomb« and cinematic short film for opening track »Hunter«!

San Francisco, California based post-black metallers Deafheaven have launched a cinematic short film for »Hunter«, the opening track of their surprise EP, »At Work In The Fields Of The Bomb«, out on October 8th, 2026 via Roadrunner Records.

Tracklist:
01. Hunter
02. Three Princes
03. Sorry Laid The Hearth

Deafheaven has surprise-released a new three-track EP titled »At Work In The Fields Of The Bomb«. Arriving via Roadrunner Records, the unexpected release marks the band’s heaviest material to date, leaning heavily back into traditional black metal influences.

Recorded with producer, Arthur Rizk, this three song EP borrows its title and central concept from Robert Del Tredici’s photo book documenting the ordinary places and people involved in the production of nuclear weapons.

The EP explores the unsettling contrast between the unimaginable consequences of the bomb and the mundane actions that make such destruction possible, focusing on the choices and systems that lead us toward irreversible moments. It considers how catastrophe can emerge from seemingly ordinary details—and how, once extinction becomes possible, there is ultimately no one left to witness it.

Photo by Liam Stewart

The release is accompanied by a cinematic short film for the track »Hunter«. Directed by Nico Poalillo alongside George Clarke, the film features production from Pulse Films and stunning camera work by Academy Award-winning cinematographer Janusz Kamiński (Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan).

Deafheaven is currently on the road with Mastodon and Alcest for the “Poisonous Weapons” tour, running through October 24, 2026.

October 10 – Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA
October 11 – The Sound, San Diego, CA
October 14 – Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO
October 16 – Val Air Ballroom, Des Moines, IA
October 17 – The Pageant, St. Louis, MO
October 18 – Satellite Music Hall, Memphis, TN
October 20 – Agora Theatre, Cleveland, OH
October 21 – Piedmont Hall, Greensboro, NC
October 22 – The Eastern, Atlanta, GA
October 24 – Sick New World Dallas, Dallas, TX

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well