| Release Date: | 112726R |
| Currently: | OUT OF STOCK OR UPCOMING RELEASE - SEE ABOVE(MM/DD/YY) |
| Please Note: | LIMITED EDITION |
November 27th 2026
Limited Coloured Vinyl Reissue
Bosse-de-Nage and Deafheaven's landmark 2012 split album has been newly remixed and remastered and returns to vinyl and cassette for the first time in 14 years. Featuring new artwork by photographer Dylan Hausthor, the long-awaited reissue breathes new life into an essential early collaboration between two acclaimed Bay Area metal bands.
Formed in 2006, Bosse-de-Nage first encountered Deafheaven at one of the latter's earliest shows, held at a now-defunct art gallery in San Francisco's Mission District. Deafheaven's demo had just begun making a splash online. At a time before blackgaze and post-black metal had fully cohered into recognizable movements, the bands recognized something familiar in one another. They began playing shows together and formed a friendship that has endured ever since. Arriving just over a year after Deafheaven's 2011 debut Roads to Judah, neither band can remember who first proposed the collaboration, only that the idea made immediate sense. Deafheaven contributed a cover of Mogwai's "Punk Rock/Cody", while Bosse-de-Nage contributed the original "A Mimesis Of Purpose", which marked their first collaboration with Astrid J. Smith, arranging and performing strings. Released by The Flenser in 2012, the release became an early milestone for the label and both bands.
After years out of print, both bands chose to revisit their contributions rather than simply repress the original release. Longtime Deafheaven collaborator Jack Shirley of Atomic Garden remixed "Punk Rock/Cody", while Richard Chowenhill of Agriculture remixed Bosse-de-Nage's "A Mimesis Of Purpose", bringing new clarity and dimension to both recordings.
Track list: