After a period of relative quiet, Arizona’s indie x blackgaze x post-metal x doomgaze quartet HOLY FAWN has returned with a thunderous and emotionally charged new standalone single, “Beneath A Lightless Star.” The release is the band’s most striking work since their acclaimed 2022 full-length ‘Dimensional Bleed’ (2022).
Accompanied by a visualizer crafted by Joel Villegas, the single showcases the band’s unique ability to merge atmospheric shoegaze with the cathartic weight of metal. HOLY FAWN continues to explore the outer edges of their genre, threading glistening textures with a sense of immense emotional gravity.
“Beneath A Lightless Star” – released with the help of Wax Bodega (Delta Sleep, Maybeshewill, Moving Mountains…) – pulses with contrasting moods—twinkling serenity giving way to a visceral sonic eruption that evokes the intensity of acts like Deafheaven, but with Holy Fawn’s own brand of spectral beauty.
« With ‘Beneath A Lightless Star’ we wanted to release something with more emotional grit that mirrored the frustration with the state of the world. » (Ryan Osterman)
In a genre saturated with reverb-heavy dreamscapes, HOLY FAWN stands apart by injecting metallic urgency into shoegaze’s often placid terrain. “Beneath A Lightless Star” is not just a return—it’s a statement, a warning shot, and an invitation into a sonic world that is as fragile as it is ferocious.
With this latest release and somewhere around the corner between Chelsea Wolfe, Deafheaven, Emma Ruth Rundle, Nothing, Oathbreaker, Rosetta and Spotlights, Holy Fawn reaffirms its position as one of the most compelling and emotionally resonant acts in the modern heavy-music landscape.