Deafheaven and Bosse-de-Nage reissue 2012 split with new mix and master

Both Bay Area metal bands Deafheaven and Bosse-de-Nage return to their 2012 “Split” with a fresh remix and remaster, now streaming digitally below. The physical release drops on November 27th, 2026 via The Flenser. It hits vinyl and cassette for the first time in 14 years. It also arrives with new artwork by photographer Dylan Hausthor.

Bosse-de-Nage formed in 2006 and first crossed paths with Deafheaven at one of their earliest shows, held at a now-defunct art gallery in San Francisco’s Mission District. At the time, Deafheaven’s demo had just started making noise online. “Their performance was amazing; it was clear right away that they were a force to be reckoned with,” Bosse-de-Nage recalls. The two bands soon started playing shows together and built a friendship that still holds today.

The original “Split” landed just over a year after Deafheaven’s 2011 debut “Roads to Judah.” Neither band remembers who first pitched the collaboration. Deafheaven contributed a cover of Mogwai’s “Punk Rock / Cody,” while Bosse-de-Nage offered the original “A Mimesis of Purpose,” their first work with Astrid J. Smith on strings.

The Flenser first released “Split” in 2012. “We’ve been looking forward to this project for a while,” Deafheaven vocalist George Clarke said at the time. “It’s very exciting to be working with two of the most innovative and forward-thinking staples in the Bay Area, Bosse-de-Nage and Flenser Records.”

Rather than simply repress the original, both bands revisited their tracks. Longtime Deafheaven collaborator Jack Shirley of Atomic Garden remixed “Punk Rock / Cody,” while Richard Chowenhill of Agriculture remixed “A Mimesis of Purpose.” The 2026 edition also includes professionally duplicated cassettes in black marble shells.