Biography

"Disruptive, delicious, and disobedient in equal measure, the California group drips with urgent theatricality and high-energy hijinks. DEATH VALLEY HIGH draws as much atmosphere from art-house noir, iconoclastic thrillers, and dystopian horror. Outburn Magazine heralded them as the “New Face of Goth Rock,” while UK tastemaker Kerrang! advised fans of Korn and Nine Inch Nails to take note. But where most doom-and-gloom worshippers craft anthems for the grave, DEATH VALLEY HIGH make songs to wake the dead. This is a funeral procession to dance to. Monsters, Hammer films, and haunted houses collide within their sonic psyche, earning them tours with likeminded rabble-rousers Killing Joke , Combichrist, and ✝✝✝ (Crosses). In the tradition of Bay Area pioneers like Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, I Am Spoonbender, and early Faith No More, DEATH VALLEY HIGH turn convention on its head. Astute heavy music connoisseurs will recognize DEATH VALLEY HIGH frontman Reyka Osburn’s voice from the Deftones track “Lucky You,” from the band’s 2003 self-titled album. Osburn led the major label alt-rock band TINFED across three well-received albums then turned to his darker impulses. He enlisted his former bandmates in DEATH VALLEY HIGH’s first incarnation, before solidifying a definitive lineup that includes Adam Bannister, Huffy Hafera, and Sean Bivins." - Ryan Downey "Californian electronic/industrial disco noisefucks" - metal hammer For fans of Sludge misfits 2.0 Industrial Mix