Californian quartet Death Valley High has always kept that
doom gloom pop punk vibe dating back to their debut release “The Similarities
of the Loveless and the Undead” which would later lead to follow-up "Doom,
In Full Bloom" and now that an EP in honor of the doomsday that was said
to be but never was, "Survival Program". It has all come down to
this..... their third full-length to date simply titled "Positive
Euth". It's an evolutionary that makes the implications that much better and
larger for them because this is just the beginning.
"Positive Euth is the rebirth or the reawakening,"
affirms Reyka. "It's all about shedding dead layers and limbs, and
re-animating. We've evolved in the three most important areas as musicians,
songwriters, and drinkers. We survived doomsday to be positively undead."
Thus this release continues that doom gloom pop punk tradition except
refreshes' it if you will. Songs like "How2Kill", "Commit To
Knife", "Undead Eat Lead", "Batdanse", and "Blood
Drive", collect that essence that is Death Valley High. It's heavy built
on the past releases hands down but it really defines who these guys are and
who they have come to be as individuals and musicians. It goes to the extremes
of achievement leaving nothing untouched or behind.
The instruments work well throughout this entire release,
everything is put in accordance with one another, working in terms of following
through if you will, bass, guitar, drums, and vocals come together as one whole
focus, like a whole circle coming round and round making the material pitch
perfect in such detail it's truly flawless yet endless.....
You will not want to look away from this or Death Valley
High because these guys have a message to send out and it's that "We want
listeners to know that they don't have to feel like folk, indie, or pop music
is the instant go-to. We want to bridge like-minded fans and bands to stand up
for all sorts of music with teeth. We want to move from an uncategorized
rockstatus into an uncategorized movement."
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