They were influenced by classic thrash metal bands like Dark Angel, Kreator and Sadus.

Dead Head were formed in 1989 and after releasing a number of demos, in 1990 they scored a record deal with the German company Rising Sun Records, who released Dead Head's first album, The Feast Begins at Dawn, in 1991.

After the recordings for the debut album Dead Head did a tour through Denmark with Edge of Sanity and Invocator, and played in Holland with Sepultura, Heathen, Skyclad, Candlemass, Suffocation, Sinister, Gorefest, Malevolent Creation and Grave.

[citation needed] The band began writing songs for new material in 2007 while doing only a few shows in the Netherlands.

In April 2012 Dead Head announced the returning of the original frontman Tom van Dijk.