is an American hardcore punk band formed in Orange County, California circa 1998 by frontman Efrem Schulz.
Alexander and Fowles were from the band D-Cons, Schulz was from Clint, and brothers Paul and Jim Miner were from CleanX.
In 1998, Death by Stereo was signed to Indecision Records, and released their first album in the following year, entitled If Looks Could Kill, I'd Watch You Die.
In the winter of 1999, during a tour with Straight Faced and Ignite, Brett Gurewitz from Epitaph Records approached the band about releasing an album, ultimately signing them in 2000.
Death by Stereo spent almost all of 2001, touring North America, with bands such as Sick of It All, Boysetsfire, The Hope Conspiracy, AFI, Rise Against, Nicotine and The Planet Smashers.
It was rumoured that one Death by Stereo's crew had assaulted someone, which forced the band to drop off the tour for a few dates, even though they denied the accusation.
Their 2003 album Into the Valley of Death contains a track called "I Wouldn't Piss in Your Ear if Your Brain Was on Fire", which Dan Palmer has said was written about their warped experience.
On September 28, 2003, during a tour supporting Thursday, Death by Stereo played a solo show in Blacksburg, Virginia, at a venue called Solar Haus.
In February they played in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, for the first time, marking the beginning of their Death to the Third World tour.
Dalley's first live show with the band was in Colombia at Rock al Parque, performing in front of thousands of fans.
In September 2006, it was announced that the band's former drummer Jarrod Alexander and guitarist Jim Miner would rejoin Death by Stereo to participate in the writing and recording of their upcoming album.
Death by Stereo's touring lineup, from late 2006 until mid-2008 consisted of Schulz, Rebbe, Dalley and Palmer.
Shortly before its release, Chris Dalley and Death by Stereo parted ways due to internal friction.
The band spent the first half of 2010 touring Europe, Japan and the U.S. By September 2010, Death by Stereo had begun writing new material for their next album.
[7][8][9][10][11] In January 2015, Death by Stereo released their first song in two-and-a-half years, "Neverending", through online streaming outlets.
[12] It also appeared as the opening track on their six-song EP, Just Like You'd Leave Us, We've Left You for Dead, which was released on October 28, 2016.
In a January 2020 interview with No Echo, Efrem Schulz revealed that Death by Stereo had been working on the follow-up to 2012's Black Sheep of the American Dream, and that it would be called We're All Dying Just in Time.
[15] Death by Stereo's music blurs the lines between traditional, punk rock, hardcore, and metal.
Their music mixes metal riffs, solos, melodies and hooks, and results in a sound that is noted for its originality, among a punk rock scene that some say has become stagnant in recent years.
The music has evolved over time, mainly due to the unstable lineup, which has included five guitarists, two bassists, and four drummers.