It was started in 1998 by Brian Miller in Los Angeles, California, originally to release music by the band Turbine.

Miller has described the label's ethos as a "'fuck you' attitude towards a music industry that is afraid of new ideas"[1] and as "a window into another universe... for those of us with an ear to new sounds, we're already in that other universe, but I want to reach people who normally have to wait years before an 'experimental' act is deemed normal enough for them.

[2] According to Clipping's William Hutson, "The modus operandi of Deathbomb is punk as a way of being in the world, and not a type of music.

The label has released a wide range of styles including breakcore, noise rock, witch house, new age,[1] hip hop,[4] ambient, punk and techno.

[5] Notable releases include the first material from Clipping, JPEGMafia, Death Grips[6] and Julia Holter.