Death Valley High have announced an August 23rd release date for their new EP “Duel” on minus HEAD Records. The outing will find the band taking on various covers and remixes, with the covers finding the band pitting themselves against a number of guest artists.

Deftones, etc. frontman Chino Moreno is notably among those who is taking part in the EP, appearing on cover of Christian Death‘s “Cavity – First Communion“. Speaking of the concept for the EP, the band commented:

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“‘DUEL‘ is our equivalent to the modern age mixtape; it severs the rules of a conventional release. The special part is, that for every song in this compilation, we assigned a specific ‘adversary.’ The whole idea was to go up against our collaborators’ and our own comfort zones. We wanted to prove that doubling down on the friction would spark fires.”

While the exact list of covers wasn’t specified, it would appear that songs by Banarama, Metallica, Faith No More and others will be tackled on the outing. A series of remixes will populate the second half of the EP, including one done by Deadsy‘s Carlton Bost. The following track listing for “Duel” was provided:

01 – “Here Comes The Rain” (Death Valley High Vs. Chris Connelly)

02 – “Cavity – First Communion” (Death Valley High Vs. Chino Moreno)

03 – “Cruel Summer” (Death Valley High Vs. Hanin Elias)

04 – “The Crab Song” (Death Valley High Vs. Rykarda Parasol)

05 – “Jump In The Fire” (Death Valley High Vs. Spirit In The Room)

06 – “SUNSHINE CLEANERS” (Death Valley High Vs. Paul Wiley remix)

07 – “MERCI” (Death Valley High Vs. sondottir remix)

08 – “The Present” (Death Valley High Vs. Hounds remix)

09 – “CK SWITCH” (Death Valley High Vs. Carlton Bost remix)

A teaser video for the release has been shared below while the band have the following touring lined up for it:

08/15 Sacramento, CA – Press Club (feat. Bitter Lake)

08/17 Los Angeles, CA – Silverlake Lounge (feat. Them Guns)

08/18 Tempe, AZ – Yucca Taproom (feat. Them Guns)

08/20 Las Vegas, NV – The Boxx Eastside (feat. Them Guns)

08/21 Pomona, CA – Characters (feat. Them Guns)

08/22 San Jose, CA – Back Bar (feat. Rare Americans)

08/23 Santa Cruz, CA – Poet & Patriot (feat. Bitter Lake)

08/24 South Lake Tahoe, CA – Whiskey Dicks (feat. Bitter Lake)