The Deadly Syndrome

The Deadly Syndrome
The Deadly Syndrome in January 2010.
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genres	Indie rock, alternative rock
Years active	2006 - January 2013
Labels	Independent, Dim Mak Records (2006-Present)
Associated acts	Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Website	[1]
Members	William Etling Jesse Hoy Michael Hughes Christopher Richard

The Deadly Syndrome was a musical group based in Los Angeles, California.

The band was formed in 2006 by William Etling, Jesse Hoy, Michael Hughes and Christopher "Crash" Richard. In fall of 2006 the band was signed to the record label Dim Mak Records.

Immediately after being signed, the band began working on its debut album, The Ortolan, which was released worldwide on September 11, 2007 and produced by Nico Aglietti and Aaron Older of the band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.

The Ortolan received favorable reviews from Allmusic[2], The Los Angeles Times[3], The Tripwire [4], Pitchfork Media[5], and French rock magazine Les InRockuptibles [6].

Prior to the album's release, the band toured in California with Oh No! Oh My! and Let's Go Sailing, and played shows with The Airborne Toxic Event opening for them. In July 2007, they toured with Hot Hot Heat whose frontman Steve Bays cited their sound as one of his new favorites in an interview on Rolling Stone[7].

In 2009 The Deadly Syndrome opened for Silversun Pickups at The Glass House in Pomona, California, as well as Lykke Li at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, California.[8] In November 2009 the band played several shows across the Southwest with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.[9]