Death Valley High CVLT [AS FVK]

Alternative/goth band Death Valley High’s love of fright flicks is conveniently dovetailing with both Halloween and the impending arrival of its new album. The Northern California band, which will release Cult [As Fvk] on Nov. 4 on minusHead Records, has a new video for album track “Ick Switch” that’s appropriately gory for today’s spooky celebrations.

The industrial-flavored “Ick Switch” is about “that feeling of being startled or pushed to the edge of your seat,” explains vocalist/guitarist Reyka Osburn. “That basic human desire to get face to face with your fears.”

Directed by Brian Cox, who has handled clips for such acts as Gemini Syndrome and Prong, the video for “Ick Switch” is “a ‘prequel’ of sorts to our first single, ‘Warm Bodies,’” says Osburn. That video, which debuted in September, is a NSFW clip that features a girl desperately fleeing from zombies. The one for “Ick Switch” combines live-action footage of Death Valley High with grainy images of butchery and body parts; it stars actor Graham Mackie Sr. — known for his cameos in Skittles commercials and such films as Tangerine — who also appeared in “Warm Bodies.”

1. Sunshine Cleaners
2. Warm Bodies
3. Psalm Bitch
4. Ick Switch
5. Play Dead
6. Groie Donker (Grow Dark)
7. The Bad Book
8. Merci [FVKT]
9. 1213 [As Many FVKS]
10. Flowers for Amy Deville
11. Tiptoe Thru the 2 Crypts
12. There Was an Old Lady