DEATHLINE INT'L was born as a concept in San Francisco in 1991, when German singer Count O met Spawn (Battery). DLI's first album "Reality Check" (1993) included more than 15 musicians (including John Carson from Grotus and Alfred 23 Hart, the european jazz legend). The idea of an international collective of musicians was born. "Reality Check" was a harsh blend of metal, electro and very lush orchestral sounds.

This interesting musical dichotomy gave birth to what would become their signature style. The next release was the "Venus Mind Trap" ep with a raunchy cover of "Rawhide" and a few atmospheric pieces. It was an attempt to push the boundaries of electronic music even further, crossing over more eclectic territories. On their 2nd album "Zarathoustra" (1995), Mark Pistel (Consolidated) and Don Gordon (Numb) provided some amazing re-mixes, pushing the collectivist concept once step further. Once again more than 15 musicians from all over the world were involved, including Scott Holderby from Mordred and Rey Osburn (Tinfed). "Zarathoustra" entered the CMJ top 200 and RPM charts and was extremely well received by the press and the public.

In 1996, DLI went on their first US and German tour. With their 3rd album "Arashi Syndrom"(1997), DLI entered the German Alternative chart and peaked at #12. In the US, they reached #5 in the CMJ/RPM and #83 in the CMJ/top 200. "Arashi Syndrom" was a crucial release for DLI, allowing them to break into a more main-stream market, with excellent reviews from magazines like Hammer, Alternative Press and Rockhard. The band toured the US and Germany once more, establishing themselves as a very strong live act.

When Spawn quit DLI in 1998 to focus on Battery, Count 0 redefined the band's musical identity and was busy in the studio, producing albums for Soil & Eclipse, The Razor Skyline, Pulse Legion. DLI's temporary line-up: Count 0, Nihil (3D House of Beef) and IOjeckta (The Razor Skyline) toured Germany, opening for Girls Under Glass.

In 1999, Count 0 teamed up with his new partner: MO. It was a match in heaven between the self-taught, punk inspired Count 0 and the veteran engineer and classically trained musician MO. The first creative effort of this dynamic team is the music for the upcoming Sony playstation video game "Rock'm'Sock'm" and the DLI 4th album "Cybrid" which is an explosive mix of Techno punk: tight electronic dance music meshed with a high-energy in-your-face punk attitude.

"Cybrid" has already received rave reviews in Germany with full length interviews in the top 3 music magazines Zillo, Orkus and Sonic Seducer, and will be featured in upcoming issues of Mute and Sideline. The additional members of the new DLI crew are: SLam (Guitar & Keys) who is a professional engineer and an expert at noise manipulation and Gottesman, (Guitar & Keys) a music student from UC Berkeley.