McKenzie Hills formed in 2016 in Sevastopol, Russia by three long-time friends who had previously served in other bands in the city’s underground and recording session scenes. The initial idea was to create the most dense, droning, mountainous wall of dirt-laden noise realistically possible, so the band decided to thicken up their sound with the addition of a second bassist. Without the financial pressure for the band needing to actively perform and record a lot of material, they released demos, tried out different sounds, and played for their own amusement, gathering enough original material for a full album by the end of 2022.

Sergey Nastyushkin - Fuzz Bass/Vocals

Ivan Stroilov - Guitar

Valentine Rebrov - Bass

Mikhail Shifman - Drums