Dustern is a Bay Area band formed by partners Derek De Roche and Li He Han with the aim to create metal-inspired music infused with shoegaze taking influence from pioneering bands as diverse, yet comparable, as Earth and Alcest. The band solidified its lineup and reworked its sound by recruiting Derek’s cousin, Dan Brownson, and Patrick Spain (Catapult the Dead). They teamed up with sound engineer Sam Guerard (Dwel) to record their full length debut.