Chasing Desolation is a rock band based in Los Angeles, California. The band was founded in the Bay Area, California by guitarist Jimmy Strimpel in 2005. He soon teamed up with singer/ drummer Seth Perez and they began recording and playing shows near their hometown. Eventually, the band went through a long hiatus, while Strimpel played in another project and Perez moved to Los Angeles to immerse himself in the other facets of the music industry. In 2015, the band officially reunited, adding bassist Austin Dunn to the roster.