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Austin, Texas, United States (1994 – present)

…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead is an band which formed in 1994 in Austin, Texas, United States. The band currently consists of Conrad Keely (vocals, guitar, drums), Jason Reece (vocals, guitar, drums), Autry Fulbright II (bass) and Jamie Miller (drums, guitar). As of 2011, the band has released seven albums: “…And You Knows by the Trail of Dead” (1998), “Madonna” (1999), “Source Tags & Codes” (2002), Worlds Apart (2005), “So Divided” (2006), “The Century of Self” (2009) and “Tao of the Dead” (2011).

The band is best known for their heavy yet anthemic music and their tendency to destroy their equipment at the end of their performances (a tradition usually associated with The Who). According to the band’s website, the name “…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead” is taken from both an ancient Mayan ritual chant and an Egyptian burial text. Band members have also claimed that they made it up because it sounded cool and discovered the association after the fact.

The chief creative element of the band consists of Jason Reece and Conrad Keely. The two switch between drumming and lead vocals and guitar, both on their records and during their shows. (On some songs, bass player Neil Busch sings lead vocals). Keely and Reece have been friends since their youth, meeting originally in Hawaii. They each formed their first band in 1993 soon after moving to Olympia, Washington. Keely started a band called Benedict Gehlen that only lasted a year. Nancyville was Keely’s next project, though it also was short lived.
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  • PungentWaste

    Will you smile again,Catatonic the best songs for me ;)

    9 May 6:23am Reply

  • PungentWaste

    Хорошая Группа(Nice Band) Will you smile again ^_^

    20 Apr 6:14am Reply

  • MelonHCST

    ST&C is gonna rule live

    14 Apr 9:41am Reply

  • tenrapid

    whoa, easy there on the name calling fightclubber! most critics (for what that's worth) and ALL of their early fans that i've talked to agree in essence with what substancex said. everyone i know who rates their later stuff as high or higher than Source Tags only got in to them long after Source Tags was released and had heard later works first.

    25 Mar 8:27am Reply

  • fightclubber

    Who views them as a joke? Your comment is worthy of the user being given the status of a complete and utter cock. Their output has been fantastic since Source tags, Tao Of The Dead being miles ahead in some cases.

    21 Mar 6:59am Reply

  • substancex

    These guys fell off worse than any band in recent memory. I still remember how shocked I was when they signed to a major, but then their first LP for interscope was so majestic that I thought they'd be one of the few indie bands who could pull off the transition. I was way off though. It sucks too, because now people view them as sort of a joke, when in reality they were THE Sonic Youth-style indie rock band back in the mid to late 90s.

    15 Mar 8:29pm Reply

  • tenrapid

    they've never done a bad album, but i do worry that they'll never match the majesty of those first 3 perfect albums again...

    12 Mar 11:37am Reply

  • slo_crostic

    italy boys, ITALY!!!! there's a possibilty a gig in my town??:)

    6 Mar 5:12pm Reply

  • Arthurleano

    hey guys, in what other album i can find more songs like "homage" or "days of being wild"?

    23 Feb 8:51pm Reply

  • HaraldUrKv

    ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Our Bread. My next, Hansel and Gretel-inspired rock band.

    11 Feb 11:09pm Reply

  • BallerCraig

    So NICE to hear that evidence that two are gay boys. AWEsome!!! Thanks so much, so very lovely to know.

    5 Feb 10:59pm Reply

  • metawirt

    "indie" ≠ cuss here...

    5 Feb 11:11am Reply

  • aworldofice

    This one of those bands that I should listen to more than I do

    31 Jan 12:52am Reply

  • agentmichaelsca

    http://answeringtogod.bandcamp.com please take a moment of your time

    18 Jan 10:59am Reply

  • irishtim

    I love the new album. I had to add it to my top ten list of 2012. http://www.last.fm/user/irishtim/journal/2013/01/15/5q14el_2012:_a_review_of_a_great_year_in_music

    16 Jan 8:10pm Reply

  • Alec_Trevelyan

    Anyways, listening to Madonna for the first time.

    12 Jan 8:48pm Reply

  • Alec_Trevelyan

    Johnny Marr joined/played with The Cribs. Are we missing something?

    12 Jan 8:47pm Reply

  • Hazard02

    I'm listening to Lost Songs for the first time and my first impression is that is better than Tao of the Dead :) I have a lot to listen before knowing if it's somehow better than The Century of Self

    31 Dec 2012 Reply

  • miamiscot

    New album is great and The Cribs blow (by the way.)

    28 Dec 2012 Reply

  • wreckyourself82

    the cribs are a typical piss poor British indie band.

    16 Dec 2012 Reply
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