Source Tags & Codes [15th Anniversary Edition] [2 LP]

Full performer name: And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead.
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead: Conrad Keely, Kevin Allen, Jason Reece, Neil Busch.
Engineers include: Andy Taub, Mooka & Cheryle Rennick, Barry McClellen.
Don't be put off by the unwieldy name; ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead aren't out for blood, they just want to mess you up a bit. The band's hard-hitting sound, a purposefully over-the-top mixture of punk, goth, thrash, and Sonic Youth-style avant rock, is just jarring enough to make you stand up and take notice of the collective angst being vented, but just accessible enough to appeal to those whose ears have been realigned by years of high volume. Hell, a big label like Interscope wouldn't have signed them if they didn't think they could move a few units. Regardless of their commercial prospects, Trail of Dead strike an agreeable balance here between structure and chaos, melody and fury.