The Killers are one of modern rock’s fresh new bands with an extremely loyal following after the release of their freshman album, Hot Fuss. Lead singer Brandon Flowers formed The Killers in late 2002 in Las Vegas, NV after his former band cruelly left him behind to try performing in Los Angeles. Brandon Flowers met fellow band member Dave Keuning through an ad in the paper and Dave has been quoted as saying, “Brandon was the only person to reply to my ad who wasn’t a complete freak.” The duo then met Ronnie Vannucci and Mark Stoermer, the four officially became The Killers and they began hashing out their first album in a garage in Las Vegas.

After playing all over Vegas, The Killers were noticed by a London-based label (Lizard King) and eventually they made their way to the UK and began performing “Mr.
Brightside” to enamored European audiences. After the word spread in the UK, The Killers were picked up to play at the New York CMJ Music Festival which led to a contract with worldwide Island Records. From there, the boys began to hash out Hot Fuss’s 11 tracks, with lyric content ranging from androgynous girlfriends and Studio 54 Aids victims to stalkers and songs of ambition to rise above the every day routine. Island Records also managed to pull in some top notch mixing expertise in Alan Moulder (U2, Smashing Pumpkins) and Mark Needham (Fleetwood Mac) to help put the finishing touches on the album.

Currently, The Killers concert tickets sell out at every venue they play in the US and the UK. The success of Hot Fuss and the excitement over the future release of their sophomore album have fans waiting in line for any Killers engagement. If they continue on this track, The Killers definitely have the potential to be one of the heavy hitters in modern rock.