...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

An unlikely but powerful combination of punk fury and prog rock ambition, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead are fiery iconoclasts who gradually refined their attack without losing any of their passion. In the late '90s, their cathartic live shows and propensity to destroy their gear translated to 1999's Madonna, but when they added more control and polish to their music on 2002's landmark major-label debut Source Tags & Codes, they created one of the most epic alternative rock albums of the early 2000s -- a time when epic rock wasn't exactly fashionable. Their fondness for grand gestures, as well as the intricate yet expansive sounds of Pink Floyd and Yes, informed later works such as 2005's Worlds Apart, and their maverick spirit led them to release several albums, including 2009's The Century of Self, on their own imprint. The band stayed true to their fervent yet philosophical approach in the 2010s and beyond, resulting in triumphs like 2011's Tao of the Dead and 2020's X: The Godless Void and Other Stories, while 2022's quadraphonically recorded XI: Bleed Here Now reaffirmed their commitment to jaw-droppingly big-sounding rock.

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