Who Will Survive, and What Will Be Left of Them? is the second full-length release by indie rock band Murder by Death. It was released on Eyeball Records in 2003. Its title is a reference to the tagline of the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
Background It is a concept album based around the Devil and a small Mexican border town against which he wages war.
On the band's , Adam Turla, the band's guitarist, lead singer, and principal lyricist explained the meanings of all the songs on the album. The following is his introduction to the explanations:
I guess the first thing I should say is that this album is not trying to be artsy, or profound or anything more than the story it is. It's meant to entertain, bring the feeling of sitting around telling ghost stories or something. Also, I'm a religious studies major, so I tied in a lot of weird religious stuff. This is just a story, there's no religious affiliation on our parts. So there's my disclaimer.
Track listing
Credits Band Matt Armstrong – bass Sarah Balliet – cello Vincent Edwards – keyboards, samples, design Alex Schrodt – drums, percussion Adam Turla – vocals, guitars
Additional personnel D. James Goodwin – recording engineer, mixing Chris Powers – additional engineer Sean Price – additional engineer Chris Gehringer – mastering Drew James – art, typography Gerard Way – vocals (track 1) Geoff Rickly – vocals (track 2) William Elliott Whitmore – vocals (track 3)
References
External links Who Will Survive and What Will Be Left of Them? lyrics