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.
Contents
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 [1], 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.
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)