Brandon Flowers (Vocals/ Keyboard), David Keuning (Guitar), Mark Stoermer (Bass), Ronny Vannuci (Drums). First come together in 2002th, two years before the stylish Hot Fuss intorducing this band to the public. Flowers had been sacked by his former synth pop band, Blush Respone, after refusing to move to Los Angeles along side his band mates. Instead, he ramained in Las Vegas, where he soon meet vocal guitarist and oasis fanatic Keuning.
The two began collaborating on material; within weeks, they had composed their soon-to-be radio hit "Mr. Brightside." Stroermer, a former medical courier, and Vannucci a classical percussion major at UNLV, soon joined the fray, and the band began playing small clubs in their hometown. A U.K. representative for Warner Bros caught wind of the Killers' brewing hype, and although he neglected to bring them aboard the Warner roster, he did pass along their demo to the London-based indie imprint Lizard King. The British label quickly signed the Killers, who temporarily moved to the U.K. and issued a limited-edition single for "Mr. Brightside." The Killers' buzz had effectively traveled back across the Atlantic by fall 2003, and the band was offered a prime spot at the annual CMJ Music Marathon in New York City. A worldwide deal with Island followed shortly thereafter, positioning the Killers to join the ranks of Interpol, the Rapture, and the Strokes. Shared U.K. dates with Britihs Sea Power and stellastarr in summer 2004 gave the Killers the opportunity to showcase material from their debut album, Hot Fuss, which arrived in June. "Somebody Told Me," "Mr. Brightside," "Smile Like You Mean It," and "All These Things That I've Done" all became worldwide chart hits, and Hot Fuss peaked at number seven on the Billboard Top 200. Buoyed by such success, Flowers became a sought-after media presence, often lashing out at such groups as the Bravery for riding his band's coattails into the mainstream. The frontman's confidence was not unwarranted; by 2006, Hot Fuss had earned five Grammy nominations and sold over five million copies. Rather than take a break to recover from their relentless tour regime, the Killers immediately set to work on their sophomore effort. A newly built facility at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas became the band's studio, and legendary producers Flood and Alan Moulder (who had previously worked together with U2 and the Smashing Pumpkins) were chosen to helm the controls. Instead of mining the glamour and glitz of their hometown (as they did to successful extent on Hot Fuss), the group instead focused on nostalgia and the demise of old-fashioned American values, citing veteran songsmith Bruce Springsteen as a chief influence
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Brandon Flowers (Vocals/ Keyboard), David Keuning (Guitar), Mark Stoermer (Bass), Ronny Vannuci (Drums). First come together in 2002th, two years before the stylish Hot Fuss intorducing this band to the public. Flowers had been sacked by his former synth pop band, Blush Respone, after refusing to move to Los Angeles along side his band mates. Instead, he ramained in Las Vegas, where he soon meet vocal guitarist and oasis fanatic Keuning. 
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