And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Live At Rockpalast 2009 (CD)

Groundbreaking performance of an extraordinary band!In February 2009, the groundbreaking American rock group ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead released their sixth LP, The Century of Self. Many observers considered that album's 13 songs to be the best work by this border-crossing formation since their breakthrough with Source Tags & Codes seven years earlier.By this point, the project which had originally formed as a duo in the mid-90s had transformed into a six-piece ensemble devoted to large-scale, uncompromising sounds - music that had as much in common with progressive and art rock as with indie or punk. In an interview during the world tour in support of the album, founding member Jason Reece spoke about the absolute commitment behind their live shows. 'We play until we're bleeding. Every band I've seen in my life that just stands around and takes up your time and is boring - I think of that band before we play and how I never want to be that way. It's a very aggres