The Killers ndi gulu la rock laku America lochokera ku Las Vegas, Nevada, lomwe linapangidwa mu 2001. Zimapangidwa ndi Brandon Flowers (mayimba, makiyibodi), Dave Koening (gitala, oyimba kumbuyo), Mark Störmer (gitala la bass, mawu oyimba kumbuyo). Komanso Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (ng'oma, percussion).
Poyamba, The Killers ankasewera m'magulu akuluakulu ku Las Vegas. Ndi mzere wokhazikika komanso nyimbo zokulirakulira, gululi lidayamba kukopa chidwi cha akatswiri aluso. Komanso othandizira akomweko, zilembo zazikulu, scouts ndi woimira UK ku Warner Bros.
Ngakhale woimira Warner Bros sanasaine mgwirizano ndi gululo. Komabe, adatenga chiwonetserocho. Ndipo adawonetsa kwa mnzake yemwe amagwira ntchito ku British (London) indie label Lizard King Records (tsopano Marrakesh Records). Gululi lidasaina mgwirizano ndi kampani yaku Britain m'chilimwe cha 2002.
Kupambana kwa The Killers kuchokera ku ma Albums oyambirira
Gululi lidatulutsa chimbale chawo choyambirira cha Hot Fuss mu June 2004 ku UK ndi USA (Island Records). Nyimbo yoyamba ya oimbayi inali Somebody Told Me. Gululi lidachitanso bwino pama chart chifukwa cha single Mr. Brightside ndi Zonse Izi Zomwe Zachita, zomwe zidapanga 10 apamwamba ku UK.
Gululi lidajambula nyimbo yawo yachiwiri ya Sam's Town pa February 15, 2006 ku The Palms Hotel/Casino ku Las Vegas. Inatulutsidwa mu October 2006. Wolemba nyimbo Brandon Flowers adanena kuti "Town ya Sam ndi imodzi mwa nyimbo zabwino kwambiri pazaka 20 zapitazi".
Albumyi idalandira mayankho osiyanasiyana kuchokera kwa otsutsa komanso "mafani". Koma ikadali yotchuka ndipo yagulitsa makope oposa 4 miliyoni padziko lonse lapansi.
Nyimbo yoyamba Pamene Munali Wachichepere idawonekera pamawayilesi kumapeto kwa Julayi 2006. Director Tim Burton adawongolera kanema wachiwiri wa Bones. Nyimbo yachitatu inali Read My Mind. Vidiyoyi inajambulidwa ku Tokyo, Japan. Zaposachedwa kwambiri zinali For Reasons Unknown, zomwe zidatulutsidwa mu June 2007.
Albumyi idagulitsa makope opitilira 700 sabata yake yoyamba kutulutsidwa. Idayamba pa nambala 2 pa tchati cha United World.
Brandon Flowers adalengeza pa Ogasiti 22, 2007 ku Belfast (Northern Ireland) pamwambo wa T-Vital kuti aka kakhala komaliza kuti chimbale cha Sam's Town chidzaseweredwe ku Europe. The Killers adachita konsati yawo yomaliza ya Sam's Town ku Melbourne mu Novembala 2007.
Momwe izo zinayambira?
Nyimbo zambiri za The Killers zimachokera ku nyimbo za 1980s, makamaka mafunde atsopano. Maluwa adanenanso poyankhulana kuti nyimbo zambiri za gululi zimamveka bwino chifukwa cha momwe moyo wa Las Vegas umakhudzira.
Iwo adayamikira magulu a post-punk omwe adatuluka m'ma 1980, monga Joy Division. Amadziwikanso ngati "mafani" a New Order (omwe Flowers adachita nawo moyo), Pet Shop Boys. Komanso Dire Straits, David Bowie, The Smiths, Morrissey, Depeche Mode, U2, Queen, Oasis ndi The Beatles. Nyimbo yawo yachiwiri idanenedwa kuti idakhudzidwa kwambiri ndi nyimbo ndi mawu a Bruce Springsteen.
Pa Novembara 12, 2007, nyimbo yophatikizika ya Sawdust idatulutsidwa, yokhala ndi mbali za b, zowoneka bwino komanso zatsopano. Nyimbo yoyamba ya Tranquilize, mothandizana ndi Lou Reed, idatulutsidwa mu Okutobala 2007. Chithunzi chojambula cha Shadowplay ndi Joy Division chinatulutsidwanso pa US iTunes Store.
Chimbalecho chinali ndi nyimbo: Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town (The First Edition cover). Komanso Romeo ndi Juliet (Dire Straits) ndi mtundu watsopano wa Move Away (Spider-Man 3 soundtrack). Imodzi mwa njanji pa Sawdust inali Siyani Bourbon pa Shelufu. Ili ndi gawo loyamba koma losatulutsidwa kale la "Murder Trilogy". Inatsatiridwa ndi Midnight Show, Jenny Was a My Friend.
Chikoka cha The Killers
The Cowboys' Christmas Ball Songfacts inanena kuti The Killers adadziwika chifukwa cha ntchito yawo mu kampeni ya Bono Product Red yolimbana ndi Edzi ku Africa. Mu 2006, oimba adatulutsa kanema woyamba wa Khrisimasi A Great Big Sled kuti athandizire zachifundo. Ndipo pa December 1, 2007, nyimbo ya Don't Shoot Me Santa inatulutsidwa.
Nyimbo zawo zachikondwerero pambuyo pake zinakhala zapachaka. Ndipo Mpira wa Khrisimasi wa Cowboy udatulutsidwa ngati kumasulidwa kwawo kachisanu ndi chimodzi motsatizana. Cholinga chake chinali kukweza ndalama zothandizira kampeni ya Product Red pa Disembala 1, 2011.
Album ya Tsiku Lachitatu & Zaka
Day & Age ndiye mutu wa chimbale chachitatu cha studio ndi The Killers. Mutuwu udatsimikiziridwa mu kuyankhulana kwa kanema wa NME pa chikondwerero cha Reading ndi Leeds ndi woimba nyimbo Brandon Flowers.
The Killers akhala akugwira ntchito ndi Paul Normansel pa chimbale chatsopano chomwe chimaphatikizapo ntchito ya Normansel.
Maluwa adanenanso poyankhulana ndi magazini ya Q kuti akufuna kuimba nyimbo yatsopano ya Tidal Wave. Anachita chidwi kwambiri ndi nyimbo za Drive-In Saturday (David Bowie) ndi I Drove All Night (Roy Orbison).
Pa July 29 ndi August 1, 2008, nyimbo ziwiri zinaperekedwa ku New York Highline Ballroom, Borgata Hotel ndi Spa: Spaceman ndi Neon Tiger. Adaphatikizidwa mu chimbale Day & Age.
Tili paulendo mu 2008, gululi lidatsimikizira mitu ingapo ya nyimbo za Day & Age album. Kuphatikiza: Goodnight, Travel Well, Vibration, Joy Ride, I cant Stay, Losing Touch. Komanso Fairytale Dustland ndi Human, kupatula Vibration, yomwe idajambulidwa kunja kwa chimbale.
Chimbale chachitatu cha studio, The Killers Day & Age, chidatulutsidwa pa Novembara 25, 2008 (November 24 ku UK). Album yoyamba ya Human idayamba pa Seputembara 22 ndi Seputembara 30.
Album yachinayi Battle Born
Nyimbo yachinayi ya studio, Battle Born, idatulutsidwa pa Seputembara 18, 2012. Gululo lidayamba kujambula pambuyo popuma pang'ono kuchokera paulendo. Chimbalecho chinali ndi opanga asanu ndipo The Killers adatulutsa nyimbo imodzi yokha, The Rising Tide. Nyimbo yoyamba inali Runaways. Anatsatiridwa ndi: Abiti Atomic Bomb, Here with Me, ndi Momwe Zinalili.
Pa Seputembara 1, 2013, gululo lidatumiza chithunzi chomwe chili ndi mizere isanu ndi umodzi ya Morse code. Khodiyo idamasuliridwa kuti The Killers Shot at the Night. Pa Seputembara 16, 2013, gululi linatulutsa nyimbo imodzi yotchedwa Shot at the Night. Idapangidwa ndi Anthony Gonzalez.
Zinalengezedwanso kuti oimbawo atulutsa nyimbo zawo zoyambirira kwambiri, Direct Hits. Inatulutsidwa pa November 11, 2013. Chimbalecho chili ndi nyimbo zochokera ku ma studio anayi: Shot at the Night, Just Another Girl.
Chimbale chachisanu Wonderful Wonderful
Zaka zisanu pambuyo pa nyimbo ya Battle Born, gululi lidatulutsa chimbale chawo chachisanu, Wonderful Wonderful (2017). Albumyi idalandira ndemanga zabwino kuchokera kwa otsutsa nyimbo. Webusayiti ya Aggregator Metacritic idapatsa chimbalecho mapere 71 kutengera ndemanga 25.
Wonderful Wonderful ndiye chimbale chodziwika bwino kwambiri cha situdiyo. Ilinso ndi gulu loyamba la gululo kuti likhale pamwamba pa Billboard 200. Tsopano gululi likupitiriza kusangalatsa omvera ndi nyimbo zatsopano ndi maulendo. Amayimbanso pamaphwando osiyanasiyana anyimbo.
The Killers lero
2020 yayamba ndi nkhani yabwino kwa mafani a The Killers. Chaka chino chiwonetsero cha chimbale chachisanu ndi chimodzi cha Imploding the Mirage chinachitika.
Kuphatikizikako kudapitilira nyimbo 10. Nyimbo zinayi mwa khumi zidatulutsidwa m'mbuyomu ngati single. Kujambula kwa zosonkhanitsazo kunapezeka ndi: Lindsey Buckingham, Adam Granduciel ndi Wise Blood.
The Killers mu 2021
The Killers ndi Bruce Springsteen mkati mwa mwezi woyamba wachilimwe wa 2021 adasangalatsa okonda nyimbo ndikutulutsa nyimbo ya Dustland. Maluwa sanabisike ulemu wake kwa Springsteen. Nthawi zonse ankafuna kugwirizana ndi wojambula. Kuphatikiza apo, woimba wa gululo adanena kuti nyimbo za gulu la Bruce zidamulimbikitsa kupanga nyimbo njira yonse.
