Brought up in the neon gamblers’ paradise of Las Vegas on a diet of rock and synth bands such as The Cure, Oasis, mid-70s David Bowie, Morrissey and classic Depeche Mode among others, The Killers are in fact a very modern band. They met through the small ads in a weekly Vegas newspaper and their rise to fame has been meteoric, inspired and yet eventful all at once.

The Killers gigged quickly and constantly, but America was totally uninterested until the band started to break through in the UK. The debut album was called Hot Fuss and it would make its way into the Top 5 Selling Albums of 2004. For The Killers, everything was about to change. Their striking looks, blistering live show, a slew of classic singles and Brandon Flowers acerbic interview wit have sent The Killers to the top of everyone’s Best Bands lists. This book charts that rise to fame, interviewing key players along the way as well as placing the band firmly in the context of the predominantly British legacy they are currently mining.