Who Will Survive, and What Will Be Left of Them?

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Who Will Survive, and What Will Be Left of Them?
Studio album by Murder by Death
Released	2003
Genre	indie rock
Length	42:15
Label	Eyeball Records
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (2/5) link
Murder by Death chronology
Split with Volta do Mar (2003)	Who Will Survive, and What Will Be Left of Them? (2003)	Tribute 7" for Matt Davis (2003)

Who Will Survive, and What Will Be Left of Them? is the second full-length release by 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".

It is a concept album based around the devil and a small Mexican town which he wages war against.

On the band's website, Adam Turla, guitarist and lead singer of the band, 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.

[edit] Track listing

1. "The Devil in Mexico" (feat. Gerard Way)– 5:22
2. "Killbot 2000" (feat. Geoff Rickly)– 3:43
3. "Until Morale Improves, the Beatings Will Continue" (feat. William Elliott Whitmore)– 3:57
4. "Three Men Hanging" – 3:47
5. "Intermission" – 1:14
6. "A Masters in Reverse Psychology" – 3:13
7. "The Desert is on Fire" – 4:00
8. "That Crown Don't Make You a Prince" – 3:11
9. "Pillars of Salt" – 4:45
10. "End of the Line" – 9:03

[edit] External links

• Who Will Survive and What Will Be Left of Them? lyrics