Murder By Death - Red Of Tooth And Claw (2008) Alternative Country - Folk Rock | MP3 320 Kbps | Covers | 95 Mb
Label: Vagrant Records | Language: English

Murder By Death is an American four-piece rock band from Bloomington, Indiana. Their name is derived from the 1976 Robert Moore film of the same name. The band plays a range of music including instrumentals, rock and alt-country. They use electric cello to create a southern American, gothic sound with occasional western references.
Many songs use themes such as zombies, whiskey and the Devil which are unified into concept albums. For example, the band's second album Who Will Survive, And What Will Be Left Of Them? describes a story in which the Devil wages war against a small village in Mexico.
Murder by Death was formed in 2000 in Bloomington, Indiana, by guitarist Adam Turla, cellist Sarah Balliet, percussionist Alexander Schrodt, keyboardist Vincent Edwards, and bassist Matt Armstrong. One of the group's first shows was at the Channing-Murray Foundation's cafe The Red Herring in Urbana, Illinois, with former American Football drummer Steve Lamos' solo project DMS. In attendance was the head of the TEAM AV record label with which Lamos was working, who approached Turla and his bandmates after the show and offered his assistance in securing additional shows. Around the same time the band met Thursday vocalist, Geoff Rickly, when the two bands played on the same bill at a gig in their hometown of Bloomington. Rickly introduced the band, known at the time as Little Joe Gould, to his friend Alex Saavedra (owner of Eyeball Records), who also took an interest in the band.
Murder By Death's fourth album, and first with Vagrant Records was released in March 2008, entitled Red Of Tooth And Claw. Produced by Trina Shoemaker at Dark Horse Studios in Tennessee, the record features former keyboardist Vincent Edwards on the song "Ball & Chain" and is also the first album to feature new drummer Dagan Thogerson, who replaced founding member Alex Schrodt. It continues with the band's trademark themes: "lust, betrayal, and classical archetypes of good and evil." In Turla's words, the record is an "Homer’s Odyssey of revenge, only without the honorable character at the center." The vocals are again sung in the same low, baritone range as In Bocca Al Lupo causing many critics to speculate that Red Of Tooth And Claw breaks less new ground than previous efforts, although in general the album has been well received. As described by allmusic.com the album "carries over some of the Old West outlaw feel of its predecessor, but it's more aggressive and freewheeling here. [...] [The album] isn't a departure for Murder By Death, but their ability to keep their sound fresh and vibrant speaks well of their musical abilities." To celebrate the album's release, Murder By Death played two shows on the same night in their hometown of Bloomington.
The song "Comin' Home" from Red Of Tooth And Claw was featured in a trailer for Inglourious Basterds.

Discography
# Like The Exorcist, But More Breakdancing (2002)
# Who Will Survive, And What Will Be Left Of Them?(2003)
# In Bocca Al Lupo (2006)
# Red Of Tooth And Claw (2008) ”

Tracklist
1. "Comin' Home"
2. "Ball & Chain"
3. "Rumbrave"
4. "Fuego!"
5. "Theme (for Ennio Morricone)"
6. "A Second Opinion"
7. "Steal Away"
8. "Ash"
9. "The Black Spot"
10. "'52 Ford"
11. "Spring Break 1899"