The Killers was formed in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2002. It consist of Brandon Flowers on vocals and keyboard, Dave Keuning on guitar, Mark Stoermer on bass and Ronnie Vannucci Jr on drums and percussion. The Killers played at small clubs in Las Vegas, Nevada. With the band’s lineup stable and its repertoire of songs expanding, the band attracted the attention of Alex Gilbert, a British representative for Warner Bros. Though Warner Bros did not like the band, he took the demo back with him, showing it to friend Ben Durling, who worked at UK indie label Lizard King. The Killers were then signed to the label and in June 2004 released their debut album entitled Hot Fuss. The album reached #1 in both the UK and Australia and was certified triple platinum in Canada. Singles from the album include, in order released, "Somebody Told Me", "Mr. Brightside", "All These Things That I’ve Done" and "Smile Like You Mean It". It has been nominated for five Grammys and has achieved worldwide sales of more than six million units. In 2006 they released their second album "Sam’s Town". It spawned the singles, "When You Were Young", "Read My Mind" and "For Reasons Unknown". In the US, the album opened at #2, selling 315,000 in its first week and went straight to #1 in the UK selling over 260,000 in a week. Riding the success of their two previous albums, The Killers released Day & Age in 2008. The album debuted at number one in the UK and at number six in the United Kingdom. It has since gone platinum in Australia and New Zealand and has gone gold in the United States.
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