# Band name origin? - "And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead"

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 29, 2002, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-origin-and-you-will-know-us-by-the-trail-of-dead/134337 "2002-10-29T02:19:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2002, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-origin-and-you-will-know-us-by-the-trail-of-dead/134337/1 "2002-10-29T02:19:07Z")

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I know bands often have unusual names but this one is more so than most. I’m assuming “And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead” is a quote from somewhere. Can anyone help?