the killers are an american rock band formed in las vegas in 2001 by brandon flowers (lead vocals, keyboards, bass) and dave keuning (lead guitar, backing vocals). the current, official lineup of the band (as of 2020) consists of flowers, mark stoermer (bass, rhythm guitar, backing vocals) and ronnie vannucci jr. (drums, percussion) - the latter two have both joined the killers in 2002. the band's name is derived from a logo on the bass drum of a fictitious band portrayed in the music video for the new order song "crystal".