Battle Born Studios is a

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located in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada. It is owned by rock band

the Killers The Killers are an American Rock music, rock band formed in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2001 by Brandon Flowers (lead vocals, keyboards, bass) and Dave Keuning (lead guitar, backing vocals). After the band went through a number of short-term bas ...

History

Established in the late 1990s as Studio Vegas, the studio was taken over by The Killers in 2008. The studio was opened to all artists on August 26, 2009. Prior to that time, it was used by The Killers and invited artists. The studio adopted its name from the Nevada state flag. The studio has hosted and/or recorded notable artists including

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, and

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. Other artists who have recorded at Battle Born Studios include

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, The Envy Corps, and David Hopkins. In promotion of their fourth consecutive UK number 1 studio album '' Battle Born'', The Killers allowed ''

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'' to tour the studio.

Recordings

Albums

* ''

Day & Age ''Day & Age'' is the third studio album by American Rock music, rock band the Killers. It was released on November 18, 2008, by Island Records. Frontman and lead vocalist Brandon Flowers described it as the band's "most playful record". , ''Da ...

'' (2008,

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), US #6, UK #1 * ''

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'' (2010, Island Records), US #8, UK #1 * '' Big Talk'' (2011,

Epitaph Records Epitaph Records is an American independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. A large portion of the record label, known as Hellcat Records, is owned by Tim Armstrong, frontman of the punk rock band Rancid. Several ...

) * ''

The Loudest Engine ''The Loudest Engine'' is the third studio album of London-based Australian indie rock band Howling Bells. The album was released through Cooking Vinyl on 9 September 2011 to mostly positive reviews. It was produced by Mark Stoermer and recorded a ...

'' (2011,

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), UK #151 * '' It Culls You'' (2011, self-released) * '' Another Life'' (2011, self-released) * '' (Red) Christmas EP'' (2011, Island Records), US #85, UK #104 * '' Battle Born'' (2012, Island Records), US #3, UK #1 * ''

Night Visions ''Night Visions'' is the debut studio album by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons. It was released on September 4, 2012, through Kidinakorner and Interscope Records. The album was primarily produced by the band themselves, as well as Engli ...

'' (2012,

Interscope Records Interscope Records is an American record label based in Santa Monica, California, owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture ...

), US #2, UK #2 * '' Direct Hits'' (2013, Island Records), US #20, UK #6 * '' The Desired Effect'' (2015, Island Records), US #17, UK #1 * '' Dark Arts'' (2016, self-released) * '' Wonderful Wonderful'' (2017, Island Records) US #1, UK #1, AUS #1 * ''

Imploding the Mirage ''Imploding the Mirage'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band the Killers, released on August 21, 2020, by Island Records in the United States and internationally by EMI. To date, it is the band's only album without lead guitarist D ...

'' (2020, Island Records) US #8, UK #1 * ''

Pressure Machine ''Pressure Machine'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band the Killers. It was released on August 13, 2021. The album features the return of guitarist Dave Keuning to the studio with the band, after his absence on the previous album, ...

'' (2021, Island Records) US #9, UK #1

EPs

* ''

'' (2009, self-released) * '' Hell and Silence'' (2010, self-released)

Singles

* "

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" (2008, Island Records), US #32, UK #3 * " Spaceman" (2008, Island Records), US #67, UK #40 * "

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" (2010, Island Records), UK #8 * "

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" (2010, Island Records), US #79, UK #53 * " Runaways" (2012, Island Records), US #78, UK #18 * " Hear Me" (2012, Interscope Records), UK #37 * " Shot at the Night" (2013, Island Records), UK #23 * " I Can Change" (2015, Island Records), UK #52 * " The Man" (2017, Island Records), UK #63 * " Run for Cover" (2017, Island Records), UK #100 * " Caution" (2020, Island Records), UK #95 * "

My Own Soul's Warning "My Own Soul's Warning" is a song by American Rock music, rock band the Killers from their sixth studio album, ''Imploding the Mirage'' (2020). It was released on June 17, 2020, as the album's third single. Background Album lead track, "My Own ...

" (2020, Island Records), UK #84

#1 Singles

* "

" (2008, Island Records), ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play #1 * " The Man" (2017, Island Records), ''Billboard'' Adult Alternative Songs #1 * " Caution" (2020, Island Records), ''Billboard'' Alternative Airplay and Rock Airplay #1

References

External links

* Recording studios in the United States Winchester, Nevada The Killers {{Nevada-stub