X: The Godless Void and Other Stories

Recording for the album started in 2018, after Conrad Keely returned to the US after five years in Cambodia, and took place at four different studios. Two studios based in Austin (Charles Godfrey's own Scary American and The Mosaic Sound Collective) and two studios in Nashville (The Library Studios and The Henhouse Studio) were used for recording. The album was announced on November 14, 2019, along with the track list, the release date, an accompanying tour, and the first single "Don't Look Down."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/and-you-will-know-us-by-the-trail-of-the-dead-preview-new-album-new-song-dont-look-down-911975/|title=…And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead Preview New Album With 'Don't Look Down'|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=March 3, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/and-you-will-know-us-by-the-trail-of-dead-announce-new-album-share-song-listen/|title=…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Announce New Album, Share Song: Listen|website=Pitchfork|date=14 November 2019 |access-date=March 3, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/11/trail-of-dead-godless-void-album-new/|title=…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead mark 25th anniversary with new album, share "Don't Look Down": Stream|website=Consequence of Sound|date=14 November 2019 |access-date=March 3, 2020}} It was widely noted that this would be their tenth studio album released in the year of the band's 25th Anniversary. X: The Godless Void and Other Stories also marks a return to the band's original personnel with Jason Reece and Conrad Keely acting as the only official members of the group, with all other recording musicians present only as supporting members.

{{Expand section|Summary of reviews|date=March 2020}}

{{Album ratings

| MC = 80/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/x-the-godless-void-and-other-stories/and-you-will-know-us-by-the-trail-of-dead|title=X: The Godless Void And Other Stories – ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=February 26, 2020}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Phares|first=Heather|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/x-the-godless-void-and-other-stories-mw0003339228|title=X: The Godless Void And Other Stories – ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=February 25, 2020}}

| rev2 = The Austin Chronicle

| rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Ramirez|first=Alejandra|date=February 21, 2020|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2020-02-21/and-you-will-know-us-by-the-trail-of-dead-x-the-godless-void-and-other-stories/|title=...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead – X: The Godless Void And Other Stories|access-date=February 25, 2020}}

| rev3 = DIY

| rev3score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Goggins|first=Joe|date=January 17, 2020|url=https://diymag.com/2020/01/16/trail-of-dead-x-the-godless-void-and-other-stories-album-review|title=...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD – X: THE GODLESS VOID AND OTHER STORIES|work=DIY|access-date=February 25, 2020}}

| rev4 = Exclaim!

| rev4score = 7/10{{cite web|last=Klemp|first=Kevin|date=January 14, 2020|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/and_you_will_know_us_by_the_trail_of_dead-x_the_godless_void_and_other_stories|title=...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead – X: The Godless Void And Other Stories|work=Exclaim!|access-date=February 25, 2020}}

| rev5 = Kerrang!

| rev5score = 4/5{{cite web|last=Brannigan|first=Paul|date = February 5, 2020|url=https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/album-review-and-you-will-know-us-by-the-trail-of-dead-x-the-godless-void-and-other-stories/|title=ALBUM REVIEW: …AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD – X: THE GODLESS VOID AND OTHER STORIES|access-date=February 25, 2020}}

| rev6 = Pitchfork

| rev6score = 7.8/10{{cite web|last=Berman|first=Stuart|date=January 24, 2020|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/and-you-will-know-us-by-the-trail-of-x-the-godless-void-and-other-stories/|title=...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead: X: The Godless Void And Other Stories|website=Pitchfork|access-date=February 25, 2020}}

| rev7 = PopMatters

| rev7score = 8/10{{cite web|last=Blum|first=Jordan|date=January 13, 2020|url=https://www.popmatters.com/trail-of-dead-godless-void-2644669284.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1|title=...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead: X: The Godless Void And Other Stories|website=PopMatters|access-date=February 25, 2020}}

| rev8 = Rolling Stone

| rev8score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|date=January 2020|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/x-the-godless-void-and-other-stories/and-you-will-know-us-by-the-trail-of-dead/critic-reviews|title=...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead – X: The Godless Void And Other Stories|website=Metacritic |access-date=February 25, 2020}}

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Reviews for X: The Godless Void and Other Stories were largely positive upon release, with a Metacritic average of 80/100, indicating generally favorable reviews.

{{Track listing

|headline = X: The Godless Void and Other Stories track listing

| total_length = 50:10

| title1 = The Opening Crescendo

| length1 = 2:53

| title2 = All Who Wander

| length2 = 4:53

| title3 = Something Like This

| length3 = 4:35

| title4 = Into the Godless Void

| length4 = 3:57

| title5 = Don't Look Down

| length5 = 4:41

| title6 = Gone

| length6 = 4:04

| title7 = Children of the Sky

| length7 = 4:37

| title8 = Who Haunts the Haunter

| length8 = 5:30

| title9 = Eyes of the Overworld

| length9 = 1:46

| title10 = Gravity

| length10 = 3:45

| title11 = Blade of Wind

| length11 = 5:41

| title12 = Through the Sunlit Door

| length12 = 3:48

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...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

• Jason Reece – songwriter, performer
• Conrad Keely – producer, recording, writer, performer, artwork, design

Additional musicians

• Aaron Blount – guitar
• Will Courtney – backing vocals (track 10)
• Autry Fulbright II – bass guitar
• Jamie Miller – drums, percussion (tracks 1, 2, 4, 8 and 12)
• Krystal Morris – vocal percussion (sampling) (track 1)
• Cully Symington – drums (tracks 1, 2, 3 and 5)

Production

• Charles Godfrey – producer, recording
• Rich Mendez – pre-production assistant
• Peter Van 't Riet – mastering

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