Any band that lifts its name from “Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s” gruesome family of cannibals has to have some darkness to it — or at the very least a dark sense of humor. In the case of Eugene’s The Sawyer Family, it’s a little bit of both.

Formed in 2001 as a (relatively) straightforward roots-rock band, the quartet quickly expanded, adding sleepy sludge metal, raucous punk and fiery thrash to its ever-expanding mix of influences. The self-described “grungabilly” group (check out the standup bass, ’50s swagger and harmonies) has earned comparisons to Queens of the Stone Age and Mr. Bungle, but it just may be the U.S. answer to Danish metal-rockabilly fusion band Volbeat.

After years of independently produced and released recordings, the band teamed up with producer John Custer (Corrosion of Conformity) for the self-titled follow-up to 2013’s “The Burning Times.” First single “I Saw the Devil” is as creepy as its title suggests, moving along at a sickly, bass-heavy crawl (the video sets this to equally creepy black-and-white horror film footage for more dark fun).

Join the dark fun when the band hits Volcanic Theatre Pub on Thursday night.

The Sawyer Family; 9 p.m. Thursday; $5; Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Drive, Bend; www.volcanictheatrepub.com or 541-323-1881. — Brian McElhiney