The Trees Are Dead & Dried Out Wait for Something Wild is the debut album by British progressive metal band Sikth, released on 18 August 2003 by Unparalleled Records.

Sikth was formed in 1999 by vocalists Tristan Lucey and Mikee Goodman along with Dan Weller, Graham 'Pin' Pinney, and Jamie Hunter.

featured the title track, "Suffice", and a cover of "Tupelo", originally by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

The Trees Are Dead & Dried Out Wait for Something Wild was initially released on 18 August 2003 through Unparalleled Carousel in the UK.

[6][7] The album's first single, "Scent of the Obscene", was released on 27 October 2003 and featured a cover of the Iron Maiden song "Wrathchild" as its b-side.