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Killswitch Engage [2009] [Special Edition]
Release Date: 2009 06 23
Label: Roadrunner
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Westfield, MA-based metalcore kings Killswitch Engage's fifth full-length album (and second eponymous release) was co-produced by Brendan O'Brien (Bruce Springsteen, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Mastodon), resulting in the group's most commercially viable collection of progressive/thrash/emo-metal to date. Where 2006's As Daylight Dies hinted at an accelerated focus on the more melodic aspects of extreme metal, Killswitch Engage cements the notion. After a typically brutal opener that epitomizes the band's penchant for scorching thrash-heavy verses and sweeping, melodious choruses, the quintet spits out the radio-ready "Starting Over." Flanked by dual guitar leads that echo classic Iron Maiden and shot through with a truly great vocal take from lead singer Howard Jones (who sounds remarkably like a classically trained Trent Reznor throughout the album), it's one of the album's finest, though ultimately divisive moments. It sets a significantly different template for the remainder of the record, trading tight machine-gun riffs ("Save Me," "A Light in a Darkened World") for angst-fueled midtempo dirges ("Lost," "This Is Goodbye") that might disappoint fans who feel that the punk-infused slow-burn post-hardcore albums like Alive or Just Breathing and End of Heartache are the barometers for which all future endeavors must be compared. [The Special Edition includes four bonus tracks -- three of which were recorded live -- as well as a bonus DVD featuring behind-the-scenes footage, bandmember interviews, and more.] James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Never AgainJones, Foley, Stroezel, D'Antonio, Dutkiewicz3:09
2Starting OverD'Antonio, Foley, Jones, Dutkiewicz, Stroezel3:51
3ForgottenJones, Stroezel, D'Antonio, Foley, Dutkiewicz3:17
4ReckoningStroezel, Dutkiewicz, Foley, D'Antonio, Jones2:40
5ReturnD'Antonio, Dutkiewicz, Foley, Stroezel, Jones4:28
6Light in a Darkened WorldFoley, Jones, Dutkiewicz, D'Antonio, Stroezel2:50
7Take Me AwayFoley, Stroezel, Jones, Dutkiewicz, D'Antonio2:45
8I Would Do AnythingFoley, Stroezel, D'Antonio, Dutkiewicz, Jones3:22
9Save MeJones, Stroezel, Foley, D'Antonio, Dutkiewicz3:46
10LostDutkiewicz, Jones, D'Antonio, Foley, Stroezel3:45
11This Is GoodbyeStroezel, D'Antonio, Dutkiewicz, Foley, Jones4:17
12In a Dead World [*]Jones, D'Antonio, Dutkiewicz, Stroezel, Foley4:14
13Rose of Sharyn [Live][*]Foley, Jones, D'Antonio, Dutkiewicz, Stroezel3:48
14My Curse [Live][*]Stroezel, Foley, D'Antonio, Jones, Dutkiewicz4:26
15Holy Diver [Live][*]5:07
16Bonus Material [DVD][*]







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