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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.
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Brendan O'Brien, Producer - Howard Jones, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Kory Aaron, AssistantEngineer - Killswitch Engage, MainArtist - Adam Dutkiewicz, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Writer, Guitar Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer, Bass Recording Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Joel Stroezel, Writer - Mike D'Antonio, Bass Guitar, Writer - Joel Stroetzel, Guitar - Tom Tapley, AssistantEngineer - Billy Bowers, AdditionalEngineer - Nick DiDia, Drums Recording Engineer, Vocal Recording Engineer - Justin Foley, Drums, Writer - Martin Cooke, AssistantEngineer - Jim Fogarty, AssistantEngineer
© 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V.
Brendan O'Brien, Producer - Howard Jones, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Kory Aaron, AssistantEngineer - Killswitch Engage, MainArtist - Adam Dutkiewicz, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Writer, Guitar Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer, Bass Recording Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Joel Stroezel, Writer - Mike D'Antonio, Bass Guitar, Writer - Joel Stroetzel, Guitar - Tom Tapley, AssistantEngineer - Billy Bowers, AdditionalEngineer - Nick DiDia, Drums Recording Engineer, Vocal Recording Engineer - Justin Foley, Drums, Writer - Martin Cooke, AssistantEngineer - Jim Fogarty, AssistantEngineer
© 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V.
Brendan O'Brien, Producer - Howard Jones, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Kory Aaron, AssistantEngineer - Killswitch Engage, MainArtist - Adam Dutkiewicz, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Writer, Guitar Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer, Bass Recording Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Joel Stroezel, Writer - Mike D'Antonio, Bass Guitar, Writer - Joel Stroetzel, Guitar - Tom Tapley, AssistantEngineer - Billy Bowers, AdditionalEngineer - Nick DiDia, Drums Recording Engineer, Vocal Recording Engineer - Justin Foley, Drums, Writer - Martin Cooke, AssistantEngineer - Jim Fogarty, AssistantEngineer
© 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V.
Brendan O'Brien, Producer - Howard Jones, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Kory Aaron, AssistantEngineer - Killswitch Engage, MainArtist - Adam Dutkiewicz, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Writer, Guitar Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer, Bass Recording Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Joel Stroezel, Writer - Mike D'Antonio, Bass Guitar, Writer - Joel Stroetzel, Guitar - Tom Tapley, AssistantEngineer - Billy Bowers, AdditionalEngineer - Nick DiDia, Drums Recording Engineer, Vocal Recording Engineer - Justin Foley, Drums, Writer - Martin Cooke, AssistantEngineer - Jim Fogarty, AssistantEngineer
© 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V.
Brendan O'Brien, Producer - Howard Jones, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Kory Aaron, AssistantEngineer - Killswitch Engage, MainArtist - Adam Dutkiewicz, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Writer, Guitar Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer, Bass Recording Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Joel Stroezel, Writer - Mike D'Antonio, Bass Guitar, Writer - Joel Stroetzel, Guitar - Tom Tapley, AssistantEngineer - Billy Bowers, AdditionalEngineer - Nick DiDia, Drums Recording Engineer, Vocal Recording Engineer - Justin Foley, Drums, Writer - Martin Cooke, AssistantEngineer - Jim Fogarty, AssistantEngineer
© 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V.
Brendan O'Brien, Producer - Howard Jones, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Kory Aaron, AssistantEngineer - Killswitch Engage, MainArtist - Adam Dutkiewicz, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Writer, Guitar Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer, Bass Recording Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Joel Stroezel, Writer - Mike D'Antonio, Bass Guitar, Writer - Joel Stroetzel, Guitar - Tom Tapley, AssistantEngineer - Billy Bowers, AdditionalEngineer - Nick DiDia, Drums Recording Engineer, Vocal Recording Engineer - Justin Foley, Drums, Writer - Martin Cooke, AssistantEngineer - Jim Fogarty, AssistantEngineer
© 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V.
Brendan O'Brien, Producer - Howard Jones, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Kory Aaron, AssistantEngineer - Killswitch Engage, MainArtist - Adam Dutkiewicz, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Writer, Guitar Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer, Bass Recording Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Joel Stroezel, Writer - Mike D'Antonio, Bass Guitar, Writer - Joel Stroetzel, Guitar - Tom Tapley, AssistantEngineer - Billy Bowers, AdditionalEngineer - Nick DiDia, Drums Recording Engineer, Vocal Recording Engineer - Justin Foley, Drums, Writer - Martin Cooke, AssistantEngineer - Jim Fogarty, AssistantEngineer
© 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V.
Brendan O'Brien, Producer - Howard Jones, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Kory Aaron, AssistantEngineer - Killswitch Engage, MainArtist - Adam Dutkiewicz, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Writer, Guitar Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer, Bass Recording Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Joel Stroezel, Writer - Mike D'Antonio, Bass Guitar, Writer - Joel Stroetzel, Guitar - Tom Tapley, AssistantEngineer - Billy Bowers, AdditionalEngineer - Nick DiDia, Drums Recording Engineer, Vocal Recording Engineer - Justin Foley, Drums, Writer - Martin Cooke, AssistantEngineer - Jim Fogarty, AssistantEngineer
© 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V.
Brendan O'Brien, Producer - Howard Jones, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Kory Aaron, AssistantEngineer - Killswitch Engage, MainArtist - Adam Dutkiewicz, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Writer, Guitar Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer, Bass Recording Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Joel Stroezel, Writer - Mike D'Antonio, Bass Guitar, Writer - Joel Stroetzel, Guitar - Tom Tapley, AssistantEngineer - Billy Bowers, AdditionalEngineer - Nick DiDia, Drums Recording Engineer, Vocal Recording Engineer - Justin Foley, Drums, Writer - Martin Cooke, AssistantEngineer - Jim Fogarty, AssistantEngineer
© 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V.
Brendan O'Brien, Producer - Howard Jones, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Kory Aaron, AssistantEngineer - Killswitch Engage, MainArtist - Adam Dutkiewicz, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Writer, Guitar Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer, Bass Recording Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Joel Stroezel, Writer - Mike D'Antonio, Bass Guitar, Writer - Joel Stroetzel, Guitar - Tom Tapley, AssistantEngineer - Billy Bowers, AdditionalEngineer - Nick DiDia, Drums Recording Engineer, Vocal Recording Engineer - Justin Foley, Drums, Writer - Martin Cooke, AssistantEngineer - Jim Fogarty, AssistantEngineer
© 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V.
Brendan O'Brien, Producer - Howard Jones, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Kory Aaron, AssistantEngineer - Killswitch Engage, MainArtist - Adam Dutkiewicz, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Writer, Guitar Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer, Bass Recording Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Joel Stroezel, Writer - Mike D'Antonio, Composer, Bass Guitar - Joel Stroetzel, Guitar - Tom Tapley, AssistantEngineer - Billy Bowers, AdditionalEngineer - Nick DiDia, Drums Recording Engineer, Vocal Recording Engineer - Justin Foley, Drums, Writer - Martin Cooke, AssistantEngineer - Jim Fogarty, AssistantEngineer
© 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V.
Brendan O'Brien, Producer - Howard Jones, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Kory Aaron, AssistantEngineer - Killswitch Engage, MainArtist - Adam Dutkiewicz, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Writer, Guitar Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer, Bass Recording Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Joel Stroezel, Writer - Mike D'Antonio, Bass Guitar, Writer - Joel Stroetzel, Guitar - Tom Tapley, AssistantEngineer - Billy Bowers, AdditionalEngineer - Nick DiDia, Drums Recording Engineer, Vocal Recording Engineer - Justin Foley, Drums, Writer - Martin Cooke, AssistantEngineer - Jim Fogarty, AssistantEngineer
© 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V.
Brendan O'Brien, Producer - Howard Jones, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Killswitch Engage, MainArtist - Adam Dutkiewicz, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Joel Stroezel, Writer - Mike D'Antonio, Bass Guitar, Writer - Joel Stroetzel, Guitar - Justin Foley, Drums, Writer - Jim Fogarty, MixingEngineer
© 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V.
Brendan O'Brien, Producer - Howard Jones, Lead Vocals, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Killswitch Engage, MainArtist - Adam Dutkiewicz, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Joel Stroezel, Writer - Mike D'Antonio, Bass Guitar, Writer - Joel Stroetzel, Guitar - Justin Foley, Drums, Writer - Jim Fogarty, MixingEngineer
© 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V.
Brendan O'Brien, Producer - Howard Jones, Lead Vocals - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Ronnie James Dio, Writer - Killswitch Engage, MainArtist - Adam Dutkiewicz, Producer, Guitar - Mike D'Antonio, Bass Guitar - Joel Stroetzel, Guitar - Justin Foley, Drums - Jim Fogarty, MixingEngineer
© 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V.
Albumbeschreibung
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.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:41
- Main artists: Killswitch Engage
- Composer: Mike D'Antonio
- Label: Roadrunner Records
- Genre: Metal
© 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V. ℗ 2009 The All Blacks B.V. Issued under license to Roadrunner Records from The All Blacks B.V. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V.
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