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| 1 | Never Again | Jones/Foley/Stroeze | 3:09 |
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| 2 | Starting Over | D'Antonio/Foley/Jon | 3:51 |
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| 3 | The Forgotten | Jones/Stroezel/D'An | 3:17 |
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| 4 | Reckoning | Stroezel/Dutkiewicz | 2:40 |
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| 5 | The Return | D'Antonio/Dutkiewic | 4:28 |
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| 6 | A Light in a Darkened World | Foley/Jones/Dutkiew | 2:50 |
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| 7 | Take Me Away | Foley/Stroezel/Jone | 2:45 |
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| 8 | I Would Do Anything | Foley/Stroezel/D'An | 3:22 |
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| 9 | Save Me | Jones/Stroezel/Fole | 3:46 |
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| 10 | Lost | Dutkiewicz/Jones/Fo | 3:45 |
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| 11 | This Is Goodbye | Stroezel/D'Antonio/ | 4:17 |
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| 12 | In a Dead World [*] | Jones/D'Antonio/Dut | 4:14 |
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| 13 | Rose of Sharyn [Live] [Live][*] | D'Antonio/Dutkiewic | 3:48 |
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| 14 | My Curse [Live] [Live][*] | D'Antonio/Dutkiewic | 4:26 |
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| 15 | Holy Diver [Live] [Live][*] | 5:07 |
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| 16 | Bonus Material [DVD][*] |
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Editorial Reviews
Killswitch Engage
Audio Compact Disc [2009] [Special Edition]
Label: Roadrunner Records
Style: Grindcore
Killswitch Engage
UPC: 016861788957
Release Date: 06/30/2009
Original Release Date: 06/30/2009
Number of Discs: 2
- Killswitch Engage
Main Performer
James Christopher Monger
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, Rovi
