Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts , formed in after the disbanding of Overcast and Aftershock. The band has released eight studio albums and two live performance albums. Their eighth studio album, Atonement , was released on August 16, Killswitch Engage rose to fame with its release The End of Heartache , which peaked at number 21 on the Billboard , and was certified gold by the RIAA in December for over , shipments in the United States. The band has sold over four million records in the U. Killswitch Engage formed following the disbandment of metalcore bands Overcast and Aftershock in Dutkiewicz, now playing drums, recruited guitarist Joel Stroetzel from Aftershock and vocalist Jesse Leach of the band Nothing Stays Gold who were signed to a record label owned by Dutkiewicz's brother Tobias, who was also the vocalist in Aftershock to form a new band, Killswitch Engage.

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Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts. Formed in , the band signed with Ferret Music , and released their self-titled debut album in The band's sixth album, Disarm the Descent , was released in and debuted at number seven on the Billboard The album also charted within the top 20 in eight countries, their first album to do so. Continuing on the success of Disarm the Descent , Killswitch Engage's album Incarnate peaked at number 6 on the Billboard , and in the top 10 in several countries. It sold 35, copies in its first week of release, and is their highest charting album to date. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music. Rovi Corporation.
As Killswitch Engage and Anthrax destroy stages across the second leg of KillThrax, their massive co-headlining North American tour, we decided to look back at KsE's catalog and ponder the impossible: What is the metalcore band's single greatest song? We posed the question to our fans and followers, and you cast your votes on social media using the hashtag TellRevolver. Below are the ranked results. Featured on the group's second comeback album with frontman Jesse Leach, 's Incarnate , this song addresses a lyrical topic close to the singer's heart and tied to his hardcore-punk roots — unity against racism. A churning reflection on grief and loss, "My Curse" is one of Killswitch Engage's most successful songs to date, cracking the Top 30 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Running on duel cylinders of pain and perseverance, it stands among the group's most potent displays of catharsis, a eulogy as heartfelt as it is hammering. Killswitch Engage's breakthrough album, Alive or Just Breathing , features what is arguably the group's most famous single, "My Last Serenade. No wonder the song makes it into Killswitch's set list every show, without ever getting old. Skip to main content.