Band: Killswitch Engage
Album title: Killswitch Engage
Label: Roadrunner Records
Distributor: CNR Records – Concreteweb Promotion Office
Release date: 26/06/2009
Release: CD

Killswitch Engage is a metalcore band with melodic death metal influences, from Westfield, Massachusetts, USA and formed following the disbandment of the bands Overcast and Aftershock in 1999.

Killswitch Engage's sound mixes crushing riffs, double bass drum patterns, and furious screaming-growling vocals with melodic elements. Unfortunately, The band has been riding on this writing formula of Gothenburg influenced riffs and harsh vocals melded with soaring clean choruses since their breakthrough album The End Of Heartache. This same formula is continued through Killswitch Engage. The repetitive formula makes it hard for the listener to distinguish one song from another, and listeners may well find themselves listening to one song and looking at the play list to find out that the next song started.
In the end this is a beautiful album with everything fans want from Killswitch Engage, but you will have the feeling you heard it all before. If this is a good thing or not, I’ll let the fans decide for that but to be honest, I was expecting more of it.

85/100

Jeroen.