As Daylight Dies

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Killswitch Engage

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Killswitch Engage has always incorporated melodic death into their music, but on their latest release, the melodic death really dominates. here and there there are metalcore breakdowns. they still rock though. I disagree with the one who says metalcore is about ex-girlfriends. I own several metalcore CD's and not one of them mentions relationships gone bad. somebody better reread the lyrics on all their CD's. other metalcore bands to consider are Himsa, Zao, Demon Hunter, Still Remains, the Showdown, A Life Once Lost, Underoath, As I Lay Dying, Underoath, Watch Them Die, Hedfirst, Cataract, and Winter Solstice.

Im sorry if this pisses off rabid KsE fans but these guys just lost it after they lost Jesse Leach. In many ways this sounds exactly the same as the previous disc. I think they reached a pinnacle with Alive or Just Breathing and have not surpassed it since. Although there are some hints of progression and maturity I must say overall the disc fails to hold my interest,probably because in spite of itself the "metalcore" scene finds itself oversaturated with bands that all sound the same. Ive seen some defenite and dramatic changes with certain bands as they released newer material,Dry Kill Logic and Chimaera immediately come to mind. But unfortunately,this one just doesnt do it for me. Dont get me wrong,it doesnt suck,but Ive been a metalhead now since the 80's and its going to take a bit more than a few subtle time changes and some more mature chord progressions to impress me. Check out the new In Flames,The Haunted,Children of Bodom.