In 2025 does a new album from Killswitch Engage bring all the boys to the yard like “Milkshake” from Kelis? For fans of the first wave of American Metalcore circa 2003 the answer is hell yes with the Jesse Leach fronted band one of the genre pioneers. But we didn’t need to tell you that.
The year 2000 saw “V: The New Mythology Suite” from Symphony X, a Progressive Metal outfit formed in New Jersey in 1994. A concept album that retells the myth of Atlantis with moments about Ancient Egyptian mythology and Astrology, it marks a continuation of the bands heavier styling while also incorporating moments of classical music.
Without a doubt one of the stand out tracks from “As Daylight Dies“, the fourth studio record from Metalcore mainstays Killswitch Engage, “My Curse” is an instantly recognisable classic from 2006. Lex Halaby was tapped up to shoot a music video for the single, having previously done so for “A Bid Farewell” and a radio
As The Haarp Machine progresses its transition into its new form with mastermind Al Mu’min now becoming a multi instrumentalist and vocalist, he has released a partial vocal cover of “The Arms Of Sorrow” by Killswitch Engage. It’s an interesting choice as the power of Howard Jones is something that is going to be hard
Sean Townsend has once again lived up to his mission statement and bridged Heaven and Earth with his music. His piano cover of Killswitch Engage‘s “Reject Yourself” from their 2006 album “As Daylight Dies” is something really special. It’s a challenge enough to translate a song between instruments but to the deliver it in this
