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  • Artist: Killswitch Engage
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: November 21, 2006
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Enhanced CD-ROM
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Ever since Killswitch Engage lead vocalist Howard Jones began alternating his sung voice with his screamed one, the band's depth and dimension grew exponentially. There's plenty of brutal, pummeling death metal, blastbeats and the like, but there is texture in the attack too. This is a band who has been consistent in their approach, and in delivering the goods, but As Daylight Dies is perhaps their strongest moment so far. The songs are dynamite: check the combination of texture, riffs and melody in "This Is Absolution"; by the time they get to the chorus, it's all over; an anthem. The unbridled chaos of "Unbroken" reveals that they haven't traveled far from their roots; in fact, they've dug deeper, if that's possible, despite becoming better musicians. "Eye of the Storm" is just over the top. This is the sound of both the Apocalypse and the Second Coming rolled into one. The tight, turn on a dime stops and starts in the verse and the all-out roar of the refrains and the guitar break are the stuff of heavy metal legend. If the cynics don't get it by now, they never will. For the rest, this is the album to come into the tent with. Mastodon may have convinced just about everyone with Blood Mountain, but this is a Top Five metal candidate of 2006 for sure. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Daylight Dies Killswitch Engage Killswitch Engage (4:05)
This Is Absolution (Lyrics) Killswitch Engage Killswitch Engage (3:34)
The Arms of Sorrow Killswitch Engage Killswitch Engage (3:44)
Unbroken Killswitch Engage Killswitch Engage (3:08)
My Curse (Lyrics) Killswitch Engage Killswitch Engage (4:04)
For You Killswitch Engage Killswitch Engage (4:03)
Still Beats Your Name (Lyrics) Killswitch Engage Killswitch Engage (3:19)
Eye of the Storm Killswitch Engage Killswitch Engage (3:56)
Break the Silence (Lyrics) Killswitch Engage Killswitch Engage (4:32)
Desperate Times Killswitch Engage Killswitch Engage (4:25)
Reject Yourself (Lyrics) Killswitch Engage Killswitch Engage (4:45)

Credits

Howard Mumford Jones (Vocals), Howard Mumford Jones (Group Member), Ted Jensen (Mastering), Mike Gitter (A&R), Adam Dutkiewicz (Guitar), Adam Dutkiewicz (Vocals), Adam Dutkiewicz (Producer), Adam Dutkiewicz (Engineer), Adam Dutkiewicz (Mixing), Adam Dutkiewicz (Group Member), Mike D'Antonio (Bass), Mike D'Antonio (Group Member), Joel Stroetzel (Guitar), Joel Stroetzel (Group Member), Justin Foley (Drums), Justin Foley (Group Member), Daragh McDonagh (Photography), Ian "Honeybuns" Neill (Assistant Engineer)
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As Daylight Dies
Studio album by Killswitch Engage
Released November 21, 2006
Recorded 2006
Genre Metalcore
Length 43:39 (standard version)
59:03 (special edition)
Label Roadrunner
Producer Adam Dutkiewicz, Joel Stroetzel
Professional reviews
Killswitch Engage chronology
The End of Heartache
(2004)		 As Daylight Dies
(2006)		 Killswitch Engage
(2009)
Alternate cover
Special edition cover.

As Daylight Dies is the fourth studio album by American metalcore band Killswitch Engage. The album was released in the US on November 21, 2006. It was subsequently released in the UK on November 20, both through Roadrunner Records. The first single, "My Curse", was released to radio stations on October 30. The album entered at No. 32 on The Billboard 200 album chart, selling roughly 60,000 copies in its first week.[1] It is the first Killswitch Engage album without an instrumental interlude.

A re-release of the album was released on August 28, 2007. It contains the three bonus b-sides listed below and three videos including the video for the Dio cover of "Holy Diver". [2]

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 30, 2009 (the same day its successor was released).

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Daylight Dies" – 4:05
  2. "This Is Absolution" – 3:34
  3. "The Arms of Sorrow" – 3:44
  4. "Unbroken" – 3:08
  5. "My Curse" – 4:04
  6. "For You" – 4:03
  7. "Still Beats Your Name" – 3:19
  8. "Eye of the Storm" - 3:56
  9. "Break the Silence" – 4:32
  10. "Desperate Times" – 4:25
  11. "Reject Yourself" – 4:45
Special edition bonus tracks
  1. "Be One" - 3:31
  2. "Let the Bridges Burn" - 4:29
  3. "This Fire" - 3:10 (Known as "This Fire Burns";Originally for the WWE Wreckless Intent album)
  4. "Holy Diver" (Dio cover) - 4:10 (Originally for Kerrang!'s High Voltage!: A Brief History of Rock compilation)
Best Buy exclusive bonus tracks
  1. "My Last Serenade" (Live At Worcester Palladium) - 3:24
  2. "The End Of Heartache" (Live At Worcester Palladium) - 4:48
  3. "When Darkness Falls" (Live At Worcester Palladium) - 3:46

Special edition DVD

  1. "My Curse" (video)
  2. "The Arms of Sorrow" (video)
  3. "Holy Diver" (video)
  4. Making-of "videos" for 2 clips (My Curse and The Arms Of Sorrow)

Personnel

  • Howard Jones – lead vocals
  • Adam Dutkiewicz – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Joel Stroetzel – rhythm guitar
  • Mike D'Antonio – bass guitar
  • Justin Foley – drums, percussion

Chart positions

Album

Year Chart Position
2006 The Billboard 200 32
United Kingdom Top 75 64
Australia Top 100 29

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2006 "My Curse" Mainstream Rock Tracks 21
2007 "The Arms of Sorrow" 30
"Holy Diver" 12

References

  1. ^ Katie Hasty, "Jay-Z Reclaims His 'Kingdom' With No. 1 Debut", Billboard.com, November 29, 2006.
  2. ^ Roadrunner Records, NEW KILLSWITCH ENGAGE ECARD - 7.23.2007, Roadrun.com, July 24, 2007
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Killswitch Engage
Mike D'Antonio · Adam Dutkiewicz · Joel Stroetzel · Howard Jones · Justin Foley
Jesse Leach · Pete Cortese · Tom Gomes
Studio albums
Singles
"My Last Serenade" · "Life to Lifeless" · "Fixation on the Darkness" · "Rose of Sharyn" · "The End of Heartache" · "My Curse" · "The Arms of Sorrow" · "Holy Diver" · " "Reckoning" · "Starting Over" · "Take Me Away"
Video albums
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