Comments on: REMEMBER WHEN KILLSWITCH ENGAGE RELEASED AN ALBUM THIS YEAR? http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/12/09/remember-when-killswitch-engage-released-an-album-this-year/ IS FOR LOVERS Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:01:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Andrew Bell http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/12/09/remember-when-killswitch-engage-released-an-album-this-year/#comment-386707 Andrew Bell Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:13:13 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=25780#comment-386707 this is it... read the lyrics, they just are dull no poetic touch no meaning or metaphores... just... your average words put into one phrase switched around in every song (sigh) the words are painfully boring omg jiust thinking about it is hard. but dont get me wrong i like the album its not bad just not great but starting over???? i mean come on what the hell? seeing this hurts because being a big enough fan and they touched me so much that im getting alive or jiust breathings lyrics and the kse skull tattooed on me oh and the kse anitials of a part on my class ring ya not engraved a part in the design wer ur names supposed to be... any one agree? this is it… read the lyrics, they just are dull no poetic touch no meaning or metaphores… just… your average words put into one phrase switched around in every song (sigh) the words are painfully boring omg jiust thinking about it is hard. but dont get me wrong i like the album its not bad just not great but starting over???? i mean come on what the hell? seeing this hurts because being a big enough fan and they touched me so much that im getting alive or jiust breathings lyrics and the kse skull tattooed on me oh and the kse anitials of a part on my class ring ya not engraved a part in the design wer ur names supposed to be… any one agree?

]]> By: Aya http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/12/09/remember-when-killswitch-engage-released-an-album-this-year/#comment-366017 Aya Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:21:00 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=25780#comment-366017 I’m one of the few who likes this album. To me, the biggest problem is that this record lacks length, aggressive sound, but other than that, it’s pretty decent. Some tracks are kinda like slow melodic sludge with shoegaze, spacey ambient thrown in, which are well-written tunes. I can’t believe that some of you who dig Isis’s WR or Devin’s K! think this album is weak. Apparently, most metalheads don’t really appreciate atmospheric textured stuff. I’m one of the few who likes this album.
To me, the biggest problem is that this record lacks length, aggressive sound, but other than that, it’s pretty decent. Some tracks are kinda like slow melodic sludge with shoegaze, spacey ambient thrown in, which are well-written tunes.
I can’t believe that some of you who dig Isis’s WR or Devin’s K! think this album is weak. Apparently, most metalheads don’t really appreciate atmospheric textured stuff.

]]> By: josh http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/12/09/remember-when-killswitch-engage-released-an-album-this-year/#comment-365689 josh Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:44:43 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=25780#comment-365689 I truely do enjoy killswitch...not like some of my friends to where that's all they listen to, but if it comes up on the ipod I'll crank it. This album was the biggest downer of the year though to me. Kind of like hatebreed syndrome..I mean it seems you really have to like them to enjoy the same 10 songs over and over and over again album after album. Mind you hatebreed was my favorite band throughout highschool...once the rise of brutality was released I sort of just stopped caring more or less, still love the band I buy a hardcopy of every disc, but it just doesn't have that affect it once had. I truely do enjoy killswitch…not like some of my friends to where that’s all they listen to, but if it comes up on the ipod I’ll crank it. This album was the biggest downer of the year though to me. Kind of like hatebreed syndrome..I mean it seems you really have to like them to enjoy the same 10 songs over and over and over again album after album. Mind you hatebreed was my favorite band throughout highschool…once the rise of brutality was released I sort of just stopped caring more or less, still love the band I buy a hardcopy of every disc, but it just doesn’t have that affect it once had.

]]> By: KilledByDeath http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/12/09/remember-when-killswitch-engage-released-an-album-this-year/#comment-365553 KilledByDeath Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:19:31 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=25780#comment-365553 Influential riffs? What? Bore-laden generic fest is what it is. Influential riffs? What? Bore-laden generic fest is what it is.

]]> By: msv81 http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/12/09/remember-when-killswitch-engage-released-an-album-this-year/#comment-365440 msv81 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:03:16 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=25780#comment-365440 Yeah, how could you NOT notice? Jesse has much more interesting things to say. From "Numbered Days": The time approaches, fall, this is the voice of the voiceless, We have learned by making choices After persecution and delusion We have severed this illusion To build our foundation of natural elements to preserve life We will rise, this Babylon falls From "Rose of Sharyn": Numb and broken Here I stand alone Wondering what were The last words I said to you Hoping, praying that I'll find a way To turn back time Can we turn back time? It seems like Howard constantly sings about heartbreak and relationships (not always, but more often than not) while Jesse's lyrics are heavily political/social commentary. Yeah, how could you NOT notice? Jesse has much more interesting things to say.

From “Numbered Days”:

The time approaches, fall, this is the voice of the voiceless,
We have learned by making choices
After persecution and delusion
We have severed this illusion
To build our foundation of natural elements to preserve life
We will rise, this Babylon falls

From “Rose of Sharyn”:

Numb and broken
Here I stand alone
Wondering what were
The last words I said to you
Hoping, praying that I’ll find a way
To turn back time
Can we turn back time?

It seems like Howard constantly sings about heartbreak and relationships (not always, but more often than not) while Jesse’s lyrics are heavily political/social commentary.

]]> By: timmah http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/12/09/remember-when-killswitch-engage-released-an-album-this-year/#comment-365438 timmah Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:58:19 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=25780#comment-365438 I never got the jizzing all over the infection either. The first couple times I listened to it I went 'meh.' One day though, it clicked, and it just hit me like a semi truck...right when "the venom inside" gets into it's first run after the intro, oh my gosh it kicks my ass every time I never got the jizzing all over the infection either. The first couple times I listened to it I went ‘meh.’ One day though, it clicked, and it just hit me like a semi truck…right when “the venom inside” gets into it’s first run after the intro, oh my gosh it kicks my ass every time

]]> By: Facebook User http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/12/09/remember-when-killswitch-engage-released-an-album-this-year/#comment-365409 Facebook User Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:07:37 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=25780#comment-365409 I heard the new KSE a handful of times, didnt hate it but never bothered to hear it again. it just sounded like a less interesting Killswitch. Will I go see them if they are on a good bill? Yes, they are very tight live and their earlier songs impacted me enough to keep supporting. Howard Jones is still one of the best vocalist to come out of the metalcore genre, and one of my favorite metal vocalists in general. Adam D has written some of the most influential riffs of our generation, and helped produce and record a plethora of awesome albums. Killswitch would have to make a radical left to to get people to not come to their shows. Also, think of all the people in other countries that havent heard them yet, and to them, these new albums are fresh to death as they used to say around here. I heard the new KSE a handful of times, didnt hate it but never bothered to hear it again. it just sounded like a less interesting Killswitch.

Will I go see them if they are on a good bill? Yes, they are very tight live and their earlier songs impacted me enough to keep supporting. Howard Jones is still one of the best vocalist to come out of the metalcore genre, and one of my favorite metal vocalists in general. Adam D has written some of the most influential riffs of our generation, and helped produce and record a plethora of awesome albums.

Killswitch would have to make a radical left to to get people to not come to their shows. Also, think of all the people in other countries that havent heard them yet, and to them, these new albums are fresh to death as they used to say around here.

]]> By: Daniel Guzmán http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/12/09/remember-when-killswitch-engage-released-an-album-this-year/#comment-365342 Daniel Guzmán Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:48:29 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=25780#comment-365342 Never cared for their music, I don't know what people see in them, but they seem to be really nice guys so best of luck to them. Never cared for their music, I don’t know what people see in them, but they seem to be really nice guys so best of luck to them.

]]> By: Nightrain61 http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/12/09/remember-when-killswitch-engage-released-an-album-this-year/#comment-365315 Nightrain61 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:08:45 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=25780#comment-365315 New album sucks. I bought it the day it came out, and I've listened to it maybe only three times. The only reason I listened to it more than once was to try and force myself to like it because I really like their earlier stuff. Alive or Just Breathing will always be their best album, but they won't ever make anything like it again. Jesse Leach brought a completely different writing force than Jones does. Most of Jesse's songs were about god, but with Jones the band has songs mostly about heartbreak and love. If anyone's interested and hasn't heard about it yet, check out out The Empire Shall Fall. Its Jesse's new band, and it kicks ass. New album sucks. I bought it the day it came out, and I’ve listened to it maybe only three times. The only reason I listened to it more than once was to try and force myself to like it because I really like their earlier stuff. Alive or Just Breathing will always be their best album, but they won’t ever make anything like it again. Jesse Leach brought a completely different writing force than Jones does. Most of Jesse’s songs were about god, but with Jones the band has songs mostly about heartbreak and love.

If anyone’s interested and hasn’t heard about it yet, check out out The Empire Shall Fall. Its Jesse’s new band, and it kicks ass.

]]> By: DrDubya http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/12/09/remember-when-killswitch-engage-released-an-album-this-year/#comment-365288 DrDubya Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:16:51 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=25780#comment-365288 Thanks for the video posting. I didnt even know that they filmed anything while they were in Canada on that tour. I was at that show in Toronto at Arrow Hall and I had a blast, other then watching protest the hero the rest of the night was great Thanks for the video posting. I didnt even know that they filmed anything while they were in Canada on that tour. I was at that show in Toronto at Arrow Hall and I had a blast, other then watching protest the hero the rest of the night was great

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/12/09/remember-when-killswitch-engage-released-an-album-this-year/#comment-365231 Jonathan Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:44:23 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=25780#comment-365231 The new album... it was amazing in some aspects, terrible in others. While I loved about 9/10ths of all the previous song, and own all five of the albums, the new one does sound... well, not Killswitch. I personally think it's O'Brien's fault. It sounds too clean when it should be distorted, and distorted when it should be clean. Tracks 5 and 10 (The Return and Lost) are two great examples of that. GREAT songs, especially with doing something new in The Return... but the mixing was a real let down for me. But the production took a lot of the heaviness out of Killswitch this time around. Never Again, and This is Goodbye were two amazing tracks, with deep, heavy matter and very impressive-sounding... but the rest of the album was mediocre. I think they need to take a break from touring; from each other. Then later come back for one more tour before they decide to work on their next material. Then they need to come back and make a new album after they refresh themselves. Not AS a comback album, since those almost always fail. Just an album closer to AOJB. Some people say that KsEII sounds like TEoHA and ADD... I don't think so, really. The production changes that trudging sound that makes them sound like a hurricane ripping through a city. This time they seemed like a brief shower, with maybe three thunderclaps. Like how Howard refreshed them after Jesse, maybe someneeds to refresh Killswitch after Howard. I mean, in every interview he complains about how much he hates touring anyway. I love the guy's voice, don't get me wrong, but... maybe it'd be for the best? The new album… it was amazing in some aspects, terrible in others.
While I loved about 9/10ths of all the previous song, and own all five of the albums, the new one does sound… well, not Killswitch.

I personally think it’s O’Brien’s fault. It sounds too clean when it should be distorted, and distorted when it should be clean. Tracks 5 and 10 (The Return and Lost) are two great examples of that. GREAT songs, especially with doing something new in The Return… but the mixing was a real let down for me.

But the production took a lot of the heaviness out of Killswitch this time around. Never Again, and This is Goodbye were two amazing tracks, with deep, heavy matter and very impressive-sounding… but the rest of the album was mediocre. I think they need to take a break from touring; from each other. Then later come back for one more tour before they decide to work on their next material.

Then they need to come back and make a new album after they refresh themselves. Not AS a comback album, since those almost always fail. Just an album closer to AOJB.

Some people say that KsEII sounds like TEoHA and ADD… I don’t think so, really. The production changes that trudging sound that makes them sound like a hurricane ripping through a city. This time they seemed like a brief shower, with maybe three thunderclaps. Like how Howard refreshed them after Jesse, maybe someneeds to refresh Killswitch after Howard. I mean, in every interview he complains about how much he hates touring anyway. I love the guy’s voice, don’t get me wrong, but… maybe it’d be for the best?

]]> By: KilledByDeath http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/12/09/remember-when-killswitch-engage-released-an-album-this-year/#comment-365079 KilledByDeath Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:31:09 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=25780#comment-365079 This band (and genre) should not be. This band (and genre) should not be.

]]> By: Master Chah http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/12/09/remember-when-killswitch-engage-released-an-album-this-year/#comment-365071 Master Chah Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:23:27 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=25780#comment-365071 Exactly what I was gonna say. In terms of metalcore, Alive or Just Breathing and Shogun are my favorite albums. Exactly what I was gonna say. In terms of metalcore, Alive or Just Breathing and Shogun are my favorite albums.

]]> By: Beereded http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/12/09/remember-when-killswitch-engage-released-an-album-this-year/#comment-365068 Beereded Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:20:07 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=25780#comment-365068 Also, did anyone else notice the shift in lyrical subject matter between Jesse and Howard? Also, did anyone else notice the shift in lyrical subject matter between Jesse and Howard?

]]> By: Beereded http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/12/09/remember-when-killswitch-engage-released-an-album-this-year/#comment-365063 Beereded Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:16:51 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=25780#comment-365063 + 1 to the Alive or Just Breathing comment. + 1 to the Alive or Just Breathing comment.

]]> By: Lybrium http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/12/09/remember-when-killswitch-engage-released-an-album-this-year/#comment-365059 Lybrium Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:12:17 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=25780#comment-365059 Oh man, I was wondering what VN's opinion on this piece of shit was. I mean, WTF?!?!? I wouldn't be surprised if they do a collab with fucking timbaland or whatever the hell his name is next. goddamn shitty, commercial, generic, intro-verse-chorus-(scales played on top of power-chords with cheesy vox's and uninteresting rhythm sec.)-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus-NEXT. this is not metal, this is suck. Ok, sorry, had to get that out, I'm gunna go listen to some Divinity now (thanx Vince!) Oh man, I was wondering what VN’s opinion on this piece of shit was. I mean, WTF?!?!? I wouldn’t be surprised if they do a collab with fucking timbaland or whatever the hell his name is next. goddamn shitty, commercial, generic, intro-verse-chorus-(scales played on top of power-chords with cheesy vox’s and uninteresting rhythm sec.)-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus-NEXT. this is not metal, this is suck. Ok, sorry, had to get that out, I’m gunna go listen to some Divinity now (thanx Vince!)

]]> By: metalguy http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/12/09/remember-when-killswitch-engage-released-an-album-this-year/#comment-365014 metalguy Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:03:46 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=25780#comment-365014 anything thAT isnt breakdowns anything thAT isnt breakdowns

]]> By: cosk! http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/12/09/remember-when-killswitch-engage-released-an-album-this-year/#comment-364998 cosk! Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:36:50 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=25780#comment-364998 I do not enjoy this band... I do not enjoy this band…

]]> By: cosk! http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/12/09/remember-when-killswitch-engage-released-an-album-this-year/#comment-364994 cosk! Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:31:27 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=25780#comment-364994 im not pumped up. im not pumped up.

]]> By: andy morales http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/12/09/remember-when-killswitch-engage-released-an-album-this-year/#comment-364990 andy morales Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:30:08 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=25780#comment-364990 killswitch engage was the band that got me to underground metal "the end of heartache" was amazing and i forget about it for awhile but when i put back on my ipod like its brand new and then when i heard "alive or just breathing" oh wow!!! that might be my favorite album of my whole life i enjoyed "as daylight dies i thought it was good i agree that latest wasn't that great it still all right but it didn't really grab me but i still love them hopefully their make a kick-ass album as good as "the end of heartache" killswitch engage was the band that got me to underground metal “the end of heartache” was amazing and i forget about it for awhile but when i put back on my ipod like its brand new and then when i heard “alive or just breathing” oh wow!!! that might be my favorite album of my whole life i enjoyed “as daylight dies i thought it was good i agree that latest wasn’t that great it still all right but it didn’t really grab me but i still love them hopefully their make a kick-ass album as good as “the end of heartache”

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