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NOISECREEP’S “OBSESSION?” KILLSWITCH ENGAGE

 Friday, February 26th, 2010 at 11:00am by

On Wednesday we got a thirty-second cock tease of the new Opeth song that will be on the God of War: Blood & Metal EP compilation; we’ve already heard Trivium’s contribution to that collection; and now Noisecreep has debuted “My Obsession,” the Killswitch Engage song which will be on the album.

I’m really running out of things to say about Killswitch Engage. I mean, I don’t know how I’d describe this song as anything other than “a Killswitch Engage song.” They made two brilliant records that I love to death with every ounce of myself, and then two records that I thought were fine but I don’t really listen to. I really think that they need to figure out some way to mix it up a little bit in the near future.

Then again, Slayer has made a career out of just repeating themselves and I love Slayer more than I love some members of my family, so what do I know?

Listen to “My Obsession” here. God of War: Blood & Metal will be out on Roadrunner on March 2, but I’ll try to have a review up on March 1.

-AR

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Micheal-Vanderven/502827008 Micheal Vanderven

    you couldn’t have put it any better:

    “They made two brilliant records that I love to death with every ounce of myself, and then two records that I thought were fine but I don’t really listen to.”

    it might be pressure from the label… it happens too often…

    then again, Adam D has helpd produce alot of AMAZING records

    • Scourge441

      “They made two brilliant records that I love to death with every ounce of myself, and then two records that I thought were fine but I don’t really listen to.”

      Two + two = four. But they’ve released five albums. Axl, have you heard the first self-titled Killswitch album (back when Joel was the only guitarist and Adam D played drums)? It’s easily as good as Alive or Just Breathing, and the two AoJB songs that appear on it (Vide Infra and Temple From the Within) are better on that album. Of course, it doesn’t help that KsE seem to have forgotten about it too.

      • Jeremy

        They didn’t forget about, they just say the first one was an EP

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Rob-Kurkjian/1238131077 Rob Kurkjian

    Killswitch engage for me is a total guilty pleasure really don’t know why. Axl I agree with you two records that were absolutely amazing two that i like but aren’t my fave. Although I do think that they fit into the slayer category. I will love whatever they put out just because. Could never really figure out why I like them the way I do

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Micheal-Vanderven/502827008 Micheal Vanderven

    i feel like im going to be one of those old dudes yelling at younger kids, all like “I WAS INTO THEM BACK WHEN THEY WERNT EVEN COOL, BACK WHEN JESSE WAS IN THE BACK”

    “the singer is howard”

    “no but jesse was the original singer”

    “uhhhh ok? :S”

    fml

  • soy el niño más bonito

    jesus christ even the song title is derivative of themselves. my curse? my obsession?

    • Andy Synn

      +1

      Howard has become their achilles heel… great voice, but no passion anymore (seemingly) and lyrical content that’s “vaguely” christian/self-help group-esque while being derivative of his own earlier works.

  • M.

    wow that song is way better than everything on their last album.

  • Horeshine

    It may not sound all that different, but that doesn’t I still fucking love it

    • Horeshine

      Doesn’t mean* [Moron]

  • metalguy

    id say 2 great albums 1 good 1 sucky

  • Lady Death

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v50wkoofl-4&feature=PlayList&p=95914B146CFC1D7D&index=0

    Anyone else notice this similarity or am I just splitting hairs? In any case, it’s just like every other Killswitch song for me: Listenable but nothing to get excited about.

  • RayRay

    I kinda like this song. Maybe because Killswitch is and will always be one of my favorite bands. God I hope Jesse plays with them in NYC. Imagine hearing Alive or just Breathing in its entirety? The latest album does kinda blow though…

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Mark-Irwin/612231572 Mark Irwin

    ARGH, Howard STILL has that fucking whine at the end of every line he sings cleanly! Fuck! It is a great song though. I love Alive Or Just Breathing, The End of Heartache and I actually love As Daylight Dies but the new album, while good, did not live up to their previous efforts. Killswitch need new ideas or pretty soon they’ll become the AC/DC of metalcore (with no offense intended towards both bands).

  • Ziltoid

    Pokemon >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Slayer > KSE

  • Aya

    I have a feeling that Howard is to KSE what Warrel is to Nevermore.

  • guey

    This song still won’t help prove Max Cavalera wrong.

    • crapmcpoopin

      Max really isn’t an authority on anything of quality. He may have put out some really thrashy stuff in recent years, but Roots and the first two Soulfly records exist, no matter how hard we try to wish them away.

  • http://www.visualive.tv Jofresh

    Have you guys checked out Bullet For My Valentines new song “Begging For Mercy”. There is a free download on there website. Pretty awesome. Can’t wait for the new album

    • ITTOA666

      No one likes that band and no one likes you.