As Daylight Dies

by Killswitch Engage

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	11/21/2006
Label:	Roadrunner Records
UPC:	0016861805821
Rank:	5559

Tracks

1. Daylight Dies
2. This Is Absolution
3. The Arms of Sorrow
4. Unbroken
5. My Curse
6. For You
7. Still Beats Your Name
8. Eye of the Storm
9. Break the Silence
10. Desperate Times
11. Reject Yourself

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Killswitch Engage   Primary Artist
Mike D'Antonio   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Howard Jones   Vocals
Joel Stroetzel   Guitar
Justin Foley   Drums
Adam Dutkiewicz   Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Adam Dutkiewicz   Audio Production,Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Group Member,Audio Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Howard Jones   Composer,Group Member,Lyricist
Mike Gitter   A&R
Ian Neill   Assistant Engineer
Daragh McDonagh   Photography
Ian "Honeybuns" Neill   Assistant Engineer
Ted Jensen   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Joel Stroetzel   Composer,Group Member
Justin Foley   Composer,Group Member
Mike D'Antonio   Composer,Group Member
Killswitch Engage   Composer
Ronnie James Dio   Composer
Joel Stroezel   Composer