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Music Review: Killswitch Engage
11/22/2006 12:28 PM, AP
Killswitch Engage, "As Daylight Dies" (Roadrunner): Plenty of people feel metal is just a bunch of noise, that it requires no musicianship whatsoever. They need to have a good listen to the latest from Killswitch Engage.
"As Daylight Dies" is metal at its finest — engaging, intelligent, courageous. It definitely tops their 2004 breakthrough, "The End of Heartache."
It's scary to think that Killswitch may only get better after this.
The guitar assault of Joel Stroetzel and Adam Dutkiewicz is relentlessly impressive, with a pummeling wealth of riffs that hit all the more harder when juxtaposed with the softer passages. Justin Foley drums with machine-gun precision and Mike D'Antonio holds it all together with a thunderous bass.
For fans still lamenting the departure of former singer Jesse Leach: Just get over it! Howard Jones' vocal attack against moral decay is commanding from start to finish, with a mix of guttural growling and pitch-perfect screams.
You'd be hard pressed to pick a standout track — all 11 could easily fit the bill — but first single "My Curse," "The Arms of Sorrow" and "Break the Silence" are highlights. But then I'd be leaving out "For You," "Reject Yourself" and ... you know what? Just listen to the whole thing.
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