Over the course of 20 years, Killswitch Engage have undergone personnel changes and different labels and producers.
They've developed as musicians and songwriters but have always remained themselves -- whether they want to or not.
The band's ever-more refined songcraft is chock-full of songs about moving beyond limits, personal growth, and transcendence, but their sound has remained stubbornly close to the one they delivered on classics such as 2002's Alive or Just Breathing and 2004's The End of Heartache, two albums that defined metalcore as it emerged from the ruins of '90s-era nu-metal.
Atonement marks the first album from singer Jesse Leach since having vocal cord surgery, and he sounds better than ever, and it's the band's debut on Metal Blade after a career-long run with Roadrunner; from what is on offer here, they were given a bigger recording budget this time out.
Produced and engineered by Adam Dutkiewicz, this is the best-sounding record in the band's catalog, bridging modern studio techniques with early-2000s ones.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UnleashedKillswitch Engage | Killswitch Engage | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 2 | The Signal FireKillswitch Engage | Killswitch Engage | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | Us Against the WorldKillswitch Engage | Killswitch Engage | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | The Crownless KingKillswitch Engage | Killswitch Engage | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | I Am Broken TooKillswitch Engage | Killswitch Engage | Play | 02:39 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 6 | As Sure as the Sun Will RiseKillswitch Engage | Killswitch Engage | Play | 02:49 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 7 | Know Your EnemyKillswitch Engage | Killswitch Engage | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| 8 | Take ControlKillswitch Engage | Killswitch Engage | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 9 | RavenousKillswitch Engage | Killswitch Engage | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 10 | I Can't Be the Only OneKillswitch Engage | Killswitch Engage | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 11 | Bite the Hand That FeedsKillswitch Engage | Killswitch Engage | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 39 mins | 90 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 293 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richey Beckett | Cover Illustration |
| 2 | Daniel Castleman | Assistant Engineer |
| 3 | Mike D'Antonio | Art Direction, Bass, Group Member, Layout |
| 4 | Adam Dutkiewicz | Engineer, Group Member, Guitar, Producer, Vocals |
| 5 | Justin Foley | Drums, Group Member |
| 6 | Killswitch Engage | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 7 | Jesse Leach | Vocals |
| 8 | Travis Shinn | Photography |
| 9 | Brian Slagel | A&R |
| 10 | Andy Sneap | Mastering, Mixing |
| 11 | Joel Stroetzel | Group Member, Guitar, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |