Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts.[1] Their discography consists of eight studio albums, three video albums, and twenty-three singles. Formed in 1999, the band signed with Ferret Music, and released their self-titled debut album in 2000.[2] They then signed a recording contract with Roadrunner Records, releasing Alive or Just Breathing in 2002.[3] The album peaked at number 37 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[2] Their third album, 2004's The End of Heartache, peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200,[4] and sold 38,000 copies in its first week of release.[5] The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2007, denoting shipments of over 500,000 copies.[6]
In 2005, Killswitch Engage was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 47th Grammy Awards.[2] Later that year, the band issued the video album (Set This) World Ablaze, which contained a live concert in their hometown, a documentary, and all of their music videos from 2002 to 2004. The DVD was certified gold by the RIAA in 2006 for shipments exceeding 50,000 copies.[6] Their fourth studio album, As Daylight Dies, was released later that year and peaked at number 32 on the Billboard 200 with 60,000 copies sold in its first week.[4][7] Killswitch Engage's fifth studio album, Killswitch Engage, which was released in 2009, debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200, making it their highest-charting record at that time.[4]
The band's sixth album, Disarm the Descent, was released in 2013 and debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200. The album also charted within the top 20 in eight countries, their first album to do so. Continuing on the success of Disarm the Descent, Killswitch Engage's 2016 album Incarnate peaked at number 6 on the Billboard 200, and in the top 10 in several countries. It sold 35,000 copies in its first week of release, and is their highest-charting album to date.[8] Later that following year the band released a two disc-set Blu-ray video album titled Beyond the Flames: Home Video Vol.2 which consist of multiple live performances around the world from 2012 to 2016, a documentary, music videos, band member profiles and a bonus live CD from their 2014 Monster Mosh show in their hometown of Worcester, Massachusetts.
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Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
AUS [9] |
AUT [10] |
CAN [11] |
FIN [12] |
GER [13] |
IRL [14] |
JPN [15] |
NZ [16] |
SWI [17] |
UK [18] | |||
| Killswitch Engage |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Alive or Just Breathing |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | |
| The End of Heartache |
|
21 | 39 | — | — | — | 42 | 64 | — | — | — | 40 | |
| As Daylight Dies |
|
32 | 29 | 68 | 40 | — | 62 | — | 43 | — | — | 64 | |
| Killswitch Engage |
|
7 | 12 | 36 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 80 | 60 | 24 | 51 | 29 | |
| Disarm the Descent |
|
7 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 96 | 55 | 17 | 23 | 15 | |
| Incarnate |
|
6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 50 | 69 | 20 | 10 | 10 | |
| Atonement |
|
13 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 11 | — | 60 | — | 9 | 13 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Video albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Video [28] |
AUS Video [29] | |||
| (Set This) World Ablaze | 21 | 21 | ||
| Beyond the Flames: Home Video, Part II |
|
— | — | |
| Live at the Palladium |
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— | — | |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Digital Songs [31] |
US Hard Rock [32] |
US Main. Rock [33] |
US Rock [34] |
UK Rock [35] | ||||
| "Self Revolution" | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | Alive or Just Breathing | |
| "My Last Serenade" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Element of One" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Rose of Sharyn" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | The End of Heartache | |
| "The End of Heartache" | — | — | 31 | — | — |
| ||
| "A Bid Farewell" | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "My Curse" | 2006 | — | — | 21 | — | — | As Daylight Dies | |
| "The Arms of Sorrow" | 2007 | — | — | 30 | — | — | ||
| "Holy Diver" | — | — | 12 | — | — |
| ||
| "This Is Absolution" | 2008 | ― | ― | ― | — | — | ||
| "Reckoning" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | Killswitch Engage | |
| "Starting Over" | — | — | 30 | — | 28 | |||
| "Take Me Away" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Save Me" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "In Due Time" | 2013 | — | 7 | 26 | — | 16 | Disarm the Descent | |
| "Always" | — | — | 15 | — | — | |||
| "Beyond the Flames" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Strength of the Mind" | 2015 | 33 | 4 | — | — | — | Incarnate | |
| "Hate by Design" | 2016 | 40 | 6 | 22 | — | — | ||
| "Cut Me Loose" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Unleashed" | 2019 | — | 10 | — | 29 | — | Atonement | |
| "I Am Broken Too" | — | — | 19 | 37 | — | |||
| "The Signal Fire" (featuring Howard Jones) |
15 | 9 | — | 19 | — | |||
| "I Can't Be the Only One" | 2020 | — | — | 17 | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Self Revolution" (Live) | 2002 | Adam Francis[36] |
| "My Last Serenade" | Paul Brown | |
| "Life to Lifeless" | 2003 | Doug Spangenberg |
| "Fixation on the Darkness" | Pierre Lamoureux | |
| "Rose of Sharyn" | 2004 | Lex Halaby |
| "The End of Heartache" | Tony Petrossian | |
| "A Bid Farewell" | 2005 | Lex Halaby |
| "My Curse" | 2006 | |
| "The Arms of Sorrow" | 2007 | Alex Topaller & Daniel Shapiro[37] |
| "Holy Diver" | Brian Thompson[38] | |
| "This Is Absolution" | 2008 | Denise Korycki[39] |
| "Starting Over" | 2009 | Lex Halaby[40] |
| "Save Me" | 2010 | Jim Starace[41] |
| "In Due Time" | 2013 | Ian McFarland & Mike Pecci[42][43][44][45] |
| "Always" | ||
| "Strength of the Mind" | 2015 | |
| "Hate by Design" | 2016 | |
| "Cut Me Loose" | Jeremy Danger & Travis Shinn[46] | |
| "I Am Broken Too" | 2019 | Kyle Cogan & Zack Stauffer[47] |
| "The Signal Fire" | Ian McFarland[48] | |
| "Us Against the World" | 2021 | David Brodsky & Allison Woest[49] |
References
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- ^ Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
- All except As Daylight Dies: "Killswitch Engage – Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- As Daylight Dies: "Albums: Top 100 (For The Week Ending 30 November, 2006)". Jam!. Sun Media. November 26, 2006. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
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- ^ Peak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom:
- All except Alive or Just Breathing: "Killswitch Engage" (select "Albums" tab). Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- Alive or Just Breathing: Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Alex K – Kyuss". zobbel.de. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
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- ^ Taylor, Jason D. "Alive or Just Breathing – Killswitch Engage". AllMusic. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (To access, enter the search parameter "Killswitch Engage") on August 1, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "The End of Heartache – Killswitch Engage". AllMusic. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "As Daylight Dies – Killswitch Engage". AllMusic. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
- ^ a b "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Killswitch Engage [2009] – Killswitch Engage". AllMusic. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
- ^ Heaney, Gregory. "Disarm the Descent – Killswitch Engage". AllMusic. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
- ^ Heaney, Gregory. "Incarnate – Killswitch Engage". AllMusic. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ "Music Video Sales – December 10, 2005". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 155.
- ^ "Set This World Ablaze – Killswitch Engage". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- ^ "Killswitch Engage Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ "Hard Rock Digital Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ "Killswitch Engage – Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ "Killswitch Engage Chart History: Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ Peak chart position on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart:
- Starting Over: ""Starting Over" Chart Position". Official Charts Company. July 5, 2009. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- In Due Time: ""In Due Time" Chart Position". Official Charts Company. February 10, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ "Killswitch Engage - Self Revolution (Live)". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "Arms Of Sorrow (2007)". imvdb.com. IMVDb.
- ^ "Holy Diver (2007)". imvdb.com. IMVDb.
- ^ "Killswitch Engage - This Is Absolution [OFFICIAL VIDEO]". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "Starting Over (2009)". imvdb.com. IMVDb.
- ^ "KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, 'SAVE ME' — NEW VIDEO". noisecreep.com. Noise Creep. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "Killswitch Engage - In Due Time [OFFICIAL VIDEO]". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "Killswitch Engage - Always [OFFICIAL VIDEO]". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "Killswitch Engage - Strength Of The Mind [OFFICIAL VIDEO]". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "Killswitch Engage - Hate By Design [OFFICIAL VIDEO]". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "Killswitch Engage - Cut Me Loose [OFFICIAL VIDEO]". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "Killswitch Engage - I Am Broken Too". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "Killswitch Engage - The Signal Fire". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ^ "Killswitch Engage - Us Against The World (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
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