Trivium are also releasing an album this year and frontman Matt Heafy took some time away from writing to pen a review of Times of Grace's new album. Read that review below!
Alive Or Just Breathing came out May 21, 2002; and since then, its influence can be heard in countless contemporary metal acts from around the world. Killswitch Engage's Roadrunner debut (their second release) was a heavy music game changer; it created a new sound and approach to the way metal music, lyrics, and culture would be interpreted. AOJB went beyond just metal and influenced bands from all genres: contemporary metal and hardcore bands from the US and UK; melodic death metal bands in Scandinavia and Europe (who would have possibly even influenced KSE at one time); some last standing nu metal bands; all the way to punk and emo bands and even some modern rock bands.
It wasn't just the musical sound of Killswitch that all bands started looking to for inspiration; the lyrical style of Jesse Leach has very obviously been copied to endless account by numerous acts spanning more than the aforementioned genres. The social and cultural elements that KSE presented as a band were soon even imitated - from the fashion of the band, to the gear used live or on album, even the stage moves of most of the band members (but there has yet to be a good Adam D impersonation on stage...).
lol this album is just run of the mill metalcore thats been done a thousand times b4
You're missing the point. Jesse-era Killswitch is pretty much what made metalcore what it is today.
Makes me want to be at the top of a mountain, with arms spread like a eagle, screaming at the sky, and singing all dramatic like, that better be the music video HA!
I thought the album was cool.. I'm no expert on metalcore or KsE or anything for that matter, so don't bash me...but it seemed like it could have just been another KsE album. I guess that isn't fair because I haven't actually listened to an entire KsE album though.
Makes me want to be at the top of a mountain, with arms spread like a eagle, screaming at the sky, and singing all dramatic like, that better be the music video HA!
I think all of the videos are just footage of nature and whatever (except for Strength In Numbers, which has them as part of the gang or whatever)
TUPAC IS DEAD/THE LEGEND IS GONE/THEY SAYIN TUPAC'S BACK?/DEM NIGGAS WRONG
^ No I feel you, it does sound like kse due to the creative minds behind ToG.....Imo it sounds and feels like highly distilled metalcore....it is flawless metalcore, which is good if you happen to like metalcore.....But it manages to avoid the things that drag most MC bands/albums down.....Last night when I listened to the whole thing front to back, it definitely had a progressive metalcore sound, which imo is what will ultimately save MC as a genre.....
Makes me want to be at the top of a mountain, with arms spread like a eagle, screaming at the sky, and singing all dramatic like, that better be the music video HA!
I think all of the videos are just footage of nature and whatever (except for Strength In Numbers, which has them as part of the gang or whatever)
Makes me want to be at the top of a mountain, with arms spread like a eagle, screaming at the sky, and singing all dramatic like, that better be the music video HA!
I think all of the videos are just footage of nature and whatever (except for Strength In Numbers, which has them as part of the gang or whatever)
devin townsend anyone?
He makes music!
TUPAC IS DEAD/THE LEGEND IS GONE/THEY SAYIN TUPAC'S BACK?/DEM NIGGAS WRONG
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Hoping mine comes today or tomorrow....fuckin Best Buy.....
I'm no expert on metalcore or KsE or anything for that matter, so don't bash me...but it seemed like it could have just been another KsE album. I guess that isn't fair because I haven't actually listened to an entire KsE album though.
i like it
Jesse's the man