{"product_id":"killswitch-engage-2009","title":"Killswitch Engage [2009]","description":"Westfield, MA-based metalcore kings Killswitch Engage's fifth full-length album (and second eponymous release) was co-produced by Brendan O'Brien (Bruce Springsteen, AC\/DC, Aerosmith, Mastodon) resulting in the group's most commercially viable collection of progressive\/thrash\/emo-metal to date. Where 2006's AS DAYLIGHT DIES hinted at an accelerated focus on the more melodic aspects of extreme metal, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE cements the notion. After a typically brutal opener that epitomizes the band's penchant for scorching death metal verses and sweeping, melodious choruses, the quintet spits out the radio-ready \"Starting Over.\" Flanked by dual guitar leads that echo classic Iron Maiden shot through with a truly great vocal take from lead singer Howard Jones (who sounds remarkably like a classically trained Trent Reznor throughout the album), it's one of the disc's finest moments. The remainder of the record follows a significantly different template, trading tight machine-gun riffs (\"Save Me,\" \"A Light in a Darkened World\") for angst-fueled midtempo dirges (\"Lost,\" \"This Is Goodbye\") that might disappoint fans who feel that the punk-infused slow-burn post-hardcore albums like ALIVE or JUST BREATHING and END OF HEARTACHE are the barometers for which all future endeavors must be compared.","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45461379121439,"sku":"016861788926","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/5a91561683f35a37b767a8e4456fe4d3.jpg?v=1777851124","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/killswitch-engage-2009","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}