Both “Numbered Days” and “My Curse” showcase the band’s uncanny strength in a live setting. Of the four special-edition bonus tracks, “Blood Stains” is the heaviest. The standout single “In Due Time” boasts lightning-fast fretboard work by guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz, whose backing vocals blend with Leach's so closely on the melodic parts that at times a third harmonic overtone can be heard popping out of the mix. When both voices are simultaneously singing ”Lead me out of the darkness,” it sounds like his inner Jekyll and Hyde are battling for his mortal soul. Leach balances his throat-grating screams and shrieks with melodic and soulful crooning. Though their (second) self-titled album found Killswitch Engage reintroducing themselves as a more accessible, albeit still plenty frenzied, metalcore band, their sixth album, Disarm the Descent, feels as though theyre reintroducing themselves not to the audience, but to one another.Returning to the band after the departure of Howard Jones in 2012, original vocalist Jesse Leach finds himself. The opening cut, “The Hell in Me,” is an eruption of metalcore played faster than anything heard on preceding Killswitch Engage recordings. Type: Full-length Release date: April 2nd, 2013 Catalog ID: 1686-176502 Label: Roadrunner Records Format: CD Reviews: 6 reviews. It’s the least-disappointing disappointment imaginable. But Disarm the Descent proves they’re still creatively relevant, and worthy of their fanbase’s devotion. But don’t think of 2013’s Disarm the Descent as a nostalgic reunion album. Killswitch Engage may never again rise to the levels of greatness that are Alive or Just Breathing or The End of Heartache.
After the departure of singer Howard Jones, Killswitch Engage began work on its sixth studio album with founding frontman Jesse Leach, who hadn’t worked with the band since 2002’s Alive or Just Breathing. After the departure of singer Howard Jones, Killswitch Engage began work on its sixth studio album with founding frontman Jesse Leach, who.
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