July 13, 2009

Lamb of God - As The Palace Burn

All songs written, arranged and performed by LAMB OF GOD
Recorded at Montana, Inc. in Richmond, Virginia
Engineered by Devin Townsend
Produced by Devin Townsend and LAMB OF GOD
Assistant engineers: Dennis Solomon, Grant Rutledge, Dan Kearley, Carla Lewis, Scott Cooke
Mixed by Shaun Thingvold and LAMB OF GOD at Hipposonic studios, Vancouver B.C.
Mastered by Louie Teran at Marcussen Mastering

Chris Poland appears on 'Purified' courtesy of Chris Poland
Chris Poland engineer: Petar Sardelich
Devin Townsend appears on 'A Devil in God's Country' courtesy of
HevyDevy Records and Century Media Records
Steve Austin appears on '11th Hour' courtesy of Today is the Day and Relapse Records
Band photo by Daragh Mcdonagh


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Killswitch Engage Brand New Album

The Latest Album of Killswitch Engage has been released on 30th June, 2009 via Road Runner. This is the second self-titled album of Killswitch Engage. The CD was produced by Brendan O'Brien (AC/DC, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE) and co-produced by guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz.

Commented vocalist Howard Jones: "It was time for us to step outside of our comfort zone and try something a little different with this record. It definitely still sounds like us, but we needed to be refreshed and take things a little further."

Regarding the fact that Killswitch Engage's new album is the second self-titled effort of the band's career, Jones said, "When we all couldn’t agree on an album title, someone suggested we just keep it self-titled and we all pretty much agreed…gives it the feeling of a fresh new beginning."


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July 06, 2009

Killswitch Engage As Daylight Dies

Ever since Killswitch Engage lead vocalist Howard Jones began alternating his sung voice with his screamed one, the band's depth and dimension grew exponentially. There's plenty of brutal, pummeling death metal, blastbeats and the like, but there is texture in the attack too. This is a band who has been consistent in their approach, and in delivering the goods, but As Daylight Dies is perhaps their strongest moment so far. The songs are dynamite: check the combination of texture, riffs and melody in "This Is Absolution"; by the time they get to the chorus, it's all over; an anthem. The unbridled chaos of "Unbroken" reveals that they haven't traveled far from their roots; in fact, they've dug deeper, if that's possible, despite becoming better musicians. "Eye of the Storm" is just over the top. This is the sound of both the Apocalypse and the Second Coming rolled into one.

The tight, turn on a dime stops and starts in the verse and the all-out roar of the refrains and the guitar break are the stuff of heavy metal legend. If the cynics don't get it by now, they never will. For the rest, this is the album to come into the tent with. Mastodon may have convinced just about everyone with Blood Mountain, but this is a Top Five metal candidate of 2006 for sure.


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