Killswitch Engage discography
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{{Infobox artist discography
| Artist = Killswitch Engage
| Image = Killswitch Engage - Wacken Open Air 2023 15.jpg
| Alt = Killswitch Engage performing in 2023
| Studio = 9
| Video = 3
| Singles = 23
| Music videos = 21
}}
Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts.{{cite book|last1=Phillips|first1=William|last2=Cogan|first2=Brian|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=52hFCQAAQBAJ&q=westfield+massachusetts+killswitch+engage+1999&pg=PA129|title=Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2009|pages=129–130|isbn=978-0-3133-4801-3}} 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. They then signed a recording contract with Roadrunner Records, releasing Alive or Just Breathing in 2002.{{cite web|last=Gitter|first=Mike|url=http://noisecreep.com/alive-or-just-breathing/|title=Killswitch Engage, 'Alive or Just Breathing': Their A&R Rep Reveals the Story Behind the Album (Exclusive)|work=Noisecreep|publisher=Townsquare Media|date=November 8, 2012|access-date=March 31, 2016|archive-date=August 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804040836/http://noisecreep.com/alive-or-just-breathing/|url-status=live}} The album peaked at number 37 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/killswitch-engage-mn0000771792/biography|title=Killswitch Engage – Biography|work=AllMusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=January 3, 2013|last=Eleanor|first=Ditzel|archive-date=July 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727232518/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/killswitch-engage-mn0000771792/biography|url-status=live}} Their third album, 2004's The End of Heartache, peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200, and sold 38,000 copies in its first week of release.{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000513474|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218124344/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000513474|archive-date=December 18, 2007|title=Usher Keeps Rolling At No. 1|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=May 19, 2004|access-date=July 28, 2014|last=Whitmire|first=Margo}} The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2007, denoting shipments of over 500,000 copies.
In 2005, Killswitch Engage was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 47th Grammy Awards. 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. 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.{{cite news | url=http://billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003465594 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013195211/http://billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003465594 | archive-date=October 13, 2007 | title=Jay-Z Reclaims His 'Kingdom' With No. 1 Debut | work=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=November 29, 2006 | access-date=July 28, 2014 | author=Hasty, Katie}} 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.
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.{{cite web|last=Hartmann|first=Graham|url=http://loudwire.com/killswitch-engage-highest-billboard-chart-position-incarnate/|title=Killswitch Engage Secure Highest Billboard 200 Chart Position To Date With 'Incarnate'|work=Loudwire|date=March 21, 2016|access-date=June 7, 2017|archive-date=March 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317035702/http://loudwire.com/killswitch-engage-highest-billboard-chart-position-incarnate/|url-status=live}} 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.
Albums
=Studio albums=
=Video albums=
Singles
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="6" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em; | Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| Rock Digital Songs {{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/killswitch-engage/chart-history/rkt/|title=Killswitch Engage Chart History |work=Billboard.com |date= |access-date=August 29, 2019}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK
|
|---|
| scope="row" | "Self Revolution"
| rowspan="2" | 2002 | — || — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="3" | Alive or Just Breathing |
| scope="row" | "My Last Serenade"
| — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "The Element of One"
| 2003 | — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Rose of Sharyn"
| rowspan="2" | 2004 | — || — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="3" | The End of Heartache |
| scope="row" | "The End of Heartache"
| — || — || — || 31 || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "A Bid Farewell"
| 2005 | — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "My Curse"
| 2006 | — || — || — || 21 || — || — | | rowspan="4" | As Daylight Dies |
| scope="row" | "The Arms of Sorrow"
| rowspan="2" | 2007 | — || — || — || 30 || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Holy Diver"
| — || — || — || 12 || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "This Is Absolution"
| 2008 | ― || ― || ― || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Reckoning"
| rowspan="3" | 2009 | — || — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="4" | Killswitch Engage |
| scope="row" | "Starting Over"
| — || — || — || 30 || — || 28 | |
| scope="row" | "Take Me Away"
| — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Save Me"
| 2010 | — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "In Due Time"
| rowspan="3" | 2013 | — || — || 7 || 26 || — || 16 | | rowspan="3" | Disarm the Descent |
| scope="row" | "Always"
| — || — || — || 15 || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Beyond the Flames"
| — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Strength of the Mind"
| 2015 | 33 || — || 4 || — || — || — | | rowspan="3" | Incarnate |
| scope="row" | "Hate by Design"
| rowspan="2" | 2016 | 40 || — || 6 || 22 || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Cut Me Loose"
| — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Unleashed"
| rowspan="3" | 2019 | — || — || 10 || — || 29 || — | | rowspan="4" | Atonement |
| scope="row" | "I Am Broken Too"
| — || — || — || 19 || 37 || — | |
| scope="row" | "The Signal Fire" {{small|(featuring Howard Jones)}} | 15 || — || 9 || — || 19 || — | |
| scope="row" | "I Can't Be the Only One"
| 2020 | — || — || — || 17 || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Forever Aligned"
| 2024 | — || — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="2"| This Consequence |
| scope="row" | "I Believe"
| 2025 | — || 19 || — || 9 || — || — | |
| colspan="10" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Music videos
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of music videos, showing year released and directors ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Director(s) |
| scope="row" | "Self Revolution" (Live)
| rowspan="2"| 2002 |
|---|
| scope="row" | "My Last Serenade"
| Paul Brown |
| scope="row" | "Life to Lifeless"
| rowspan="2"| 2003 | Doug Spangenberg |
| scope="row" | "Fixation on the Darkness"
| Pierre Lamoureux |
| scope="row" | "Rose of Sharyn"
| rowspan="2"| 2004 | Lex Halaby |
| scope="row" | "The End of Heartache"
| Tony Petrossian |
| scope="row" | "A Bid Farewell"
| 2005 | rowspan="2" | Lex Halaby |
| scope="row" | "My Curse"
| 2006 |
| scope="row" | "The Arms of Sorrow"
| rowspan="2"| 2007 |
| scope="row" | "Holy Diver" |
| scope="row" | "This Is Absolution"
| 2008 |
| scope="row" | "Starting Over"
| 2009 |
| scope="row" | "Save Me"
| 2010 |
| scope="row" | "In Due Time"
| rowspan="2"| 2013 | rowspan="4"| Ian McFarland & Mike Pecci{{cite web |title=Killswitch Engage - In Due Time [OFFICIAL VIDEO] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoga4cROMvE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/eoga4cROMvE| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|website=www.youtube.com |publisher=YouTube |access-date=August 5, 2019}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web |title=Killswitch Engage - Always [OFFICIAL VIDEO] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th-SbwxjgzA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/Th-SbwxjgzA| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|website=www.youtube.com |publisher=YouTube |access-date=August 5, 2019}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web |title=Killswitch Engage - Strength Of The Mind [OFFICIAL VIDEO] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAipqW5YDH4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/iAipqW5YDH4| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|website=www.youtube.com |publisher=YouTube |access-date=August 5, 2019}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web |title=Killswitch Engage - Hate By Design [OFFICIAL VIDEO] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG7n93dShNQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/nG7n93dShNQ| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|website=www.youtube.com |publisher=YouTube |access-date=August 5, 2019}}{{cbignore}} |
| scope="row" | "Always" |
| scope="row" | "Strength of the Mind"
| 2015 |
| scope="row" | "Hate by Design"
| rowspan="2"| 2016 |
| scope="row" | "Cut Me Loose" |
| scope="row" | "I Am Broken Too"
| rowspan="2"| 2019 |
| scope="row" | "The Signal Fire" |
| scope="row" | "Us Against the World"
| 2021 |
| scope="row" | "Forever Aligned"
| 2024 | |
| scope="row" | "I Believe"
| rowspan="2"| 2025 | rowspan="2"| Tom Flynn & Mike Watts |
| scope="row" | "Collusion" |
References
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External links
- [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/killswitch-engage-mn0000771792 Killswitch Engage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929024002/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/killswitch-engage-mn0000771792 |date=September 29, 2015 }} at AllMusic
- [https://www.discogs.com/artist/184947-Killswitch-Engage Killswitch Engage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201234404/https://www.discogs.com/artist/184947-Killswitch-Engage |date=February 1, 2017 }} at Discogs
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