Atonement
by Killswitch Engage
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. nitronick312
    Aug 19, 2019
    9
    This is a HUGE album for Killswitch Engage. I have been listening to this band well through out my life and I have go to say, this is a top 3 album for me. This is definitely their best album in the riff category. It sounds more like a melodic death metal album than a metalcore album (with the riffs). Vocally, Jesse Leach sounds the best he has ever sounded. Their second track into theThis is a HUGE album for Killswitch Engage. I have been listening to this band well through out my life and I have go to say, this is a top 3 album for me. This is definitely their best album in the riff category. It sounds more like a melodic death metal album than a metalcore album (with the riffs). Vocally, Jesse Leach sounds the best he has ever sounded. Their second track into the album features former vocalist Howard Jones and the blend of Howard and Jesse together was a special treat to life long fans of this band (like I am). I think this is one of the best albums in 2019 by far and could be the metal album of the year for me. This is a very solid album that has everything you are looking for in a album.… Expand
  2. Arthuu
    Oct 23, 2019
    7
    Feels like nothing new, won't surpass any tracks already released but it doesn't mean that it's poor quality.

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Aug 20, 2019
    70
    Nobody will pretend Atonement is a classic. But it is firmly fired up. [Sep 2019, p.82]
  2. Kerrang!
    Aug 16, 2019
    60
    Coming in cold, it’s another Killswitch Engage album – metal that punches and screams with an effectiveness and accuracy of attack that is ingrained from experts in their field doing their thing for a long time. But in knowing the journey of its creation, it gains a character and a level of emotion that would otherwise be absent.
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  3. AllMusic
    Aug 16, 2019
    80
    Hints are abundant that they are on the cusp of stylistic and sonic evolutions balancing bold and experimental elements, but their commitment to the material, as well as their energy and focus, aren't forced but are occurring naturally. This is easily the band's strongest outing since Leach's return.
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