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Alternative PressThis album isn't going to change the way you think about metal, but Killswitch Engange aren't Mastodon; they just want to get the pit going, and this album will surely acomplish that. [Aug 2009, p.108]
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Their future as a metal act with their fingers on the button seems assured.
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Q MagazineThe addition of Southern-fried sludge makes this album almost the complete New Wave Of American Heavy Metal package. [Aug 2009, p.101]
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Where 2006's "As Daylight Dies" hinted at an accelerated focus on the more melodic aspects of extreme metal, Killswitch Engage cements the notion.
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Aside from a few unique moments ("The Return," "Take Me Away"), there's not much new to report here.
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What’s especially frustrating for Killswitch fans is the fact that they know those tracks, which sound so weak on record, will absolutely kill in a live setting.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 32 out of 44
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Mixed: 8 out of 44
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Negative: 4 out of 44
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