Killswitch Engage (2009 album)

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All lyrics are written by Howard Jones; all music is composed by Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage
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Studio album by
Killswitch Engage
ReleasedJune 30, 2009
RecordedOctober 2008 – March 2009
Genre Metalcore, progressive metal, thrash metal
Length38:09
Label Roadrunner
Producer Brendan O'Brien, Adam Dutkiewicz
Killswitch Engage chronology
As Daylight Dies
(2006)		Killswitch Engage
(2009)		 Disarm the Descent
(2013)
Alternative cover
Kse2009sealbumart.jpg
Special edition cover
No.TitleLength
1."Never Again"3:09
2."Starting Over"3:51
3."The Forgotten"3:17
4."Reckoning"2:40
5."The Return"4:28
6."A Light in a Darkened World"2:50
7."Take Me Away"2:45
8."I Would Do Anything"3:22
9."Save Me"3:46
10."Lost"3:45
11."This Is Goodbye"4:17
Total length:38:09
iTunes pre-order exclusive track [26]
No.TitleLength
12."A Light in a Darkened World" (Live)3:05
Special edition bonus tracks [27]
No.TitleLength
12."In a Dead World"4:14
13."Rose of Sharyn" (Live)3:48
14."My Curse" (Live)4:26
15."Holy Diver (Dio cover)" (Live)5:07
Special edition DVD
  1. 'Making of' documentary
  2. Exclusive band interviews

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart [28] 12
Austrian Albums Chart [29] 36
Dutch Albums Chart [30] 77
Finnish Albums Chart [31] 15
German Albums Chart [32] 27
Japanese Albums Chart [33] 60
New Zealand Top 40 Albums Chart [34] 24
Swedish Albums Chart [35] 52
Swiss Albums Chart [36] 51
UK Albums Chart [37] 29
US Billboard 200 [38] 7

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