Killswitch Engage discography

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Killswitch Engage discography
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Studio albums8
Video albums3
Music videos21
Singles23

Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts. [1] 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. [2] They then signed a recording contract with Roadrunner Records, releasing Alive or Just Breathing in 2002. [3] The album peaked at number 37 on the Heatseekers Albums chart. [2] Their third album, 2004's The End of Heartache , peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200, [4] and sold 38,000 copies in its first week of release. [5] The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2007, denoting shipments of over 500,000 copies. [6]

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In 2005, Killswitch Engage was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 47th Grammy Awards. [2] 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. [6] 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. [4] [7] 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. [4]

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. [8] 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

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
US
[4]
AUS
[9]
AUT
[10]
CAN
[11]
FIN
[12]
GER
[13]
IRL
[14]
JPN
[15]
NZ
[16]
SWI
[17]
UK
[18]
Killswitch Engage
Alive or Just Breathing 122
The End of Heartache
  • Released: May 11, 2004 [22]
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
2139426440
As Daylight Dies
  • Released: November 21, 2006 [23]
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
32296840624364
Killswitch Engage
  • Released: June 30, 2009 [25]
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
712361115278060245129
Disarm the Descent
  • Released: April 2, 2013 [26]
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
761568129655172315
Incarnate
  • Released: March 11, 2016 [27]
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
6510414105069201010
Atonement
  • Released: August 16, 2019
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
1341617121160913
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
Video

[28]
AUS
Video

[29]
(Set This) World Ablaze
  • Released: November 22, 2005 [30]
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Formats: DVD
2121
Beyond the Flames: Home Video, Part II
Live at the Palladium

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
Rock Digital Songs
[31]
US
Hard
Rock

[32]
US
Main.
Rock

[33]
US
Rock

[34]
UK
Rock

[35]
"Self Revolution"2002Alive or Just Breathing
"My Last Serenade"
"The Element of One"2003
"Rose of Sharyn"2004The End of Heartache
"The End of Heartache"31
  • RIAA: Gold [6]
"A Bid Farewell"2005
"My Curse"200621
  • RIAA: Platinum [6]
  • BPI: Silver [21]
As Daylight Dies
"The Arms of Sorrow"200730
"Holy Diver"12
  • RIAA: Gold [6]
"This Is Absolution"2008
"Reckoning"2009Killswitch Engage
"Starting Over"3028
"Take Me Away"
"Save Me"2010
"In Due Time"201372616Disarm the Descent
"Always"15
"Beyond the Flames"
"Strength of the Mind"2015334Incarnate
"Hate by Design"201640622
"Cut Me Loose"
"Unleashed"20191029Atonement
"I Am Broken Too"1937
"The Signal Fire"
(featuring Howard Jones)
15919
"I Can't Be the Only One"202017
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors
TitleYearDirector(s)
"Self Revolution" (Live)2002Adam Francis [36]
"My Last Serenade"Paul Brown
"Life to Lifeless"2003Doug Spangenberg
"Fixation on the Darkness"Pierre Lamoureux
"Rose of Sharyn"2004Lex Halaby
"The End of Heartache"Tony Petrossian
"A Bid Farewell"2005Lex Halaby
"My Curse"2006
"The Arms of Sorrow"2007Alex Topaller & Daniel Shapiro [37]
"Holy Diver"Brian Thompson [38]
"This Is Absolution"2008Denise Korycki [39]
"Starting Over"2009Lex Halaby [40]
"Save Me"2010Jim Starace [41]
"In Due Time"2013Ian McFarland & Mike Pecci [42] [43] [44] [45]
"Always"
"Strength of the Mind"2015
"Hate by Design"2016
"Cut Me Loose"Jeremy Danger & Travis Shinn [46]
"I Am Broken Too"2019Kyle Cogan & Zack Stauffer [47]
"The Signal Fire"Ian McFarland [48]
"Us Against the World"2021David Brodsky & Allison Woest [49]

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