Killswitch Engage discography

Killswitch Engage discography

Killswitch Engage live at Rock im Park 2007
Studio albums 7
Video albums 1
Music videos 14
Singles 15

American metalcore band Killswitch Engage has released seven studio albums, one video album, fifteen singles and fourteen music videos. Killswitch Engage was formed in Westfield, Massachusetts in 1999.[1] After signing with Ferret Music, the band released its 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]

In 2005, Killswitch Engage was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 47th Grammy Awards.[2] Later that year, the band issued its first DVD, (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] Their sixth album, Disarm the Descent, was released in 2013 and debuted (like the previous album) at number seven on the Billboard 200. However, the album's overall chart performance in other countries was much more impressive, making it their highest charting record of all time.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[4]
AUS
[8]
AUT
[9]
CAN
[10]
FIN
[11]
GER
[12]
IRL
[13]
NLD
[14]
SWI
[15]
UK
[16]
NZ
[17]
Killswitch Engage 121 53 -
Alive or Just Breathing
  • Released: May 21, 2002 (US)[19]
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Formats: CD, digital download
78 23 122 -
The End of Heartache
  • Released: May 11, 2004 (US)[21]
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
21 39 42 64 40 -
As Daylight Dies
  • Released: November 21, 2006 (US)[22]
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
32 29 68 40 62 64 -
Killswitch Engage
  • Released: June 30, 2009 (US)[24]
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
7 12 36 11 15 27 80 77 51 29 24
Disarm the Descent
  • Released: April 2, 2013 (US)[25]
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
7 6 15 6 8 12 96 75 23 15 17
Incarnate
  • Released: March 11, 2016 (US)[26]
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
6 5 10 4 14 10 50 99 10 10 20
"—" 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
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
Video

[27]
(Set This) World Ablaze
  • Released: November 22, 2005 (US)[28]
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Formats: DVD
21

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
Rock Digital Songs
[29]
US
Hard
Rock

[30]
US
Main.
Rock

[31]
"Self Revolution"[32] 2002 Alive or Just Breathing
"My Last Serenade"[33]
"The Element of One"[34] 2003
"Rose of Sharyn"[35] 2004 The End of Heartache
"The End of Heartache" 31
"A Bid Farewell"[36] 2005
"My Curse" 2006 21 As Daylight Dies
"The Arms of Sorrow" 2007 30
"Holy Diver" 12
"Reckoning"[37] 2009 Killswitch Engage
"Starting Over" 30
"Take Me Away"[38]
"Save Me"[39] 2010
"In Due Time" 2013 7 26 Disarm the Descent
"Always" 15
"Strength of the Mind" 2015 33 Incarnate
"Hate by Design" 2016 40 22
"Cut Me Loose"
"—" 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
Title Year Album Director(s)
"Life to Lifeless" 2002 Alive or Just Breathing Doug Spangenberg
"My Last Serenade" P. R. Brown
"Fixation on the Darkness" 2003 Pierre Lamoureux[40]
"Rose of Sharyn" 2004 The End of Heartache Lex Halaby[41]
"The End of Heartache" Tony Petrossian
"A Bid Farewell" (live) 2005 Lex Halaby[42][43]
"My Curse" 2006 As Daylight Dies
"The Arms of Sorrow" 2007 Aggressive
"Holy Diver" Brian Thompson[44]
"This Is Absolution" 2008 Denise Korycki[45]
"Starting Over" 2009 Killswitch Engage Lex Halaby[46]
"Save Me" 2010 Jim Starace
"In Due Time" 2013 Disarm the Descent Ian McFarland and Mike Pecci[47][48][49]
"Always"
"Strength of the Mind" 2015 Incarnate
"Hate By Design" 2016
"Cut Me Loose" Ryan Mackfall // Crashburn Media

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"When Darkness Falls"[50] 2003 Freddy vs. Jason soundtrack
"Fixation on the Darkness"[51] 2004 Kerrang! High Voltage!
"This Fire Burns"[52] 2006 WWE Wreckless Intent
"My Obsession"[53] 2010 God of War III: Blood & Metal
"Loyalty"[54] 2015 Catch the Throne: The Mixtape, Volume 2

References

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