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To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment the arrow is invisible until you roll over it and select the appropriate action. With Howard upfront, Killswitch were rapidly building a reputation as a world class live band. And, for us, there just seemed to be this click when we got together, it seemed to work out really well. It certainly did. The metalcore scene they helped spark into life was growing, and Killswitch were at its head. Following up an instant classic such as Alive Or Just Breathing would have been daunting for most bands, but KSE delivered what would become the most successful album of their career, The End Of Heartache.
Much of the success of The End Of Heartache was down to the more emotionally heartfelt lyrics and soaring melodies that Jones brought to the band, particularly on songs like the title track.
Suddenly the idea that you could have a hit album playing genuinely heavy, traditionally inspired metal, free of the gimmicks of the rapidly fading nu metal scene, was no longer a ridiculous idea.
With the door kicked in by Killswitch, an entire generation of bands were doing exactly that, no longer was metalcore the preserve of a small group of Massachusetts based punks.
In truth, even Killswitch found themselves struggling to adequately follow up their early promise. Without it, things would sound very different. Since blagging his way onto the Hammer team a decade ago, Stephen has written countless features and reviews for the magazine, usually specialising in punk, hardcore and 90s metal, and still holds out the faint hope of one day getting his beloved U2 into the pages of the mag. He also regularly spouts his opinions on the Metal Hammer Podcast.
Stephen Hill. Their total streams have exceeded half-a-billion to date. Along the way, the boys have shared stages with some of the biggest acts in the world and have sold out countless headline gigs in six continents across the globe. The quintet—Adam Dutkiewicz [lead guitar], Joel Stroetzel [rhythm guitar], Mike D'Antonio [bass], Justin Foley [drums], and Jesse Leach [vocals]—sharpen every side of this signature sound on their eighth full-length and first for Metal Blade, Atonement.
The vision they shared two decades ago crystallizes like never before as evidenced by the first single " Unleashed. New Album Atonement. Available Now. Facebook Feed.
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