Killswitch Engage discography

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Killswitch Engage discography

Killswitch Engage live at Rock im Park 2007
Releases
Studio albums 5
Singles 12
Video albums 1
Music videos 12

The Westfield, Massachusetts-based metalcore group, Killswitch Engage was formed in 1999, and after signing with Ferret label, released its self-titled full-length debut a year later. They then signed a record deal with Roadrunner Records, releasing Alive or Just Breathing in 2002. The album peaked at #37 on the Top Heatseekers chart.[1] The End of Heartache appeared in 2004, peaking at #21 on the Billboard 200, with 38,000 copies sold in its first week of release.[2] The album was certified gold by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2007 for the sale of more than 500,000 copies.

In 2005, Killswitch Engage was nominated for Best Metal Performance for the 47th annual Grammy Awards.[1] 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 their music videos from 2002 to 2004. The DVD was certified gold by RIAA in 2006 for the sale of 50,000 copies. Their fourth studio album, As Daylight Dies, was released later that year and peaked at #32 on the Billboard 200 with 60,000 sales in its first week.[3]

Contents


[edit] Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[4]
AUS
[5]
AUT
[6]
CAN
[7]
FRA
[8]
GER
[9]
IRL
[10]
UK
[11]
2000 Killswitch Engage
  • Released: July 4, 2000
  • Label: Ferret (F022)
  • Format: CD
2002 Alive or Just Breathing
  • Released: May 21, 2002
  • Label: Roadrunner (RR 8457-2)
  • Format: CD
2004 The End of Heartache
  • Released: May 11, 2004
  • Label: Roadrunner (RR 8373-2)
  • Format: CD, LP
21 39 177 42 64 40 US: Gold[12]
UK: Silver[13]
2006 As Daylight Dies
  • Released: November 21, 2006
  • Label: Roadrunner (RR 8058-2)
  • Format: CD (+DVD), LP
32 29 68 62 64 US: Gold[12]
2009 Killswitch Engage
  • Released: June 30, 2009
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Format: CD (+DVD), LP
7 12 3 11 27 29
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

[edit] Singles

Year Song US
Main.

[14]
Album
2002 "Self Revolution" Alive or Just Breathing
"My Last Serenade"
2004 "Rose of Sharyn" The End of Heartache
"The End of Heartache" 31
2006 "My Curse" 21[15] As Daylight Dies
2007 "The Arms of Sorrow" 30[15]
"Holy Diver" 12
2009 "Reckoning" Killswitch Engage
"Starting Over" 30
"Take Me Away"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

[edit] Video albums

Year Video details Notes Certifications
2005 (Set This) World Ablaze
  • Released: November 22, 2005
  • Label: Roadrunner (DVD 0939-9)
  • Format: DVD
  • Peaked at #21 on the Billboard Top Music Video chart[16]
US: Gold[12]
CAN: Gold[17]

[edit] Music videos

Year Title Director Ref.
2002 "Life to Lifeless" Doug Spangenberg [18]
"My Last Serenade" P. R. Brown
2003 "Fixation on the Darkness" Pierre Lamoureux
2004 "Rose of Sharyn" Lex Halaby
"The End of Heartache" Tony Petrossian
2005 "A Bid Farewell" Lex Halaby [19]
2006 "My Curse" [20]
2007 "The Arms of Sorrow" Aggressive [21]
"Holy Diver" Brian Thompson [22]
2008 "This Is Absolution" Denise Korycki [23]
2009 "Starting Over" Lex Halaby [24]
2010 "Save Me" Jim Starace [25]

[edit] Other

Year Title Description
2010 My Obsession Track written for the Blood & Metal EP which accompanies the PlayStation 3 game God of War III. This is the final Killswitch Engage release to include Howard Jones on vocals.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Eleanor, Ditzel; Apar, Corey. "Killswitch Engage > Biography". Allmusic. Macrovision Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p436947. Retrieved 2008-11-23. 
  2. ^ Whitmire, Margo (2004-05-19). "Usher Keeps Rolling at No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000513474. Retrieved 2008-11-23. [dead link]
  3. ^ Hasty, Katie (2006-11-29). "Jay-Z Reclaims His 'Kingdom' With No. 1 Debut". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. http://web.archive.org/web/20071013195211/http://billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003465594. Retrieved 2008-08-07. 
  4. ^ "Artist Chart History - Killswitch Engage". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=403514&model.vnuAlbumId=811005. Retrieved 2008-06-13. 
  5. ^ "Discography Killswitch Engage". Australian charts portal. australian-charts.com. http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Killswitch+Engage. Retrieved 2008-11-23. 
  6. ^ "Discographie Killswitch Engage" (in German). Hitparade Österreich. austriancharts.at. http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Killswitch+Engage. Retrieved 2008-11-23. 
  7. ^ "Killswitch Engage Canadian Albums Charts". Billboard. billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/killswitch-engage/chart-history/403514?f=309&g=Albums. Retrieved 2009-07-23. 
  8. ^ "Discographie Killswitch Engage" (in French). Les charts français. lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Killswitch+Engage. Retrieved 2008-11-23. 
  9. ^ "Killswitch Engage > Longplay-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Musicline. PhonoNet GmbH. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Killswitch%20Engage/?type=longplay. Retrieved 2008-06-13. 
  10. ^ "Irish Music Charts Archive - Top 75 Artist Album". Chart-Track. IRMA. 2004-05-13. http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2004&year=2004&week=20. Retrieved 2008-12-12. 
  11. ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Alex K - Kyuss". Zobbel. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_K.HTM. Retrieved 2011-06-05. 
  12. ^ a b c "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Retrieved 2008-07-24.  Note: User must be define the search parameters as "Killswitch Engage" on the field 'Artist'.
  13. ^ "Killswitch Engage, The End of Heartache". British Phonographic Industry. 2006-10-06. http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=32707. Retrieved 2008-11-27. [dead link]
  14. ^ "Killswitch Engage > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/killswitch-engage-p436947/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-06-05. 
  15. ^ a b "Killswitch Engage > As Daylight Dies > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/as-daylight-dies-r930742/charts-awards/billboard-single. Retrieved 2011-06-05. 
  16. ^ "Top Music Video - (Set This) World Ablaze". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 2005-12-10. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=388&cfgn=Videos&cfn=Top+Music+Video&ci=3062997&cdi=8500064&cid=12%2F10%2F2005. Retrieved 2008-11-23. [dead link]
  17. ^ "Search Certification Database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php. Retrieved 2008-07-24.  Note: User must be define the search parameters as "Killswitch Engage" on the field 'artist name'.
  18. ^ Halaby, Lex (Director) (2005-11-22). (Set This) World Ablaze (DVD). Roadrunner Records. 
  19. ^ "A Bid Farewell | Killswitch Engage | Music Video | MTV". MTV Networks. 2005-11-15. http://www.mtv.com/videos/killswitch-engage/66914/a-bid-farewell.jhtml#artist=1225523. Retrieved 2008-08-05. 
  20. ^ "Lex Halaby". Refused TV. http://www.refused.tv/directors/lex_halaby.php. Retrieved 2008-08-05. [dead link]
  21. ^ "Aggressive". Refused TV. http://www.refused.tv/directors/aggressive.php. Retrieved 2008-08-05. [dead link]
  22. ^ "Holy Diver | Killswitch Engage | Music Video | MTV". MTV Networks. 2007-08-06. http://www.mtv.com/videos/killswitch-engage/167602/holy-diver.jhtml#artist=1225523. Retrieved 2008-08-05. 
  23. ^ "This Is Absolution | Killswitch Engage | Music Video | MTV". MTV Networks. 2008-10-30. http://www.mtv.com/videos/killswitch-engage/294749/this-is-absolution.jhtml#. Retrieved 2008-11-23. 
  24. ^ "Starting Over | Killswitch Engage | Music Video | MTV". MTV Networks. 2008-06-05. http://www.mtv.com/videos/killswitch-engage/397235/starting-over.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-06-05. 
  25. ^ "Roadrunner Records: Killswitch Engage - "Save Me" Video Teaser". Roadrunner Records. 2010-05-20. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/video/Killswitch-Engage--Teaser-3180.aspx. Retrieved 2010-05-20. 

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