Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts. Their discography consists of nine 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. They then signed a recording contract with Roadrunner Records, releasing Alive or Just Breathing in 2002. The album peaked at number 37 on the Heatseekers Albums chart. Their third album, 2004's The End of Heartache, peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200, and sold 38,000 copies in its first week of release. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2007, denoting shipments of over 500,000 copies.
In 2005, Killswitch Engage was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 47th Grammy Awards. 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. 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. On November 23, 2021 it became the bands first album to be certified Platinum by the RIAA for selling over 1,000,000 copies in the United States. 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. It was also the band’s first release to top the Hard Rock Albums Billboard.
The band's sixth album, Disarm the Descent, was released in 2013 and debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 and topped both the U.S Top Rock Albums Billboard and the Hard Rock Albums Billboard. The album also charted within the top 20 in eight countries, their first album to do so. The band were once again nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. 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 was also the band’s first album to top the U.S Top Rock Albums Billboard and its second to top the Hard Rock Albums Billboard. It sold 35,000 copies in its first week of release, and is their highest-charting album to date. 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.
The band then signed with Metal Blade Records to release their 8th studio album Atonement in 2019. The album sold 33,000 copies in its first week and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200, topped both the U.S Top Rock Albums and Hard Rock Albums Billboard and charted in the top 20 in 8 other countries. The band was nominated for Best Metal Performance for a 3rd time at the 62nd Grammy Awards. In 2022 Killswitch Engage released a live album titled live at the Palldium which was recorded at the Palladium theatre in Worcester Massachusetts. Following this the band released their 9th album This Consequence in 2025. The album peaked at number 188 on the Billboard 200 and peaked in the top 20 in two other countries.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certification Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US AUS AUT CANPeak chart positions for albums in Canada: All except As Daylight Dies: As Daylight Dies: FIN GER IRL JPN NZ SWI UKPeak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom: All except Alive or Just Breathing: Alive or Just Breathing: Killswitch Engage Released: July 4, 2000 Label: Ferret Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — — — — — — Alive or Just Breathing Released: May 21, 2002 Label: Roadrunner Formats: CD, LP, digital download — — — — — — — — — — 122 BPI: Silver The End of Heartache Released: May 11, 2004 Label: Roadrunner Formats: CD, LP, digital download 21 39 — — — 42 64 — — — 40 RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver As Daylight Dies Released: November 21, 2006 Label: Roadrunner Formats: CD, LP, digital download 32 29 68 40 — 62 — 43 — — 64 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Gold Killswitch Engage Released: June 30, 2009 Label: Roadrunner Formats: CD, LP, digital download 7 12 36 11 15 27 80 60 24 51 29 Disarm the Descent Released: April 2, 2013 Label: Roadrunner Formats: CD, LP, digital download 7 6 15 6 8 12 96 55 17 23 15 Incarnate Released: March 11, 2016 Label: Roadrunner Formats: CD, LP, digital download 6 5 10 4 14 10 50 69 20 10 10 Atonement Released: August 16, 2019 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD, LP, digital download 13 4 16 17 12 11 — 60 — 9 13 This Consequence Released: February 21, 2025 Label: Metal Blade Formats: CD, LP, digital download 188 — 13 — — 13 — 45 — 24 85 "—" 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 USVideo AUSVideo (Set This) World Ablaze Released: November 22, 2005 Label: Roadrunner Formats: DVD 21 21 RIAA: Gold MC: Gold Beyond the Flames: Home Video, Part II Released: November 25, 2016 Label: Roadrunner Formats: Blu-ray, CD, digital download — — Live at the Palladium Released: June 3, 2022 Label: Metal Blade Formats: Blu-ray, CD, digital download, vinyl — —
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album Rock Digital Songs USHardRock USHardRockDigi. USMain.Rock USRock UKRock Peak chart position on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart: Starting Over: In Due Time: "Self Revolution" 2002 — — — — — — Alive or Just Breathing "My Last Serenade" — — — — — — "The Element of One" 2003 — — — — — — "Rose of Sharyn" 2004 — — — — — — The End of Heartache "The End of Heartache" — — — 31 — —RIAA: Gold "A Bid Farewell" 2005 — — — — — — "My Curse" 2006 — — — 21 — —RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver As Daylight Dies "The Arms of Sorrow" 2007 — — — 30 — — "Holy Diver" — — — 12 — —RIAA: Gold "This Is Absolution" 2008 ― ― ― — — — "Reckoning" 2009 — — — — — — Killswitch Engage "Starting Over" — — — 30 — 28 "Take Me Away" — — — — — — "Save Me" 2010 — — — — — — "In Due Time" 2013 — — 7 26 — 16 Disarm the Descent "Always" — — — 15 — — "Beyond the Flames" — — — — — — "Strength of the Mind" 2015 33 — 4 — — — Incarnate "Hate by Design" 2016 40 — 6 22 — — "Cut Me Loose" — — — — — — "Unleashed" 2019 — — 10 — 29 — Atonement "I Am Broken Too" — — — 19 37 — "The Signal Fire" 15 — 9 — 19 — "I Can't Be the Only One" 2020 — — — 17 — — "Forever Aligned" 2024 — — — — — — This Consequence "I Believe" 2025 — 19 — 4 — — "Blood Upon the Ashes" — — — — — — The Dogs of Hope "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other Charted Songs SongYearPeak chart positionsAlbumUK Rock"This Fire"201136As Daylight Dies
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and directors Title Year Director(s) "Self Revolution" (Live) 2002 Adam Francis "My Last Serenade" Paul Brown "Life to Lifeless" 2003 Doug Spangenberg "Fixation on the Darkness" Pierre Lamoureux "Rose of Sharyn" 2004 Lex Halaby "The End of Heartache" Tony Petrossian "A Bid Farewell" 2005 Lex Halaby "My Curse" 2006 "The Arms of Sorrow" 2007 Alex Topaller & Daniel Shapiro "Holy Diver" Brian Thompson "This Is Absolution" 2008 Denise Korycki "Starting Over" 2009 Lex Halaby "Save Me" 2010 Jim Starace "In Due Time" 2013 Ian McFarland & Mike Pecci "Always" "Strength of the Mind" 2015 "Hate by Design" 2016 "Cut Me Loose" Jeremy Danger & Travis Shinn "I Am Broken Too" 2019 Kyle Cogan & Zack Stauffer "The Signal Fire" Ian McFarland "Us Against the World" 2021 David Brodsky & Allison Woest "Forever Aligned" 2024 "I Believe" 2025 Tom Flynn & Mike Watts "Collusion" "Aftermath" David Brodsky
References
External links Killswitch Engage at AllMusic Killswitch Engage at Discogs