Killswitch Engage es una banda estadounidense de metalcore que se formó en 1999 en Westfield, Massachusetts. Surgió como el resultado de la disolución de dos bandas locales: Overcast y Aftershock. En su formación original, Killswitch Engage presentó a Jesse Leach en las voces, Adam Dutkiewicz en la batería, Mike D'Antonio en el bajo y Joel Stroetzel en la guitarra.
En 2000, la banda lanzó su primer álbum autotitulado "Killswitch Engage". Este álbum de debut les brindó un punto de partida sólido, con una combinación de agresividad y melodía que empezó a definir su sonido característico. Aunque el álbum no fue un éxito comercial inmediato, llamó la atención de la escena underground del metal.
La verdadera consagración de Killswitch Engage llegó en 2002 con su segundo álbum, "Alive or Just Breathing". Este disco les permitió firmar con el reconocido sello Roadrunner Records, y fue en este período cuando Adam Dutkiewicz pasó de ser el baterista a desempeñarse como guitarrista principal, dejando las baquetas a Tom Gomes. El álbum trajo consigo himnos como "My Last Serenade" y "Fixation on the Darkness", y fue aclamado por su energía desbordante y letras profundas.
En 2002, tras el lanzamiento de "Alive or Just Breathing", Jesse Leach dejó la banda debido a problemas personales y de salud vocal. Fue reemplazado por Howard Jones, quien aportó una voz aún más poderosa y versátil. Con
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Swallow the sun in shadows as they suck out the marrow
The hopeless suffer in the fear of tomorrow
We count the cost to measure it against our loss
The sacrifice of the innocent
Separation
The lie from the truth (The lie from the truth)
Our division is our proof
We can't allow this to stand
Oppression on demand
Led by liars and thieves
As desperation bleeds
They brought us to our knees
So bite the hand that feeds
All their poisonous belief
Lead us only to grief
Led by liars and thieves
As desperation bleeds
They brought us to our knees
So bite the hand that feeds
Altercations spread through violent sanction
Mother, give your children to the beast
The battles of the poor will soon be called to war
For the wealthy and their war machine
We can't allow this to stand
Oppression on demand
Led by liars and thieves
As desperation bleeds
They brought us to our knees
So bite the hand that feeds
Pushed to the breaking point
Awake from your slumber
Kick back the shroud that humanity's under
The beckoning call of our so called masters
Subjugate us to the brink of disaster
All for what cause? (All for what cause?)
To perpetuate their endless wars
We can't allow this to stand
Oppression on demand
Led by liars and thieves
As desperation bleeds
They brought us to our knees
So bite the hand that feeds
All their poisonous belief
Lead us only to grief
Led by liars and thieves
As desperation bleeds
They brought us to our knees
So bite the hand that feeds
Where do we go from here?
We won't go quietly
It must be the end of apathy
We let go of the grip of our sanity
What would you, what would you kill for?
What would you, what would you die for?
What would you, what would you kill for?
What would you, what would you die for?