Killswitch Engage discography

Killswitch Engage discography
Killswitch Engage performing in 2023
Studio albums8
Singles23
Video albums3
Music videos21

Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts.[1] Their discography consists of eight 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.[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 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.[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]

The band's sixth album, Disarm the Descent, was released in 2013 and debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200. The album also charted within the top 20 in eight countries, their first album to do so. 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 sold 35,000 copies in its first week of release, and is their highest-charting album to date.[8] 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.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[4] 		AUS
[9] 		AUT
[10] 		CAN
[11] 		FIN
[12] 		GER
[13] 		IRL
[14] 		JPN
[15] 		NZ
[16] 		SWI
[17] 		UK
[18]
Killswitch Engage — — — — — — — — — — —
Alive or Just Breathing — — — — — — — — — — 122
The End of Heartache
  • Released: May 11, 2004[22]
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 21 39 — — — 42 64 — — — 40
As Daylight Dies
  • Released: November 21, 2006[23]
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 32 29 68 40 — 62 — 43 — — 64
Killswitch Engage
  • Released: June 30, 2009[25]
  • 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[26]
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 7 6 15 6 8 12 96 55 17 23 15
Incarnate
  • Released: March 11, 2016[27]
  • 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
  • Scheduled: February 21, 2025
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
"—" 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
[28] 		AUS
Video
[29]
(Set This) World Ablaze
  • Released: November 22, 2005[30]
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Formats: DVD
 21 21
Beyond the Flames: Home Video, Part II — —
Live at the Palladium — —

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
Rock Digital Songs
[31] 		US
Hard
Rock
[32] 		US
Main.
Rock
[33] 		US
Rock
[34] 		UK
Rock
[35]
"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 — —
"A Bid Farewell" 2005 — — — — —
"My Curse" 2006 — — 21 — — As Daylight Dies
"The Arms of Sorrow" 2007 — — 30 — —
"Holy Diver" — — 12 — —
"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"
(featuring Howard Jones) 		15 9 — 19 —
"I Can't Be the Only One" 2020 — — 17 — —
"Forever Aligned" 2024 — — — — — This Consequence
"—" 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 Director(s)
"Self Revolution" (Live) 2002 Adam Francis[36]
"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[37]
"Holy Diver" Brian Thompson[38]
"This Is Absolution" 2008 Denise Korycki[39]
"Starting Over" 2009 Lex Halaby[40]
"Save Me" 2010 Jim Starace[41]
"In Due Time" 2013 Ian McFarland & Mike Pecci[42][43][44][45]
"Always"
"Strength of the Mind" 2015
"Hate by Design" 2016
"Cut Me Loose" Jeremy Danger & Travis Shinn[46]
"I Am Broken Too" 2019 Kyle Cogan & Zack Stauffer[47]
"The Signal Fire" Ian McFarland[48]
"Us Against the World" 2021 David Brodsky & Allison Woest[49]
"Forever Aligned" 2024

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