As Daylight Dies

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As Daylight Dies
As Daylight Dies cover
Studio album by Killswitch Engage
Released November 21, 2006
Recorded 2006
Genre Metalcore
Length 43:39 (standard version)
59:03 (special edition)
Label Roadrunner Records
Producer Adam Dutkiewicz
Joel Stroetzel
Professional reviews
Killswitch Engage chronology
The End of Heartache
(2004)		 As Daylight Dies
(2006)
Alternate Cover
Special Edition Cover
Special Edition Cover

As Daylight Dies is the fourth studio album by Massachusetts metalcore quintet Killswitch Engage. The album was released in the US on November 21, 2006. It was subsequently released in the UK on November 20, both through Roadrunner Records. The first single, "My Curse", was released to radio stations on October 30. The album entered at No. 32 on The Billboard 200 album chart, selling roughly 60,000 copies in its first week.[1] It is the first Killswitch Engage album without an instrumental interlude. This record has got some alternative metal influences and they use more singing parts than before.

A re-release of the album was released on August 28, 2007. It contains the four bonus b-sides listed below and three videos including the video for the Dio cover of "Holy Diver" [2]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Daylight Dies" – 4:05
  2. "This Is Absolution" – 3:34
  3. "The Arms of Sorrow" – 3:44
  4. "Unbroken" – 3:08
  5. "My Curse" – 4:04
  6. "For You" – 4:03
  7. "Still Beats Your Name" – 3:19
  8. "Eye of the Storm" - 3:56
  9. "Break the Silence" – 4:32
  10. "Desperate Times" – 4:25
  11. "Reject Yourself" – 4:45

[edit] Special Edition (including DVD)

  1. Be One - 3:31
  2. Let the Bridges Burn - 4:29
  3. This Fire - 3:10 (Known as "This Fire Burns";Originally for the WWE Wreckless Intent album)
  4. Holy Diver (Dio cover) - 4:10 (Originally for Kerrang!'s High Voltage!: A Brief History of Rock compilation)
  5. My Curse (video)
  6. The Arms of Sorrow (video)
  7. Holy Diver (video)
  8. Making-of "videos" for 2 clips (My Curse and The Arms Of Sorrow)

[edit] Best Buy Bonus Disc

  1. My Last Serenade (Live At Worcester Palladium) - 3:24 (Best Buy exclusive bonus track)
  2. The End Of Heartache (Live At Worcester Palladium) - 4:48 (Best Buy exclusive bonus track)
  3. When Darkness Falls (Live At Worcester Palladium) - 3:46 (Best Buy exclusive bonus track)

[edit] Chart positions

Album

Year Chart Position
2006 The Billboard 200 #32
2006 United Kingdom Top 75 #64
2006 Australia Top 100 #29

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2006 "My Curse" Mainstream Rock Tracks #21
2007 "The Arms of Sorrow" Mainstream Rock Tracks #30
2007 "Holy Diver" Mainstream Rock Tracks #12

[edit] References

  1. ^ Katie Hasty, "Jay-Z Reclaims His 'Kingdom' With No. 1 Debut", Billboard.com, November 29, 2006.
  2. ^ Roadrunner Records, NEW KILLSWITCH ENGAGE ECARD - 7.23.2007, Roadrun.com, July 24, 2007
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