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Key · 07-31-2016, 10:14 PM

Killswitch Engage - Incarnate
Release Date: March 11 2016

Holy ****, talk about coming back stronger than ever. I swear, every single time Killswitch Engage releases an album, it's better than their last, and yes, that includes everything they've ever done. Incarnate is their most recent album with Disarm The Descent being the one released before back in 2013 when Howard Jones departed and Jesse Leach returned to sing for them, and man, what a fantastic replacement. They could not have gone with a better decision on that, and i'm sure there would have been other great choices, but i'm glad they went with a vocalist that people already knew, which to me, made it a much easier transition to get used to. But anyway, enough about that, let's talk about the album.

Back in 2013 when Disarm The Descent was released, as I mentioned, it was the first album post Howard Jones, so I was a little hesitant because I wasn't too familiar with Jesse Leach as most Killswitch Engage fans were, but I was keeping an open mind, and god damn, they delivered. Every song on Disarm The Descent was fantastic, and I listened to that album over and over again, and it never grew old. Then when I found out that Incarnate was to be released this year, I was even more excited because I had grown to really love the new-ish sound they have, and I waited patiently for it's release, and once I finally heard it, I have got to say that this makes Disarm The Descent look like a little baby album, and that's tough to do. This album has perfection written all over it, and for me, when all the songs are catchy and heavy and just full of that raw Killswitch Engage sound that I've come to love, it automatically makes me enjoy the album that much more, and this album has got it.

With so far only having one listen under my belt, I can't say which song I like the most, mostly because all the songs have their own feel to them, and they're all fantastic in their own way, so as much as I hesitate to say it, I do have to admit that each song is phenomenal, and that's at the current moment, it's impossible for me to choose which song is the best. Just like many other albums I've heard this year, this one does it's job by making each song better than the last, and it's made for such a wonderful listening experience, which of course means I'm going to listen to this album over and over and over again until I grow tired of it.

07-31-2016, 10:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	Killswitch Engage - Incarnate Release Date: March 11 2016 Holy ****, talk about coming back stronger than ever. I swear, every single time Killswitch Engage releases an album, it's better than their last, and yes, that includes everything they've ever done. Incarnate is their most recent album with Disarm The Descent being the one released before back in 2013 when Howard Jones departed and Jesse Leach returned to sing for them, and man, what a fantastic replacement. They could not have gone with a better decision on that, and i'm sure there would have been other great choices, but i'm glad they went with a vocalist that people already knew, which to me, made it a much easier transition to get used to. But anyway, enough about that, let's talk about the album. Back in 2013 when Disarm The Descent was released, as I mentioned, it was the first album post Howard Jones, so I was a little hesitant because I wasn't too familiar with Jesse Leach as most Killswitch Engage fans were, but I was keeping an open mind, and god damn, they delivered. Every song on Disarm The Descent was fantastic, and I listened to that album over and over again, and it never grew old. Then when I found out that Incarnate was to be released this year, I was even more excited because I had grown to really love the new-ish sound they have, and I waited patiently for it's release, and once I finally heard it, I have got to say that this makes Disarm The Descent look like a little baby album, and that's tough to do. This album has perfection written all over it, and for me, when all the songs are catchy and heavy and just full of that raw Killswitch Engage sound that I've come to love, it automatically makes me enjoy the album that much more, and this album has got it. With so far only having one listen under my belt, I can't say which song I like the most, mostly because all the songs have their own feel to them, and they're all fantastic in their own way, so as much as I hesitate to say it, I do have to admit that each song is phenomenal, and that's at the current moment, it's impossible for me to choose which song is the best. Just like many other albums I've heard this year, this one does it's job by making each song better than the last, and it's made for such a wonderful listening experience, which of course means I'm going to listen to this album over and over and over again until I grow tired of it.