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As Daylight Dies 
Studio album by Killswitch Engage Released November 21, 2006 Recorded 2006 Genre Metalcore Length 43:39 (standard version)
59:03 (special edition)Label Roadrunner Producer Adam Dutkiewicz, Joel Stroetzel Killswitch Engage chronology The End of Heartache
(2004)As Daylight Dies
(2006)Killswitch Engage
(2009)Alternative cover 
Special edition cover.Singles from As Daylight Dies - "My Curse"
Released: 2006 - "The Arms of Sorrow"
Released: 2007 - "Holy Diver"
Released: 2007 - "This Is Absolution"
Released: 2008
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Blender 
[2]Drowned In Sound 
[3]As Daylight Dies is the fourth studio album by American metalcore band Killswitch Engage. It was released on November 21, 2006 through Roadrunner Records. It was produced by Adam Dutkiewicz and Joel Stroetzel.
Contents
Background and release
The album was released on November 21, 2006 through Roadrunner Records. It peaked at number 32 on the Billboard 200,[4] selling up to 60,000 copies within its first week.[5] It also peaked within the Rock, Hard Rock, and Digital Albums Charts. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 30, 2009,[6] which was on the same date of the release of its successor, Killswitch Engage. It has since gone on to sell more than 500,000 copies in the United States alone,[7] making it one of the band's highest selling albums to date. The song "Be One" featured the Texas metal band The Unbridged.
The album's first single, "My Curse", was released in 2006, and managed to peak at number 21 on the Billboard Rock Songs Chart.[8] The radio edit is strips down most of the track's unclean vocals, replacing them with Howard Jones' re-recorded clean vocals. A music video directed by Lex Halaby (who previously directed the live video for "A Bid Farewell")[9] premiered on MTV 2's Headbanger's Ball on November 3, 2006.[10][11][12] "My Curse" was included as a playable track in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, and as downloadable content for the video games Rock Band and Rock Band 2. The album's second single, "The Arms of Sorrow", was released in 2007, and peaked at number 30 on the Rock Songs Chart.[13] A music video directed by Aggressive premiered on Headbanger's Ball on May 1, 2007.[14][15][16]
A special edition was released on August 28, 2007, including four B-sides and a DVD containing three music videos and behind-the-scenes footage.[17] The album's B-side "Holy Diver", a cover of Dio's first single, was released as the album's third single on August 17, 2007.[18] It peaked at number 12 on the Rock Songs Chart, making it the band's highest charting single. A music video directed by Brian Thompson premiered on the band's official Myspace page on August 1, 2007.[19] The video is a comical re-imagining of the original video by Dio.[20] A music video for the album's fourth single, "This Is Absolution", was released in 2008, featuring footage of the band performing the song live, as well as backstage footage.[21]
On May 23, 2006, before the album's release, the song "This Fire Burns" was released on the WWE Wreckless Intent album.[22] The track was intended to be the new theme song for WWE superstar Randy Orton; however, it was scrapped and later became the theme song for the WWE Judgment Day 2006 pay-per-view. "This Fire Burns" is was used as the entrance theme for WWE Raw superstar CM Punk until July 25, 2011. It was later re-released as "This Fire" on the special edition release of As Daylight Dies.[23]
Critical reception
The album has received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics. Thom Jurek of Allmusic praised the album, scoring it a four and a half out five, positively commenting, "If the cynics don't get it by now, they never will. For the rest, this is the album to come into the tent with."[24] The tracks "This Is Absolution", "Unbroken", and "Eye of the Storm" were indicated as the AMG Track Picks.[25] Raziq Rauf of Drowned In Sound also praised the album, scoring it a nine out of ten and saying, "With As Daylight Dies, Killswitch Engage have cemented their position as the reason for metalcore ever existing."[26][27]
Track listing
- All lyrics written by Howard Jones, all music composed by Killswitch Engage.
No. Title Length 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 Total length:43:39 Special Edition Bonus Tracks No. Title Length 12. "Be One" (featuring The Unbridged) 3:31 13. "Let the Bridges Burn" 4:29 14. "This Fire" (Known as "This Fire Burns"; originally for the WWE Wreckless Intent album) 3:10 15. "Holy Diver"" (Dio cover) (Originally for Kerrang!'s High Voltage!: A Brief History of Rock compilation) 4:10 Best Buy Exclusive Bonus Tracks No. Title Length 12. "My Last Serenade" 3:24 13. "The End of Heartache" 4:48 14. "When Darkness Falls" 3:46 - All tracks were recorded live at Worcester Palladium, Massachusetts, USA
Special edition DVD
- "My Curse" (video)
- "The Arms of Sorrow" (video)
- "Holy Diver" (video)
- "Making-of "videos" for 2 clips ("My Curse" and "The Arms Of Sorrow")
Personnel
- Killswitch Engage
- Howard Jones – lead vocals, clean vocals
- Adam Dutkiewicz – lead guitar, clean vocals
- Joel Stroetzel – rhythm guitar
- Mike D'Antonio – bass guitar
- Justin Foley – drums
Chart positions
Album
Year Chart Position 2006 Billboard 200 32[5] United Kingdom Top 75 64[28] Australia Top 100 29[29] References
- ^ "Allmusic review". All Media Guide. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r930742. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- ^ "Blender Magazine review". Blender magazine. http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=4301. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- ^ "Drowned in Sound review". http://drownedinsound.com/releases/8793. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/album/killswitch-engage/as-daylight-dies/811005
- ^ a b Katie Hasty (2006-11-29). "Jay-Z Reclaims His 'Kingdom' With No. 1 Debut". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003465594. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- ^ "As Daylight Dies RIAA certification". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=as%20daylight%20dies&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- ^ Winwood, Ian. "Killswitch Engage:Shining a light on metal's reluctant superstars [http://www.killswitchengage.com/images/uploads/KSE_Kerrang_July.pdf,". Kerrang.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/song/killswitch-engage/my-curse/8397210
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2d72JPznVM&ob=av3e
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/videos/killswitch-engage/116654/my-curse.jhtml
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPW9AbRMwFU&ob=av2e
- ^ http://www.vh1.com/video/killswitch-engage/116654/my-curse.jhtml
- ^ "Killswitch Engage > As Daylight Dies > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/as-daylight-dies-r930742/charts-awards/billboard-single. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
- ^ http://headbangersblog.mtv-q.mtvi.com/2007/05/01/killswitch-engages-the-arms-of-sorrow-to-debut-on-headbangers/
- ^ "Aggressive". Refused TV. http://www.refused.tv/directors/aggressive.php. Retrieved 2008-08-05.[dead link]
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EluzTj88tWU&ob=av2e
- ^ Roadrunner Records, NEW KILLSWITCH ENGAGE ECARD - 7.23.2007, Roadrun.com, July 24, 2007
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/holy-diver-single/id273562337
- ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/GET-TEASED-KILLSWITCH-ENGAGES-HOLY-DIVER-17602.aspx
- ^ "Holy Diver | Killswitch Engage | Music Video | MTV". MTV Networks. 2007-08-06. http://www.mtv.com/videos/killswitch-engage/167602/holy-diver.jhtml#artist=1225523. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQGFMJSIXqI&ob=av2n
- ^ "Wwe: Wreckless Intent CD". CDuniverse.com. http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/7067002/a/WWE:+Wreckless+Intent.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
- ^ "WWE: Superstars – Raw – CM Punk". WWE. http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/cmpunk/. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/as-daylight-dies-r930742/review
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r930742
- ^ http://drownedinsound.com/releases/8793
- ^ http://drownedinsound.com/releases/8793/reviews/1336815-
- ^ "UK charts archive". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=834. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- ^ "Australian charts archive". Hung Medien. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Killswitch+Engage&titel=As+Daylight+Dies&cat=a. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
Killswitch Engage Mike D'Antonio · Adam Dutkiewicz · Joel Stroetzel · Howard Jones · Justin Foley
Jesse Leach · Tom Gomes • Pete CorteseStudio albums Killswitch Engage (2000) · Alive or Just Breathing (2002) · The End of Heartache (2004) · As Daylight Dies (2006) · Killswitch Engage (2009)Singles "My Curse" · "Holy Diver"Video albums (Set This) World Ablaze (2005)Related articles Categories:- Killswitch Engage albums
- 2006 albums
- Roadrunner Records albums
- Albums produced by Adam Dutkiewicz
- "My Curse"
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