The Powerless Rise

The Powerless Rise followed An Ocean Between Us (2007), and Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz again produced it, sharing the credit with the band. The recording took place in San Diego and was finished by March 2010, with guitars, bass and vocals cut at Lambesis Studios and the drums at Signature Sound. Colin Richardson mixed the album with his assistant Martyn "Ginge" Ford, Ted Jensen mastered it at Sterling Sound, and Jacob Bannon again provided the artwork and design. The line-up was the same five as on the previous album: Tim Lambesis on vocals, Nick Hipa and Phil Sgrosso on guitars, Josh Gilbert on bass and vocals, and Jordan Mancino on drums. In March 2010 Metal Blade Records set 11 May as the North American release date, and the cover was unveiled. Released on that day, the album sold 38,000 copies in its first week and entered the Billboard 200 at No. 10. It also reached No. 2 on Independent Albums, No. 3 on Top Hard Rock Albums, No. 5 on Top Rock Albums and No. 11 on Billboard Canadian Albums. Metal Blade Records Japan issued the Japanese edition the same month. Of the videos, "Parallels" was filmed in Pittsburgh on 18 May 2010 by director David Brodsky and appeared in June. "Beyond Our Suffering" got a live video, shot by Joe Hamming at the Cool Tour's Orlando stop on 14 July 2010 and released in May 2011, while "Anodyne Sea" was filmed in December 2010 by Mike Pecci and Ian McFarland from the point of view of drummer Jordan Mancino and released in January 2011. In November 2010 a limited super deluxe fan box went on sale exclusively in Europe through EMP, holding the CD, a 12-inch picture disc, a documentary DVD with studio footage and interviews, and a hardcover book of lyrics and photographs.