As Daylight Dies

As Daylight Dies is Killswitch Engage's fourth album, on which they balanced sharp metalcore with sing-along choruses to widen their emotional range. Carrying over the Howard Jones-era sound established on the previous The End of Heartache, they again pushed their melodic death metal influence to the fore. Production was handled by Adam D and Joel Stroetzel. The cover art was created by bassist Mike D'Antonio, and the album returns to a heftier, more melodic-death-metal-leaning sound than its predecessor. Signature songs like "My Curse," "The Arms of Sorrow" and "This Is Absolution" line up, all of which got videos. The contrast between fierce verses and soaring choruses runs throughout. It reached No. 32 on the US Billboard 200 and later earned gold certification. An accomplished metalcore work woven by Howard Jones's powerful voice and the two guitars. The special edition includes a cover of Dio's "Holy Diver," which also became a live favorite. It is a record that reached a still wider audience.