Disarm the Descent

Disarm the Descent is Killswitch Engage's sixth album, on which they once again vividly asserted their core with sharp metalcore riffs and big vocal melodies. After Howard Jones left in 2012 due to illness, it was made as the return album for Jesse Leach, his first since 2002. Praised as the fastest, most aggressive record in the band's history, a sense of speed with frequent blast beats runs throughout. Leach's return was announced in 2012, on the tenth anniversary of Alive or Just Breathing, to great excitement. The lead single "In Due Time" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. From the opener "The Hell in Me" to "The New Awakening," songs that balance drive and melody line up. The returning Leach's spirited vocals breathe energy back into the band. A powerful rebirth that reached No. 7 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Hard Rock chart. Adam D again handled production, and drummer Justin Foley delivers even more ferocious playing than before.