This Consequence

This Consequence is Killswitch Engage's ninth album, a quintessential metalcore work that crosses melodies of anger and prayer. Released in February 2025 through Metal Blade, it is their first new material in about five years. All the members crafting it down to the details in the same room was the first time since 2002's Alive or Just Breathing, making it a more collaborative record. Darker than before, it is marked by lyrics that look hard at society and politics. On the lead singles "Forever Aligned" and "I Believe," the band's soaring choruses are alive and well. "Broken Glass" and "The Fall of Us" are among the heaviest they have made. "The Fall of Us" was originally written for Adam D's side project and carries a death-metal-leaning texture. Under Adam D's production, it is a record that powerfully sounds the band's core even after a career of over 25 years. It marks the unshakable present of a three-time Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling band.