After the decline of nu-metal in the mid 2000’s, the hunger for heavier music became rabid. The polarizing “New Wave Of American Heavy Metal” took the best of the three worlds of heavy metal, hardcore and punk and laid a forever legacy and foundation for generations to come. One of the first names that comes to mind when talking about this era is Killswitch Engage.

Killswitch Engage has the unique perspective to have essentially three chapters so far. What is really interesting about this, is to hear the evolution of a band through twists and turns both professionally and personally. These lessons play out through the music and lyrics. When listening back through all their albums, certain one of course will always be classics but, hearing the others with a different thought process makes those stand out in different ways.

Below is the Audioeclectica Album Rank of all nine Killswitch Engage studio albums.

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