The End of Heartache [Limited] [ECD] by Killswitch Engage (CD, Mar-2005, 2 Discs, Roadrunner Records)

Album Features
UPC:	016861817725
Artist:	Killswitch Engage
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2005
Record Label:	Roadrunner Records
Genre:	Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal
Number Of Discs:	2

Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Bid Farewell, A
2. Take This Oath
3. When Darkness Falls
4. Rose of Sharyn
5. Inhale
6. Breathe Life
7. End of Heartache, The
8. Declaration
9. World Ablaze
10. And Embers Rise
11. Wasted Sacrifice
12. Hope Is...

DISC 2:
1. Irreversal
2. My Life For Yours
3. End of Heartache, The - (Resident Evil version)
4. Life to Lifeless - (live, live)
5. Fixation on the Darkness - (live, live)
6. My Last Serenade - (live, live)

Details
Producer:	Adam Dutkiewicz
Distributor:	Universal Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Killswitch Engage: Adam Dutkiewicz (vocals, guitar, percussion); Howard Jones (vocals); Joel Stroetzel (guitar); Mike D'Antonio (bass instrument); Justin Foley (drums).On Killswitch Engage's previous two albums, the group delivered the sort of passionate speed/thrash rarely heard since RIDE THE LIGHTNING-era Metallica and REIGN IN BLOOD-era Slayer. With THE END OF THE HEARTACHE, which features new singer Howard Jones, the band takes its signature sound to a new, absolutely ferocious level, combining slicing, neo-classical guitar riffs with vocals that alternate between gut-wrenching death-metal grunts and melodic crooning. In addition, drummer Justin Foley seems to have channeled both Metallica's Lars Ulrich and Pantera's Vinnie Paul, adding enough pummeling double-kick madness to put a smile on any old-school metal-head's face. Though the album's wide-screen production values keep it from ever sounding too retro, THE END OF HEARTACHE will appeal to anyone pining for the '80s glory days when serious metal was synonymous with long hair and Anthrax t-shirts.

Editorial Reviews
3 1/2 stars out of 5 - [A] stunning collection, retaining much of their signature musical brutality but teasing with electric hooks, strategic use of silence and, on 'Rose of Sharyn,' just a bit of emo...
Rolling Stone