By: Jesse Striewski
With the likes of All That Remains and now Killswitch Engage each releasing new music, 2025 is shaping up to be a great year for metal (specifically NWOAHM) already.
The moment I heard and saw the video for lead-off single “I Believe,” I too quickly became a believer that Killswitch have still got it nine full-length albums in. This merely scratches the surface though on the album’s ten tracks.
“Abandon Us” opens up the record in true KSE fashion, while “Aftermath,” “Forever Aligned,” and “The Fall of Us” each contain their own moments of unbridled fury and greatness.
There’s a certain nostalgia that comes to me when listening to bands like Killswitch now, similar to the feeling one might get while hearing the many acts that came long before them. No doubt this music unites, and even as I write this very article from a hospital bed two days after having surgery (which is another story in itself), I somehow don’t feel completely alone in the universe right now.
Rating: 3/5 Stars
