Your fears are partially put to bed by the end of opening track The Hell In Me, it’s prime, good old fashioned melodic Metalcore the way that Killswitch used to play it. This will determine whether the decision was a stroke of genius or an ill-advised final roll of the dice. The initial response to the re-recruitment of original frontman Jesse Leach was immediately positive from long term fans and it intensified when KSE played a total blinder of a set at Download last year, but this is the acid test. As great as some of the Howard Jones-era material was the self-titled album of 2009 was an utter turkey, Jones himself seemingly in the band one minute and out the next during its touring cycle and clearly losing all enthusiasm for the job in hand on the few occasions he was present. In the case of Killswitch Engage it could well be all three. When a much loved band claim to return to their roots it’s usually the sign of desperation, an admission of a lukewarm response to recent material or an attempt to recapture the attention of a dwindling fan base.
#KILLSWITCH ENGAGE DISARM THE DESCENT FULL#
Overall Score: 8/10 Return To Form: 8/10 Anthemic Choruses: 9/10 New Ideas: 7/10 Pros: A Total Return To The Full Glory Of Previous Albums Cons: Tails Off Towards The End Of The Record
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