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As Daylight Dies is the fourth studio album by Massachusetts metalcore quintet Killswitch Engage. The album was released in the US on November 21, 2006. It was subsequently released in the UK on November 20, both through Roadrunner Records. The first single, "My Curse", was released to radio stations on October 30. The album entered at No. 32 on The Billboard 200 album chart, selling roughly 60,000 copies in its first week.[1] It is the first Killswitch Engage album without an instrumental song.

A re-release of the album is scheduled for August 28, 2007. It will contain the four bonus b-sides listed below and three videos including the video for the Dio cover of "Holy Diver" [2]

Track listing

  1. "Daylight Dies" – 4:05
  2. "This Is Absolution" – 3:34
  3. "The Arms of Sorrow" – 3:44
  4. "Unbroken" – 3:08
  5. "My Curse" – 4:04
  6. "For You" – 4:03
  7. "Still Beats Your Name" – 3:19
  8. "Eye of the Storm" - 3:56
  9. "Break the Silence" – 4:32
  10. "Desperate Times" – 4:25
  11. "Reject Yourself" – 4:45

Special Edition (including DVD)

  1. Let the Bridges Burn - 4:27
  2. Be One - 3:29
  3. Holy Diver (Dio cover) - 4:05 (originally for Kerrang!'s High Voltage!: A Brief History of Rock compilation)
  4. This Fire Burns - 3:05 (also available on the WWE Wreckless Intent album)
  5. My Curse (video)
  6. The Arms of Sorrow (video)
  7. Holy Diver (video)
  8. Behind the scenes footage (video)

Best Buy Bonus Disc

  1. My Last Serenade (Live At Worcester Palladium) - 3:24 (Best Buy exclusive bonus track)
  2. The End Of Heartache (Live At Worcester Palladium) - 4:48 (Best Buy exclusive bonus track)
  3. When Darkness Falls (Live At Worcester Palladium) - 3:46 (Best Buy exclusive bonus track)

Chart positions

Album

Year Chart Position
2006 The Billboard 200 #32
2006 United Kingdom Top 75 #64
2006 Australia Top 100 #29

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2006 "My Curse" Mainstream Rock Tracks #21
2007 "The Arms of Sorrow" Mainstream Rock Tracks #31

References

  1. ^ Katie Hasty, "Jay-Z Reclaims His 'Kingdom' With No. 1 Debut", Billboard.com, November 29, 2006.
  2. ^ Roadrunner Records, NEW KILLSWITCH ENGAGE ECARD - 7.23.2007, Roadrun.com, July 24, 2007