Killswitch Engage (2000 album)
| Killswitch Engage | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 4, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2000 | |||
| Studio | Zing Studios, Westfield, Massachusetts | |||
| Genre | Melodic metalcore | |||
| Length | 31:51 | |||
| Label | Ferret | |||
| Producer | Adam Dutkiewicz | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Classic Rock | |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10 |
Killswitch Engage is the debut studio album by the American metalcore band Killswitch Engage, released July 4, 2000, through Ferret Music. It was the only album by the band released through Ferret as they would later sign with Roadrunner Records. The band's debut is considered to be one of the first ever successful albums in the metalcore genre, garnering a re-release five years after its original pressing. No songs in the album were released as singles.
In 2020, it was named one of the 20 best metal albums of 2000 by Metal Hammer magazine.