While metalcore itself preceded Killswitch Engage's arrival by almost a decade, it was unquestionably the rise of Massachusettes' finest that helped push the genre to the very front of the metal scene in the 2000s, laying the groundwork for everyone from Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine to Bring Me The Horizon and Bad Omens to conquer the planet.
Killswitch also remain one of the few metal bands to sustain major success despite changing singers at pivotal moments in their career. Jesse Leach's surprise departure following the release of 2002 breakthrough Alive Or Just Breathing could have sunk a lesser band, but the arrival of Howard Jones only rocket-boosted their ascent. Incredibly, Howard's own exit just under a decade later - and the unlikely return of Leach soon after - helped rejuvenate the band once more, and their reach and influence remains as strong as ever. Here, then, is every Killswitch Engage album so far, ranked in reverse order of greatness.
