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The band has released five studio albums to date. MTV once called the band one of "the founders of [[Metalcore]]", which is actually inaccurate as the first metalcore bands were from the early nineties and consisted of bands like Integrity and Earth Crisis. At any rate, [[Killswitch Engage]] are one of the most popular heavy groups around today, and are known as forerunners in the New Wave of American Heavy Metal, along with other popular heavyweights such as [[Lamb of God]]. |
The band has released five studio albums to date. MTV once called the band one of "the founders of [[Metalcore]]", which is actually inaccurate as the first metalcore bands were from the early nineties and consisted of bands like Integrity and Earth Crisis. At any rate, [[Killswitch Engage]] are one of the most popular heavy groups around today, and are known as forerunners in the New Wave of American Heavy Metal, along with other popular heavyweights such as [[Lamb of God]]. |
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=== [[Killswitch Engage]] contains the following tropes: === |
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* [[Bald Black Leader Guy]] -- Howard Jones. |
* [[Bald Black Leader Guy]] -- Howard Jones. |
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* [[Careful with That Axe]] -- "My Curse" and the start of "Rose of Sharyn". |
* [[Careful with That Axe]] -- "My Curse" and the start of "Rose of Sharyn". |
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* [[Mohs Scale of Rock and Metal Hardness]]: Definitely around an 8. Think about it, and it's probably gonna be hard to say otherwise. |
* [[Mohs Scale of Rock and Metal Hardness]]: Definitely around an 8. Think about it, and it's probably gonna be hard to say otherwise. |
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* [[Name's the Same]]: If it's possible to do so, try not to mistake this frontman with [[wikipedia:Howard Jones (musician)|that other Howard Jones]]. |
* [[Name's the Same]]: If it's possible to do so, try not to mistake this frontman with [[wikipedia:Howard Jones (musician)|that other Howard Jones]]. |
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* [[Not Christian Rock]] --The band is often assumed to be Christian due to former vocalist Jesse Leach's faith. |
* [[Not Christian Rock]] -- The band is often assumed to be Christian due to former vocalist Jesse Leach's faith. |
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** Which is kind of doubly ironic, given that WWE Superstar Christian is such a fan he renamed his [[Finishing Move]] after them. |
** Which is kind of doubly ironic, given that WWE Superstar Christian is such a fan he renamed his [[Finishing Move]] after them. |
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* [[Obsession Song]] -- Quite a few of them. |
* [[Obsession Song]] -- Quite a few of them. |
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