Killswitch Engage The End of Heartache: Deluxe Edition (ROG0 Colored Vinyl 2LP
 
Deluxe Colored Vinyl 2LP (with D-Side Etching) Pressing featuring Newly Remastered Audio and Bonus Tracks Plus Redesigned Artwork! 
 
Killswitch Engage first shook the structure of heavy music upon climbing out of snowy industrialized Western Massachusetts in 1999. A musical outlier, the band pioneered a union of thrashed-out European guitar pyrotechnics, East Coast hardcore spirit, on-stage hijinks, and enlightened lyricism that set the pace for what the turn-of-the-century deemed heavy.
 
The band broke into the bigtime with their acclaimed 2004 third album The End of Heartache which was Killswitch's first full-length effort to feature lead vocalist Howard Jones and drummer Justin Foley. Peaking at No. 21 on the Billboard 200 on its way to Gold certification, the Grammy-nominated title track is an unabashed monster of a song, different than anything the band had ever written prior. Its epic drive nearly crosses the border into power-ballad territory.
 
"Rose of Sharyn" is an anthem that's heavy in the most non-traditional of senses, building with dynamic energy into a crescendo with a chorus that is perhaps The End of Heartache's biggest reward. "When Darkness Falls," heard during the closing credits of Freddy Vs. Jason, was the first song Jones ever wrote with the band and falls right into place on The End Of Heartache. With "Breathe Life" he delivers a heartfelt optimism that really makes the track pop with, "breathe life/ for you are not alone/ breathe life/ inside your heart of stone."
 
This colored vinyl 2LP edition from Run Out Groove marks The End of Heartache's first time on the format in North America. Remastered for maximum fidelity, the expanded release features bonus tracks on side 3 and a unique art etching done by bassist Mike D'Antonio on side 4 plus redesigned artwork also courtesy of D'Antonio.
 
Features:
 
• Colored vinyl 2LP pressing from Run Out Groove
• First time on vinyl in North America
• Remastered for maximum fidelity
• Features bonus tracks on side 3 and a unique art etching done by bassist Mike D'Antonio on side 4
• Artwork redesigned by Mike D'Antonio
• Deluxe packaging
 
Killswitch Engage The End of Heartache Track Listing:
 
LP1
 
1. A Bid Farewell
2. Take This Oath
3. When The Darkness Falls
4. Rose Of Sharyn
5. Inhale
6. Breathe Life
7. The End Of Heartache
8. Declaration
9. World Ablaze
10. And Embers Rise
11. Wasted Sacrifice
12. Hope Is...
 
LP2
 
1. Irreversal
2. My Life For Yours
3. The End Of Heartache (alternate)
4. Life To Lifeless (live)
5. Fixation On The Darkness (live)
6. My Last Serenade (live)