As Daylight Dies

CD as described

Loved it

I have been a Killswitch fan since the first time I heard "The End Of Heartche" on the radio...it gave me chills. I'm an old-school metal chick who grew up on bands like Iron Maiden, Metallica, Judas Priest, Queensryche and, yes, Def Leppard but I had lost my faith and passion for the music. Killswitch Engage brought it back...THANKS GUYS!!! :-) I own all their CDs and their DVD and through them discovered a whole new generation of bands like Shadows Fall, Lamb Of God, Unearth, Chimaria, All That Remains, Underoath, Trivium, As I Lay Dying, Stone Sour and even Slipknot, all of whom are now favorites as well.I brought a copy of this Special Edition CD mostly to get Killswitch's cover version of "Holy Diver" by Dio. It is truly a rare feat when a band can cover another band's song and remain true to the style and integrity of the original while still making it their own. Killswitch Engage pulls it off with ease. The CD contains three other songs not included on the original version of "Daylight Dies;" "Let The Bridges Burn" and "Be One" are strong enough to have been included on the original album--"Bridges Burn" has the sort of dynamics that could make it an opening track--but "This Fire Burns," written for a WWE pay-per-view special, sounds like the band mailed it in and could have been left off.This package features a DVD with all three videos from "Daylight Dies": "My Curse," "The Arms of Sorrow" and "Holy Diver." It also includes "making of" documentaries for "Curse" and "Sorrow" but not for "Holy Diver," which is too bad, because that video is by far the best of the three. It's a very funny throwback to the elaborate mini-movies that music videos used to be, and it's worth seeing just for the sight of Adam D in drag. ;-)All in all, the "Daylight Dies" special edition is a great package for both new and old Killswitch fans alike; my only complaint is why do record labels put out a CD and then come out with "Special Editions" much later? Maybe if more new releases were packaged with special features in the first place, CD sales wouldn't be in the massive slump they are now, even with the digital revolution.

Overall satisfied with purchase

This is an amazing album. I've recently discovered the rebirth of metal - thrash, grindcore, metalcore, whatever - and this album (so far) lies at the top of the heap of several great albums I've purchased lately (Hatebreed, Machine Head, Throwdown, and Devildriver).What's so unique about this album is its subtle complexity. The tunes are heavy and deep, without being over technical or progressive. Hooky and catchy with a lot of great rhythm and power, the songs continue to grow on you with each listening.This band knows what the heck it's doing - the song construction and musicianship are top-notch, and I'd easily put it up against Master of Puppets, Peace Sells, And Justice For All, South of Heaven, etc. Yes, it's that good!"As Daylight Dies" is the perfect opener for this album, and after two good tracks, the album really hits its apex with "Unbroken", followed by "My Curse", "Still Beats Your Name", and "Break the Silence". These songs seem to flow into each other, raising the intensity without sounding like they're just repeating the same ideas over and over.If you grew up listening to the old school thrash/heavy metal, you have to listen to this CD!

I was actually really surprised how good this record is. I had kind of mixed feelings going in based on what I've read from theses reviews and I tunes but this record feels really strong to me. don't get me wrong they're are a few songs that pull it down a little but it's not enough to allow a star drop from me. I can't wait for the new one to come out sometime this year.

Item arrived New sharink-wrap as described. I wish Amazon packaging would've been a lil better with peanuts or rolled-up newspaper since it was just thrown in a box with my other orders without any padding but it arrived unharmed.

Will buy more from amazon...