Australian Guitar

THE BEAST WITHIN

Two decades and eight albums in, the profound integrity and punishing ferocity of Killswitch Engage haven’t waned a bit. The undisputed champions of pit-splitting breakdowns and pulverising blast beats, Atonement sees the heavy metal titans crank their amps up to 11, tune their guitars right down to the gallows, and unleash pure, unrestrained hell upon their instruments.

It was a taxing album for the Massachusetts fivesome to smash out – by proxy of their other commitments and logistical hiccups, they were forced to lay the album down in chunks, with members recording their

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