Incarnate
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LP / Format
Roadrunner / Label
Melodic Metalcore / Genre
Adam Dutkiewicz / Producer
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Critic Reviews
90
As long as they keep releasing albums like Incarnate, Killswitch Engage won't be bidding farewell anytime soon.
6y
90
With Incarnate, Killswitch Engage have been able to recapture the lightening they had when they wrote End Of Heartache but have altered and modified the core sound so subtly that it sounds like an entirely new, re-invigorated band.
3y
85
This album gives little ounce, even when baked in sweetness and effervescence.
4y
80
Their second album since the return of original vocalist Jesse Leach, Incarnate picks up where 2013’s Disarm the Descent left off, with the Massachusetts quintet continuing to refine and redefine their attack.
10y
80
Metalcore overlords conjure light from the depths.
6y
70
As a whole, Incarnate improves on the creativity and restlessness offered by Disarm the Descent. There is more ambition, confidence and passion here.
10y
60
This may not be the album we or the band themselves had hoped it would be, but it’s a fine Killswitch record despite its faults.
6y
Incarnate is rated ''Good'', in my opinion, due to it being 62.5% relistenable.
Nerd Breakdown:
Ratio -
I view a masterpiece as 80% relistenable (8/10). Since AOTY goes to 100, I have to account for this by dividing 80 by 100. Giving me 0.80.
Out of 12 Total Songs -
1 was Skipped (Each equals 0.0)
7 were Good Album Songs (Each equals 0.5)
4 were Liked Songs I would go out of my way to listen to again. (Each equals 1.0)
I then use this formula:
((( Good Album Songs * 0.5 ... read more
I can tell they were trying to go for a bigger, "grander" sound with this album, but honestly they work much better when they're just making hard hitting bangers. It's really solid though, nothing crazy, no must-listen standouts, but every song is at least pretty good and there are more than a few great choruses. A tiny bit longer than it needs to be but hardly bloated.
Edit 63-48: This album is just utter and complete mediocrity, I didn't move a muscle, or feel anything during this album other than pure and utter boredom. At least the second ST had "Starting Over", but this doesn't have any good songs. The reason I don't have this any further is because this album is competently produced, there's just no soul to be found in this record.
Edit 63-48: This album is just utter and complete mediocrity, I didn't move a muscle, or feel anything during this album other than pure and utter boredom. At least the second ST had "Starting Over", but this doesn't have any good songs. The reason I don't have this any further is because this album is competently produced, there's just no soul to be found in this record.
I can tell they were trying to go for a bigger, "grander" sound with this album, but honestly they work much better when they're just making hard hitting bangers. It's really solid though, nothing crazy, no must-listen standouts, but every song is at least pretty good and there are more than a few great choruses. A tiny bit longer than it needs to be but hardly bloated.
Seven albums in, and Killswitch Engage is still kicking. The album is a mixed bag, to be sure. It has some fantastic moments, arguably some of the better of the band's entire discography (the track "Hate By Design" appears to be the most popular song on the album for a very valid reason).
The production remains consistently solid, with the guitars actually packing a bit more punch than they did on their previous album. Overall, the instrumentation is consistent as well, bringing ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Alone I Stand 4:29 | 76 |
| 2 | Hate By Design 3:46 | 76 |
| 3 | Cut Me Loose 3:01 | 63 |
| 4 | Strength of the Mind 3:46 | 77 |
| 5 | Just Let Go 3:03 | 70 |
| 6 | Embrace the Journey...Upraised 5:25 | 66 |
| 7 | Quiet Distress 3:46 | 69 |
| 8 | Until the Day 2:56 | 67 |
| 9 | It Falls On Me 3:45 | 66 |
| 10 | The Great Deceit 3:08 | 72 |
| 11 | We Carry On 3:23 | 61 |
| 12 | Ascension 3:13 | 62 |
Total Length: 43 minutes
