"I feel there is something for everyone on this one. I gotta say I am quite satisfied! The messages, the tones, the track listing order, the artwork, the overall feel of this album, it just feels fresh! "Now after time has passed (and I've not listened to it for a while),I listened with fresh ears today. "At first, I was a bit crestfallen that a few songs I truly loved didn't make the cut," he wrote on Instagram. Leach recently said that he "wouldn't change a thing" about the follow-up to 2016's "Incarnate". It marks the band's third full-length release since the return of Leach, who rejoined the group in 2012.Ġ4. "Atonement" features guest appearances by the band's former lead singer Howard Jones and TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy. The elaborate illustration on the "Atonement" album cover was created by none other than talented U.K.-based artist Richey Beckett ( METALLICA, MASTODON) with the band's own Mike D'Antonio handling art direction and layout duties. The band ultimately emerged with an album that is further evidence of their undeniable legacy as one of the most enduring metal bands of the last two decades and beyond. The intense three-month recovery ended with speech therapy, vocal therapy, and scream therapy. However, in the middle of the process, a polyp developed scar tissue in Leach's throat, forcing him to undergo surgery. The band recorded the bulk of the material separately on both coasts. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE started kicking around ideas for the album as early as 2017. "Atonement" is the culmination of a trying and turbulent two-year period. Hope For The Day has been working with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE on breaking the silence around mental health since 2014, and we couldn't be more excited to continue working with them on raising the visibility of resources in our communities." "We know that by talking about our experiences, we are able to relate and be encouraged to ask for help. " 'I Am Broken Too' is a song that truly encompasses what we need to be doing in society, talking about what we have been through," Boucher says. I'm honored to have them on our team for this song and this movement to continue to raise awareness and keep the conversation going for mental health issues." I think it coincides with #IamBrokenToo perfectly! Johnny Boucher and his organization are out spreading the powerful message of connectivity and solidarity in this fight for understanding mental health issues. The phrase and the hashtag #ItsOkNotToBeOk is a simple yet powerful statement. I admire their tireless efforts to spread mental awareness and suicide prevention. Regarding the decision to work with Hope For The Day, Leach says: "I personally chose Hope For The Day to be the organization we partner with for this song. Broken can be fixed, or at the very least, maintained. Don't lose hope and don’t let your brokenness consume you. There is always someone there to help, to listen, and to be there for you. I want nothing more than for people to feel like they are not alone in this struggle. Many people suffer from mental illness in one form or another. "I wanted the listener to feel the urgency, the heaviness of the topic as well as a possible connection. "This song is very near and dear to my heart," singer Jesse Leach explains. The band is donating a portion of the proceeds from "I Am Broken Too" to Hope For The Day, a Chicago-based non-profit organization that focuses on suicide prevention by providing outreach and mental health education through the use of music and art. and Sony Music Entertainment in the rest of the world. The song is taken from KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's new album, "Atonement", which will be released on August 16 via Metal Blade Records in the U.S. The official lyric video for "I Am Broken Too", the new single from Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, can be seen below.
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