Incarnate (Killswitch Engage album)

Incarnate
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 11, 2016 (2016-03-11)
RecordedAugust–December 2015
Studio
GenreMetalcore, progressive metal, melodic death metal[1]
Length43:52
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerAdam Dutkiewicz
Killswitch Engage chronology
Disarm the Descent
(2013)
Incarnate
(2016)
Atonement
(2019)
Singles from Incarnate
  1. "Strength of the Mind"
    Released: December 11, 2015 (Promotional)
  2. "Hate by Design"
    Released: January 29, 2016
  3. "Cut Me Loose"
    Released: February 16, 2016

Incarnate is the seventh studio album by American metalcore band Killswitch Engage, released on March 11, 2016. The band released "Strength of the Mind" as a promotional single from the album on December 11, 2015[2] and revealed the title of the album six days later. The band toured to promote the album with Memphis May Fire and 36 Crazyfists. On January 26, 2016, the track listing was revealed.[3][4] Three singles were released from the album: "Strength of the Mind" on December 11 (with an accompanying video), "Hate by Design" on January 29 (with an accompanying video)[5] and "Cut Me Loose" on February 19. The album debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200, making it the band's most successful album on the chart,[6] and reached No. 1 on both the Top Rock Albums and Hard Rock Albums charts, with 33,000 copies sold on its first week of release.[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference AllMusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Killswitch Engage Reveal New Album + North American Tour". Loudwire. January 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: 'Incarnate' Track Listing Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. January 26, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  4. ^ "News – KILLSWITCH ENGAGE New Album Cover, Release Date". Knac.com. January 20, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  5. ^ "Killswitch Engage Release Video for 'Hate By Design'". Loudwire. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  6. ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. April 2, 2016.
  7. ^ Kevin Rutherford (March 24, 2016). "Killswitch Engage, 3 Doors Down Lead Veteran Debuts on Rock Albums Charts". Billboard.