Killswitch Engage - Fixation On The Darkness

[Chorofonfilo]

I think Howard is more melodic either screaming or just singing. I started liking KSE with Jesse tho so I am glad he is back home.

[xde0mega]

way to ruin good songs with terrible, cheese singing. might as well start a numetal band

[GetFuckingAngry]

@xde0mega so ignorant minded. makes me sad people like you get to listen to this awesome music

[xde0mega]

@GetFuckingAngry don't get too sad about people like me getting to listen to this "awesome" music, because i DON'T listen to this music. mostly, because this music isn't awesome. if you want to listen to actual awesome music with mike d'antonio (bassist for killswitch), listen to his original band, overcast.

[Dec7777777]

Not near as good as Howard but he's okay i guess.

[SmashBrosFan19]

I want this song to play at my funeral.

Return to the womb (New Life)

Lay your head to rest

To give you a peace of mind

Lay your head to rest

[Gwenivear]

WELCOME BACK, JESSE!!!!! Totally missed you, dude! You are the voice that I fell in love with when I first heard KSE back in '02. I adored Howard, don't get me wrong, but you ain't fucking with the original. Totally stoked for the new shit \m/(>.<)\m/

[mattdnu]

We welcome Jesse Leach back with open arms!!!!!!!

[blackened138]

WELCOME BACK, JESSE!

[coreyvazquez]

@blackened138 damn straight KSE is gonna own this year

[ClassicDelta]

Jesse Leach is officially back! Yes!!!

[DrawMeAPromiseUK]

JESSE IS BACK!

[BlakenBits]

1:06 - 1:35 What has to be some of the most passionate lyrics I've heard in any song.

[BcarLovesMusic21]

killswitch has came so far..but now two great band members are gone..what will become of them...whatever it is i hope its good bc this band fucking rocks :)

[XxForeverxMetal]

doesnt matter if howard or jessie is better neather one of them are in the band anymore.

[Gridlockpt2]

But I like their old stuff better

[Gridlockpt2]

I love that song

[MrIggypot]

ehh jesse is good but howards version is ten times better

[UgurGuel]

0:52 - 0:58 I LISTEN THIS SINCE 6 MONTHS AND NEVER KNOW WHAT HE SAY BUT SOUNDS LIKE AWESOME

[bulletformykornknot]

@UgurGuel

'Fixation on the darkness that engulfs this world, drain the life source of our people.'

[UgurGuel]

@bulletformykornknot thanks

[dlt367]

@UgurGuel google is your friend :D but it was already answered :)

[UgurGuel]

@dlt367 so why you answer than?

[dlt367]

@UgurGuel 'cause working sux :D

[mau571]

"'Fixation On The Darkness' to me is really about what the title says. It's really just looking inside yourself, we all have that darkness, and we all have that light, and just finding the balance between these two things. But for that particular song, I'm really looking at the dark side of things and that change can be made, and there are ways to overcome your situation and your problems, and the dark side of your soul". -Jesse Leach

[bballdmer1]

howard is gone <3

[iheartmydeath]

what happened with his band ?

[a7xlane32]

@iheartmydeath Unfortunately they drastically changed when they lost the front man and got Howard

[iheartmydeath]

@a7xlane32 :/

[a7xlane32]

@iheartmydeath My last Serenade was good though ! thats got Howard

[Bludhoundz8]

@a7xlane32 What in the... My Last Serenade was sung by Jesse.

[DAMikey80]

DRAIN THE LIFEFORCE OF A SEAGULL!!

[lebakyle]

I wanna FUCK SOMETHAAAAAANG!!!!

[AggresssivePerfector]

man I just love when he yells FIXATION ON THE DARKNESS, it's so awesome

[HSOVCHOLERAdrummer]

Jesse is so much more meaningful.

[Grimeyhoob]

@HSOVCHOLERAdrummer Stop comparing man, seriously. Jesse Leach and Howard Jones are very different vocalists. Howard's range cannot be touched, the man is the modern Bruce Dickinson/Dio. Jesse's screams on the other hand are not just brutal, but extremely visceral. Killswitch has remained a great band throughout all the eras.

[Bengedoes]

the whiny vocals don't fit the rest of the song. for the rest i love it

[TheLegacyofgaming]

@Bengedoes .........................

[Bengedoes]

@TheLegacyofgaming are you trying to tell me something, or did you just want to show me your collection of dots?

[TheLegacyofgaming]

@Bengedoes i was just facepalming on the inside

[Bengedoes]

@TheLegacyofgaming Oh, do you usually facepalm when people have different opinions than yours? BTW I don't think it's weird to hate whiny vocals on heavy metal songs. Just saying

[LoveAdamTommy]

@Bengedoes You could buy the version of the song that has their new vocalist Howard Jones' vocals on it like my brother did. I personally perfer Howard over Jesse. 

[cheekie44]

0-23<3

[RNDestyne]

Gonna sing this @karaoke

[RNDestyne]

Gotta sing this song at karaoke

[BcarLovesMusic21]

drain the life force of all people!!!!!!!!!

[BcarLovesMusic21]

one song i will say howard shoulda left alone not bc he sux..its bc jesse did it better it was his song

[Tenari1]

@BcarLovesMusic21 Yeah I was unhappy that Jesse left and all but it was whatever...but when Howard started F***** up Jesse' songs I got really aggravated. He just can't do them right.

[Gridlockpt2]

This song rocks

[h34d5h0tz666]

@Superturismo91 *Facepalm*

[Ravethemusician]

@Superturismo91 Congratulations.

[alexmonro83]

Instead of arguing over whether Jesse or Howard is better let's all just agree that if they were in a band together it would be the greatest band of all time.

[hungrywombat123]

@alexmonro83 but kse is the best band of all time and if they were both in it there would be an awesome overload and the world would explode causing an explosion so ferocious that the whole universe would turn inside out.......well thats just what i think would happen if jesse and howard were in kse

[alexmonro83]

@hungrywombat123 Yea the universe would probably get vaporised after they played like twenty seconds of music. But just imagine how epic those twenty seconds would be!

[hungrywombat123]

@alexmonro83 hey i was just talking to you on another kse vid hahahahaha

[alexmonro83]

@hungrywombat123 Yea small world aye lmao

[federicou324]

@alexmonro83 with or without jesse or howard they still are :D

[alexmonro83]

@federicou324 I'm not sure kse vocals are pretty epic, but yea Adam and the lads kick serious ass to tho haha

[TheDuDe536]

1:05-1:36 is absolutely Beautiful, I can't get enough of it.

[Domo4eva]

Every KSE video people have to have the same discussion..

[hungrywombat123]

@Domo4eva well hahahaha everyone has different opinions on it and thats what the comments are for lol to express ur opinion

[Domo4eva]

@hungrywombat123 Yeah, I know that. It's just annoying that every KSE vid I see it;s the same conversation. That;s my opinion.

[hungrywombat123]

@Domo4eva yeh your right but haha it is annoying

[TheDuDe536]

@Domo4eva yea, and on every KSE video we have you guys who can't use grammer properly lol, everyone's a hypocrite these days

[gtothefinest]

yeah jesse was def better

[cheechCHONG865]

I think jesse screams better like in this song but I personally like howards singing better

[order66vox]

Jessie still does it better

[chris031187]

@order66vox jesse*

[order66vox]

@chris031187 yea him too hehehe

[chris031187]

@order66vox lol

[MarauderGrind]

@order66vox WHO CARES WHO IS BETTER? listen the song..

[YouRGHostiSAGiFT13]

Remember when Killswitch was awesome, just like this? Yeah, me neither. I love them to death, I swear up to Jesus and down to Satan I do, but at best, after TEOH, they completely sold out and went downhill. I wish their new record would somehow resemble this iconic 12 tracker, but I don't think it'll even come close.  Thank god for Times of Grace! Keep killing it Jesse!!!!!!

[afgooey]

This song always takes me back at 1:09. :) come together and fight!

[hungrywombat123]

ahhhhhhhhhhhh the awesomeness if jesse and howard were BOTH IN KSE!!!! hahaha

[felynecomrade]

@hungrywombat123 They were for a live preformance of My Last Serenade, and in Take This Oath.

[hungrywombat123]

@felynecomrade oh that would have been sweet hahaha

[felynecomrade]

@hungrywombat123 No, really! Listen to Take This Oath. The lines "Open your eyes and see the divine" were sang by Jesse. He also screams in the outro.

Howard:To the grave...

Jesse:TO THE GRAVE!!!

Howard:Take this oath!

Jesse:TAKE THIS OATH!!!

Howard:To the grave-

Jesse:TO THE GRAVE-

Both:TAKE THIS OATH!!!

[hungrywombat123]

@felynecomrade yeh i just listened to them both! ahhhhh its so cool when howard runs out onto the stage and they both do the vocals its so awesome

[BluntMasterZero]

@felynecomrade that was adam d, tit

[felynecomrade]

@BluntMasterZero No it wasn't. Look before you leap.

[BootChiefWAWzombies]

nice account name, all good

[msjessjess22]

Fuckin sick!!!!!

[BandOfBrothers25]

Best band ever!

[Blutvolk88]

Great song

[MegaMrturkey]

This is when metal required a beard.



[TheRenderGeek]

@MegaMrturkey Hahahahhaaa!

[bulletformykornknot]

@MegaMrturkey

Even I thumbs'd that up!

[TheCoons85]

1:05 O.O



[theundertaker112789]

Tyler Black's Theme so Epic :D

[Demerash]

I swear I heard Howard singing this song as a studio version not live, now don't get me wrong I love Jesse but.. Howard gave it more melody in MY opinion.. Now don't go hating on me for thinking of Howard as the better singer of THIS song. I just like melodies more, Jesse can sing better and scream better on the rest of the songs on this album. Please don't hate for me expressing my opinion to avoid pointless conflicts over this..

[ckeanup123]

@Demerash you do have a good point

[Kirasin1104]

@Demerash howard has a weird sound in voice. this song is def better sung by Leach

[Demerash]

@Kirasin1104 well they are both very different singers, but i heard howard first and was kinda more used to it so i don't see the weirdness of his vocals. But i guess i could also say i like weird, or in better terms "unique"

[natelaaly21]

eeeeeeeeeee OOH signature kse hahaha

[natelaaly21]

My ringtone yeh man :)

[xDR4GONSCOP3x]

No dislikes <3

[ownedpatrol]

Does anybody have the Transfiguration version of this???

[TornadoFreak131]

@KillswitchEngageNuts yeeee !!

[TornadoFreak131]

0 dislikes (L)

[KillswitchEngageNuts]

@TornadoFreak131 THE WAY IT FUCKIN SHOULD BE!

[CornadaTV]

I fucking love Jesse's screams on this album. He, along with Phil Anselmo, have some of the best screams ever. Sooo vindictive-sounding.

[rossapher24]

@CornadaTV yah, i always thought Anselmo and jesse were a lot alike except for the age difference

[cabst119]

Howard sucks Jesse rules. I can't even listen to their new shit with Howard.

[makattak88]

Too man so called KsE fans don't know who Jesse Leach is!!! This album( Alive or Just Breathing) is still the best album this band has released. Second to none.

[makattak88]

@makattak88 many***

[Hmphisback]

@makattak88 I personally like "End of Heartache" because, well that is the first album I've ever gotten from them and that's also how I came to like them.

[makattak88]

@Hmphisback It is actually a very good album, I rock out to it often. It was the first album KsE album I owned as well. But when it comes to the musicianship of Alive or Just Breathing they have not come close since.

[deathsguitarist]

Jesse puts way more heart and soul into his singing. Howard may be the "better" singer but Jesse fucking kills it on this album. Howard cant even touch this performance.

[bolognapony59]

@deathsguitarist SORRY DUDE DIE AND SUCK AND DICK HOWARD IS THE FUCKING MAN

[makattak88]

@bolognapony59 you dont know shit.! Howard is a good REPLACEMENT. But Jesse Leach is the man. His vocals are superior, and this album is superior to any that KsE has released after Jesse. I'm not saying they are bad, but they do not even COMPARE to the excellence of this album(alive or just breathing).

[D3ath0fM3]

howard sings it better no offense

[bolognapony59]

jessis good and all but howard is the fucking man kse for life

[JpXnDx1]

I like this song more with jessie than with howard!

[inyourfacedouchebag]

jessie is singing this not howard that makes it good to me

[inyourfacedouchebag]

jessie is singing this not howard

[DarthSpamalot]

As far as I'm concerned, this is the only good album they ever released. It's REALLY good, actually.

[babaganush00]

amazing intro riff

[MrDugmeup]

jesse was the singer when I started listening to kse so he will always be better and this album is the best one they had. I am not saying howard is bad but i think jesse's voice fit the band better

[blindurmind88]

Fuuuuckin raaw! never gets old to my ears!

[MajorMustang1117]

I like this song more with Jesse singing instead of Howard. I dont know why i just do

[187paisa666]

why is it that bands make killswitch, bullet , and other bands make their best work in the begginning and then their later work is good but not as good as the first? Anyways, kickass song and kickass band!

[MrDugmeup]

@187paisa666 thats how all mainstream bands are

[babaganush00]

@MrDugmeup good thing killswitch isnt mainstream huh?

[RyanKaufman]

@187paisa666 The first album normally is when they're starving musicians. They have to work really hard because they have nothing, and if they half-ass, they'll stay with nothing. Once they get the money they need, then the money they want, then more money, it becomes very hard to have that same drive. I'm not saying they're greedy, but it's human nature. It's like me telling you "Run until your legs are sore" with 40 pound ankle weights, then take 'em off and do the same once you're used to it.

[GetFuckingAngry]

@RyanKaufman really good acusation man. not kidding

[starwars501stfan]

@RyanKaufman Actually that makes sense wow

[swaapo]

@RyanKaufman thats why i love hate eternal and behemoth- they just keep putting it out

[felynecomrade]

@RyanKaufman Then explain why their early albums didn't appeal to a wide audiance, whereas the new ones do. If it's money you're after, you go for wide appeal albums like Killswitch Engage. If you're trying to express yourself, you go for Alive Or Just Breathing. It seems to me they've gotten more desperate for money over the years.

[RyanKaufman]

@felynecomrade No. Look at Animals as Leaders. It's not for money, just for playing super good. Money has an exponential effect. Once you have it, you want more of it. The more you have, the more you want. Simple as that.

[felynecomrade]

@RyanKaufman It's money, not drugs. If you're a "starving musician" then you'll want a lot of money fast. So, wide appeal is the way to go. I think the quality variation comes from the change in lead singer/songwriter.

[RyanKaufman]

@felynecomrade There's a difference? People enslaving others, killing others, oppressing others, shoving others to the bottom of the barrel, and you're saying "It's money, not drugs" all those things I just listed are results of too much money owned by someone, and the same can be said for drugs. The starving musicians was a generic statement everyone would get. Does EVERY BAND EVER have a change? No. Yet they all change their sound. Case and point, slipknot. My point still stands.

[felynecomrade]

@RyanKaufman Drugs will drive a person to madness and crime, money will keep them out of debt. The way you're describing money, it sounds like evil-steroids! Killswitch started out as artists, and they remain artists today. Money has very little to do with the musical style.

[RyanKaufman]

@felynecomrade You're not getting anything I'm typing. I'm done here.

[felynecomrade]

@RyanKaufman I get exactly what you're typing. You're saying desire for money influences the musical style of bands, and I disagree. If you can't be bothered in discussing this anymore, just say so. Don't claim I don't understand you.

[teamFBR367]

surprised some retard hasnt said wait this isnt howard

[BassBumpin108]

@teamFBR367 Wait... THIS ISN'T HOWARD!!!!!

[MrDugmeup]

@BassBumpin108 duh

[RIPJimmyTrivium]

DAYSSSSSS

EYOHHHHHHHHH

[Adrale4gotten]

this song never gets old

ever!!!!!!!!!!!

[4feeterkurwaa]

@Adrale4gotten hell yeah dude thats my boy right here!!!

[SlipknotChris66688]

@Adrale4gotten no it don't i love KsE

[onradcay]

nice name man

[xXJOSHY59Xx]

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[MrCharvelJackson]

@xXJOSHY59Xx gotta love them chugas man