Killswitch Engage - Alive Or Just Breathing LP

Killswitch Engage - Alive Or Just Breathing LP

Before metalcore was a genre, it was a movement, and few albums embody that spirit like Killswitch Engage’s Alive Or Just Breathing.

Originally released in 2002, this record didn’t just set a new standard for heavy music, it helped to define an entire era. With Jesse Leach’s impassioned vocals, Adam Dutkiewicz’s technical precision, and riffs that cut with both aggression and heart, the album became an instant classic.

Now, over two decades later, the 2025 reissue celebrates the legacy of a band that helped shape modern metal. Born from late ’90s jam sessions in Western Massachusetts, Killswitch Engage channeled sincerity, skill, and ferocity into a sound that connected headbangers, hardcore kids, and broken hearts alike.

With its balance of thrash intensity, melodic hooks, and anthemic choruses, Alive Or Just Breathing laid the foundation for Killswitch’s monumental career. The album earned a place on Decibel’s Top 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time, and the band went on to achieve gold and platinum certifications, billions of streams, and three GRAMMY® nominations.

This reissue LP revives that legacy, the same unstoppable energy, now pressed on premium vinyl for a new generation to experience.

Product Details:

• Format: LP 2025 reissue of the iconic 2002 album

• Genre: Metalcore, New Wave Of American Heavy Metal

• Label: Rhino

• Remastered for vinyl, enhanced sound and clarity

• A must-have for fans of heavy, heartfelt music

• Collector’s item

Manufacturer information

Warner Music
Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH
Alter Wandrahm 14
20457 Hamburg
Germany

E-mail: anfrage@warnermusic.com