Killswitch Engage have released a lyric video for their new single I Am Broken Too, featuring handwritten lyrics by frontman Jesse Leach.
It’s the second track taken from their upcoming eighth studio album Atonement, which will launch through Music For Nations on August 16. The band shared the track Unleashed from the record last month.
Leach says: “This song is very near and dear to my heart. I wanted the listener to feel the urgency, the heaviness of the topic as well as a possible connection.
“Many people suffer from mental illness in one form or another. I want nothing more than for people to feel like they are not alone in this struggle. There is always someone there to help, to listen, and to be there for you.
“Don't lose hope and don’t let your brokenness consume you. Broken can be fixed, or at the very least, maintained. No one is alone in this fight.”
Killswitch have also announced that they'll donate a portion of the proceeds from the song to Hope For The Day – a Chicago-based charity that focuses on suicide prevention by providing outreach and mental health education through the use of music and art.
The follow-up to 2016’s Incarnate will feature a total of 11 tracks and includes guest appearances from former Killswitch singer Howard Jones on The Signal Fire , while Testament frontman Chuck Billy guests on The Crownless King.
The striking album cover was created by Richey Beckett, the UK artist who has previously worked with artists including Mastodon and Metallica.
Killswitch Engage will head out on tour across the UK and Europe throughout October and November.
Killswitch Engage: Atonement
1. Unleashed
2. The Signal Fire (featuring Howard Jones)
3. Us Against The World
4. The Crownless King (featuring Chuck Billy)
5. I Am Broken Too
6. As Sure As The Sun Will Rise
7. Know Your Enemy
8. Take Control
9. Ravenous
10. I Can't Be The Only One
11. Bite The Hand That Feeds
Killswitch Engage 2019 UK and European tour
Oct 14: Norwich UEA, UK
Oct 15: Bristol O2 Academy, UK
Oct 17: Glasgow Barrowland, UK
Oct 18: Manchester Academy, UK
Oct 19: Birmingham O2 Academy, UK
Oct 20: London Brixton Academy, UK
Oct 22: Brussels AB, Belgium
Oct 23: Amsterdam Melkweg, Netherlands
Oct 25: Oberhausen Turbinehalle, Germany
Oct 26: Berlin Huxleys, Germany
Oct 28: Helsinki Circus, Finland
Oct 30: Stockholm Fryshuset, Sweden
Oct 31: Oslo Rockerfeller, Norway
Nov 1: Karlstad Nojesfabriken, Sweden
Nov 2: Copenhagen Amager Bio, Denmark
Nov 4: Warsaw Stodola, Poland
Nov 5: Leipzig Werk 2, Germany
Nov 6: Munich Tonhalle, Germany
Nov 8: Lausanne Les Docs, Switzerland
Nov 9: Prattelin Z7, Switzerland
Nov 10: Nuremberg Loewensaal, Germany
