2021 and I am 66yrs old and this is the band I listen to the most, so much in fact I bought a guitar and amp and trying to learn the tunes. Just the best band I have ever heard.
@Riding9ines I mean, to know how it all started you have to go back to the 90s and listen to bands like Earth Crisis, Snapcase, Converge, Poison the Well, Disembodied, Zao, Integrity, Unbroken, etc...
I ditched my addictions, put this on and read for med school entrance exams for 6 months straight in 2006 and finally got in and became a doctor. A life changing album.
"My Last Serenade" This revelation is the death of ignorance Tangled in a state of suffocation Slave to self-righteousness Damnation is on your lips From sorrow to serenity, the truth is absolution, From sorrow to serenity, it's on your head This is my last serenade I feel you as you fall away This is my last serenade From yourself, you can't run away It's your choice, point the finger But it's on your head Your destination is a choice within yourself Will you rise or become a slave To self-righteousness Open up your heart and gaze within This is my last serenade I feel you as you fall away This is my last serenade From yourself, you can't run away I just love Killswitch Engage; for me, their brand of metalcore stands out from the rest.
2022, any survivor listening this masterpiece? Edit: Is nice to know that we all gathered here, even the pandemic or whatever. Best wishes for this 2022. (: Edit: We're still here! One year more. Hope everyone is safe this 2023 (: 2024 is here!!! 🔥 I haven't update it in January, as I'm going through some depressing mood. Since 2021 I really can't see to move on. Anyway, hope u guys are doing well (any one who sees this comment), and thanks for still enjoying this jam with me (: 2025, we made it guys. We are survivors 💪 I want to update with good news. This year I've meet the most gorgeus girl you could posible imagine. She is bringing light to my life, and everything seems much better. Happy new year, love u all, and keep rocking 🤘
2020, is someone still rocking in this new decade? Edit: The decade began in 2021 so 2020 belongs to the past decade, so this did not start badly but ended that way and now we have to fix it, I wonder how this one will end... whatever it is, we have to keep rocking.
So many swear the Howard Jones Era is the best, But I love both Eras and this band in its entirety. This was the first KSE song I heard so. its all special to me, KSE forever!!!! #foreveraligned
This song takes me back to my high school days and playing football with my best buddies.. Life happens fast and it's so easy to lose touch with all of your friends you grew up with. This brings back some great memories for me! That's why I love music, it's like a time machine for your memories.
I haven't talked to a single person outside of my high school sweetheart (and her twin brother) since high school. Sad stuff. And I graduated 5 years ago.
I'm still trying to comprehend how exactly I've been listening to this song for 22 years. It's been on nearly every playlist I've ever made. Love you guys!
I was 15 years old when I heard this and a sophomore in high school. Fell in love with their music and metal in general. 34 years old now. I still love kse and heavy music just as much. Already teaching my daughter to headbang 😂
The thing that makes metal so much better than mainstream music is the amount of heart and extent to which the band puts into their music. It's not for the money, it's not for the fame, it for bands to express their lives, themselves. Their pain, their love, their experiences, are all manifested by their skills and talents. Singers blow out their voices, suffer from depression, anxiety, and drummers move onto new frontiers, lead guitarists commit suicide. The amount of an indescribable emotion that surrounds metal music and their personal counterparts (band members) can only be referred to as such. For it is so emotional to a point of unfathomableness. That is why metal and rock will always be my favorite music.
I remember seeing this on MTV2 at about 15 years old, went and picked up the CD, and I've been a metal fan ever since. I grew up with lots of classic rock, but this absolutely opened the doors for me to bands like As I Lay Dying, Trivium, All That Remains, etc.
I think everyone has had to walk away from a relationship before in their life. It hurts, but you know it is the right thing to do. You can feel pity for that person for so long before it turns to anger.
Honestly depends of how much damage on one-side/both sides has done. But indeed is the best for both parties to walk away from the toxic relationship has become over the years. Nevertheless hurts to walk away something you adored/loved and the only thing you have are memories from the past.
Everytime I feel my demons telling me it's my time, I think of this song. It's never really in our power to sing our last serenade, but it's in our power to keep the song going on. From sorrow to serenity.
Robert E Gotta agree with you man! I've been listening to them for like 2 years now and they do play badass metalcore...Caliban and Heaven Shall burn are other good metalcore bands
Rockin the N'sync frosted tips while defining an entire genre of music that is the polar opposite of his hair-do's influence. The man is a legend. I still remember him prancing around stage in a cape busting out these riffs.
@@zedddddful if im not mistake adam is the one drumming here. I think he drummed first for Killswitch. which i think means the blonde guy is someone else
Impossible to put into words how much this song changed my life for the better. Love everything this band has ever done with such a passion but this is where it all began and it’s still probably my favourite
AMAZONG BAND! I'M 49, keeps me young. Birthdays are aging soultraps, regardless this and Times Of Grace are my fave's. Positive or dedp, they get it! We are eternal! The masses will innerstand soon
This is the first song I heard by KSE. It was a little past midnight on a school night I was up late watching headbangers ball this song came on and changed my life. I remember it like it was yesterday.
Your destination, is a choice within yourself Will you rise... or become a slave, To self-righteousness, Open up your heart, and engage within. - Jesse Leach
That shit that is pop and techno isn't the same genre, look up Parkway Drive and, the Devil Wears Prada, they are two amazing modern metalcore bands that are just like this. Or Atilla, they are metalcore, but different style, and if anyone kicks ass its Atilla, they pretty much only sing about kicking ass.
Recently decided to check this band out more, and I'm glad I did. So in love with their music. Also, I love both singers, they both have their own styles, and are great in their own ways.
I have over 1500 cd's in my collection and I still think that Alive or Just Breathing is a top5 album of 'em all. Simply Brilliant and especially Jesse delivers here.
This song helped me transition from teen fumbling my way through freshman year of college and struggling from a breakup to a young man discovering how much i love metalcore and how to own up to my mistakes. Ill forever be grateful to jesse leech and the kse guys for this song
Ive been listening to this Killswitch Engage since I was 14 years old and I'm 36 now this song has been in my heart since a young age and It had a raw meaning when I was young but now being older it's imprinted in my soul
"My Last Serenade" is one of the most iconic songs by Killswitch Engage, a metalcore band from Massachusetts. Released in 2002 on their album Alive or Just Breathing, the track helped define the band's signature blend of heavy, melodic, and emotionally charged metal. The song is known for its dynamic mix of harsh growled verses and clean, melodic choruses, reflecting the band's dual vocal approach, led by Jesse Leach at the time. "My Last Serenade" deals with themes of self-realization, empowerment, and breaking free from toxic patterns. Its memorable chorus and intense breakdowns helped it become a staple in Killswitch Engage's live shows and one of the key songs that brought them mainstream attention during the rise of metalcore in the early 2000s. It's a song that showcases both the aggression and beauty that the band is known for, and it remains a fan favorite to this day.
Jesse Leach has the most golden voice ever for Killswitch. Super glad he came back in 2012. Howard is superb but Jesse delivers so much. Hearing these songs live again got me extremely giddy like a five year old in a candy shop.
DraculaXHunter101 his songs are so emotional, I love him for that. Howards songs are more lovey dovey. Jesse Leach connects with me so well. his song topic are always about existentialism, humanity, spiritual encouragement. it's much deeper than just a love song.
Definately agree with you about Jesse, was so excited to see him come back. However, maybe contentious remark, Howard does "Fixation on the darkness" ua-cam.com/video/o4Ge8_uiQwU/v-deo.html especially this rendition much better for me. Maybe it's the more soulful voice on the harmonious flats, but his energy also resonates with the crowd and myself.
I discovered KSE at 16. I'm 35 going in 36 now. I was a fan since they were signed to Ferret.22 records. This song wasn't on that particular album, but a few of the songs on this very Alive or just Breathing album were. All I'm trying to say is that Metalcore is Metalcore, but KSE are a genre unto their own... whether with Howard or Jesse.
+Pinkamena Diane` «Don-Flutters Shy» Pie me too,recently got into som shit due to my temper and now its under control,feel so much stronger mentally now that I have full control over my self. before it was the anger that ruled my world, now I rule my fuckin world :D :D
Damn and i think this was his Last Serenade when he left he Band due to personal reasons, Musical Geniuses...i really mean it. To me out of all the Bands i listen too i fucing love KSE, perfect balance between Screams,Guitars and Vocals...astounding. KSE Forever
My only request in life is this is the song they play at the end of my funeral. The ending to this song with the peace and sorrow of my life being gone would just bring chills to the somber room
22 years ago man. Crazy. My and my brother used to play this as kids and we thought we were the coolest guys ever. Looking back we totally were haha. RIP BROTHER.
It grinds my gears to no end when people call the whole Metalcore genre "Emo". You have bands like Killswitch Engage, Atreyu, Trivium, God Forbid, Shadows Fall, Parkway Drive, BFMV, and All That Remains. Then you have bands like Asking Alexandria, Attack Attack, Bring Me The Horizon, Of Mice & Men, etc, etc. Listen before you actually judge.
+Bestintheworld182 That's because the genre "Metalcore" is very generic. When someone says shit about Metalcore, they likely don't consider bands that are more on the other end of the spectrum actually coinciding in the genre. It's like the difference between Slipknot and Coal Chamber in Nu Metal. One is well regarded and otherwise left alone, the other is heavily looked down upon and if nothing else seen as a good precursor into better metal music.
I remember the day back 2009, I was going home in My school bus along with My CD player, and I found this song on a compilation CD I was going through that My Brother did for Me, and when I first heard this by looking out the window on the bus, I started thinking about the girl who I was in love with, and this song has been in My heart since then!!!!!
Dude, I remember the day when I saw this chick I knew in high school wearing a jock, and I will never forget the day the way I saw Her get off the school bus and the way She looked at Me when getting off the bus when I heard this classic playing in My headphones back in 2009... 😍😍😍😍😍 Dude... I fucking miss those days!
still one of my all time favourite killswitch songs even got higher since my best mate died it will allways remember me of him our times going to festivals we put this song up in the car so it will never fade from my memory
While cleaning on a Saturday afternoon, I heard this riff and it stopped me in my tracks. This was far better than other new metal bands. Hooked immediately. Still blasting the 2nd and 3rd KSE albums.
Best metal core band ever... One of the most deep and real bands to exist... Still there best song and video and album... Raw... Can I find a girl that digs this shit and looks like the girl in this music video... That would complete my life.
Esta fue la canción fue la que mi hizo amara el metal y tocarla batería, la escuche a los 8 años y hoy a mis 21 sigo sintiendo el poder del metal, metalero de corazón.
igual amigo desde que escuché a mis 12 años metalcore quede enamorado de la batería en ese genero ahora que tengo 23 años estoy a nada de conseguir mi batería y empezar a darle duro tocando, metalero de corazón un saludo
Bueno yo tengo 37 y alos 7 años descubrí lo que es el rock y metal por mi padre que tocaba en un grupo de rock cuando está muchacho y en vida hoy ya descansa en el cielo pero gracias a el aprendí a oír la mejor música del mundo mientras hoy en día la juventud en la latino américa escucha basura de música como la urbana que Abla de mucha sexualidad pura mrd saludos y sigue oiendo buena música 🌎🤘🇵🇪
My sister was killed by her boyfriend 2 years ago because she wanted to leave an abusive relationship. I remember in highschool she would listen to this almost every morning on the way to school. I feel like this song connects us to this day
So I saw them open for Slipknot on October 30th in Houston. It was amazing, I genuinely cried because I never thought I’d ever see them (I grew up in a very religious home that didn’t let me listen to this stuff often) I cried and they played this song and I’ll never forget that experience 🥰🥰🥰
This is my last serenade This is my last serenade This revelation is the death of ignorance Tangled in a state of suffocation Slave to self righteousness Damnation is on your lips From sorrow to serenity The truth is absolution From sorrow to serenity It's on your head This is my last serenade I feel you as you fall away This is my last serenade From yourself, you cannot run away It's your choice, point the finger But it's on your head Your destination is a choice Within yourself Will you rise or become a slave To self righteousness Open up your heart And gaze within From sorrow to serenity The truth is absolution From sorrow to serenity It's on your head This is my last serenade I feel you as you fall away This is my last serenade From yourself, you cannot run away. Hello
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2021 and I am 66yrs old and this is the band I listen to the most, so much in fact I bought a guitar and amp and trying to learn the tunes. Just the best band I have ever heard.
You have to also try In Flames - their last album "I, the Mask" is fantastic.
Awesome stuff, I’m getting up there too now lol
I'm 86 I love killswitch
KillSwitch is the best. Perfect balance of melody, screaming and great vocals.
Fuck yeah Keith please post some videos of your covers rock on brother!
This is one of the most beautiful songs of all time. A timeless classic.
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Best KSE SONG..🤘🤘🤘🤘
Truth right there. Had me by the feelers in 9th grade. Leaches screams man. Sooooo much passion and feeling. Best album right here.
@@TravisHargettqaqq111❤
Facts
After all these years this song is still one of the best metal songs ever made.
No it isn't 😂
@@JackMcCrack10 Yes it is
@Riding9ines I mean, to know how it all started you have to go back to the 90s and listen to bands like Earth Crisis, Snapcase, Converge, Poison the Well, Disembodied, Zao, Integrity, Unbroken, etc...
Yes, yes it is!
@SouthSwellinmetalcore is still a sub genre of metal
I ditched my addictions, put this on and read for med school entrance exams for 6 months straight in 2006 and finally got in and became a doctor. A life changing album.
Congratulations*!!!* Keep it up! 💋
Hieno juttu 😀. Missä sä opiskelit?
if thats not metal i dont know what is 🤘🤘
damn thats crazy. So did you enjoy reading or just forced your self to do it?
Respect!
"My Last Serenade"
This revelation is the death of ignorance
Tangled in a state of suffocation
Slave to self-righteousness
Damnation is on your lips
From sorrow to serenity, the truth is absolution,
From sorrow to serenity, it's on your head
This is my last serenade
I feel you as you fall away
This is my last serenade
From yourself, you can't run away
It's your choice, point the finger
But it's on your head
Your destination is a choice within yourself
Will you rise or become a slave
To self-righteousness
Open up your heart and gaze within
This is my last serenade
I feel you as you fall away
This is my last serenade
From yourself, you can't run away
I just love Killswitch Engage; for me, their brand of metalcore stands out from the rest.
Thanks for those lyrics🤘♥
Thank you thank you thank you!
❤️
Been a KSE fan for quite some time now and I've only seen them once in concert and I fucking loved it
Thank you
2022, any survivor listening this masterpiece?
Edit: Is nice to know that we all gathered here, even the pandemic or whatever. Best wishes for this 2022. (:
Edit: We're still here! One year more. Hope everyone is safe this 2023 (:
2024 is here!!! 🔥 I haven't update it in January, as I'm going through some depressing mood. Since 2021 I really can't see to move on. Anyway, hope u guys are doing well (any one who sees this comment), and thanks for still enjoying this jam with me (:
2025, we made it guys. We are survivors 💪 I want to update with good news. This year I've meet the most gorgeus girl you could posible imagine. She is bringing light to my life, and everything seems much better. Happy new year, love u all, and keep rocking 🤘
Yes sir , still incredibly enjoyable and motivating :)
I could never leave this one behind
Here!!! 🤘🎶
Sempre amigão! Always
Ima learn it on ma guitar. Just imagine if this would be the worlds genre!
2020, is someone still rocking in this new decade?
Edit: The decade began in 2021 so 2020 belongs to the past decade, so this did not start badly but ended that way and now we have to fix it, I wonder how this one will end... whatever it is, we have to keep rocking.
I am they are totally sick as fuck!! I love the metal in this!!
Cat: Miau Miau
Dog: Woof Woof
Retard: 2020? 2020?
Always
I usually listen to death metal but sometimes I listen to them. I only got 3 albums though. They are a great band.
Fuck yeah!
2022 and this still holds up as one of the greatest metal songs of all time 🔥
Great band!!!
Hi
Yup
2023 now still going
you pricks on every page gtfo
I'm 47, and this, is the music I always hoped metal would evolve into..
You still hangin in there at 49? I’m right behind you brother.
🤟
👍☺️
Me listening to Both Anaal Nathrakh and Orchid: Uhh, sure buddy. *Puts on some CONAN and tries to ignore the stupidity.*
@@VaughanRoderick dude can like metalcore is he wants
How lucky are we to have a band so good that they could have 2 lead vocalists and it's still that awesome! Killswitch engage forever!
Morbid angel too.
Still love Howard the most though. This guy is still a bad ass.
@@dustincallison7650 oh yea definitely...
Howard no doubt!
Howard was the lead singer when I started listening, so Howard was my Killswitch
So many swear the Howard Jones Era is the best, But I love both Eras and this band in its entirety. This was the first KSE song I heard so. its all special to me, KSE forever!!!! #foreveraligned
i didn't know jesse's name when i was 17. but i've never forgotten it since. this song got a generation of people through bad shit.
This song takes me back to my high school days and playing football with my best buddies.. Life happens fast and it's so easy to lose touch with all of your friends you grew up with. This brings back some great memories for me! That's why I love music, it's like a time machine for your memories.
exactly bro.. wish I could go back
+Tyler Schroeder great post. It is. The perfect time machine.
Music is everything, not in the corny way, literally. Chords and rhythm and vibrato are all life.
Me too bro, me too!!!
I haven't talked to a single person outside of my high school sweetheart (and her twin brother) since high school. Sad stuff. And I graduated 5 years ago.
This will always be a fucking legendary track. A true masterpiece, never gets old.
Wolf Finally!!! A comment that doesn't have arguing in it. Yeah, definitely a great track.
Wolf Incase you didn't know, music doesn't age
Amen brother well said
THOSE FUCKIN SERIOUSLY PROFOUND AND AWESOME LYRICS THO.
This whole album kicked ass bro
The Howard v. Jesse debate really just boils down to if this was the first KsE song you ever heard, or if My Curse was.
StephenRahrig mine was actually This Fire. But I get what your saying... Same with the whole Deuce vs Danny. I heard Deuce first so I'm on his side
This was my first Killswitch song but at the same time I love Rose of Sharyn!!
I think Howard is better but jessie is amazing. They are both true artists so who really cares
^^^ what's done is done.
I would say its my last serenade vs. The end of Heartache but i accept your Choice. ;)
Heard this song when I was 11 and fell in love 🖤 I will be 31 next week and KSE is STILL one of my top faves
belated happy bday to you 💀😊
belated happy bday to you 💀😊
Happy Birthday fellow old bastard!
I'm still trying to comprehend how exactly I've been listening to this song for 22 years. It's been on nearly every playlist I've ever made. Love you guys!
💙🕊🌹😎🙌🏼
11 years later and still nothing hits quite like this.
It's quite a bit older than that friend lol
Demolisher hits different aswell
20 years later and still 🔥🔥🔥
19 years you mean
Death portrait by Lorna Shore
Immortal by Lorna Shore
Signs of the Swarm nightcrawler to name a few that have the same energy
I was 15 years old when I heard this and a sophomore in high school. Fell in love with their music and metal in general. 34 years old now. I still love kse and heavy music just as much. Already teaching my daughter to headbang 😂
That’s awesome man. I can hardly believe this song is as old as it is.
You're good dad...hope your family always happy...👍👍
I was 12 when I discovered KsE now i'm 25 and still enjoying them.
@@bodazaphfa me either. Doesn't seem that long at all.
@@K.i.m.3.5 thank you! I try my very best. My wife and my daughter are my whole world.
22年前にこの曲を聴いてからKsEがずっと大好きです。
末永くバンド活動が続くことを願っております。
I like how Killswitch go from melodic to brutal death metal sound in there songs it's like they flick a switch.
These guys basically inspired me to write songs inspired by this kind.
A killswitch maybe
This called "metalcore" mate lol
That’s why I love em. Vocals r good and riffs r heavy
Thats an awesome observation
Both singers make this band legendary. I love both singers and all of their releases!
The thing that makes metal so much better than mainstream music is the amount of heart and extent to which the band puts into their music. It's not for the money, it's not for the fame, it for bands to express their lives, themselves. Their pain, their love, their experiences, are all manifested by their skills and talents. Singers blow out their voices, suffer from depression, anxiety, and drummers move onto new frontiers, lead guitarists commit suicide. The amount of an indescribable emotion that surrounds metal music and their personal counterparts (band members) can only be referred to as such. For it is so emotional to a point of unfathomableness. That is why metal and rock will always be my favorite music.
u sound gay
I remember seeing this on MTV2 at about 15 years old, went and picked up the CD, and I've been a metal fan ever since.
I grew up with lots of classic rock, but this absolutely opened the doors for me to bands like As I Lay Dying, Trivium, All That Remains, etc.
I love how he sings the line "tangled in a state of suffocation." It's so satisfying
SUFFOCATION! I really love the whole first Verse.
All of the lyrics kick ass. Life changing shit right here.
Nomz It would be funny if he was actually referencing the band Suffocation (great band btw)
From yourself you can't run away
agree
I think everyone has had to walk away from a relationship before in their life. It hurts, but you know it is the right thing to do. You can feel pity for that person for so long before it turns to anger.
+TheMeJustMe75 try Make Them Suffer - Let me in
yeah...but anger makes it a whole lot easier...
yosi1653 No truer words ever spoken!
Honestly depends of how much damage on one-side/both sides has done. But indeed is the best for both parties to walk away from the toxic relationship has become over the years. Nevertheless hurts to walk away something you adored/loved and the only thing you have are memories from the past.
Wow. If only I had understood these lyrics when I was a teenager. They speak so loudly to me now.
Yessss! I played this song and sent it to a chick I WAS dating. Smh. That was my last serenade to her.
@@CAlberto08 lmaooooo😂
Everytime I feel my demons telling me it's my time, I think of this song. It's never really in our power to sing our last serenade, but it's in our power to keep the song going on. From sorrow to serenity.
When it comes to metalcore...Parkway Drive, KSE, and old Trivium are where it's at
You could add Shadows Fall, ATR'S older stuff (Fall Of Ideals) and As I Lay Dying to your list. They are amazing metal core bands.
Oldschool Avenged Sevenfold, old Atreyu
Check out The Sorrow. They're from Austria. Excellent metalcore. Very similar to Alive or Just Breathing era of Killswitch.
Robert E Gotta agree with you man! I've been listening to them for like 2 years now and they do play badass metalcore...Caliban and Heaven Shall burn are other good metalcore bands
Can't forget Converge, Misery Signals and Zao. The more Hardcore-oriented style of Metalcore is gr8.
Adam Dutkiewicz' haircut in this video is the most 2000's thing ever.
Back when a man could bleach his hair without any stigmas...
Rockin the N'sync frosted tips while defining an entire genre of music that is the polar opposite of his hair-do's influence. The man is a legend. I still remember him prancing around stage in a cape busting out these riffs.
Me:
looks back upon that span of years....😂😂😂Oh yeah....That time....barks laughter...sighs and shakes head
Now he wears massive shorts and beach sandals bless him such a cool dude.
@@zedddddful if im not mistake adam is the one drumming here. I think he drummed first for Killswitch. which i think means the blonde guy is someone else
Impossible to put into words how much this song changed my life for the better. Love everything this band has ever done with such a passion but this is where it all began and it’s still probably my favourite
That chorus man... it's magical
Killswitch is the definition of metalcore
No
@@666deathghost agree
dunno i killed the prom queen do a good job
As I Lay Dying
@@waterproof4403 No
AMAZONG BAND! I'M 49, keeps me young. Birthdays are aging soultraps, regardless this and Times Of Grace are my fave's. Positive or dedp, they get it! We are eternal! The masses will innerstand soon
While I'm grilling I usually scream "this is my best marinade!!!!!!!!".
+Rand al'Thor When I write I usually scream: "I am, Ernest Hemingway!!!!"
haha!!!!
+Rand al'Thor When I can´t catch the bus on time I usually scream I AM GOING TO BE LATE!
no mames hahahaha xD
when I finish my pack of lemonades I usually scream "this is my last lemonade"
I hope, no matter how matter depressive. This leads my children to the truth...
This has to be, overall, the best Metalcore song of all time.
This is one of the greatest most profound beautiful songs ever period. It sounds great but the lyrics are what set it apart for me.
See its the musical transition that chokes me up. The melody itself and I dont even know why...it's just so sad.
It’s phenomenal 😢
Happy 20th anniversary to one of the most influential albums in metal.
This is the first song I heard by KSE. It was a little past midnight on a school night I was up late watching headbangers ball this song came on and changed my life. I remember it like it was yesterday.
“This issss.. my last… serenaaaaaaaaaaade”
😮🫨🥺👂🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
Discover them when I was in University. So much memories back then! Still listening now early 2023!
Your destination, is a choice within yourself
Will you rise... or become a slave,
To self-righteousness,
Open up your heart, and engage within.
- Jesse Leach
This Song still brings tears to my eyes and chokes me up while I attempt to sing along.
Back when metalcore actually kicked ass and wasn't ruined by mainstream pop and techno dancing music
That shit that is pop and techno isn't the same genre, look up Parkway Drive and, the Devil Wears Prada, they are two amazing modern metalcore bands that are just like this. Or Atilla, they are metalcore, but different style, and if anyone kicks ass its Atilla, they pretty much only sing about kicking ass.
ThatCub3K1d fuck subgenres, fucking maggots like you that ruin music for people
"Back when" 2009 was only 6 years ago, there are still a lot of good metalcore bands! KsE is one of the best
Prophets of this Generation
If this song is from 2009 then I have officially traveled time.
***** im new to KsE haha, sorry, still 2002 wasnt long ago
Recently decided to check this band out more, and I'm glad I did. So in love with their music.
Also, I love both singers, they both have their own styles, and are great in their own ways.
Hell yeahh!!
I have over 1500 cd's in my collection and I still think that Alive or Just Breathing is a top5 album of 'em all. Simply Brilliant and especially Jesse delivers here.
Im 14 years old and I looove KSE this is one of my fave songs!!!
This song helped me transition from teen fumbling my way through freshman year of college and struggling from a breakup to a young man discovering how much i love metalcore and how to own up to my mistakes. Ill forever be grateful to jesse leech and the kse guys for this song
Back in 2009 I used this as my dance song when I got married. R. I. P. my wife.
I’m so sorry to hear that and hope you’re doing okay. I’m sure she was proud to be with a cool husband like yourself ❤
I know how you feel I lost mine in 2014.. Ovarian cancer
@@realmejeremy 🎗️
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My condolences
I want this played at my funeral
me too
Same here buds
Shut it poes face
Yh
Hell yeahh!!
0:31 Mosh with the homies
1:36 Waltz with the homies
The second song I ever heard by killswitch and one of the greatest and always will be....Howard or Jesse Killswitch is Killswitch and that's that.
Best metalcore song ever by lyrics alone
Why do people have to compare Howard and Jesse! They both contributed to making KSE amazing!!! And I love them both!!
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Because people have the right to their own opinion :)
Ive been listening to this Killswitch Engage since I was 14 years old and I'm 36 now this song has been in my heart since a young age and It had a raw meaning when I was young but now being older it's imprinted in my soul
The slowly fading out 'this is my last serenade' at the end gets me everytime
"My Last Serenade" is one of the most iconic songs by Killswitch Engage, a metalcore band from Massachusetts. Released in 2002 on their album Alive or Just Breathing, the track helped define the band's signature blend of heavy, melodic, and emotionally charged metal.
The song is known for its dynamic mix of harsh growled verses and clean, melodic choruses, reflecting the band's dual vocal approach, led by Jesse Leach at the time. "My Last Serenade" deals with themes of self-realization, empowerment, and breaking free from toxic patterns. Its memorable chorus and intense breakdowns helped it become a staple in Killswitch Engage's live shows and one of the key songs that brought them mainstream attention during the rise of metalcore in the early 2000s.
It's a song that showcases both the aggression and beauty that the band is known for, and it remains a fan favorite to this day.
Love this song, love jesse and howard
Maicon Douglas have you heard Devil You Know? I think Howard does a great job in that band
Both very talented I really enjoy both there vocals should of kept Howard an Jesse an then this band really would of been nasty
John Shuppas bruh just like bruh with both if them this band would have been broken lol
I don't know who I like more yet I just found out the vocalist switched lol I'm late to this sort of music genre.
Who's here in 2024?!?!
Me
Lol! Just thinking the same😎 right here with u🤘🏼
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Hi there from Russia!
Me
The riff/breakdown at 2:08 is probably one of the coolest things ever written. Mean, yet beautiful
Joshua Weeks bro I’m with you 100% on that
Both singers are tremendously talented. For anyone who can scream and sing got some crunch to their voices man.
Let's not forget Adam D. also. Dude can growl but have nice clean vocals too. Great backing vocalist imo.....
The man just wiped his tears, that is dedicated work.
Their best vocalist, album, and song imo. Listened to a LOT of these guys over the years. None of their tracks get it done like this one.
Jesse Leach has the most golden voice ever for Killswitch.
Super glad he came back in 2012.
Howard is superb but Jesse delivers so much. Hearing these songs live again got me extremely giddy like a five year old in a candy shop.
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his songs are so emotional, I love him for that.
Howards songs are more lovey dovey.
Jesse Leach connects with me so well. his song topic are always about existentialism, humanity, spiritual encouragement. it's much deeper than just a love song.
Definately agree with you about Jesse, was so excited to see him come back. However, maybe contentious remark, Howard does "Fixation on the darkness" ua-cam.com/video/o4Ge8_uiQwU/v-deo.html especially this rendition much better for me. Maybe it's the more soulful voice on the harmonious flats, but his energy also resonates with the crowd and myself.
While I love Leach in this song, I prefer Howard a little bit more because he goes soft vocals to heavy screaming like Corey in Stone Sour
One of the best metalcore song!!!!
This was THE song that turned me onto metal almost 20 years ago, blew my mind, never heard anything like it before, never looked back
Has to be one of my favorite KSE songs, it's a great one.
I love how the bass is really audible in this song. Creates that punchy in your face feeling. Can't help but headbang!
2003: These kids are gonna be big some day.
^ this
Me
3/11/20 Grand Rapids p, Michigan
Awesime...!!!!!!!
2002*
I discovered KSE at 16. I'm 35 going in 36 now. I was a fan since they were signed to Ferret.22 records. This song wasn't on that particular album, but a few of the songs on this very Alive or just Breathing album were. All I'm trying to say is that Metalcore is Metalcore, but KSE are a genre unto their own... whether with Howard or Jesse.
Seen this band 5 times live. 2 times with Howard once with the singer from all that remains and 2 times when Jesse came back. All fuking epic.
🖤\m/ That is epic
from yourself you can‘t run away…. i love this SO MUCH…
This is really helping my anger... I love it.
+Pinkamena Diane` «Don-Flutters Shy» Pie me too,recently got into som shit due to my temper and now its under control,feel so much stronger mentally now that I have full control over my self. before it was the anger that ruled my world, now I rule my fuckin world :D :D
enednas801 Ooh, cool!
Oh, wow.
I'm glad you have full control over yourself now. X3
***** lol Thanks. XD
+Bill` “D'Kind FlutterPinka” Cipher Please allow me to introduce you to Hed P.E..... >:D
T7x Huh?
Still slaps in 2024.
💥💯💥🤘😆
Damn and i think this was his Last Serenade when he left he Band due to personal reasons, Musical Geniuses...i really mean it. To me out of all the Bands i listen too i fucing love KSE, perfect balance between Screams,Guitars and Vocals...astounding.
KSE Forever
if it wernt for howard there would be no more kse. glad jesse stepped back in tho
***** Howard had to leave because of his diabetes.
***** He is back now. With Devil You Know. Their new song was great.
Jessie had vocal issues
Yes Howard was a good fit. For the band kept it alive
One of the most influential and positive bands out there
My only request in life is this is the song they play at the end of my funeral. The ending to this song with the peace and sorrow of my life being gone would just bring chills to the somber room
Im 34. and I love how this bands sound has stayed true to its roots, even as it has evolved!!! 😋
My curse, The end of heartache and this song are my favorite songs by far.
22 years ago man. Crazy. My and my brother used to play this as kids and we thought we were the coolest guys ever. Looking back we totally were haha. RIP BROTHER.
It grinds my gears to no end when people call the whole Metalcore genre "Emo".
You have bands like Killswitch Engage, Atreyu, Trivium, God Forbid, Shadows Fall, Parkway Drive, BFMV, and All That Remains.
Then you have bands like Asking Alexandria, Attack Attack, Bring Me The Horizon, Of Mice & Men, etc, etc.
Listen before you actually judge.
+Bestintheworld182 That's because the genre "Metalcore" is very generic. When someone says shit about Metalcore, they likely don't consider bands that are more on the other end of the spectrum actually coinciding in the genre. It's like the difference between Slipknot and Coal Chamber in Nu Metal. One is well regarded and otherwise left alone, the other is heavily looked down upon and if nothing else seen as a good precursor into better metal music.
+RyanKaufman you Forget Caliban in the metalcore ;) they are pretty good (in fact Caliban is my favorite metalcore band!XD)
+Bestintheworld182 Parkway is in a genre of their own.
+Bestintheworld182 lets do not forget bands like Zao , Poison The Well or The Agony Scene
You are so right. Hit it right on the head. Huge difference
I remember the day back 2009, I was going home in My school bus along with My CD player, and I found this song on a compilation CD I was going through that My Brother did for Me, and when I first heard this by looking out the window on the bus, I started thinking about the girl who I was in love with, and this song has been in My heart since then!!!!!
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Dude, I remember the day when I saw this chick I knew in high school wearing a jock, and I will never forget the day the way I saw Her get off the school bus and the way She looked at Me when getting off the bus when I heard this classic playing in My headphones back in 2009...
😍😍😍😍😍
Dude... I fucking miss those days!
Your first serenade??
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My first serenade was My Last Serenade by Killswitch Engage! 😅
Gotta be one of the best metal songs ever made. Unreal even all these years later
Love Jesse, geniune! Huge killswitch fan. Times of grace is amazing! Love howard too, i just feelJesse
Much Love
The best time machine is listen to this song ..with headphone and close ur eyes and remember the good old days..\m/ 😔
still one of my all time favourite killswitch songs even got higher since my best mate died it will allways remember me of him our times going to festivals we put this song up in the car so it will never fade from my memory
While cleaning on a Saturday afternoon, I heard this riff and it stopped me in my tracks. This was far better than other new metal bands. Hooked immediately. Still blasting the 2nd and 3rd KSE albums.
This song never gets old!
I've been listening to this band for almost 2 decades now and I never get tired of it. One of my top 10 from this band.
Best metal core band ever... One of the most deep and real bands to exist... Still there best song and video and album... Raw... Can I find a girl that digs this shit and looks like the girl in this music video... That would complete my life.
Esta fue la canción fue la que mi hizo amara el metal y tocarla batería, la escuche a los 8 años y hoy a mis 21 sigo sintiendo el poder del metal, metalero de corazón.
igual amigo desde que escuché a mis 12 años metalcore quede enamorado de la batería en ese genero ahora que tengo 23 años estoy a nada de conseguir mi batería y empezar a darle duro tocando, metalero de corazón un saludo
Since I have learned Spanish I can understand your comment
Bueno yo tengo 37 y alos 7 años descubrí lo que es el rock y metal por mi padre que tocaba en un grupo de rock cuando está muchacho y en vida hoy ya descansa en el cielo pero gracias a el aprendí a oír la mejor música del mundo mientras hoy en día la juventud en la latino américa escucha basura de música como la urbana que Abla de mucha sexualidad pura mrd saludos y sigue oiendo buena música 🌎🤘🇵🇪
I want to learn Spanish, and other languages. But first Spanish and Sign-Language.
But for now I use Google Translate lol. 😁🤷🏻♀️
2019 and it still goes hard. ❤️🔥
2019 and it still gets me hard 🖒
Bro dis shit is stil🔥🔥🔥
@@rioeiokha9653 as she should, shes a sexy lady 🖒
Why would the degree to which it goes hard decrease?
@@neebnoob18 I was gonna say the same thing. It will always go hard.
Das Lied war immer der Opener in unserer Stammdisse damals.... Rein in die Katakomben und als es lief. Haben alle mitgesungen....das war noch geil
My sister was killed by her boyfriend 2 years ago because she wanted to leave an abusive relationship. I remember in highschool she would listen to this almost every morning on the way to school. I feel like this song connects us to this day
Sorry to hear that. But byes this type of music is something else
So I saw them open for Slipknot on October 30th in Houston. It was amazing, I genuinely cried because I never thought I’d ever see them (I grew up in a very religious home that didn’t let me listen to this stuff often) I cried and they played this song and I’ll never forget that experience 🥰🥰🥰
Man good song my friend that died got me into killswitch fkn love u bro! RIP
Michael Fedeli may he rest in peace. much love
Michael Fedeli Sorry for your loss. Great band he introduced you to, though it is certain your friendship transcended beyond music. My he RIP.
Michael Fedeli RIP, he will never be forgotten.
Fuck him. Im glad the fucks dead
Same with mine man. I remember he got his first Cadillac with subs in it and came by and picked me up and we cruised the whole album just jammin!
It's incredible to see how the band changed members, but always maintained quality and a deep message in the lyrics.
This is my last serenade
This is my last serenade
This revelation is the death of ignorance
Tangled in a state of suffocation
Slave to self righteousness
Damnation is on your lips
From sorrow to serenity
The truth is absolution
From sorrow to serenity
It's on your head
This is my last serenade
I feel you as you fall away
This is my last serenade
From yourself, you cannot run away
It's your choice, point the finger
But it's on your head
Your destination is a choice
Within yourself
Will you rise or become a slave
To self righteousness
Open up your heart
And gaze within
From sorrow to serenity
The truth is absolution
From sorrow to serenity
It's on your head
This is my last serenade
I feel you as you fall away
This is my last serenade
From yourself, you cannot run away.
Hello
I was never a big KillSwitch fan but I think this is a great song
Music: metalcore
Looks: nu metal
Hi robots
So true lmao. Bullet For My Valentine also had the Nu Metal+Emo look to them. MetalCore did get a lot of influence from Nu Metal
Nu metal inspired Metalcore.
That riff at bridge is def. Nu metal vibey
Adam D rocking the Chester Bennington Hybrid Theory hair.
I miss this time in the world...
God.. We need you so much