History YMMV / KillswitchEngage

* CoveredUp: Their cover of [[Music/RonnieJamesDio Dio]]'s "Holy Diver" is more famous to many people of younger generations than the Dio original due to it having a funny video to go with it. This is not the case in the metal community, though, since the album that the song came from, ''Holy Diver'', is widely considered to be one of the greatest metal albums ever made, and the song is a SignatureSong of one of the most respected metal musicians.

* CoveredUp: Their cover of Dio's "Holy Diver" is more famous to many people of this generation than the Dio original. Definitely {{averted|Trope}} for metalheads, though since the album that the song came from, ''Holy Diver'', is widely considered to be one of the greatest metal albums ever made.

** "My Curse" also got some mileage from being featured in ''VideoGame/Guitar Hero III'', and ''VideoGame/RockBand'' later having its own Killswitch Engage music DLC.

* FaceOfTheBand: It used to be Howard Jones, though most people only know him as "that black dude who sings". Probably Jesse Leach now that he's back.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "My Curse". Arguably Killswitch Engage's most popular single, and it shows.

* CoveredUp: Their cover of Dio's "Holy Diver" is more famous to many people of this generation than the Dio original.
** Definitely {{averted|Trope}} for metalheads since the album that the song came from, ''Holy Diver'' is widely considered to be one of the greatest metal albums ever made.

* FaceOfTheBand: It used to be Howard Jones, though most people only know him as "that black dude who sings".
** Probably Jesse Leach now that he's back.

* SongAssociation: For many video game fans, the first time they heard Killswitch was during the end credits of [[Film/ResidentEvilApocalypse Resident Evil: Apocalypse]] during which plays "The End of Heartache".

** "This Fire Burns" appeared in both ''WWE [=SmackDown=]! vs. Raw 2011'' and ''WWE All Stars''.

** For many Video Game fans, the first time they heard Killswitch was during the end credits of [[Film/ResidentEvilApocalypse Resident Evil: Apocalypse]] during which plays "The End of Heartache".
* SongAssociation: "My Last Serenade" was featured in ''[[VideoGame/TrueCrimeStreetsOfLA True Crime: Streets of LA]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/FalloutBrotherhoodOfSteel Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel]]'' (along with "Fixation On The Darkness" in the former and "Temple From The Within" in the latter).
** Many racing game fans associate "My Curse" with ''[[VideoGame/{{Burnout}} Burnout Dominator]]'' (which is later reused for ''Paradise''). Plus, it was featured in ''VideoGame/SleepingDogs'' as well.

** Definitely [[AvertedTrope averted]] for metalheads since the album that the song came from, ''Holy Diver'' is widely considered to be one of the greatest metal albums ever made.

* HeartwarmingMoments: Howard and Jesse get along great, and Howard's shared the stage with him plenty since leaving the band.

* {{Signature Song}}s: "My Curse", and to a lesser extent "Holy Diver" for Howard Jones, "In Due Time" and "My Last Serenade" for Jesse Leach.

* {{Signature Song}}s: "My Curse", and to a lesser extent "Holy Diver" for Howard Jones, "In Due Time" for Jesse Leach.

* {{Signature Song}}s: "Holy Diver" and "My Curse".

* SignatureSong: Holy Diver and My Curse

* MisattributedSong: Once again, "Holy Diver". There are definitely people out there who think Killswitch wrote it.

* MisattributedSong: Once again, "Holy Diver". There are definitely people out there who think Killswitch wrote it.
** Now that {{Dio}} is dead, if someone says that "Holy Diver" is a KSE song to a hardcore metalhead, they should plan on being tossed into a dumpster a few teeth less.

* FaceOfTheBand -- Howard Jones, though most people only know him as "that black dude who sings".
* MisattributedSong -- Once again, "Holy Diver". There are definitely people out there who think Killswitch wrote it.

* CoveredUp: Their cover of Dio's "Holy Diver" is more famous to many people of this generation than the Dio original. YourMileageMayVary on whether K:SE's cover of it is better or not.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: "My Curse". Arguably Killswitch Engage's most popular single, and it shows.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: "My Curse". Arguably Killswitch Engage's most popular single, and it shows.

* CoveredUp -- Their cover of Dio's "Holy Diver" is more famous to many people of this generation than the Dio original. YourMileageMayVary on whether K:SE's cover of it is better or not.

* CoveredUp -- Their cover of Dio's "Holy Diver" is more famous to many people of this generation than the Dio original. YourMileageMayVary on whether K:SE's cover of it is better or not.
* GannonBanned -- The song is NOT called "This is My Curse", it's just called "My Curse".
** And dear God, the band is not called "Killswitch Engaged".

** And dear God, the band is not called "Killswitch Engaged".
* LoveItOrHateIt -- They are a metalcore band after all.