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Title: Killswitch Engage – Alive Or Just Breathing
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2002, Metal, Metalcore, Westfield, MA
Condition: New
Cultural Facts:
Band Drama: Vocalist Jesse Leach left soon after this era due to mental health struggles; his exit shaped a major identity shift for the band.
Scene Ecology: Built inside the Western Massachusetts hardcore/metal overlap—small venues and tight regional bands cross-pollinating constantly.
Media Narrative: The album’s long afterlife turned it into a “gateway” title for metalcore, often cited in debates about what the genre even means.