“My Curse” by Killswitch Engage

"My Curse" was the first single from As Daylight Dies, Killswitch Engage's fourth album, in 2006, and it has become one of the metalcore band's best-known songs, reaching number 21 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and topping their earlier breakthrough "The End of Heartache". Guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz wrote the music alone, starting on his laptop with a single riff, then the first verse, each riff leading to the next, before taking it to the others, who liked it and shaped the rest as a group. He called it one of the easiest songs they ever wrote; the lyrics were a tougher argument.

Dutkiewicz also produced, engineered and mixed it, singing and playing guitar alongside Howard Jones on vocals, Joel Stroetzel on guitar, Mike D'Antonio on bass and Justin Foley on drums. Lex Halaby directed the video.

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