The Arms of Sorrow explained

The Arms of Sorrow
Cover:The_Arms_of_Sorrow.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Killswitch Engage
Album:As Daylight Dies
Released:April 26, 2007
Recorded:2006
Genre:Melodic metalcore
Length:3:44
Label:Roadrunner
Producer:Adam Dutkiewicz, Joel Stroetzel
Prev Title:My Curse
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:Holy Diver
Next Year:2007

"The Arms of Sorrow" is a song by American metalcore band Killswitch Engage. The song is the third song and second single from their 2006 release, As Daylight Dies. The video for this song premiered on the band's MySpace profile on April 26, 2007. This song is also track three on the 2007 Warped Tour Compilation. The song primarily showcases vocalist Howard Jones' clean vocals as it only features his trademark screams in the backing vocals, but the very end shows clear usage of the screams.[1] [2] [3]

The song charted at No. 30 on the US Mainstream Rock chart.[4]

Music video

The video for "The Arms of Sorrow" shows a man (Antal Kalik) falling through the air in slow motion. As he falls, he passes an apartment building. He falls past a woman doing laundry, an elderly man cutting a board with a power saw, a younger girl blowing bubbles, a woman slapping her boyfriend, two men painting, a muscular man skipping rope, a fireman on a ladder, the band, and a woman throwing a bucket of water out the window, before eventually falling into a swimming pool. Finally, the man climbs out of the pool by using the pool ladder. Scenes of the band playing in a room are shown between scenes of the man falling.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Killswitch Engage. sputnikmusic.com. 31 December 2013.
  2. Web site: Killswitch Engage– The Arms Of Sorrow. discogs.com. 31 December 2013.
  3. Web site: The Arms of Sorrow (Album Version). Amazon . 31 December 2013.
  4. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=killswitch engage|chart=Mainstream Rock Tracks}} Killswitch Engage – Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs ]. . . April 3, 2014.
  5. Web site: The Arms of Sorrow. last.fm. 31 December 2013.
  6. Web site: As Daylight Dies. 21 November 2006 . itunes.apple.com. 31 December 2013.