I fail to see what's so wrong with KSE. I'm not big on metalcore {Personally, I much prefer melodic death like Children of Bodom, Soilwork, and IF; Goth Rock like My Dying Bride, Type O Negative, and Moonspell, or thrash like Kreator and older Megadeth}, but KSE are one of my favorite bands. The lyrics aren't the same old boring "Blah, slice your throat and suck out your guts" shit that drove me away from a lot of death metal. The music is good, the lyrics are original, so I'm there. don't get me wrong; I still jam to Cryptopsy, Kataklysm, Morbid Angel, and Mortician, as well as a few other bands; but a lot of the death and, to a lesser extent, black metal scenes are jam packed with uncreative, uninspired twits {read: Cannibal Corpse and Cradle of Filth, respectively}.
I really don't care for a lot of metalcore/emo shit; but KSE stands out to me as a really good band that puts quite a few of the more "uninspired" acts out there today to shame.
So, if I'm in the right mood, I'll pop in Alive or Just Breathing; and sit back and listen to the goodness.