Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage have announced their Disarm The Descent headlining tour, which will feature support from As I Lay Dying, Miss May I and Affiance. Tickets are set to go onsale this Friday and Saturday, April 12-13. You can find full dates and ticket information on Killswitch's Facebook page. DATES:  May 30   Oklahoma City | Diamond Ballroom […]

Today On AltPress KILLSWITCH ENGAGE are streaming their entire upcoming album, Disarm The Descent, in full exclusively here on AltPress. Check it out and tell us your thoughts!   AUGUST BURNS RED open our recent chat with them with the statement: “Metalcore is not an interesting genre at this point.” Do you agree? See what they're doing […]

Killswitch Engage are streaming their upcoming (and one of our most anticipated) album, Disarm The Descent, now via Roadrunner Records, and you can get the first listen exclusively here on AltPress. Stream the full album, which is set for release April 1, below and tell us what you think in the comments. You can pre-order the album […]

Killswitch Engage are streaming the second single from Disarm The Descent titled “The New Awakening.” The band's sixth studio album (and first with Jesse Leach on vocals since 2002's Alive Or Just Breathing) will be released April 2. Pre-order packages are available here.

[Photo: Broadway Calls and a rowdy crowd] A physics/sociology study conducted by Jesse Silverberg and Matt Bierbaum, doctoral students at Cornell University, has found that crowd behaviors at metal shows, deemed “extreme social gatherings,” mirror molecular behaviors, based on video from concerts as well as in-person observation. “In mosh pits, the participants (moshers) move randomly, colliding with […]

Killswitch Engage have posted a new lyric video on Noisecreep for “In Due Time.” The band's upcoming album, Disarm The Descent, will be released on April 2 via Roadrunner Records. Pre-orders are on sale now. Check out the video below and tell us what you think!

Killswitch Engage are set to release Disarm The Descent via Roadrunner Records on April 2. The album's first single “In Due Time” is available to stream below and set for sales release on February 5. Give it a listen and tell us your predictions for the band's upcoming release, the first album they've recorded with original […]

Killswitch Engage have announced that they will release their upcoming album, Disarm The Descent, via Roadrunner Records on April 2, 2012. The album's first single, “In Due Time” is set for release February 5; album pre-orders will also begin in early February. Disarm The Descent is Killswitch Engage's first album recorded with original vocalist Jesse […]

We have passed the halfway point of this tour. After some sickness making its rounds on the bus (which seems to often happen on tour), we are all finally getting back to full strength. Adam and I have struggled with some respiratory infections, which always makes for an interesting time trying to sing with mucus […]

Welcome to Killswitch Engage's tour blog, written by frontman Jesse Leach. Stay tuned for more of his updates from the road as the band tours with Acaro and Shadows Fall. After just over a week of the “Alive Or Just Breathing” tour, we are all in very good spirits. Every single show thus far has […]

Formed by Shadows Fall frontman Brian Fair and Killswitch Engage bassist Mike D’Antonio with Overcast guitarist Pete Cortese, drummer Colin Conway and guitarist Zach Wells, Death Ray Vision have announced their signing with Bullet Tooth to release a new full-length. The members currently have some downtime with their bands and are focusing on Death Ray Vision, but […]

Killswitch Engage will be performing their 2002 album, Alive Or Just Breathing, in its entirety for the first time Metalfest 6 to celebrate the record's 10th anniversary. You can buy tickets to the festival here.

Killswitch Engage frontman Jesse Leach has posted an op-ed on hatred, which can be read below. “Hatred is all around us in this world and in our everyday lives. Hatred is not limited to actions but can be “simple” words. We must realize the impact our words and actions have on the people we are […]

After a few years of uncertainty with former vocalist Howard Jones, Killswitch Engage have put their foot back on the gas pedal, gearing up for a new record and hitting the road again as part of the Tress Pass America festival alongside Five Finger Death Punch, Trivium, Emmure and more. AP caught up with Adam […]

Killswitch Engage vocalist Jesse Leach, who recently rejoined the band after the departure of Howard Jones, took part in an interview in which he explains his reasons for auditioning for the band. Check out an excerpt below: “That was my idea– that’s how I wanted to do it. There were a lot of reasons for […]

This year's Trespass America Festival will feature Killswitch Engage, Trivium, Emmure, Five Finger Death Punch, God Forbid, Pop Evil and Battlecross.  Dates are as follows. 7/13 Broomfield, CO @ 1st Bank Center 7/15 Billings, MT @ MetraPark Arena 7/16 Bismarck, ND @ Bismarck Civic Center 7/17 Sioux Falls, SD @ Sioux Falls Arena 7/19 Milwaukee, […]

Killswitch Engage released a statement this morning on the return of original vocalist Jesse Leach. Check out the details below: “After much deliberation and careful consideration, we are pleased to announce that Jesse Leach has rejoined Killswitch Engage. Our job was to find the best person to fill Howard's shoes: a decision based on talent […]

Killswitch Engage has updated their website with the photo above, indicating that original vocalist Jesse Leach has rejoined the band, replacing Howard Jones. A post by KE's label, Roadrunner Records, seems to corroborate the announcement. We'll keep you updated as more details emerge. Leach originally sang for Killswitch Engage from 1999-2002, performing on their first […]