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Latest Killswitch Engage News
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Killswitch Engage Win Boston Music Awards
2007 has proven to be a sweet year for metal maestros KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. After headlining The Vans Warped Tour, getting awarded a Gold RIAA certification for 2004's The End of Heartache, and seeing 'Holy Diver' crash into the Top 10 on the Active Rock charts, KsE kicked off December with two climactic wins at the Boston Music Awards.
The band procured not only Outstanding Metal/Hardcore Band of the Year, but also took home Act of the Year, one of the biggest awards of the night.
Since the band is currently on a co-headlining tour with LAMB OF GOD, they could not physically attend the ceremony, but did send a rhapsodic video acceptance speech from the road. Proving metalheads have hearts, too, they showed their gratification by donating an autographed guitar to be auctioned off for the benefit of the Music Drives Us Foundation, which helps keep music in the lives of unfortunate children.
Waving a fond farewell to 2007, Killswitch Engage will welcome the new year with a winter headlining tour with the hyperpowered DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN and EVERY TIME I DIE, and openers PARKWAY DRIVE (whose debut
release was produced by Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz). The tour officially ensues January 9th, in Allentown, PA and finishes in Hartford, CT on February 5th.
Gorgoroth Confirmed For Wacken 2008
The Gaahl-fronted version of the Norwegian black metal band GORGOROTH has been been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The group will be one of the headliners on the event's "Black Stage." The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
AS I LAY DYING
AT THE GATES
AUTUMN
AVANTASIA
AXXIS
CARCASS
CHILDREN OF BODOM
CREMATORY
DESTRUCTOR
DREAM OF AN OPIUM EATER
EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS
GOREROTTED
GORGOROTH
HATEBREED
IRON MAIDEN
KAMELOT
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
KREATOR
KRYPTERIA
LORD BELIAL
OBITUARY
POWERWOLF
PRIMORDIAL
SABATON
SALTATIO MORTIS
SONATA ARCTICA
THE BONES
KSE, DEP, ETID And Parkway Drive Announce Tour
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will team up with EVERY TIME I DIE, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN and PARKWAY DRIVE for a U.S. tour in January/February. So far the following dates have been revealed (but not yet officially confirmed):
Jan. 10 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
Jan. 11 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Zoo
Jan. 12 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
Jan. 14 - Miami, FL - The Fillmore
Jan. 15 - Orlando, FL - House Of Blues
Jan. 16 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
Jan. 17 - Raleigh, NC - Disco Rodeo
Jan. 21 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
Jan. 22 - Nashville, TN - City Hall
Jan. 23 - Little Rock, AR - The Village
Jan. 25 - Tulsa, OK - Cains Ballroom
Jan. 26 - St. Louis, MO - Pageant
Jan. 28 - Columbus, OH - Lc Pavilion
Jan. 29 - Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues
Jan. 30 - Ft. Wayne, IN - Piere's
Jan. 31 - Rochester, NY - Harro East
Feb. 01 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
Feb. 02 - Richmond, VA - Toad's Place
Feb. 04 - Johnson City NY - Magic City Music Hall
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE bassist Mike D'Antonio recently told Billboard.com that his group is unlikely to release a new studio album before 2009.
"We are considering starting an album at the end of next year at this point," D'Antonio said. "We're not gonna stop touring on this record ('As Daylight Dies') until at least the end of April, and I know we're probably going to do a run of all the festivals in Europe in June and July. After that, I believe then we're gonna start talking about writing a new record."
Four More Bands Confirmed For Wacken 2008
PRIMORDIAL, GOREROTTED, POWERWOLF and AUTUMN are the latest bands confirmed for next summer's Wacken Open Air Festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany.
The festival will be headlined next year by IRON MAIDEN. The current line-up includes: AT THE GATES, AUTUMN, AVANTASIA, AXXIS, CARCASS, CHILDREN OF BODOM, CREMATORY, DESTRUCTOR, DREAM OF AN OPIUM EATER, EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS, GOREROTTED, HATEBREED, IRON MAIDEN, KAMELOT, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, KREATOR, KRYPTERIA, LORD BELIAL, OBITUARY, POWERWOLF, PRIMORDIAL, SABATON, SALTATIO MORTIS, SONATA ARCTICA, THE BONES.
Killswitch Engage Bassist "No Album Before 2009"
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE bassist Mike D'Antonio has told Billboard.com that his group is unlikely to release a new studio album before 2009.
"We are considering starting an album at the end of next year at this point," D'Antonio said. "We're not gonna stop touring on this record ('As Daylight Dies') until at least the end of April, and I know we're probably going to do a run of all the festivals in Europe in June and July. After that, I believe then we're gonna start talking about writing a new record."
KILLSWITCH's 2004 release, "The End of Heartache", was recently certified gold. "We've always been one of those bands that's just slow and steady selling, not one of those pop artists that sell a million off the bat," D'Antonio noted. "We just chug along, the little band that could. Our accountant came to us and was like, 'You guys really need to think about getting houses or you're gonna get screwed on taxes pretty bad.' I guess that shows the band's working out."
As I Lay Dying Confirmed For Wacken Open Air 2008
San Diego's AS I LAY DYING has been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
AS I LAY DYING
AT THE GATES
AVANTASIA
AXXIS
CARCASS
CHILDREN OF BODOM
CREMATORY
DESTRUCTOR
DREAM OF AN OPIUM EATER
EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS
HATEBREED
IRON MAIDEN
KAMELOT
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
KREATOR
KRYPTERIA
LORD BELIAL
OBITUARY
SABATON
SALTATIO MORTIS
SONATA ARCTICA
THE BONES
Killswitch Engage Certified Gold
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE have officially received their first RIAA gold certification for their sophomore Roadrunner release, "The End Of Heartache."
Featuring breakthrough radio hits "Rose Of Sharyn" and the Grammy-nominated "The End of Heartache," the album was released on May 11th, 2004 and experienced a steady rise to gold status.
"The End of Heartache" elevated Killswitch Engage into the mainstream scope and was a catalyst for the band's inclusion in national tours such as Taste of Chaos, OZZFest and Vans Warped Tour.
Continuing to push musical boundaries, the band is gearing up to embark on a US co-headlining U.S. tour with LAMB OF GOD, kicking off November 28th and running until December 17th.
The band's latest single, "Holy Diver," from the special edition of their current album As Daylight Dies, is secure in the top 15 of the Active Rock chart and continues to climb.
The band was presented RIAA Gold Plaques on November 7th at the Roadrunner Records US office in New York City.
KSE Confirmed For Wacken Open Air 2008
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE are the latest act confirmed for next summer's Wacken Open Air Festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany.
The festival will be headlined next year by IRON MAIDEN. The current line-up includes: AT THE GATES, AVANTASIA, AXXIS, CARCASS, CHILDREN OF BODOM, CREMATORY, DESTRUCTOR, DREAM OF AN OPIUM EATER, EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS, HATEBREED, IRON MAIDEN, KAMELOT, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, KREATOR, KRYPTERIA, LORD BELIAL, SALTATIO MORTIS, SONATA ARCTICA, THE BONES.
KSE Drummer Talks Touring, Fans And Lyrics
SunJournal.com recently conducted the following interview with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE drummer Justin Foley:
SunJournal.com: Name, age?
Foley: Justin Foley, 31.
SunJournal.com: How long have you been playing?
Foley: About 8 years now. We came together from a bunch of different bands in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Now we're based in western Mass.
SunJournal.com: What are your fans like?
Foley: It's mostly I would say angry teenagers. I don't know. We've done some tours lately where the kids aren't quite as angry. But they're mostly younger than we are.
SunJournal.com: They're angry though? Are you? More...
Guitar Hero III Boosts Roadrunner Sales
Roadrunner Records has issued the following update:
"Following the October 28th release of Activision's Guitar Hero III many of the artists with tracks featured in the game saw impressive spikes in both album and single sales. British metallers DRAGONFORCE have claimed the #1 spot for digital single sales amongst other tracks included in Guitar Hero III for 'Through The Fire And Flames', a track from their Roadrunner Records debut, Inhuman Rampage. The single saw an impressive 183% increase over the prior weeks single sales, beating out THE KILLERS, THE ROLLING STONES, METALLICA and GUNS N' ROSES among others. DragonForce also ranked #3 in album sales among other bands with tracks featured in the game. Labelmates KILLSWITCH ENGAGE emerged with #1 album sales when compared to artists included in the game, ranking ahead of DISTURBED and Metallica. Guitar Hero III features the track 'My Curse' from their current Roadrunner offering As Daylight Dies.
Activision's Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is the third installment in the Guitar Hero gaming series and is currently available at North American retailers. Activision Inc. is headquartered in Santa Monica, California and is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products. Founded in 1979, Activision posted net revenues of $1.5 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan and South Korea."
Killswitch Frontman Wants To Work on BHBS Again
As Killswitch Engage prepare for their tour with Lamb of God, frontman Howard Jones revealed to Metal File his desire to work once again with Blood Has Been Shed, the band he led before replacing Jesse Leach in KSE back in 2002. "We'll probably do something else again," he said. "It's still just [drummer] Justin [Foley] and I, [guitarist] Corey [Unger] and [bassist] John [Lynch], and we'll probably record something again. We might drum up something here, because the band's been around for quite a bit of time, and we need to celebrate our anniversary and put out something — maybe do a few new songs. We'll reconnect at some point, because it's something we've tossed around. It's just a matter of everyone connecting." Meanwhile, Killswitch guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz is continuing to work on his side project, Burn Your Wishes, with Unearth's Ken Susi, Seemless' Dave Pino and Derek Kerswill, and former Poison the Well bassist Iano Dovi
RR Artists Nominated For Boston Music Awards
Roadrunner Records has announced the nomination of several artists in this year’s Boston Music Awards. Killswitch Engage, The Dresden Dolls and Dream Theater have been nominated for awards in the following categories:
Killswitch Engage:
"Act of the Year"
“Album of the Year (Major)"
"Outstanding Live Act of the Year"
"Outstanding Metal/Hardcore Act of the Year"
"Song of the Year" for My Curse
Howard Jones for "National Male Vocalist of the Year"
Adam Dutkiewicz for "Local Producer of the Year"
The Dresden Dolls:
“Outstanding Live Act of the Year”
Amanda Palmer for “National Female Vocalist of the Year”
Dream Theater:
“Act of the Year”
The Boston Music Awards are celebrating their 20th anniversary, with proceeds from the event to benefit the Music Drives Us Foundation and the Berklee City Music Program. The awards ceremony is set to take place at the Orpheum Theater in Boston on December 1st at 7:30 PM. Over the last 20 years, the Boston Music Awards have awarded rising and established artists for their outstanding achievements in a variety of musical categories. Past winners include Aerosmith, Staind, The Dropkick Murphys, and many more Boston area natives and citizens.
You can view a full list of nominees here.
Lamb Of God Post Audio Commercial For Winter Tour
Lamb of God recently posted an audio clip advertising their upcoming winter tour with Killswitch Engage, DevilDriver, and Soilwork on their official website. Check it out here.
Pig's Head To Crown S.S.S. London Performance
Tomorrow night, Merseyside thrashers S.S.S will step out onto London's Brixton Academy stage as one of the support acts for US metallers Killswitch Engage. In their true underground and frenetic style, S.S.S look set to deliver a show-stopping performance to the 5,000 capacity London venue. Speaking out about his plans for the gig, the band's enigmatic frontman Foxy has stated:
"Last time SSS was in London they cut our sandwiches into triangles. We're not taking any chances at Killswitch. We're bringing our own packed lunch and our SSS mascot pigs head. Once we have fed our faces the crowd can taste the scraps."
The pig's head was famously tossed amongst frantic fans at the 'Thrash Gig' that S.S.S held in Liverpool earlier this year. This video footage of the raucous performance of crowd favourite 'The Beast' should provide a taste of what to expect from S.S.S at the London gig.
You can catch S.S.S at a string of smaller venue gigs on the following dates:
04.10.07 UK WIGAN The Tavern
05.10.07 UK BIRMINGHAM The Market Tavern
13.10.07 UK LONDON Old Blue Last
31.10.07 UK Liverpool - Night Of The Living Dead
15.11.07 UK MANCHESTER Satans Hollow w/ Onslaught
12.01.07 LIVERPOOL The Barfly w/Orange Goblin More...
Soilwork Comment On KSE, Lamb Of God Tour
Swedish metallers SOILWORK have commented on being part of the upcoming LAMB OF GOD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE co-headlining US Tour that commences in late November.
Says singer Björn Strid: "We are thrilled to be on this tour which we think is the best tour package to hit the states for a very long time. We've toured with the boys in Killswitch Engage a couple of times before and we both sure do know how to share a bottle(s) of Jack. We always had a blast! We haven't toured with Lamb Of God or DEVILDRIVER before but we've occasionally run into each other and all we can say is that we definitely dig their music and are really looking forward to get to know those guys better. Prepare to soil your pants people!”
Soilwork recently stopped by Sirius Radio studio in New York to talk about their new record Sworn To A Great Divide. Tune into Hard Attack on Sirius Radio this Thursday at 7pm EST to hear the interview and tracks off the new record. Rebroadcasts are Friday at noon EST, Saturday 3pm EST and Sunday 6pm EST.
Sworn To A Great Divide is slated for release in North America through Nuclear Blast Records on October 23rd 2007.
The band’s latest video for the track 'Exile' can be viewed below.
Lamb Of God, Killswitch Engage and Soilwork tour dates include:
November
28 - Lowell, MA - Tsongas Arena
29 - Reading, PA - Reading Eagle Theatre
30 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
December
1 - Lewiston, ME - The Colisee
2 - Albany, NY - Washington Ave Armory
4 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit
5 - Chicago, IL - Congress Theatre
7 - Kansas City, KS - Memorial Hall
8 - Dallas, TX - Nokia Theatre
9 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete St. Amphitheatre
10 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
12 - Denver, CO - Fillmore
13 - Salt Lake City, UT - Salt Air
14 - Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Theatre
15 - Long Beach, CA - Long Beach Arena
16 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theater
17 - Rio Rancho, NM - Santa Ana Star Center
Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage Co-Headline Tour
LAMB OF GOD and Killswitch Engage have announced that they will be teaming up for a late fall co-headlining tour. Almost four years after their first run together on MTV2’s Headbangers Ball Tour, the two powerhouses have reunited to bring holiday mayhem throughout the US. The tour will begin on November 28th in Lowell, Massachusetts and end on December 17th in Albuquerque, New Mexico with LAMB OF GOD and Killswitch Engage alternating headlining slots each night. Directly supporting these metal juggernauts will be DevilDriver, with Swedish metallers Soilwork kicking off the show each evening.
LAMB OF GOD will be wrapping up the Sacrament album cycle with this tour. After 18 months of touring with Slayer, Megadeth, Ozzfest, Heaven and Hell, and headlining runs in the US, Japan, Australia, UK and Europe, LAMB OF GOD will take 2008 off to prepare for a new CD. Fans will get a new dose of LAMB OF GOD in 2008 with a full length DVD, set for release in the spring. The DVD will document the entire Sacrament experience, beginning with rehearsals for the albums recording straight through this headline run.
“Yes the rumors are true, Killswitch and LAMB OF GOD are back together again” Killswitch vocalist Howard Jones affirms. “We had our honeymoon four years ago and now it’s time to renew our metal vows. This is your official invitation - the only one you will ever need.”
Chris Adler from LAMB OF GOD adds "Touring the Sacrament album has been some of the most exciting times we have ever experienced. It has taken us around the world several times over, playing the biggest shows of our career with some of the best bands in the business and in front of the greatest fans in the world. We are tighter, stronger and smarter than we have ever been and before we put the machine that is LAMB OF GOD to bed for a little while and call an end to the touring cycle, we want to bring it to the next level. So together with our true friends in Killswitch, DevilDriver and Soilwork we plan to bring you something that won't be forgotten. Thanks to everyone who has supported us and we are looking forward to one more brutal evening with all of you!!!"
Presale tickets will go on sale on October 3 through www.lamb-of-god.com. Tickets go on sale to the public on October 12 and 13 – check your local listings for details.
Here are the latest Lamb of God and Killswitch Engage co-headlining tour dates with DevilDriver and Soilwork: More...
Thy Will Be Done Signs To Stillborn Records
Providence, Rhode Island based Thy Will Be Done has signed with Stillborn Records and is set to release their debut full-length "Was And Is To Come" on October 23, 2007. The release marks the first collaboration between the Providence outfit and Stillborn Records, and will be distributed nationally through Caroline Records/EMI. Completed in early-2007, "Was And Is To Come" features a guest vocal appearance by Jesse David Leach of Seemless (ex-Killswitch Engage), was produced, engineered and mixed by Zeuss (Hatebreed, Behemoth with Jamey Jasta as executive producer.
"Their approach and sound is raw, stripped-down, and straight up aggressive with a message that needs to be heard," commented Jasta on why he chose to work with Thy Will Be Done. Encompassing various facets of the metal spectrum, "Was And Is To Come" is marked with a plethora of core influences that range from vintage Sepultura and Carcass, to the southern rock sludgy vibe of Crowbar.
For vocalist J Costa, the importance of being a metal act driven by musical integrity is clear. "So many bands are making albums filled with regurgitated riffs and obligatory breakdowns that it's become evermore difficult to distinguish one band from another. It's time for the next generation, a generation built upon ideals, ethics, integrity and passion, to breathe new life into the lungs of the culture. It's time for a generation to wipe the slate clean and take its rightful stance upon the original foundation."
Throughout the years Thy Will Be Done has provided support for national acts such as the Misfits, Hatebreed, Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, and Converge. As the release draws near, Thy Will Be Done is set to hit the road and plans to spend the rest of this year and much of 2008 touring in support of "Was And Is To Come."
Killswitch Engage Announce European Dates
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE have revealed the following European tour dates for October:
Oct. 03 - London, UK - Brixton Academy
Oct. 04 - Cologne, GER - Palladium (w/ DEVILDRIVER, GOD FORBID)
Oct. 06 - Copenhagen, DEN - Vega Musikkens Hus
Oct. 07 - Gotheborg, SWE - Karen
Oct. 08 - Oslo, NOR - John Dee
Oct. 09 - Stockholm, SWE - TYROL
Oct. 11 - Tampere, FIN - Pakkahuone
Oct. 12 - St. Petersburg, RUS -Club Port
Oct. 13 - Moscow, RUS - Club Shadow
Oct. 15 - Talinn, EST - Rock Cafe
Oct. 16 - Helsinki, FIN - Cabel Factory
Oct. 18 - Linkoping, WE - Skylten
Oct. 19 - Malmo, SWE - KB
Oct. 22 - Prague, CZE - Abaton
Oct. 23 - Vienna, AUT - Planet Music
Oct. 24 - Budapest, HUN - A38
Oct. 25 - Belgrade, SER - SKC
Oct. 26 - Zagreb, CRO - Zagreb Stadium
SSS To Support Killswitch Engage In Brixton
Fresh from playing a sell-out gig with US thrashers MUNICIPAL WASTE at the the London Underworld on Friday, SSS (SHORT SHARP SHOCK) are set to take their underground thrash sound straight to one of the city's largest venues.
On October 3rd the Merseyside crossover thrashers will play their largest show to date by supporting KILLSWITCH ENGAGE at London's Brixton Academy. This news comes just as a wave of excitement surrounding the thrash scene in the UK has escalated, following the release of SSS's Short Sharp Shock in June, and the upcoming release Enter The Grave from Huddersfield thrashers EVILE on August 27th.
Speaking about the upcoming gig, SSS vocalist Foxy states: "Reason we are doing this gig is when are we ever likely to step onto a massive stage like that ever again? I dont know how many thrash bands would fill a venue that big. But KSE asked for us and we said yer. Colchester is the day before as well. Eggs, sweaty socks, used undies and pigs heads will delicately flutter down on the crowd. We playing London on October 13th as well. Venue TBC.
Rememeber how SEND MORE PARAMEDICS went down when they supported OFFSPRING? They got all sorts lobbed at 'em. Did 'em no harm and went down in history for doing it. It will be the crowd that needs a blues brothers chicken net. Not us."
KSE And Lamb Of God To Tour Together
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE bassist Mike D'Antonio recently did an interview with Greg Maki of Live-Metal.com. Excerpts follow.
Live-Metal.net: How big is it to have [guitarist] Adam [Dutkiewicz] back on stage with you? [NOTE: This interview was conducted before Dutkiewicz left the tour due to his back injury.]
Mike D'Antonio: It's awesome, but he's still not really taking care of himself the way he should. This is his first tour back since January, and he already started doing all the old stuff that he used to do. You just can't do that anymore. He's gotta calm himself down. So right now he's actually looking to get another MRI 'cause he's not sure if he can make it to the rest of the tour.
Live-Metal.net: How serious was his injury?
Mike D'Antonio: It was his second back surgery, and whenever there's a back surgery, there's chance of paralysis, there's a chance of being in a wheelchair for the rest of your life. So going through it twice, every time he's going to have some sort of surgery, his ratio's gonna go down, down, down, down till he is going to be in a wheelchair. So we don't want it to get as bad as it did in January at all. We will send him home right away. Right now, it's just kind of a nervous, like, I hope he's OK, I hope he's feeling right. We've done everything we possibly could. We don't let him carry anything besides his guitar. We gave him a back room in the bus where it just has this big bed so he can kinda stretch out 'cause he's a tall guy, he's like six-four or something. The rest is up to him.
Live-Metal.net: What's next after Warped Tour? Do you know yet?
Mike D'Antonio: After Warped Tour, we are going to do a Scandinavian tour. It's gonna be like three or four weeks. We're gonna do Russia for the first time. We're really excited. Moscow and St. Petersburg. After that, LAMB OF GOD tour in December, co-headlining. We're really excited.
Live-Metal.net: Is that back here?
Mike D'Antonio: Yeah, in the U.S. And it might be like a December, quit for Christmas, come back out and do a January run, as well, with those guys. There is a little talk about maybe SUICIDAL TENDENCIES being on that tour, possibly EVERY TIME I DIE being on that tour. So it could be a big one.
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