Formed: 1999
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Boston,
MA,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Killswitch Engage News
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Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Killswitch Engage To Re-Issue New Album
Roadrunner Records has posted this press release:
Hear ye, hear ye: Roadrunner Records Royal subjects KILLSWITCH ENGAGE of Springfield, MA present herewith a theatrical debut: a classic pantomime of "Holy Diver", its origins based in neighbouring province Portsmouth, NH penned by decorated yeoman Ronnie James Dio. Master drama instructor Brian Thompson (ye olde video director) humbly invites members of the Royal Court to enjoy his lively interpretation of the epic prose.
The Cast: Fair Maiden - Adam Dutkiewicz, Ironsmith - Howard Jones, His Royal Highness - Justin Foley, Adorned Knight - Mike D'Antonio, Necromancer - Joel Stroetzel.
Ladies and Gentlemen of the court, make haste to your seats, and heed the tale of the Adorned Knight (Mike D'Antonio), as he returns, fresh from battle, to find his Fair Maiden (Adam Dutkiewicz) under the death-like spell of an evil necromancer (Joel Stroetzel)! His Royal Highness (Justin Foley) and celebrated kinsmen: among them sergeants of law, millers, yeomen and friars alike raise goblets and dine on freshly slaughtered beast as thein Armour-Clad hero gallops forth into the eve…to fight spirits and forces unbeknownst, with hopes to release his betrothed from such black and unnatural alchemy. Eyes will refrain to blink as the sorcerer commands by ways of his all-seeing orb, and travels light as zephyr through the wood! Breeth will be held; gasps heard as the castle's Rogue Ironsmith (Howard Jones) skulks whenceforth in the darkness of the dungeon, pensively waiting, with haste. Blood will be spilled anon, but who shall be slain?
Over 300,000 legions of commoners and peasants have been clamoring the castle walls in hopes of catching a glimpse of "Holy Diver". The Royal Brigade has been ordered to ensure the ramparts hold, and with brute force send them back into pestilence with a proclamation decreed herein.
Alas, on the second fortnight of the eighth month of our lunar calendar (August 28, 2007), a special edition of "As Daylight Dies", KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's musical masterpiece, will enter shoppes and vendorplaces. Additional arias include "Be One", "Let The Bridges Burn", "This Fire" and "Holy Diver". A visual component will accompany the musical compositions: "My Curse", "The Arms Of Sorrow" and the aforementioned "Holy Diver" (unavailable elsewhere, save for a personal invitation to a performance by His Highness), as well as documented rehearsal of "My Curse" and "The Arms Of Sorrow".
KSE Guitarist Forced To Miss Warped Shows
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's enigmatic guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz has been forced to leave the band in the middle of its successful run as stand-out performers on the Vans Warped Tour due to health reasons. Adam underwent back surgery in early 2007. In order to fully recover, his doctors have advised leaving the tour and continuing with daily physical therapy. The group will continue on as a four-piece, with their guitar tech Josh Mihlek filling in for Adam on select songs. After playing with this lineup on the July 31 Milwaukee and August 1 Cincinnati Warped dates, the band feels confident that this solution works well and will allow them to finish the tour.
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's video for the cover of the DIO classic "Holy Diver" has been posted on MySpace. The clip was shot in the Calistoga, California area the weekend of June 16-17 with director Brian Thompson.
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's cover of DIO's "Holy Diver" will be included on the upcoming reissue of the band's most recent album, "As Daylight Dies", which will be given the special-edition treatment on August 28. This special-edition CD/DVD will contain three videos and four previously unreleased tracks.
"As Daylight Dies" has sold 266,000 copies in the United States since its November 21 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD is the follow-up to 2004's Grammy-nominated album "The End of Heartache", and 2005's gold-selling DVD "(Set This) World Ablaze".
Killswitch Engage Post Holy Diver Video Online
Killswitch Engage have posted their new video for the cover of Dio's Holy Diver online at this location
The video itself follows very much in the same vein as many Dio videos with swords and medieval frolics all around.
KSE And Soulfly Members To Appear On Rap Album
Members of Killswitch Engage and Soulfly are scheduled to appear on the forthcoming album "The Hour Of Reprisal" from rapper Ill Bill (brother of controversial rapper Necro). Although not many details are known right now, there will be more on this as it develops.
Killswitch Engage To Film Video For Dio Cover
Killswitch Engage has tapped Brian Thompson to direct its video for the cover of the DIO classic "Holy Diver". The shoot will take place in the Calistoga, California area the weekend of June 16-17.
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's cover of DIO's "Holy Diver" was one of several exclusive tracks that were made available on a special CD accompanying Kerrang!'s 25th anniversary issue (street date: May 31, 2006). Entitled "High Voltage", the 15-track disc was made up of classic rock and metal songs covered by contemporary bands, with 10 of the tracks recorded exclusively for the CD.
Chimaira, KSE, LOG Download Festival Live Sets
Live sets from Chimaira, Lamb Of God, Killswitch Engage and more taken from the recent Download Festival can be found online here.
Machine Head To Europe With Huge Support
Machine Head have confirmed their overseas schedule for the summer, here's the dates:
June 07th Glasgow, UK - Carling Academy (Feat. Lamb Of God, Chimaira)
June 08th Belfast, IRE - Balmoral Hall (Feat. Killswitch Engage, Chimaira)
June 09th Donington, UK - Download
June 11th London, UK - Metal Hammer Awards (Feat. Lamb Of God, Dimmu Borgir)
June 13th Hamburg, GER - Docks (Feat. As I Lay Dying, Dew-Scented)
June 15th Nickelsdorf, AUT - Nova Rock
June 16th Biddinghuizen, NET - Fields of Rock
June 19th Milan, ITA - Live Music Club (Feat. Mastodon, Chimaira)
June 20th Rome, ITA - Olympic Stadium (Feat. Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Mastodon)
June 22nd Clisson, FRA - Hellfest
June 30th Gothenburg, SWE - Metaltown (Feat. Slayer, Mastodon, Stone Sour)
July 02nd Kristiansand, NOR - Quart Festival
July 05th Piestany, SLO - Hodokvas (Feat. Placebo, Korn)
July 07th Roskilde, DEN - Roskilde Festival
KillSwitch Engage Plan New Single
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will release new digital single 'The Arms Of Sorrow' on June 4 to coincide with their main stage performance at the Download Festival on June 10. Taken from latest album 'As Daylight Dies', the band recently premiered the new video for the track exclusively on MySpace. Watch it here.
Following guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz's back surgery in January, requiring some months of recovery, Killswitch Engage regret that he will not be joining them at Download this year. Instead, they will perform with Pat Lachman (Damageplan) joining them on guitar. Lachman has been filling in with KsE in the USA and the band are delighted he is able to help them out in the UK as well. He will also play guitar at their make-up Bristol Academy show (support: Sanctity) on June 6 and at Belfast's Balmoral Hall on June 8 (with Machine Head/Chimaira).
Adam D sends this note: "Hey guys. I'm pretty bummed that I won't be able to make it across the pond and indulge in the fine brews and meat sandwiches of Europe this summer. Though I'm feeling tons better I really need to get further rest, drink more protein shakes, and flex in the mirror while listening to Night Rangers' greatest hits. I need to be in top form for the Warped Tour here in late June. I'll definitely be seeing you guys on the next run though! Much love and God bless!"
In other KSE news, bassist Mike D'Antonio's signature model recently went on sale from Ibanez. Mike says: "I wanted to base my signature model after one of my favorite basses: the SRX700. My only requirement was that it needed to look even tougher and more metal (than your ma's kettle). The MDB has a simplified control layout I prefer, the great SRX pickups, and a customized graphic I designed. The bass is HUGE sounding, comfortable to play, and looks killer. What more could you want?"
KSE Post 'The Arms of Sorrow' Video Online
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's video for the band's new single, "The Arms of Sorrow", has been posted online at MySpace. According to the casting call sheet, "this video revolves around a man falling from a high-rise building in slow motion and people reacting to it."
"The Arms of Sorrow" comes off the group's new album, "As Daylight Dies", which has sold 235,000 copies in the United States since its November 21 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD is the follow-up to 2004's Grammy-nominated album "The End of Heartache", and 2005's gold-selling DVD "(Set This) World Ablaze".
Killswitch Engage Confirmed For Warped Tour 2007
Killswitch Engage have been confirmed among the featured acts for this year's Warped Tour. The yearly cross-country extravaganza will tip off on June 29th, in Pomona, California, and run throughout the summer before concluding back in L.A., on August 25th.
Killswitch Engage's latest CD, As Daylight Dies, is in stores now. You can check out some sample music, video and other goodies in their e-card.
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 tour dates are as follows: More...
Rock AM Ring Adds 37 Bands To Line-Up
Rock Am Ring has added 37 new names to its line up. Here are the rock/metal ones:
As I Lay Dying, Bloodsimple, Breed 77, Chimaira, Disco Ensemble, Enter Shikari, Funeral For A Friend, Ghosts, Gogol Bordello, The Higher, Hinder, Killswitch Engage, Lamb Of God, Machine Head, McQueen, Megadeth, Papa Roach, Silverstein, The Sounds, Type O Negative and The Used.
Rock Am Ring will take place on June 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of this year.
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The No Fear Music 2007 Tour Hits Washington, DC
On Saturday, March 3, 2007 I went downtown yet again to the 9:30 club to see Chimaira, Dragonforce and Killswitch Engage perform the second of two sold out shows on the DC stop of the No Fear Music Tour. He Is Legend were openning the show, but due to prior commitments, I wasn't able to catch them.
I arrived a couple songs into Chimaira's set. The club was already packed very close to capacity. Chimaira continued to belt out what would be the heaviest songs and performance of the night with songs mostly from their previous two albums "Chimaira" and "The Impossibility of Reason." They played a couple of new songs from their then-upcoming album (since released March 6), "Ressurection," as well. "Needle" seemed very heavy and fit well within their set. Other favorites included "Pure Hatred" and staple slow-and-heavy song "Salvation." More...
KSE, Nonpoint Featured In "Grindhouse" Trailer
Killswitch Engage's "My Curse" and Nonpoint's "Bullet With A Name" have both been featured in trailers for the new Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez double feature "Grindhouse." You can view some of those tv spots at The Movie Box or on the Grindhouse website
"Bullet With A Name" initially appeared as the first single to Nonpoint's highly acclaimed 2005 release, "To The Pain." Nonpoint are currently at home in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida writing the untitled follow up to "To The Pain".
Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's "Grindhouse" hits theatres everywhere on April 6th.
Dream Theater Confirmed For Download Festival
Dream Theater confirmed today that they'll be playing UK's Download 2007. Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy can't wait: "Fuck yeah! It's about time!!! I am absolutely stoked for Dream Theater to finally play Download... In a career already filled with so many personal achievements and dreams having been realized, somehow an invitation to play Download or Donington has always eluded us thus far... After all our hard work for the past 21 years and having made so many fans and friends in the U.K., it's nice to finally get the invitation! This gig will come within the first month of a world tour that will last well into 2008 for us, but I can already predict this will be one of the highlights of the year for us..."
Other confirmed acts include Devil Driver, DragonForce, Evanescence, Iron Maiden, Killswitch Engage, Lamb of God, Korn, Linkin Park, Machine Head, Marilyn Manson, Machine Head, Megadeth, Motley Crue, Shadows Fall, and Slayer.
Visit the Download 2007 web site for more details.
Killswitch Engage Announces In-Store Signings
In rhythm with their 35-date North American No Fear Music Tour, Killswitch Engage is amped to announce in-store signings as well as "top secret/not for the masses" information for the rapidly approaching Las Vegas, Phoenix and Anaheim tour dates.
Beginning on March 1, 2007 tickets for the March 20 Killswitch Engage No Fear Music Tour stop at the Las Vegas House of Blues will be available at the three Las Vegas area No Fear Stores: Fashion Show Mall, Meadows Mall and The Galleria at Sunset.
To promote their No Fear Music Tour stop at the Mesa Amphitheatre on Friday, March 16, Killswitch Engage will host an in-store appearance from 2:00-to3:00 P.M. at the No Fear Store in Chandler, Arizona.
On Monday, March 19th, Killswitch Engage will appear at an in-store signing at the Anaheim No Fear Store from 3:30-4:30pm to hype-up their sold-out Anaheim Show at the House of Blues later that evening. 100 "previously unavailable to the public" day of tickets will also be available for purchase at the Anaheim No Fear Store.
So get out there and get your tickets. Tickets for the No Fear Music Tour featuring Killswitch Engage can be purchased at www.hob.com and www.LiveNation.com. Fans of Killswitch Engage and the No Fear Music Tour can glean "Top Secret" and privileged information on the band and tour at www.nofearbands.com.
Visit No Fear's website for more details on No Fear store locations.
Here are the remaining tour dates on the No Fear Music Tour featuring Killswitch Engage, Dragonforce, Chimaira and He Is Legend: More...
KSE to Shoot Video For "The Arms Of Sorrow"
Killswitch Engage is to shoot a video for their new single, "The Arms of Sorrow, " in March.
As previously reported, the band is touring North America as part of the No Fear tour. Filling in for a recovering [from back surgery] guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz on their North American tour, is ex-Damage Plan vocalist Patrick Lachman.
KSE Kick Off Tour w/ Pat Lachman Filling In
Killswitch Engage kicked off their headlining slot on the inaugural No Fear Music Tour last night to a sold out crowd at Philadelphia's Electric Factory. The band has with them Pat Lachman, known as the voice of Damageplan as well as for his guitar work with Halford and Diesel Machine, filling in for injured guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz. Dutkiewicz underwent emergency back surgery last month during Killswitch Engage's European leg and will spend the next few months recuperating. He plans to rejoin his bandmates later this spring.
In recent Killswitch Engage news, current single "My Curse" from the album As Daylight Dies hit #15 in the Active Rock format this week, and the video recently peaked at #1 on MTV2. The band, including Dutkiewicz, will be shooting a video for the follow up single, "The Arms of Sorrow," in March.
Dates for the inaugural No Fear Music Tour featuring Killswitch Engage, Chimaira, Dragonforce and He Is Legend are as follows: More...
Killswitch Engage To Be Featured On Rockline
Killswitch Engage will be featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show Rockline with host Bob Coburn Monday night February 19, 2007 at 8:30 PT. For a station near you, and information regarding how to log onto the Internet for the broadcast, go to www.RocklineRadio.com
Killswitch Engage are headlining the No Fear Music Tour, also featuring DragonForce, Chimaira and He Is Legend, starting next week. Tour dates are as follows: More...
Chimaira Sets Premiere Of "Resurrection" Video
On February 5th, 2007, Chimaira will premiere “Resurrection,” the new video off of their forthcoming release on Ferret Music. The next day, February 6th, 2007, Chimaira will launch the single for purchase. Fans can download/purchase the single through various web stores like Napster and iTunes. The full album will be released on March 6th, 2007.
The video for “Resurrection” was directed by Todd Bell. With the popularity of Mixed Martial Arts, Chimaira have combined forces with MMA fighter Mavrick.
You can check out the new video on February 5th on Yahoo Music.
Chimaira will hit the road on 2/21 with Killswitch Engage, Dragonforce, and He is Legend on the No Fear Tour. Tour dates are as follows: More...
Killswitch Engage Recruit Ex-Soilwork Guitarist
Pete Wichers formerly of Soilwork, will fill in as KSE's second guitarist for the remainder of their Euro tour.
Guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz has been forced to miss a series of shows after sustaining a serious back injury. The band has since issued the following update:
"OK, here's the deal. Adam and Howard [Jones, vocals] were sick and wanted to do the Brixton show [in London]. Once they got to the club, both got to see the local physician. After both seeing the doc the prognosis was Howard had a chest infection. Adam, however, was doing much much worse. No way he could do the show, and he was immediately ushered to a nearby hospital. After a series of test, it was decided that Adam would need back surgery again ? no more shows, no flying home first, no exceptions.
"We are pleased to report that he has just left surgery, is doing fine and resting comfortably. Adam and the band appreciate all the messages and concern that everyone has shown.
"Concerning the rest of the tour, it will continue with Pete Wichers (ex-SOILWORK) filling in for Adam on guitar. Adam will be missed, but he wants the tour to go on more than the rest of the band so we will try to miss as few shows as possible, and make up as many as we can."
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