Tag Archive: Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage Announce Tour With As I Lay Dying, Miss May I, and more

Filed Under: General News, Tours and Rumors of Tours

Apr.10, 2013

Killswitch Engage 2013 tour

Perhaps five years ago I would have been flipping out over a tour with Killswitch Engage and As I Lay Dying. Nowadays, straight up “traditional” metalcore (or the new wave of American heavy metal) doesn’t do much for me. Though As I Lay Dying are still putting out quality records and the new Killswitch Engage record seems promising (would you believe that I haven’t even heard it yet?!), I’m not too fussed over this newly announced tour featuring support from Miss May I and Affiance. I can’t explain my almost apathy fairly, either; I’m sure this tour would be fun and exciting, but I’m seeing Death To All and Dillinger Escape Plan in the next month, and my tastes have changed a bit since the rise of melodic metalcore.

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Tags: Affiance, As I Lay Dying, Killswitch Engage, Miss May I

Stream Killswitch Engage’s New Album Disarm the Descent

Filed Under: Audio, General News, New music, Upcoming releases

Mar.26, 2013

Killswitch Engage - Disarm the Descent

It’s apparent that Killswitch Engage‘s new album is among many of our most anticipated releases lists. The return of Jesse Leach, the singles sounding as fierce as ever; it’s a recipe for success. Which is why I’m excited to tell everyone here that you have to wait no longer to hear this beast. Head on over to Alternative Press and check out their new album, Disarm The Descent, in its entirety RIGHT NOW. I’m only 5 songs in, but overall I’m thoroughly satisfied. It’s way better than their last album was, and it’s a return to the heaviness that the band first introduced to us in the early days of the new millennium. So go listen if you want, and be sure to pick up the record when it drops next week on Roadrunner Records.

-SS

Tags: Disarm the Descent, Jesse Leach, Killswitch Engage

New Killswitch Engage Single ‘The New Awakening’ Available

Filed Under: New music, Upcoming releases

Mar.19, 2013

Killswitch Engage - Disarm the Descent

Most of us are at least a little bit excited about the forthcoming Killswitch Engage record Disarm the Descent; at least, those of us who cut our teeth on the melodic metalcore uprising in the 00′s. Killswitch Engage was one of the first metal bands I became an avid fan of, and though they’ve fallen out of my listening habits almost entirely over the years, pure nostalgia caused by the return of original vocalist Jesse Leech has me stoked.

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Howard Jones In A New Band With Members Of Devolved And All Shall Perish?!

Filed Under: General News, WILD SPECULATION!

Mar.07, 2013

Howard Jones Killswitch Engage

Apparently Howard Jones isn’t completely out of the music game since he parted ways with Killswitch Engage. Our friend over at Rebel Pyro Management pointed out to us via Facebook that the former Killswitch vocalist has a new band with members from Devolved and All Shall Perish. This came to light after former Roadrunner A&R consultant and current artist manager at King Artist Management, Noisecreep contributor, and VP for A&R at Century Media Mike Gitter — who was a key player in getting Killswitch signed — left this detail in his ‘About Me’ section:

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Tags: All Shall Perish, Devolved, howard jones, Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage Post Video For ‘In Due Time’

Filed Under: Upcoming releases, Video

Mar.01, 2013

killswitch in due time video

I think just about everyone who got into metal through the New Wave of American Heavy Metal movement of the 00′s is excited for the new Killswitch Engage album Disarm the Descent. The album sees the return of original vocalist Jesse Leach, who sang on their breakout record Alive or Just Breathing. The album’s leading single ‘In Due Time‘ seemed to bring excitement to its peak, confirming that the band seemed to be reaching a new peak that the band hasn’t seen in a few years. It’s a damn catchy track, and it’s good to hear Jesse back in the ranks.

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Tags: Disarm the Descent, Killswitch Engage, Roadrunner Records

Shai Hulud – Reach Beyond The Sun

Filed Under: Reviews

Feb.06, 2013

Shai Hulud

Reach Beyond The Sun

01. The Mean Spirits, Breathing
02. I, Saturine
03. Reach Beyond The Sun
04. A Human Failing
05. Man Into Demon: Their Faces Are Twisted With The Pain Of Living
06. Medicine To The Dead
07. To Suffer Fools
08. Think The Adder Benign
09. Monumental Graves
10. If A Mountain Be My Obstacle
11. At Least A Plausible Case For Pessimism

[02/19/13]
[Metal Blade Records]

Shai Hulud have a history of always putting out some killer record of their signature blend of progressive metalcore and hardcore with those killer melodies that make any song memorable. This record has been in the making for quite some time now, and frankly, people were kind of starting to get restless. Did the album live up to all of the hype, or did it flatline and leave a sense of emptiness rather than purpose?

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Tags: Converge, hatebreed, Killswitch Engage, Shai Hulud

The New Killswitch Engage Single Is As Good As We Had Hoped

Filed Under: New music, Upcoming releases

Jan.30, 2013

Killswitch Engage - Disarm the Descent

Yesterday, a radio rip of the new Killswitch Engage single ‘In Due Time’ made its way online to much excitement and fanfare. This is the Killswitch Engage we were all missing out on for years and had been hoping for since the band was rejoined by original vocalist Jesse Leach. In my mind I thought that hoping for things to suddenly turn around just because of Leach returning to the band was a bit presumptuous and setting hopes a bit too high, but ‘In Due Time’ is a seriously great song. It’s structured more or less like every Killswitch song ever, but it feels like it just has more passion and conviction, with a chorus that rules and a guitar solo that shreds. Things are looking good for their new album Disarm The Descent.

UPDATE: The official audio of the track has been posted by the band, you can hop aboard this nostalgia powered time machine straight back to 2002 below:

Disarm the Descent will be out April 2nd on Roadrunner Records.

- JR

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Prepare Yourselves: Shannon Lucas Is Coming, And He’s Got Company

Filed Under: General News

Jan.28, 2013

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Shannon Lucas is one of the best metal drummers ever. Period. Nobody can tell me otherwise. Even when he was in All That Remains he ruled, and to be honest, that’s all the band ever had going for them. But I digress. After announcing his departure from The Black Dahlia Murder a month or so back, I’ve been really digging deep into his work with them and other bands. His playing is just so fluid and so effortless that it’s almost disgusting. He had announced a side project in the same video talking about Adam from Killswitch Engage and Corpsegrinder from Cannibal Corpse doing a sideproject with him, but it seems to be shelved for the moment. But now we’re getting word that there will be another supergroup, consisting of current TBDM vocalist Trevor Strnad, Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury and Adam Faris, who was a member of Wartorn, Lucas’s previous band.

I am super stoked. This lineup is killer, and it’s not going to be hard to make a killer record. The group, unnamed as of today, apparently already has guitars tracked and will be heading into the studio to track vocals and drums very soon. We’ll get you more details as they come!

[News and image via Metalsucks]

-SS

Tags: All That Remains, Cannibal Corpse, Killswitch Engage, napalm death, The Black Dahlia Murder, wartorn

Killswitch Engage Tease New Album; Sample New Song

Filed Under: Upcoming releases, Video

Jan.24, 2013

Killswitch Engage Teaser

With Killswitch Engage back to operating under their original vocalist Jesse Leach, it seems that all eyes are on KSE for their new album Disarm The Descent. The band have been in a bit of a creative lull over the last couple of records, but many are in the hopes that this reunion will spark something a bit more visceral and heartfelt that previous outings, which seemed to simply shuffle through the motions. While we won’t know for sure until this April, the band are keen on teasing the album, having released a new video showing off the artwork and giving fans a 27-second sample of a brand new song.

It’s not much to go on, but hopes are high! Disarm the Descent is due out April 2nd on Roadrunner Records.

- JR

Tags: Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage Announce New Album Details

Filed Under: General News, Upcoming releases

Jan.07, 2013

Killswitch Engage 2012

Despite the nostalgia factor associated with Killswitch Engage that keeps them in the hearts of fans across the metalverse (they’re one of the hands that pulled me into the genre), most are in agreement that their last self-titled effort was a bit of a bore. The band seemed to be going through the motions and were more or less running out of ideas. I’m sure I’m not the only one that felt this way; sure it was good, but there are only so many songs that can be made that follow that same structure in that style before we’re no longer surprised.

Though, interest in the group has since been rekindled as original vocalist Jesse Leach has rejoined the band, making the upcoming album Disarm the Descent highly anticipated. It seems a little presumptuous to assume that the band will make some grand change in sound when they’re not technically getting a new member, but the reunion must have surely sparked something in the group, and I can’t wait to hear the final product.

After the jump, you can read the full press release announcing the new album, complete with tracklist. Disarm the Descent will be out on Roadrunner Records April 2nd.

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