American metalcore standout Killswitch Engage will release its long-awaited new album “This Consequence” on Feb. 21, 2025, via Metal Blade Records. It will be the band’s first new studio album since 2019’s “Atonement.”
The band also has shared the video for the record’s first single, “Forever Aligned,” available below.
“‘Forever Aligned’ is one of those songs that is not just about us as humans, our love and connection, but that connection to the unknown, the greater power, the universe or God,” vocalist Jesse Leach said. “It feels like a really good first song to release not just sonically, but lyrically, as it is all about connection. The device of world we live in could use a lot more connectivity.”
Regarding the album, Leach continued: “‘This Consequence,’ to me, is the combination of everything the past five years has thrown at us as a band, as humans, and society as a whole. This album is just as much about everybody and their stories as it is for me about my journey personally. Sonically, I love the combination of everybody’s ideas and contributions on this album. It feels more like a collaboration than the past few records have been. When all is said and done, I wouldn’t change anything about this album.
“I think it’s the exact record we needed to make. I’m honored and proud of what we all were able to create and refine through this music and message.”
“This Consequence” track listing:
“Abandon Us”
“Discordant Nation”
“Aftermath”
“Forever Aligned”
“I Believe”
“Where It Dies”
“Collusion”
“The Fall of Us”
“Broken Glass”
“Requiem”
“This Consequence” will be available in the following formats.
- CD: 8-panel digipack with spot gloss and emboss + 20-page booklet
- LP: Single LP — gatefold jacket with spot gloss and emboss + 8-page 8.5″x11″ booklet
- Digital/Streaming
- US Vinyl Variants:
- Ancient Stone
- Blood Sunset (Indie Retail Exclusive)
- Engulfing Moss (Revolver Exclusive)
- Cold Dead Eyes (Indiemerch Exclusive)
- Charred Rust (Band Store Exclusive)
- EU Vinyl Variants:
- Defused Pink Pollution
- Corrupt Blood Infusion
- Expired Ancient Slate (UK Exclusive — 500 copies)
- Cosmos Adrift (EMP Exclusive 200 copies)
- Decayed Crushed Leaves (Amazon Exclusive — 200 copies)
- Explosive Birch Rot (Impericon Exclusive — 200 copies)
Killswitch Engage also will embark on a headline tour in March. It will be its first tour of North America since late 2022, as the band has been busy working on the new material that has become “This Consequence.” The tour will feature support from Kublai Khan TX, Fit for a King and Frozen Soul. Tickets and VIP packages will be available here.
Tour dates:
3/5 — Nashville, TN — The Pinnacle
3/6 — Chesterfield, MO — The Factory
3/8 — Fayetteville, AR — JJ’s Live
3/9 — Oklahoma City, OK — The Criterion
3/11 — El Paso, TX — Don Haskins Center Arena
3/13 — Las Vegas, NV — The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
3/14 — Reno, NV — Grand Theatre at The Grand Sierra Resort
3/15 — Wheatland, CA — Hard Rock Live
3/17 — Garden City, ID — Revolution Concert House
3/18 — Seattle, WA — The Paramount
3/19 — Vancouver, BC — PNE Forum
3/21 — Penticton, BC — South Okanagan Events Centre
3/22 — Tsuut’ina, AB — Grey Eagle Resort & Casino
3/24 — Winnipeg, MB — Burton Cummings Theatre
3/27 — Peoria, IL — Peoria Civic Center
3/28 — Waukee, IA— Vibrant Music Hall
3/29 — La Vista, NE — The Astro
3/30 — Kansas City, MO — The Midland Theatre
4/1 — Grand Rapids, MI — GLC Live 20 Monroe
4/3 — Corbin, KY — The Corbin Arena
4/4 — Pittsburgh, PA — Stage AE
4/5 — Philadelphia, PA — Franklin Music Hall
4/6 — Greensboro, NC — Greensboro Special Events Center
4/8 — New Haven, CT — College Street Music Hall
4/9 — Buffalo, NY — Buffalo RiverWorks
4/11 — Laval, QC —Place Bell
4/12 — Portland, ME — Cross Insurance Arena
In other news, Killswitch Engage has teamed up with Revolver for a special collector’s edition deluxe magazine. Revolver celebrates Killswitch Engage’s 25th anniversary with this issue. In new, exclusive interviews, the band members tell the story of Killswitch Engage in their own words—from the group’s humble beginnings to the dramatic lineup changes to their rise to the top of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal movement.
This 100-page deluxe magazine is thicker than a standard issue of Revolver, without any ads, features embossed type and UV coating on its covers, as well as rare, all-access photography throughout.
The Killswitch Engage special collector’s issue comes with two alternate, collectible covers—a band cover with photography by Travis Shinn and an illustrated cover by the group’s bassist and resident visual artist Mike D’Antonio.
All of the below items will be available as a bundle or a la carte and all items are exclusive in honor of the band’s impressive 25-year history.
- Twp special collector’s edition covers
- New vinyl re-pressings of “Alive or Just Breathing,” “The End of Heartache,” “As Daylight Dies,” “Incarnate,” “Atonement” (each limited to 1,000 or less; wax colors to come)
- LP boxset
- 25th Anthology tee
- 25th Anthology hoodie
- 25th Anthology slipmat
- Exclusive skateboard deck with 25th Anthology design
- 18″x24″ flocked, blacklight 25th Anthology poster
- Pint glass set with etched logos
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