Killswitch Engage will return to the road for a June 2026 U.S. headline tour with support from Machine Head, Iron Reagan and Havok. It will be the band's first U.S. tour since its 2025 Summer of Loud run. The tour kicks off June 3 in Detroit, Michigan, and runs through June 27 in San Francisco, California,... Continue Reading →
Summer of Loud. Photos by Greg Maki.
Killswitch Engage has shared a music video for "Aftermath" from its 2025 album "This Consequence" (Metal Blade Records; get it here). "'Aftermath' is a song about the realization of a tragic event or a war, and the strength it takes to rebuild and the hindsight of the loss, betrayal, and madness that transpired while going through it all,"... Continue Reading →
Continuing its tradition of covering some of its favorite and most influential tracks featuring members of the original band, Heaven Shall Burn has released "Numbered Days" featuring Jesse Leach of Killswitch Engage. Watch the visualizer accompanying the celebration of the friendship between the bands below. "Killswitch Engage are THE metalcore band!" Heaven Shall Burn said. "When we heard 'Numbered... Continue Reading →
Killswitch Engage has shared the video for the song "Collusion" from its new album "This Consequence," released Feb. 21, 2025, via Metal Records. Get it here. "'Collusion' is about the struggle between people in power and the common people," vocalist Jesse Leach said. "It speaks about the propaganda and divisiveness used to keep us in control. It's... Continue Reading →
Killswitch Engage has shared the music video for "I Believe," the latest single from its upcoming album "This Consequence" (Feb. 21, 2025, Metal Blade Records; pre-order here). "'I Believe' is about undying hope," vocalist Jesse Leach said. "During difficult times perspective is everything. Knowing deep down that 'this too shall pass' has been a beacon of light... Continue Reading →
Killswitch Engage is setting up a busy 2025, with the release of its new album "This Consequence" on Feb. 21 via Metal Blade Records (pre-order here) and a packed touring schedule. The previously announced a headline tour with support from Kublai Khan TX, Fit For a King and Frozen Soul, and now will follow that... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
Killswitch Engage will return to the road starting in March 2025 on a headline tour with support from Kublai Khan TX, Fit for a King and Frozen Soul. Fresh off a 25th anniversary performance headlining the New England Metal & Hardcore Fest in September 2024, it will be the band's first tour of North America since... Continue Reading →
The 2024 New England Metal & Hardcore Fest at the Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts, will take place Sept. 21 and 22 with headliners Killswitch Engage and Slaughter to Prevail. The festival launched in 1999 and ran through 2018. It often was held over two or three days, with multiple stages and top-tier acts such as Megadeth, Manowar, DragonForce, Opeth, Between... Continue Reading →
