Metal Blade Records has signed veteran metalcore act Killswitch Engage to its roster and, partnering with Sony Music Entertainment outside North America, will release its upcoming album in 2019 worldwide. "I have been a huge fan and friend of Killswitch for a long time, so it is truly an honor to be able to work with them. So happy to... Continue Reading →
During hardcore’s rise to prominence in the 1980s, a teeneage Mike Gitter chronicled and self-published the musical and cultural revolution in one of Boston’s most beloved DIY zines, xXx. Now, three decades later, the history of the underground has been assembled into the long awaited, 288-page 11” x 11” book, “xXx Fanzine 1983-88: Hardcore &... Continue Reading →
What do you do when you've co-headlined one of the hottest metal touring packages of 2017? Well, like any rock band that cares about its fans, you do it again, but you take it to the places that missed out the first time. That's exactly what metalcore masterminds Killswitch Engage and legendary thrash/metal masters Anthrax... Continue Reading →
After releasing the landmark album “Alive or Just Breathing” in 2002 and achieving mainstream success in the years that followed, Killswitch Engage is poised to scale even greater heights with the return of its original vocalist, Jesse Leach, on its sixth album, “Disarm the Descent.” Less than two weeks before its release, Live Metal’s Greg... Continue Reading →
It’s hard to remember a new band that set the metal world aflutter the way Times of Grace has in early 2011. The reason: The act teams Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz with his band’s original singer, Jesse Leach (who spent the better part of the past decade in Seemless and now fronts The Empire... Continue Reading →
