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| Name = Killswitch Engage
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| Img_capt = Killswitch Engage in 2007.
| Img_capt = Killswitch Engage in 2007 (from left to right: [[Mike D'Antonio]], [[Howard Jones (American musician)|Howard Jones]], [[Justin Foley]], [[Adam Dutkiewicz]]).
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| Origin = [[Westfield, MA|Westfield]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| Origin = [[Westfield, MA|Westfield]], [[Massachusetts]], USA
| Genre = <!--DO NOT ADD OR REMOVE GENRES — YOUR EDIT WILL BE REVERTED (unless the genre is properly cited)--->[[Metalcore]]<!---DO NOT ADD OR REMOVE GENRES — YOUR EDIT WILL BE REVERTED --->
| Genre = <!--DO NOT ADD OR REMOVE GENRES — YOUR EDIT WILL BE REVERTED--->[[Melodic metalcore]]<ref>[http://www.metalreview.com/Reviews/2247/Killswitch-Engage-Alive-Or-Just-Breathing---Reissued-(2-Discs).aspx MetalReview.com - Review of Killswitch Engage - Alive Or Just Breathing] "Killswitch Engage, the New England band that damn near invented the melodic metalcore blueprint"</ref><ref>[http://www.new-noise.net/features/interview-killswitch-engage_824.html Interview: Killswitch Engage] "...pretty much perfectly produced and played melodic metalcore for the masses."</ref><ref>[http://www.citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-2952-music-rules-of-engagement.html Music: Rules of Engagement] "Reading the various press reports detailing Killswitch's originality and legion of imitators is a little puzzling. The common denominator seems to be Jones' oscillation between clean singing and dry-heave death metal vocals (frequently referred to as Melodic Metalcore)"</ref><ref>[http://www.musicmight.com Killswitch Engage in Musicmight]</ref><!---DO NOT ADD OR REMOVE GENRES — YOUR EDIT WILL BE REVERTED --->
| Years_active = Since 1999 <!-- Please don't change this format, see MOS:DATE#Other date ranges -->
| Years_active = 1999–present <!-- Please don't change this format, see MOS:DATE#Other date ranges -->
| Alias =
| Label = [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]], [[Ferret Music|Ferret]]
| Label = [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]], [[Ferret Music|Ferret]]
| Associated_acts = [[Aftershock (band)|Aftershock]], [[Overcast (band)|Overcast]], [[The Empire Shall Fall]], [[Blood Has Been Shed]], [[All That Remains (band)|All That Remains]], [[Shadows Fall]]
| Associated_acts = [[Aftershock (band)|Aftershock]], [[Overcast (band)|Overcast]], [[The Empire Shall Fall]], [[Blood Has Been Shed]], [[All That Remains (band)|All That Remains]], [[Shadows Fall]]
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'''Killswitch Engage''' is an American [[metalcore]] band from [[Westfield, Massachusetts]], formed in 1999. Founded in the following disbandment of the bands [[Overcast (band)|Overcast]] and [[Aftershock (band)|Aftershock]]. Killswitch Engage's lineup consists of vocalist [[Howard Jones (American musician)|Howard Jones]], bassist [[Mike D'Antonio]], guitarists [[Joel Stroetzel]] and [[Adam Dutkiewicz]], and drummer [[Justin Foley]], the band has released five [[studio album]]s and one [[DVD]].
'''Killswitch Engage''' is an American [[metalcore]] band from [[Westfield, Massachusetts]], formed in 1999 after the disbandment of [[Overcast (band)|Overcast]] and [[Aftershock (band)|Aftershock]]. Killswitch Engage's current lineup consists of vocalist [[Howard Jones (American musician)|Howard Jones]], bassist [[Mike D'Antonio]], guitarists [[Joel Stroetzel]] and [[Adam Dutkiewicz]], and drummer [[Justin Foley]]. The band's membership has changed in the decade since its founding as illness, changes in life-situation, and new interests have drawn the men in different directions. The band has released five [[Killswitch Engage discography#Studio albums|studio album]]s and one [[Killswitch Engage discography#Video albums|DVD]].


Killswitch Engage rose to fame with its 2004 release ''[[The End of Heartache]]'', which peaked at number 21 on the [[Billboard 200]], and was [[RIAA certification|certified gold]] in December 2007 for over 500,000 shipments in the United States. The title track, "The End of Heartache", was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] in 2005, and a live DVD titled ''[[(Set This) World Ablaze]]'' was released in 2005. Killswitch Engage have attended festivals such as [[Wacken Open Air]], [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]], [[Ozzfest]], [[Download Festival]], [[Rock on the Range]], [[Mayhem Festival]], and the [[Australian Soundwave Festival]]. The band released their [[Killswitch Engage (2009 album)|self-titled studio album]], on June 30, 2009. On the same day it was released, their previous album ''[[As Daylight Dies]]'' was certified gold in the United States. This means, along with ''The End of Heartache'' going gold as well, that their self-titled fifth album has offically sold over 1 million albums in the United States. [[MTV]] has referred to Killswitch Engage as "one of the founders of metalcore"<ref>http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/metal/greatest_metal_bands/071406/index13.jhtml</ref>.
Killswitch Engage rose to fame with its 2004 release ''[[The End of Heartache]]'', which peaked at number 21 on the [[Billboard 200]], and was [[RIAA certification|certified gold]] in December 2007 for over 500,000 shipments in the United States. The title track, "The End of Heartache", was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] in 2005, and a live DVD titled ''[[(Set This) World Ablaze]]'' was released in 2005. Killswitch Engage has performed at festivals such as [[Wacken Open Air]], [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]], [[Ozzfest]], [[Download Festival]], [[Rock on the Range]], [[Mayhem Festival]], and the [[Australian Soundwave Festival]]. [[MTV]] has referred to Killswitch Engage as "one of the founders of metalcore."


==History==
==History==
===Early years (1998–2000)===
===Early years (1999–2000)===
Following the break-up of his band, [[Overcast (band)|Overcast]], in 1998 bassist [[Mike D'Antonio]] [[jam (music)|jammed]] with [[Aftershock (band)|Aftershock]] guitarist [[Adam Dutkiewicz]]. As both bands had disbanded, Dutkiewicz recruited guitarist [[Joel Stroetzel]] from Aftershock, and [[Jesse Leach]] of Nothing Stays Gold as vocalist. Former Overcast vocalist [[Brian Fair]] was considered for the role, but he was unable to join due to obligations with his band [[Shadows Fall]]. D'Antonio said the band was initially going to be for fun and a "thing to do on the side".<ref name="Killswitch Engage - Adam Dutkiewicz">{{cite web
Killswitch Engage formed when two [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] bands, [[Overcast (band)|Overcast]] and [[Aftershock (band)|Aftershock]] broke up in the late 1990s.<ref name="archivekse"/> Following the break-up of his [[Overcast (band)|Overcast]] in 1998, bassist [[Mike D'Antonio]] [[jam (music)|jammed]] with [[Aftershock (band)|Aftershock]] guitarist [[Adam Dutkiewicz]]. Dutkiewicz recruited guitarist [[Joel Stroetzel]] from Aftershock, and vocalist [[Jesse Leach]] of the band Nothing Stays Gold, to form a new band, Killswitch Engage.<ref name="archivekse">{{cite web |url=http://www.killswitchengage.com/killswitchengage/band.f/band.html |title=KILLSWITCH ENGAGE |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20010210205445/www.killswitchengage.com/killswitchengage/band.f/band.html |archivedate=2000-10-21 |publisher=KillswitchEngage.com |last=Walker |first=Morgan |date=May 2000 |accessdate=2010-02-11}}</ref> The band took its name from an episode of the television series ''[[The X Files]]'' entitled "[[William Gibson's "The X-Files" episodes|Kill Switch]]", written by [[William Gibson]].
|title=Killswitch Engage - Adam Dutkiewicz interview
|publisher=Punktv.com
|url=http://www.punktv.ca/video/
|accessdate=2007-12-17}}</ref>


In 1999, Killswitch Engage recorded a [[demo tape]] containing four tracks, including "Soilborn," Killswitch Engage's first song.<ref name="releases">{{cite web |url=http://www.killswitchengage.com/killswitchengage/release/release.html |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20010808110151/www.killswitchengage.com/killswitchengage/release/release.html |title=KILLSWITCH ENGAGE |archivedate=2001-08-08 |publisher=KillswitchEngage.com |accessdate=2010-02-25}}</ref> The demo tape was first released at the band's first show, opening for heavy metal act [[In Flames]], in November 1999.<ref name="archivekse"/><ref name="releases"/>
The band's name originated from the break-up of Overcast and Aftershock, using aspects that pushed and elevated the band and putting the combination into a new category. D'Antonio commented "basically shutting everything down that we once knew and starting over. Killswitch, which is like turning everything off. Like if someone’s hand gets caught in something in a metal working shop the foreman will press one button that will turn off the machines. A killswitch. Then the engage is just turning it back on or something like that". The band got their name from an episode of the television series [[The X Files]] entitled [[William Gibson's "The X-Files" episodes|Kill Switch]], written by [[William Gibson]]. Gibson had actually named this episode for industrial band [[Kill Switch...Klick]] after a chance meeting on a book tour. The two bands are otherwise unrelated.<ref name="Killswitch Engage Blistering">{{cite web
|title=Killswitch Engage - Blistering
|author=McGrath, Ken
|publisher=''[[Blistering]]''
|date=
|url=http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/7476/tempidx/5/menuid/3
|accessdate=2007-12-17}}</ref>


===Signed to a label, self-titled and ''Alive or Just Breathing'' (2000–2002)===
===''Killswitch Engage'' and ''Alive or Just Breathing'' (2000–2002)===
While playing shows and selling demos, Mike D was doing Ferret music ads and called up Carl from Ferret and told him about Killswitch his current project then signed the deal. The band released its [[Killswitch Engage (album)|self-titled debut album]], and although initially the album was not a financial success and didn't enter any charts, it garnered the interest of Ferret Music founder Carl Severson. Severson, who worked at [[Roadrunner Records]] at the time, handed ''Killswitch Engage'' to several Roadrunner representatives. An [[A&R]] of the company, Mike Gitter, contacted D'Antonio and attended several of the band's shows, and his interest led him to offer the band a recording contract with Roadrunner. Declining offers from several smaller labels, the band accepted the Roadrunner deal as they thought the company had the resources to promote and distribute Killswitch Engage releases.<ref name="An interview with Killswitch Engage">{{cite web
The band released its debut album ''[[Killswitch Engage (2000 album)|Killswitch Engage]]'' in 2000. Although initially the album was not a financial success and did not reach any of the charts, it attracted the interest of Carl Severson, who worked at [[Roadrunner Records]] at the time. Severson handed ''Killswitch Engage'' to several Roadrunner representatives. Mike Gitter, a [[A&R|talent agent]] of the company, contacted D'Antonio, attended several of the band's shows, and offered the band a recording contract with Roadrunner. Realizing Roadrunner had the resources to promote and distribute Killswitch Engage releases, the band accepted his offer, declining several offers from smaller labels.<ref name="Worldablaze">{{cite video
|people = Korycki, Denise (director), Starace, Lia (editor)
|title=An interview with Killswitch Engage
|date = 2005-11-22
|author=Lambgoat, John
|title = (Set This) World Ablaze
|publisher=lambgoat.com
|url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/
|date=2002-05-22
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|publisher = Roadrunner Records
Killswitch Engage began writing new material for their second album in November 2001. With a larger recording budget, the band entered Zing Studios in [[Westfield, Massachusetts]] in November, and was able to spend more time "getting things right".<ref name="Killswitch Engage Interview">{{cite web
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|accessdate=2007-12-17}}{{Dead link|url=http://www.punkrocks.net/display_interview.php?id=49|date=November 2008}}</ref> Mixed in January at Backstage Studios by producer [[Andy Sneap]],<ref name="Archive News - November 2001">{{cite web
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For a brief time in 2000 and 2001, ex-Overcast guitarist [[Pete Cortese]] joined Killlswitch Engage, but left in 2001 when he became a father.<ref name="Worldablaze" /> Killswitch Engage began writing new material for their second album in November 2001. Mixed in January at Backstage Studios by producer [[Andy Sneap]],<ref name="Archive News - November 2001">{{cite web
|title=Archive News – November 2001
|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]
|date=2001-11-06
|date=2001-11-06
|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=239
|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=239
|accessdate=2007-12-21}}</ref> the album was titled ''[[Alive or Just Breathing]]'' for lyrics in the song "Just Barely Breathing".<ref name="Interview with Adam">{{cite web
|accessdate=2007-12-21}}</ref> the album was titled ''[[Alive or Just Breathing]]'' for lyrics in the song "Just Barely Breathing". A music video for the single "My Last Serenade" increased the band's exposure, and the album peaked at number 37 on the [[Top Heatseekers]] chart.<ref name="Killswitch Engage biography">{{cite web
|title=Interview with Adam
|author=Brodie
|publisher=rocknworld.com
|url=http://www.rocknworld.com/features/06/kse.shtml
|accessdate=2007-12-17}}</ref> A music video for the single "My Last Serenade" increased the band's exposure, and the album peaked at number 37 on the [[Top Heatseekers]] chart.<ref name="Killswitch Engage biography">{{cite web
|title=Killswitch Engage biography
|title=Killswitch Engage biography
|publisher=Roadrunner Records
|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]
|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.se/artist/Killswitch+Engage
|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.se/artist/Killswitch+Engage
|accessdate=2007-12-17}}</ref>
|accessdate=2007-12-17}}</ref> After the album's release, which was written and recorded for two guitarists, the band decided to expand and become a fivesome when they recruited Pete Courtese, Dutkiewicz moved to guitar to replace him later on, and former Aftershock drummer [[Tom Gomes]] filled in the vacant drummer position. Kevin Boyce of ''CMJ New Music Report'' described the record as "more addictive than crack cocaine that's been smothered in caffeine and nicotine and drenched with chocolate",<ref name="KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: Alive Or Just Breathing">{{cite web
|title=Killswitch Engage: ''Alive Or Just Breathing''
|author=Boyce, Kevin
|publisher=CMJ
|url=http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=34126
|accessdate=2007-12-17}}</ref> and Jason D. Taylor of Allmusic said the release is "a pure metal album that seemingly has ignored any fashionable trend and instead relies solely on skill and expertise to sculpt some of meatiest heavy metal since the glory days of [[Metallica]] and [[Slayer]]".<ref name=" Alive or Just Breathing - Killswitch Engage">{{cite web
|title= ''Alive or Just Breathing'' - Killswitch Engage
|author=Taylor, Jason
|publisher=Allmusic
|url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:fnfyxqu0ld6e
|accessdate=2007-12-17}}</ref>


===New lead singer and drummer (2002–2004)===
===New lead singer and drummer (2002–2004)===
[[Image:Howard jones of killswitch engage.jpg|thumb|left|alt=A man, with a large tattoo on his right arm, sings into a microphone while looking at the audience.|[[Howard Jones (American musician)|Howard Jones]] is Killswitch Engage's sophomore vocalist, who replaced [[Jesse Leach]] shortly after his departure in 2002.]]
After Leach got married on April 20, 2002 and began touring again he started to become depressed. This started to affect his screaming as he would put too much emotion into the screaming and not enough technique. At his worst Leach would do a show then head back to the bus and go to sleep. Leach left the band a few days before the band was meant to play a show and sent the band members an e-mail telling them he had quit. D'Antonio thought that "after three years of hanging out with the dude, and considering him a brother, to just get an email was a little bit harsh."<ref name="Killswitch Engage Land New Frontman">{{cite web
Following ''Alive or Just Breathing'''s release, which was written and recorded for two guitarists, the band decided to expand and become a fivesome; Dutkiewicz moved to guitar and former Aftershock drummer [[Tom Gomes]] filled in the vacant drummer position. After Leach was married on April 20, 2002 and began touring again he started to become depressed. Leach left the band a few days before the band was meant to play a show and sent the band members an e-mail telling them he had quit. D'Antonio thought that "after three years of hanging out with the dude, and considering him a brother, to just get an email was a little bit harsh."<ref name="Killswitch Engage Land New Frontman">{{cite web
|title=Killswitch Engage Land New Frontman
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|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=4557
|accessdate=2007-12-17}}</ref><ref name="Interview with Mike D’Antonio">{{cite web
|title=Interview with Mike D’Antonio
|author=Benny, Rob
|publisher=Rock eyez
|date=
|url=http://www.rockeyez.com/interviews/int-killswitchengage-mikedantonio.html
|accessdate=2007-12-17}}</ref>
|accessdate=2007-12-17}}</ref>


The band immediately started to search for a replacement vocalist and found [[Howard Jones (American musician)|Howard Jones]] of [[Blood Has Been Shed]]. Jones disliked the band's sound when he first heard it. He commented "I was like, ‘Meh.’ I come from hardcore and dirtier metal, and Killswitch sounded so clean. But the more I listened to it, I realized there’s some really good songs here".<ref name="Killswitch Engage - Decibel Magazine"/> After hearing about Leach's vocal problems, Jones contacted the band and was accepted as the replacement. Without listening to the entire self-titled album or ''Alive or Just Breathing'', Jones had to memorize seven songs for his debut at the 2002 Hellfest.<ref name="Killswitch Engage - Decibel Magazine">{{cite web
The band immediately started to search for a replacement vocalist and found [[Howard Jones (American musician)|Howard Jones]] of [[Blood Has Been Shed]]. Jones disliked the band's sound when he first heard it. He commented "I was like, ‘Meh.’ I come from hardcore and dirtier metal, and Killswitch sounded so clean. But the more I listened to it, I realized there’s some really good songs here".<ref name="Killswitch Engage - Decibel Magazine"/> After hearing about Leach's vocal problems, Jones contacted the band and was accepted as the replacement. Phil Labonte of [[All That Remains (band)|All That Remains]] tried out for lead vocals but lost to current vocalist Howard Jones. Without listening to the entire self-titled album or ''Alive or Just Breathing'', Jones had to memorize seven songs for his debut at the 2002 Hellfest.<ref name="Killswitch Engage - Decibel Magazine">{{cite web
|title=Killswitch Engage - ''Decibel Magazine''
|title=''Killswitch Engage – Decibel Magazine''
|author=Parks, Andrew
|author=Parks, Andrew
|publisher=''Decibel Magazine''
|publisher=''Decibel Magazine''
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|publisher=Amazon.com
|publisher=Amazon.com
|url=http://www.amazon.com/Freddy-vs-Jason-Various-Artists/dp/B0000ALFXD
|url=http://www.amazon.com/Freddy-vs-Jason-Various-Artists/dp/B0000ALFXD
|accessdate=2007-12-18}}</ref> Following the 2003 [[Ozzfest]], drummer Gomes left the band because he wished to spend more time with his wife, to pursue his band Something of a Silhouette, and because he was tired of touring.<ref name="For metalcore’s prodigal sons Killswitch Engage, The End of Heartache is just the beginning.">{{cite web
|accessdate=2007-12-18}}</ref><ref name="Freddy vs. Jason">{{cite web
|title=''For metalcore’s prodigal sons Killswitch Engage, The End of Heartache is just the beginning.''
|title=Freddy vs. Jason
|publisher=imdb.com
|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0329101/soundtrack
|accessdate=2007-12-19}}</ref> Following the 2003 [[Ozzfest]], drummer Gomes left the band because he wished to spend more time with his wife, to pursue his band Something of a Silhouette, and because he was tired of touring.<ref name="For metalcore’s prodigal sons Killswitch Engage, The End of Heartache is just the beginning.">{{cite web
|title=For metalcore’s prodigal sons Killswitch Engage, The End of Heartache is just the beginning.
|author=Terry, Nick
|author=Terry, Nick
|publisher=''Decibel Magazine''
|publisher=''Decibel Magazine''
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|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060506004152/http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features/jan2005/killswitch_engage.aspx
|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060506004152/http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features/jan2005/killswitch_engage.aspx
|archivedate=2006-05-06
|archivedate=2006-05-06
|accessdate=2007-12-17}}</ref> He was replaced by [[Justin Foley]] of Blood Has Been Shed and Red Tide, and Foley's first tour with the band was the [[MTV2]] [[Headbangers Ball]] in 2003.<ref name="Killswitch Engage AMG">{{cite web
|accessdate=2007-12-17}}</ref> He was replaced by [[Justin Foley]] of [[Blood Has Been Shed]], and Foley's first tour with the band was the [[MTV2]] [[Headbangers Ball]] in 2003.<ref name="Killswitch Engage AMG">{{cite web
|title=Killswitch Engage Allmusic
|title=Killswitch Engage
|author=Ditzel, Eleanor and Apar, Corey
|author=Ditzel, Eleanor and Apar, Corey
|publisher=Allmusic
|publisher=Allmusic
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|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071218124344/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000513474
|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071218124344/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000513474
|archivedate=2007-12-18
|archivedate=2007-12-18
|accessdate=2007-12-07}}</ref> and it also peaked at number 39 on the Australian album chart following an Australian tour with [[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]].<ref name="Australian charts">{{cite web
|accessdate=2007-12-07}}</ref> and it also peaked at number 39 on the Australian album chart.<ref name="Australian charts">{{cite web
|title=Australian charts
|title=Australian charts
|publisher=Australiancharts.com
|publisher=Australiancharts.com
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|url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH
|url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH
|accessdate=2007-12-17}}</ref> The album received mostly positive reviews, with Jon Caramanica of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' calling the album a "stunning collection, retaining much of their signature musical brutality".<ref name="Killswitch Engage - The End Of Heartache ">{{cite web
|accessdate=2007-12-17}}</ref> The album received mostly positive reviews, with Jon Caramanica of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' calling the album a "stunning collection, retaining much of their signature musical brutality".<ref name="Killswitch Engage - The End Of Heartache ">{{cite web
|title=Killswitch Engage - ''The End Of Heartache''
|title=''Killswitch Engage – The End Of Heartache''
|author=Caramanica, Jon
|author=Caramanica, Jon
|publisher=''Rolling Stone''
|publisher=''Rolling Stone''
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|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/killswitchengage/albums/album/5243697/review/6383805/the_end_of_heartache
|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/killswitchengage/albums/album/5243697/review/6383805/the_end_of_heartache
|accessdate=2007-12-18}}</ref> Ed Rivaria of [[Allmusic]] commented "[[guitar riff|riff]] upon riff are piled sky-high into each number that follows, it's the unpredictable rhythmic shifts used to build and then relieve internal pressure that fuel the Killswitch Engage power source".<ref name="The End of Heartache - Killswitch Engage">{{cite web
|accessdate=2007-12-18}}</ref> Ed Rivaria of [[Allmusic]] commented "[[guitar riff|riff]] upon riff are piled sky-high into each number that follows, it's the unpredictable rhythmic shifts used to build and then relieve internal pressure that fuel the Killswitch Engage power source".<ref name="The End of Heartache - Killswitch Engage">{{cite web
|title=''The End of Heartache'' - Killswitch Engage
|title=The End of Heartache – Killswitch Engage
|author=Rivadavia, Ed
|author=Rivadavia, Ed
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In late 2004, the band supported [[Slayer]] on its U.S. Jagermusic dates, and headlined shows with [[From Autumn to Ashes]], [[Eighteen Visions]], and 36 Crazyfists. "The End of Heartache" became the main single for the movie ''[[Resident Evil: Apocalypse]]'', and in 2005 the song was nominated in the [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|Best Metal Performance]] category for the 47th annual [[Grammy Awards]]. The award was given to [[Motörhead]] for "[[Whiplash (song)|Whiplash]]".<ref name="47th Grammy Awards - 2005">{{cite web
"The End of Heartache" became the main single for the movie ''[[Resident Evil: Apocalypse]]'', and in 2005 the song was nominated in the [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|Best Metal Performance]] in the 47th annual [[Grammy Awards]]. In late 2004, ''The End of Heartache'' was re-released as a special edition album, with a second disc featuring various live performances, a Japanese bonus track, and a re-recorded version of "Irreversal". During the summer of 2005, the band returned for Ozzfest, and on November 1, 2005, ''Alive or Just Breathing'' was re-released as part of Roadrunner Records' 25th anniversary. On November 22, 2005, the live DVD ''[[(Set This) World Ablaze]]'' was released, which contained a live concert at the Palladium in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]], an hour-long documentary, and all the band's music videos. The DVD was certified gold, by the RIAA, in the U.S. on April 8, 2006.<ref name="Gold and Platinum"/>
|title=47th Grammy Awards - 2005
|publisher=rockonthenet.com
|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2005/grammys.htm
|accessdate=2007-12-17}}</ref> In late 2004, ''The End of Heartache'' was re-released as a special edition album, with a second disc featuring various live performances, a Japanese bonus track, and a re-recorded version of "Irreversal". During the summer of 2005, the band returned for Ozzfest, and on November 1, 2005, ''Alive or Just Breathing'' was re-released as part of Roadrunner Records' 25th anniversary. On November 22, 2005, the live DVD ''[[(Set This) World Ablaze]]'' was released, which contained a live concert at the Palladium in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]], an hour-long documentary, and all the band's music videos. The DVD went gold in the U.S. on April 8, 2006 for 500,000 sales.<ref name="Gold and Platinum"/>


===''As Daylight Dies'' (2006–2008)===
===''As Daylight Dies'' (2006–2008)===
[[Image:Killswitch Engage.jpg|250px|thumb|right|alt=Five men play instruments onstage; one sings, one plays a drum set, one plays bass guitar, and two play electric guitar. An audience watches the band play.|Killswitch Engage at [[Rock im Park]] in 2007.]]
Killswitch Engage played the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]] in August 2006, having already played Australian dates without Dutkiewicz, who was suffering from back problems and needed corrective surgery. On May 23, 2006, the song "This Fire Burns" was released on the ''[[WWE Wreckless Intent]]'' album.<ref name="Wwe: Wreckless Intent CD">{{cite web
Killswitch Engage played the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]] in August 2006, having already played Australian dates without Dutkiewicz, who was suffering from back problems and needed corrective surgery. On May 23, 2006, the song "This Fire Burns" was released on the ''[[WWE Wreckless Intent]]'' album.<ref name="Wwe: Wreckless Intent CD">{{cite web
|title=Wwe: Wreckless Intent CD
|title=Wwe: Wreckless Intent CD
|publisher=CDuniverse.com
|publisher=CDuniverse.com
|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/7067002/a/WWE:+Wreckless+Intent.htm
|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/7067002/a/WWE:+Wreckless+Intent.htm
|accessdate=2007-12-19}}</ref> The track was intended to be the new theme song for [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] superstar [[Randy Orton]]; however, it was scrapped and later became the theme song for the [[Judgment Day (2006)|WWE Judgment Day 2006]] [[pay-per-view]]. "This Fire Burns" is currently used as the entrance theme for [[WWE SmackDown]] superstar, [[CM Punk]] and was later re-released as "This Fire" on the ''[[As Daylight Dies]]'' Special Edition.<ref name="Goddamn Electric">{{cite web
|accessdate=2007-12-19}}</ref> The track was intended to be the new theme song for [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] superstar [[Randy Orton]]; however, it was scrapped and later became the theme song for the [[Judgment Day (2006)|WWE Judgment Day 2006]] [[pay-per-view]]. "This Fire Burns" is currently used as the entrance theme for [[WWE SmackDown]] superstar, [[CM Punk]] and was later re-released as "This Fire" on the ''[[As Daylight Dies]]'' Special Edition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/smackdown/cmpunk/ |title=WWE: Superstars – SmackDown – CM Punk |accessdate=2010-01-09 |publisher=[[WWE]]}}</ref>
|title=Goddamn Electric
|publisher=cm-punk.org/
|url=http://www.cm-punk.org/
|accessdate=2007-12-18}}</ref>


Recorded in three months, ''[[As Daylight Dies]]'' was released on November 21, 2006 and peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart with 60,000 sales in its first week. "As Daylight Dies" proved to be one of their biggest albums yet.<ref name="Jay-Z Reclaims His 'Kingdom' With No. 1 Debut">{{cite web
Recorded in three months, ''[[As Daylight Dies]]'' was released on November 21, 2006 and peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart with 60,000 sales in its first week. "As Daylight Dies" proved to be one of their biggest albums yet.<ref name="Jay-Z Reclaims His 'Kingdom' With No. 1 Debut">{{cite web
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|accessdate=2007-12-17}}</ref> It also entered the Australia album chart at number 29.<ref name="Australian charts"/> [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|Mixed]] by Dutkiewicz, the album received mostly positive reviews—Thom Jurek of [[Allmusic]] called it "a Top Five metal candidate for 2006 for sure".<ref name="As Daylight Dies AMG review">{{cite web
|accessdate=2007-12-17}}</ref> It also entered the Australia album chart at number 29.<ref name="Australian charts"/> [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|Mixed]] by Dutkiewicz, the album received mostly positive reviews—Thom Jurek of [[Allmusic]] called it "a Top Five metal candidate for 2006 for sure".<ref name="As Daylight Dies AMG review">{{cite web
|title= ''As Daylight Dies'' AMG review
|title= As Daylight Dies AMG review
|author=Jurek, Thom
|author=Jurek, Thom
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|url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fzfrxq9rldde
|accessdate=2007-12-18}}</ref> ''[[Decibel Magazine]]'' contributor Nick Terry said "To call ''As Daylight Dies'' addictive would be an understatement. That it outdoes its already impressive enough predecessor could almost go without saying".<ref name="Engage your boners">{{cite web
|accessdate=2007-12-18}}</ref> ''[[Decibel Magazine]]'' contributor Nick Terry said "To call ''As Daylight Dies'' addictive would be an understatement. That it outdoes its already impressive enough predecessor could almost go without saying".<ref name="Engage your boners">{{cite web
|title=Engage your boners
|title=''Engage your boners''
|author=Terry, Nick
|author=Terry, Nick
|publisher=''Decibel Magazine''
|publisher=''Decibel Magazine''
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|title=Killswitch Engage Don Swords, Armor for ‘Holy Diver’ Video
|title=Killswitch Engage Don Swords, Armor for ‘Holy Diver’ Video
|author=
|author=
|publisher=
|publisher=[[MTV]]
|date=2007-08-08
|date=2007-08-08
|url=http://headbangersblog.mtv.com/2007/08/08/killswitch-engage-don-swords-armor-for-holy-diver-video/
|url=http://headbangersblog.mtv.com/2007/08/08/killswitch-engage-don-swords-armor-for-holy-diver-video/
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|title=Killswitch Engage Artist Chart History
|title=Killswitch Engage Artist Chart History
|publisher=Billboard.com
|publisher=Billboard.com
|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071226181348/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=403514&model.vnuAlbumId=811005
|archivedate=2007-12-27
|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=403514&model.vnuAlbumId=811005
|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=403514&model.vnuAlbumId=811005
|accessdate=2007-12-18}}</ref> Early in 2007, the band had to cancel three of its European tour dates with [[The Haunted]] due to Dutkiewicz's back problems. He required emergency back surgery and was replaced on the tour by [[Soilwork]] guitarist [[Peter Wichers]].<ref name="Killswitch Engage explain tour postponement">{{cite web
|accessdate=2009-12-31}}</ref> Early in 2007, the band had to cancel three of its European tour dates with [[The Haunted]] due to Dutkiewicz's back problems. He required emergency back surgery and was replaced on the tour by [[Soilwork]] guitarist [[Peter Wichers]].<ref name="Killswitch Engage explain tour postponement">{{cite web
|title=Killswitch Engage explain tour postponement
|title=Killswitch Engage explain tour postponement
|publisher=[[NME]]
|publisher=[[NME]]
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|url=http://www.nme.com/news/killswitch-engage/25862
|url=http://www.nme.com/news/killswitch-engage/25862
|accessdate=2007-12-18}}</ref>
|accessdate=2007-12-18}}</ref>
[[Image:Kse-adam-joel.jpg|thumb|right|200px|alt=Two men, wearing T-shits which resemble tuxedos, play guitar on a stage set. The man on the left wears a cape and a bandana. |Guitarist [[Adam Dutkiewicz]] (left) is well known for his unique stage attire.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guitarworld.com/article/killswitch_engage_seasons_in_the_abyss |title=Killswitch Engage: Seasons in the Abyss |date=October 2009 |publisher=[[Guitar World]] |last=di Perna |first=Alan |accessdate=2009-12-30}}</ref>]]

Killswitch Engage headlined the No Fear Tour in early 2007 with [[DragonForce]], [[Chimaira]], and [[He Is Legend]]. Due to Dutkiewicz's back problems, he was replaced by [[Damageplan]] and The Mercy Clinic frontman [[Patrick Lachman]], who was formerly the guitarist for Diesel Machine and [[Halford (band)|Halford]]. Dutkiewicz recovered and was able to finish No Fear tour, and the band began filming its video for ''As Daylight Dies''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> second single, "[[The Arms of Sorrow (song)|The Arms of Sorrow]]".<ref name="Killswitch Engage Bio">{{cite web
Due to Dutkiewicz's back problems in early 2007, he was replaced by [[Damageplan]] and The Mercy Clinic frontman [[Patrick Lachman]] during the No Fear Tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=67450 |title=Ex-DAMAGEPLAN Singer To Play Guitar For KILLSWITCH ENGAGE – Feb. 20, 2007 |publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=2007-02-20 |accessdate=2009-12-30}}</ref> Dutkiewicz recovered and was able to finish the No Fear tour, and the band began filming its video for ''As Daylight Dies''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> second single, "[[The Arms of Sorrow (song)|The Arms of Sorrow]]". On August 6, 2007, Dutkiewicz was forced to leave the Warped Tour so he could fully recover from his back surgery and continue daily physical therapy. He was replaced by Killswitch's [[guitar technician]] Josh Mihlek for select songs, until his return on August 14, 2007.<ref name="Video Interview">{{cite web
|title=Killswitch Engage
|publisher=Killswitch-Engage.info
|url=http://www.killswitch-engage.info/
|accessdate=2007-12-18}}{{Dead link|url=http://www.killswitch-engage.info/|date=November 2008}}</ref>

Killswitch Engage played the 2007 [[Download Festival]] with [[Iron Maiden]], [[Evanescence]], [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]], [[Linkin Park]], [[Slayer]], and [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]. The band also toured at Bamboozle 2007 and [[Warped Tour]]. On August 6, 2007, Dutkiewicz was forced to leave Warped Tour so he could fully recover from his back surgery and continue daily physical therapy. He was replaced by Killswitch's [[guitar technician]] Josh Mihlek for select songs, until his return on August 14, 2007.<ref name="Video Interview">{{cite web
|title=Video Interview
|title=Video Interview
|publisher=RoadrunnerRecords.co.uk
|publisher=RoadrunnerRecords.co.uk
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|accessdate=2008-01-01}}</ref>
Killswitch Engage spent November 28 through December 17, 2007 on a U.S. tour with co-headlining band [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]], and supporting acts [[DevilDriver]] and [[Soilwork]].


===Self-titled fifth album (2008–2010)===
Killswitch Engage took part in the [[Soundwave Festival]] in Australia during February and March 2008, headlining the Metal Stage and playing with bands such as [[As I Lay Dying]], [[Shadows Fall]] and [[Bleeding Through]].<ref name="SoundwaveFestival">{{cite web
Killswitch Engage entered the studio in October 2008 to start recording their next album with Dutkiewicz and [[Brendan O'Brien (music producer)|Brendan O'Brien]] co-producing the album.<ref name="BrendanOBrien">{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/KILLSWITCH-ENGAGE-ANNOUNCE-NEW-ALBUM-IN-WORKS-19684.aspx |title=KILLSWITCH ENGAGE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM IN WORKS! |date=2009-12-04 |publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |accessdate=2009-12-30}}</ref> In mid-February, bassist Mike D'Antonio confirmed in an interview with Metal Hammer that "drums were finished", and that he had “finished up the last few bass fixes". He also stated that Howard [Jones] is in Atlanta finishing vocals, and that "it shouldn’t be too much longer now.”<ref name="Killswitch Engage Offer Studio Update & photos">{{cite web |title=roadrunnerrecords.com: Killswitch Engage Offer Studio Update – Feb. 19, 2009 |publisher= [[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=2009-02-17 |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/KILLSWITCH-ENGAGE-IN-STUDIO-UPDATE--PHOTOS-19845.aspx |accessdate=2009-03-03}}</ref> On April 14, the band announced the name of their album as ''[[Killswitch Engage (2009 album)|Killswitch Engage]]'', the second time the band has self-titled the name of their album. The album was released on June 30, 2009,<ref name="Killswitch Engage New Album Press Release">{{cite web |title=roadrunnerrecords.com: Killswitch Engage Announce New Album |publisher= [[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=2009-04-14 |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/KILLSWITCH-ENGAGE-ANNOUNCE-NEW-ALBUM-20143.aspx |accessdate=2009-04-14}}</ref> debuting at #7 on the Billboard 200, marking the band's highest chart position for an album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=124254 |title=KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: New Video Interview With JOEL STROETZEL Available |publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=2009-07-26 |accessdate=2009-12-30}}</ref> In February 2010, Killswitch Engage announced that vocalist Howard Jones would be dropping out of the current tour; [[All That Remains (band)|All That Remains]] vocalist [[Philip Labonte]] is filling in for Jones until Jones can return.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=134834 |title=KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Frontman Forced To Leave Tour; ALL THAT REMAINS Singer To Fill In |date=2010-02-09 |publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |accessdate=2010-02-10}}</ref> At least one source speculates that Jones departure was due to back pain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/02/10/howard-jones-leaves-killswitch-engage-tour-phil-labonte-takes-o/ |title=Howard Jones Leaves Killswitch Engage Tour, Phil Labonte Takes Over |publisher=[[noisecreep.com]] |date=2010-02-10 |accessdate=2010-2-14}}</ref>
|title=SoundwaveFestival
{{Listen300 |filename=My Last Serenade.ogg |title="My Last Serenade" |description=Sample of "[[My Last Serenade]]" from ''[[Alive or Just Breathing]]'' (2002). Vocalist Jesse Leach's last single with Killswitch Engage. "My Last Serenade" includes both screaming and [[singing|clean vocals]]. |filename2=My Curse.ogg |title2="My Curse" |description2=Sample of "[[My Curse (song)|My Curse]]" from ''[[As Daylight Dies]]'' (2002). Songs by Killswitch Engage such as "My Curse" incorporate elements of [[hardcore punk|hardcore]] such as breakdowns.}}
|publisher=SoundwaveFestival.com
|url=http://www.soundwavefestival.com/tickets/perth.html
|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071103070107/http://www.soundwavefestival.com/tickets/perth.html
|archivedate=2007-11-03
|accessdate=2007-12-18}}</ref> The band toured until May 2008 ending their Canadian tour for As Daylight Dies in Vancouver, BC on May 29. Killswitch Engage also played at the 2008 [[Wacken Open Air]] Festival in Germany, which is the biggest [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] festival in the world. They played with bands such as [[Iron Maiden]], [[Children Of Bodom]], [[Carcass (band)|Carcass]], [[At The Gates]], [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]], [[Kreator]], [[Opeth]], [[Unearth]] and [[As I Lay Dying]].


==Style and lyrical themes==
===Self-titled fifth album (2008 onward)===
Killswitch Engage's genre is largely considered [[metalcore]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:l2cibkg9sakb~T1 |title=allmusic ((( The End of Heartache > Review ))) |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |last=Rivadavia |first=Eduardo |accessdate=2010-01-04}}</ref> or [[melodic metalcore]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/killswitch-engage |title=Killswitch Engage | MTV UK |publisher=[[MTV UK]] |accessdate=2010-01-09}}</ref> combining elements of [[extreme metal]] and [[hardcore punk|hardcore]].<ref name="Killswitch Engage AMG" /> Like many metalcore bands, Killswitch Engage incorporates both singing and [[Screaming (music)|screaming vocals]] in their music.<ref name="Killswitch Engage AMG" /> In 2009, [[MTV]], while naming "The Greatest Metal Bands of All Time" referred to Killswitch Engage as "one of the founders of metalcore".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/metal/greatest_metal_bands/071406/index13.jhtml |title=The Greatest Metal Bands of All Time |publisher=[[MTV]] |accessdate=2009-12-30}}</ref> Jason D. Taylor of Allmusic said ''Alive or Just Breathing'' is "a pure metal album that seemingly has ignored any fashionable trend and instead relies solely on skill and expertise to sculpt some of meatiest heavy metal since the glory days of [[Metallica]] and [[Slayer]]."<ref name=" Alive or Just Breathing - Killswitch Engage">{{cite web
The band toured with [[Disturbed]] as part of the [[Music as a Weapon Tour|Music as a Weapon]] tour, and will play in the Rockstar "[[Mayhem Festival]]" with [[Slayer]], [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]], and [[Bullet for My Valentine]].<ref name="KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Confirmed For DISTURBED's 'Music As A Weapon' Tour' - Nov. 16, 2008">{{cite web
|title= Alive or Just Breathing – Killswitch Engage
|title=Blabbermouth.net: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Confirmed For DISTURBED's 'Music As A Weapon' Tour - Nov. 16, 2008
|author=
|author=Taylor, Jason
|publisher= Blabbermouth.net
|publisher=Allmusic
|url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:fnfyxqu0ld6e
|date=2008-11-16
|accessdate=2007-12-17}}</ref>
|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=109007
|accessdate=2008-02-22}}</ref> The band also played the 2009 [[Download Festival]] <ref name="Killswitch Engage Confirmed for Download Festival 2009">{{cite web
|title= Killswitch Engage Confirmed for Download Festival 2009
|author=
|publisher= downloadfestival.co.uk
|date=2009-02-16
|url=http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/lineup/index.aspx
|accessdate=2008-02-22}}</ref> with bands such as [[Faith No More]], [[Limp Bizkit]], [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]], [[Def Leppard]] and [[Korn]].
The band entered the studio in October 2008 to start recording their next album with Dutkiewicz and [[Brendan O'Brien (music producer)|Brendan O'Brien]] co-producing it (a first for the band),<ref name="KILLSWITCH ENGAGE To Work With Producer BRENDAN O'BRIEN - Dec. 4, 2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.rock3music.com/rock-music-news/6331-killswitch-engage-announce-fourth-album-producer-brendan-o-brien-confirmed.html
|title=Killswitch engage announce fourth album, producer brendan o’brien confirmed}}</ref><ref>http://www.inkedmag.com/articles/detail/211/flip-the-switch-killswitch-engage/</ref> In mid-February, bassist Mike D'Antonio confirmed in an interview with Metal Hammer that "drums were finished", and that he had “finished up the last few bass fixes". He also stated that Howard [Jones] is in Atlanta finishing vocals, and that "it shouldn’t be too much longer now.”<ref name="Killswitch Engage Offer Studio Update & photos">{{cite web
|title=roadrunnerrecords.com: Killswitch Engage Offer Studio Update - Feb. 19, 2009
|author=
|publisher= roadrunnerrecords.com
|date=2009-02-17
|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/KILLSWITCH-ENGAGE-IN-STUDIO-UPDATE--PHOTOS-19845.aspx
|accessdate=2009-03-03}}</ref> On April 14, the band announced the name of their album as '[[Killswitch Engage (2009 album)|Killswitch Engage]]', the second time the band has self-titled the name of their album. It was released on June 30 <ref name="Killswitch Engage New Album Press Release">{{cite web
|title=roadrunnerrecords.com: Killswitch Engage Announce New Album
|author=
|publisher= roadrunnerrecords.com
|date=2009-04-14
|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/KILLSWITCH-ENGAGE-ANNOUNCE-NEW-ALBUM-20143.aspx
|accessdate=2009-04-14}}</ref>.


Both former vocalist Jesse Leach and vocalist Howard Jones write lyrics that are considered to be positive.<ref name="Worldablaze" /> Jesse Leach stated on ''[[(Set This) World Ablaze]]'', that the lyrics contain "unity, positivity, [and] love."<ref name="Worldablaze"/> On the lyrical themes of ''[[Killswitch Engage (2009 album)|Killswitch Engage]]'', [[Ultimate Guitar]] reviewer Amy Sciarretto notes:
On June 6, Killswitch Engage revealed their new video, "[[Starting Over (Killswitch Engage song)|Starting Over]]", on MTV's Headbangers Ball.
{{quote|[Howard Jones] has come into his own since 2004’s [[The End of Heartache]], and he continues to hit the notes, wax about relationships, faith-issues and other relatable issue on this second self-titled effort.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/killswitch_engage/killswitch_engage_2009/index.html |title=Killswitch Engage (2009) Review |last=Sciarretto |first=Amy |date=2009-06-30 |publisher=[[Ultimate Guitar]] |accessdate=2010-01-08}}</ref>}}
On Killswitch Engage's latest release, Howard Jones states the change in lyrical themes:
{{quote|I've got enough to draw on to write some stuff that can be dark. Maybe there's still a hint of positivity in it, but there are some songs on there that are not positive at all.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/BLABBERMOUTH.NET/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=121841 |title=KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: Interview, Performance Footage From U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival Posted Online |date=2009-06-12 |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |accessdate=2010-01-08}}</ref>}}


On June 9, the single "Starting Over" became available on [[iTunes]] and also made the album available for pre-order.

On June 22, the new album became available to stream over MySpace Music.

Upon release, ''[[Killswitch Engage (2009 album)|Killswitch Engage]]'' debuted at #7 on the Billboard 200, marking the band's highest chart position.

The band has been set to be included in the [[Taste of Chaos]] tour held in Europe.

It has been announced that the band will embark on a US winter headlining tour with support from The Devil Wears Prada and Dark Tranquility.
==Band members ==
==Band members ==
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{{col-2}}
;Current members
;Current members
*[[Howard Jones (American musician)|Howard Jones]] &ndash; [[Singer|lead vocals]] <small>(2002&ndash;present)</small>
*[[Howard Jones (American musician)|Howard Jones]] – [[Singer|lead vocals]] <small>(2002–Present)</small>
*[[Adam Dutkiewicz]] &ndash; [[rhythm guitar]], [[backing vocalist|backing vocals]] <small>(2002&ndash;present)</small>, [[Drum kit|drums]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]] <small>(1999&ndash;2002)</small>
*[[Adam Dutkiewicz]] – [[lead guitar]], [[backing vocalist|backing vocals]] <small>(2002–Present)</small>, drums <small>(1999–2002)</small>
*[[Justin Foley]] – [[drums]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]] <small>(2003–Present)</small>
*[[Joel Stroetzel]] &ndash; [[lead guitar]] <small>(1999-present)</small>
*[[Joel Stroetzel]] – [[rhythm guitar]] <small>(1999–Present)</small>
*[[Mike D'Antonio]] &ndash; [[bass guitar]] <small>(1999&ndash;present)</small>
*[[Mike D'Antonio]] – [[bass guitar]] <small>(1999–Present)</small>
{{col-2}}
*[[Justin Foley]] &ndash; [[drums]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]] <small>(2003&ndash;present)</small>

;Former members
;Former members
*[[Jesse Leach]] &ndash; lead vocals <small>(1999&ndash;2002)</small>
*[[Jesse Leach]] – lead vocals <small>(1999–2002)</small>
*[[Pete Cortese]] &ndash; guitar <small>(2000&ndash;2001)</small>
*[[Tom Gomes]] – drums, percussion <small>(2002–2003)</small>
*[[Tom Gomes]] &ndash; drums, percussion <small>(2002&ndash;2003)</small>
*[[Pete Cortese]] - guitar <small>(2000-2001)</small>
;Touring
*[[Patrick Lachman]] – guitar <small>(2007)</small>
*Josh Mihlek – guitar <small>(2007)</small>
*[[Phil Labonte]] – lead vocals <small>(2010)</small>
{{col-end}}


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Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1999 after the disbandment of Overcast and Aftershock. Killswitch Engage's current lineup consists of vocalist Howard Jones, bassist Mike D'Antonio, guitarists Joel Stroetzel and Adam Dutkiewicz, and drummer Justin Foley. The band's membership has changed in the decade since its founding as illness, changes in life-situation, and new interests have drawn the men in different directions. The band has released five studio albums and one DVD.

Killswitch Engage rose to fame with its 2004 release The End of Heartache, which peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200, and was certified gold in December 2007 for over 500,000 shipments in the United States. The title track, "The End of Heartache", was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2005, and a live DVD titled (Set This) World Ablaze was released in 2005. Killswitch Engage has performed at festivals such as Wacken Open Air, Reading and Leeds Festivals, Ozzfest, Download Festival, Rock on the Range, Mayhem Festival, and the Australian Soundwave Festival. MTV has referred to Killswitch Engage as "one of the founders of metalcore."

History

Early years (1999–2000)

Killswitch Engage formed when two heavy metal bands, Overcast and Aftershock broke up in the late 1990s.[1] Following the break-up of his Overcast in 1998, bassist Mike D'Antonio jammed with Aftershock guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz. Dutkiewicz recruited guitarist Joel Stroetzel from Aftershock, and vocalist Jesse Leach of the band Nothing Stays Gold, to form a new band, Killswitch Engage.[1] The band took its name from an episode of the television series The X Files entitled "Kill Switch", written by William Gibson.

In 1999, Killswitch Engage recorded a demo tape containing four tracks, including "Soilborn," Killswitch Engage's first song.[2] The demo tape was first released at the band's first show, opening for heavy metal act In Flames, in November 1999.[1][2]

Killswitch Engage and Alive or Just Breathing (2000–2002)

The band released its debut album Killswitch Engage in 2000. Although initially the album was not a financial success and did not reach any of the charts, it attracted the interest of Carl Severson, who worked at Roadrunner Records at the time. Severson handed Killswitch Engage to several Roadrunner representatives. Mike Gitter, a talent agent of the company, contacted D'Antonio, attended several of the band's shows, and offered the band a recording contract with Roadrunner. Realizing Roadrunner had the resources to promote and distribute Killswitch Engage releases, the band accepted his offer, declining several offers from smaller labels.[3] For a brief time in 2000 and 2001, ex-Overcast guitarist Pete Cortese joined Killlswitch Engage, but left in 2001 when he became a father.[3] Killswitch Engage began writing new material for their second album in November 2001. Mixed in January at Backstage Studios by producer Andy Sneap,[4] the album was titled Alive or Just Breathing for lyrics in the song "Just Barely Breathing". A music video for the single "My Last Serenade" increased the band's exposure, and the album peaked at number 37 on the Top Heatseekers chart.[5]

New lead singer and drummer (2002–2004)

A man, with a large tattoo on his right arm, sings into a microphone while looking at the audience.
Howard Jones is Killswitch Engage's sophomore vocalist, who replaced Jesse Leach shortly after his departure in 2002.

Following Alive or Just Breathing's release, which was written and recorded for two guitarists, the band decided to expand and become a fivesome; Dutkiewicz moved to guitar and former Aftershock drummer Tom Gomes filled in the vacant drummer position. After Leach was married on April 20, 2002 and began touring again he started to become depressed. Leach left the band a few days before the band was meant to play a show and sent the band members an e-mail telling them he had quit. D'Antonio thought that "after three years of hanging out with the dude, and considering him a brother, to just get an email was a little bit harsh."[6]

The band immediately started to search for a replacement vocalist and found Howard Jones of Blood Has Been Shed. Jones disliked the band's sound when he first heard it. He commented "I was like, ‘Meh.’ I come from hardcore and dirtier metal, and Killswitch sounded so clean. But the more I listened to it, I realized there’s some really good songs here".[7] After hearing about Leach's vocal problems, Jones contacted the band and was accepted as the replacement. Phil Labonte of All That Remains tried out for lead vocals but lost to current vocalist Howard Jones. Without listening to the entire self-titled album or Alive or Just Breathing, Jones had to memorize seven songs for his debut at the 2002 Hellfest.[7]

The new lineup played on the Road Rage tour in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands in 2002 with 36 Crazyfists and Five Pointe O. Touring continued through the New Year's Day, and in 2003 the first song to feature Jones, "When Darkness Falls", appeared on the soundtrack of the 2003 horror film Freddy vs. Jason.[8] Following the 2003 Ozzfest, drummer Gomes left the band because he wished to spend more time with his wife, to pursue his band Something of a Silhouette, and because he was tired of touring.[9] He was replaced by Justin Foley of Blood Has Been Shed, and Foley's first tour with the band was the MTV2 Headbangers Ball in 2003.[10][11]

The End of Heartache (2004–2006)

The End of Heartache was released on May 11, 2004, and peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200 with 38,000 sales in its first week,[12] and it also peaked at number 39 on the Australian album chart.[13] The album went on to sell more than 500,000 copies in the U.S and was certified gold on December 7, 2007.[14] The album received mostly positive reviews, with Jon Caramanica of Rolling Stone calling the album a "stunning collection, retaining much of their signature musical brutality".[15] Ed Rivaria of Allmusic commented "riff upon riff are piled sky-high into each number that follows, it's the unpredictable rhythmic shifts used to build and then relieve internal pressure that fuel the Killswitch Engage power source".[16]

"The End of Heartache" became the main single for the movie Resident Evil: Apocalypse, and in 2005 the song was nominated in the Best Metal Performance in the 47th annual Grammy Awards. In late 2004, The End of Heartache was re-released as a special edition album, with a second disc featuring various live performances, a Japanese bonus track, and a re-recorded version of "Irreversal". During the summer of 2005, the band returned for Ozzfest, and on November 1, 2005, Alive or Just Breathing was re-released as part of Roadrunner Records' 25th anniversary. On November 22, 2005, the live DVD (Set This) World Ablaze was released, which contained a live concert at the Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts, an hour-long documentary, and all the band's music videos. The DVD was certified gold, by the RIAA, in the U.S. on April 8, 2006.[14]

As Daylight Dies (2006–2008)

Five men play instruments onstage; one sings, one plays a drum set, one plays bass guitar, and two play electric guitar. An audience watches the band play.
Killswitch Engage at Rock im Park in 2007.

Killswitch Engage played the Reading and Leeds Festivals in August 2006, having already played Australian dates without Dutkiewicz, who was suffering from back problems and needed corrective surgery. On May 23, 2006, the song "This Fire Burns" was released on the WWE Wreckless Intent album.[17] The track was intended to be the new theme song for WWE superstar Randy Orton; however, it was scrapped and later became the theme song for the WWE Judgment Day 2006 pay-per-view. "This Fire Burns" is currently used as the entrance theme for WWE SmackDown superstar, CM Punk and was later re-released as "This Fire" on the As Daylight Dies Special Edition.[18]

Recorded in three months, As Daylight Dies was released on November 21, 2006 and peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart with 60,000 sales in its first week. "As Daylight Dies" proved to be one of their biggest albums yet.[19] It also entered the Australia album chart at number 29.[13] Mixed by Dutkiewicz, the album received mostly positive reviews—Thom Jurek of Allmusic called it "a Top Five metal candidate for 2006 for sure".[20] Decibel Magazine contributor Nick Terry said "To call As Daylight Dies addictive would be an understatement. That it outdoes its already impressive enough predecessor could almost go without saying".[21] Cosmo Lee of Stylus Magazine commented "the album is astonishingly badly sequenced", even though it contributed to the album being "less emotionally heavy-handed, and a lot more fun".[22] As of November 27, 2007, As Daylight Dies has sold more than 300,000 units in the United States.[23]

The album's first single, "My Curse", peaked at number 21 on the Hot Mainstream Rock chart, and is featured in the video games Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Burnout Paradise and is available as downloadable content for Rock Band. "The Arms of Sorrow" peaked at number 31 on the same chart. The band's cover of Dio's "Holy Diver", originally recorded for a Kerrang! compilation album titled High Voltage,[24] peaked at number 12 on the Mainstream Rock charts.[25] Early in 2007, the band had to cancel three of its European tour dates with The Haunted due to Dutkiewicz's back problems. He required emergency back surgery and was replaced on the tour by Soilwork guitarist Peter Wichers.[26]

Two men, wearing T-shits which resemble tuxedos, play guitar on a stage set. The man on the left wears a cape and a bandana.
Guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz (left) is well known for his unique stage attire.[27]

Due to Dutkiewicz's back problems in early 2007, he was replaced by Damageplan and The Mercy Clinic frontman Patrick Lachman during the No Fear Tour.[28] Dutkiewicz recovered and was able to finish the No Fear tour, and the band began filming its video for As Daylight Dies's second single, "The Arms of Sorrow". On August 6, 2007, Dutkiewicz was forced to leave the Warped Tour so he could fully recover from his back surgery and continue daily physical therapy. He was replaced by Killswitch's guitar technician Josh Mihlek for select songs, until his return on August 14, 2007.[29]

Self-titled fifth album (2008–2010)

Killswitch Engage entered the studio in October 2008 to start recording their next album with Dutkiewicz and Brendan O'Brien co-producing the album.[30] In mid-February, bassist Mike D'Antonio confirmed in an interview with Metal Hammer that "drums were finished", and that he had “finished up the last few bass fixes". He also stated that Howard [Jones] is in Atlanta finishing vocals, and that "it shouldn’t be too much longer now.”[31] On April 14, the band announced the name of their album as Killswitch Engage, the second time the band has self-titled the name of their album. The album was released on June 30, 2009,[32] debuting at #7 on the Billboard 200, marking the band's highest chart position for an album.[33] In February 2010, Killswitch Engage announced that vocalist Howard Jones would be dropping out of the current tour; All That Remains vocalist Philip Labonte is filling in for Jones until Jones can return.[34] At least one source speculates that Jones departure was due to back pain.[35] Template:Listen300

Style and lyrical themes

Killswitch Engage's genre is largely considered metalcore[36] or melodic metalcore,[37] combining elements of extreme metal and hardcore.[10] Like many metalcore bands, Killswitch Engage incorporates both singing and screaming vocals in their music.[10] In 2009, MTV, while naming "The Greatest Metal Bands of All Time" referred to Killswitch Engage as "one of the founders of metalcore".[38] Jason D. Taylor of Allmusic said Alive or Just Breathing is "a pure metal album that seemingly has ignored any fashionable trend and instead relies solely on skill and expertise to sculpt some of meatiest heavy metal since the glory days of Metallica and Slayer."[39]

Both former vocalist Jesse Leach and vocalist Howard Jones write lyrics that are considered to be positive.[3] Jesse Leach stated on (Set This) World Ablaze, that the lyrics contain "unity, positivity, [and] love."[3] On the lyrical themes of Killswitch Engage, Ultimate Guitar reviewer Amy Sciarretto notes:

[Howard Jones] has come into his own since 2004’s The End of Heartache, and he continues to hit the notes, wax about relationships, faith-issues and other relatable issue on this second self-titled effort.[40]

On Killswitch Engage's latest release, Howard Jones states the change in lyrical themes:

I've got enough to draw on to write some stuff that can be dark. Maybe there's still a hint of positivity in it, but there are some songs on there that are not positive at all.[41]

Band members

Discography

Main article: Killswitch Engage discography

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