Grasser Production conducted an interview with vocalist Jesse Leach and guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz of Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE prior to their November 10 at Löwensaal in Nürnberg, Germany. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the songwriting process for their latest studio album, ...
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LIGHT THE TORCH will be the opening act on KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's spring 2020 tour. As fans are well aware, LIGHT THE TORCH features frontman Howard Jones, who served as KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's singer from 2002 through 2012. "We are excited to bring out LIGHT THE TORCH, first of all, because they are a killer band," says ...
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The name "Jamey Jasta" represents one of music's most prolific and powerful reputations. As the founder and frontman for Grammy-nominated monoliths HATEBREED alongside his countless collaborations with everyone from DJ Khaled and Lights to FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, Jasta's reputation extends well beyond music. From stints as the four-year host of MTV's "Headbanger's Ball" to ...
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Industrial/experimental supergroup PIGFACE, currently on their first tour in 14 years, has announced that LAMB OF GOD vocalist Randy Blythe will continue with the band for the entirety of the tour, including a just-announced second matinee show in Chicago on November 30. Blythe, who was originally scheduled to perform only on the first five dates ...
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Mike D'Antonio and Jesse Leach of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE are featured in Amoeba Music's "What's In My Bag?" segment in which they talk about some of the records they are into. In the clip below, they can be seen shopping at Amoeba in Hollywood, where they pick up music by AGNOSTIC FRONT, CARCASS, BAD BRAINS, DEAD ...
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The name "Jamey Jasta" represents one of music's most prolific and powerful reputations. As the founder and frontman for Grammy-nominated monoliths HATEBREED alongside his countless collaborations with everyone from DJ Khaled and Lights to FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, Jasta's reputation extends well beyond music. From stints as the four-year host of MTV's "Headbanger's Ball" to ...
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE has announced a spring 2020 North American tour with AUGUST BURNS RED. The Massachusetts-based band, recently recognized by Forbes as "one of modern metal's most cherished acts," will return to the road to headline clubs and theaters across the U.S. and Canada. The trek kicks off on March 10 in Cleveland and runs ...
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LAMB OF GOD's Willie Adler and John Campbell, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's Tom Morello, DISTURBED's David Draiman, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's Jesse Leach and ALTER BRIDGE's Mark Tremonti are among the artists in the rock and metal community who are featured in Consequence Of Sound 's new video paying respect to SLAYER, which ...
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AEROSMITH's drum tech John Douglas spoke to Rock Titan about how he landed the gig this past summer as Joey Kramer's temporary replacement. He said (see video below): "I'm a working drum tech, so I am teching for AEROSMITH, who, for most of this year, has been doing a [Las] Vegas ...
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"In The Basement With Jesse Bruce" of Grand Haven, Michigan radio station 93.1 WMPA recently conducted an interview with BLACK STAR RIDERS guitarist Scott Gorham. You can listen to the entire chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's new album, "Another State Of Grace": Scott: "If ...
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In a brand new interview with Ireland's Overdrive, former ANTHRAX and current VOLBEAT guitarist Rob Caggiano recalled the "incredible experience" of working with Bruce Springsteen during a studio session more than a decade ago. Caggiano, who made a name for himself as a producer and engineer in the early 2000s, brought ...
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Over nearly two decades, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE have built a powerful and distinctive body of work that marks QOTSA as one of rock's most consistently audacious outfits. The band's reputation was built on its early hot streak of four smash releases: "Rated R", "Songs For The Deaf", "Lullabies To Paralyze" and "Era Vulgaris". ...
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE vocalist Jesse Leach recently spoke with France's United Rock Nations. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the first rock/metal album he purchased: Jesse: "It's definitely not massively heavy, but DEF LEPPARD 'Hysteria' was the first record I bought. I ...
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Jesse Leach has issued an update about the progress of the recording sessions for the new album from TIMES OF GRACE, his collaborative project with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz. He wrote on Instagram: "The new music has been complete for a while now just waiting for me to finish vocals. Adam ...
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Tyler Reddick and the No. 2 Richard Childress Racing team will enter the opening race of the 2019 NASCAR XfinitySeries Playoffs with a big dose of celebrity draw, thanks to Gimme Radio and metal band KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. Following the success of MEGADETH's paint scheme at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will now take center ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE performing the song "Unleashed" on August 13 at the Space in Las Vegas, Nevada can be seen below. "Unleashed" is taken from KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's latest album, "Atonement", which was released on August 16 via Metal Blade Records in the U.S. and Sony Music Entertainment in the rest of ...
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Jesse Leach recently spoke to Forbes about the vocal surgery and therapy he underwent during the recording process of the band's latest album, "Atonement". "It was a total blessing in disguise," he said. "Singing on a broken instrument for so long and not realizing it, I didn't know what the ...
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz spoke to the "Wall of Sound: Up Against The Wall" podcast about the progress of the recording sessions for the new album from TIMES OF GRACE, his collaborative project with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Jesse Leach. "We are working on it right now," he said. "It's been tough working ...
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"The Signal Fire", the new music video from Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, can be seen below. The song, which features a guest appearance by former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Howard Jones, is taken from the band's new album, "Atonement", which was released on August 16 via Metal Blade Records in the U.S. and Sony Music Entertainment ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of AEROSMITH's August 18 concert at the Borgata Event Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey can be seen below. The band has played the last few shows of the "Deuces Are Wild" tour without drummer Joey Kramer, who is still recovering after twisting his ankle during rehearsal. Filling in for him is ...
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A teaser for the "The Signal Fire" music video from Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE is available below. The full clip will make its online debut on August 20. The song, which features a guest appearance by former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Howard Jones, is taken from the band's new album, "Atonement", which is being released today ...
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Being KILLSWITCH ENGAGE must feel like a thankless task at times. Back in 2002, when the Massachusetts metalcore mavens released "Alive or Just Breathing", they were quite rightly acknowledged as standard bearers for a resurgence in defiantly un-nu-metal. 17 years later, every time they release a new album, it feels like a huge deal. Perhaps ...
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Joey Kramer was forced to miss AEROSMITH's August 10 concert at MGM National Harbor in Maryland after twisting his ankle during rehearsal. This marked the second show in a row the drummer sat out, after skipping AEROSMITH's performance two days earlier at the same venue as part of the band's "Deuces Are Wild" tour. The ...
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Joey Kramer was forced to miss AEROSMITH's August 8 concert at MGM National Harbor in Maryland after twisting his ankle during rehearsal. The drummer is expected to rejoin his bandmates at the same venue this Saturday night (August 10) and again on Tuesday night (August 13) as part of the band's "Deuces Are Wild" tour. ...
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz has confirmed that he is working on a new record from TIMES OF GRACE, his collaborative project with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Jesse Leach. "We've got about five songs completed," Adam told Metal Wani in a new interview (hear audio below). "And we don't know if we want to release an ...
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MEGADETH's David Ellefson spoke to 93.1 WMPA's "In The Basement With Jesse Bruce" about the creation of the bass intro to the song "Peace Sells", from the band's 1986 album "Peace Sells… But Who's Buying?" "It's funny," Ellefson said (hear audio below). "Dave [Mustaine, MEGADETH guitarist/vocalist] and I were living with our producer from our ...
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TIMES OF GRACE, the collaborative project featuring KILLSWITCH ENGAGE members Jesse Leach (vocals) and Adam Dutkiewicz (guitar), is hoping to complete work on its second album by the end of the year. Leach offered an update on the progress of the recording sessions for TIMES OF GRACE's next disc in an Instagram post on Monday ...
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Jimmy Kay of The Metal Voice conducted an interview with drummer Justin Foley of Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE at this year's Heavy Montreal festival. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's forthcoming studio album, "Atonement": Justin: "The songs are different. [Laughs] I don't ...
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The official music video for "I Am Broken Too", the new single from Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, can be seen below. The song is taken from KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's new album, "Atonement", which will be released on August 16 via Metal Blade Records in the U.S. and Sony Music Entertainment in the rest of the world. ...
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Joel Stroetzel recently spoke with Rob Rush Radio. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the fact that the group started nearly 20 years ago: Joel: "In the beginning, we were all just trying to have a good time, playing at bars and ...
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