Everyone’s definition of courage varies, but one person who irrefutably has a huge amount of it is Times Of Grace frontman Jesse Leach. The singer left the promising and much beloved Killswitch Engage at their crescendo, and has now come around full circle with KSE partner and kindred spirit,…
Killswitch Engage: Where’s HoJo
Howard Jones from Killswitch Engage disappeared in the beginning of their 2010 tour. Despite being void of a vocalist, and facing a possible tour cancellation, All That Remains’ front man Phil Labonte (who had once tried out for Killswitch Engage after original vocalist, Jesse Leach, left) stood in for a…
Mayhem Fest @ Susquehanna Bank Center
CAMDEN, NJ—I spent a day at heavy metal summer camp recently. No, not Ozzfest, but rather Ozzfest’s replacement. The tour that is what Ozzfest used to be, full of amazing metal bands that people love with a small dose of bands that are new to the scene. No surprises like,…
Killswitch Engage: Interview with Mike D’Antonio
It’s going to take more than crappy computers and jacked-up hard drives to keep Killswitch Engage’s melodic metal from the masses. Every time this five-piece is finished and ready to hand over a new record to their label, Roadrunner Records, something always goes wrong. But 10 years and five records…
Killswitch Engage / Lamb Of God @ Hammerstein Ballroom
NEW YORK, NY—Tickets can sometimes be hard to sell, but tickets with big name metal acts like Killswitch Engage, Lamb Of God and DevilDriver, well those tickets become easier to sell. Easy enough to sell out in less than a month; no kidding. Over 2,000 metalheads outside waiting, watching as…
Killswitch Engage: Interview with Mike D’Antonio
Killswitch Engage will release their fourth album, As Daylight Dies, on Nov. 21. The band hasn’t changed its sound or veered off the course it has been on for the past several years. It’s pure KsE: the roaring and singing vocal duality of Howard Jones, the twin guitar attack of…
