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Westfield, Massachusetts, USA (1999 – present)

Killswitch Engage is a metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, USA.

Their sound mixes crushing riffs, double bass drum patterns, and furious screaming-growling vocals with melodic elements. Their music is heavily influenced by the Gothenburg music scene. A key feature of the band’s sound is the use of complex single-note and power chord riffs featuring dual-guitar harmonies, often punctuated with pinch harmonic squeals.

Following the demise of his band Overcast in 1998, bassist Mike D’Antonio trawled the underground Massachusetts hardcore and heavy metal scene in search of a line-up for a new band. In 1999, D’Antonio met Adam Dutkiewicz and Joel Stroetzel, Aftershock’s guitarists. Dutkiewicz became the drummer, while Stroetzel remained on guitar. The trio searched for a vocalist and eventually hired Jesse Leach, formerly of Corrin and Nothing Stays Gold. The now four member band took the name of “Killswitch Engage”, a name proposed by D’Antonio after watching an episode of the FOX television programme The X-Files entitled “Kill Switch” by writer William Gibson after meeting Seattle industrial band Kill Switch…Klick.

While on tour with In Flames, the record label Ferret took notice of Killswitch Engage’s aggressive live show. The band then signed with the record label and began recording their debut album.

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metalcore, metal, hardcore, melodic death metal, rock
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estanford wrote:
4 hours ago

i hate people who like Killswitch Engage

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sly-f0x wrote:
6 hours ago

i hate people who only like kse because of My curse.

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Terrorfom wrote:
11 hours ago

Whelanmk: Geetarr Hero!

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mujercaliente wrote:
yesterday morning

i lov£ Killswitch Engage.my cours£ th£ b£tt£r m£talcor£ song

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Altam1ra wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

Join It's all about Manowar bashing!

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killer89 wrote:
Tuesday morning

d e nice

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tnAsku wrote:
Tuesday morning

Oh lawd, iz top listener :>

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rmb-admin wrote:
Monday evening

As Daylight Dies We Prepare For a Post-Hardcore Onslaught! - Killswitch Blogged.

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GermanMLS wrote:
Monday afternoon

nice sound

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iwto wrote:
Sunday evening

omggggggggg))

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Fallingup1986 wrote:
Sunday morning

AOJB > As Daylight Dies > The End of Heartache.

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mellors- wrote:
Saturday afternoon

By far the best metalcore band that Ive heard.

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Raz0rs wrote:
Saturday morning

oh god greenwarri0r I honestly want to hear their new album before I can trash on this some more, give it a honest listen before I trash it.

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psyket wrote:
Thursday evening

Whelanmk : Guitar Hero 3 !

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T-Bomb wrote:
Thursday evening

xMORPHEUSxCOREx

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Whelanmk wrote:
Thursday afternoon

why is my curse their most popular song now?

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Rockerchic1 wrote:
7 days ago

love it

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murih wrote:
8 days ago

http://www.lastfm.de/music/Undead+Spirit

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ZombieWolfPack wrote:
8 days ago

Great band!!

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DeathTunes wrote:
8 days ago

Need to be less repetitive...

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