Killswitch Engage
Biography
The foursome that came together and created Killswitch Engage already had strong fan followings. Mike D'Antonio (bass) was formerly the leader and principal songwriter of Overcast, the legendary underground metal group. When Overcast split in 1998, D'Antonio sought for a year to find the right combination of players to fuse hardcore and metal with melody. During the summer of 1999, D'Antonio connected with Adam Dutkiewitz, who was the drummer for Aftershock, and Joel Stroetzel, Aftershock's guitar player. Jesse Leach, vocalist for Corrin and Nothing Stays Gold, joined on, and the foursome took the name Killswitch Engage.
Killswitch Engage made their debut by opening for In Flames on tour. The Ferret label heard and liked the combination of brutality, sophistication, and breathtaking originality that the group produced, and signed them. Ferret released Killswitch Engage's self-titled debut album in June 2000 and it immediately began capturing rave reviews. The group lays out its heavy riffs mixed with both singing vocals and screaming vocals that cover a range from low-pitched death growls to the higher-pitched hyena screams. Stroetzel developed a guitar rhythm that gallops, and the others keep up as they combine elements of hardcore and metal and ferret in their melody.
Selected Discography
All That Remains, As I Lay Dying, and Killswitch Engage would pretty much be the ultimate metal tour EVER!!!
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well this is probably gay but i started to really like these guys while i was playing guitar hero
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As I Lay Dying is better then kse lol.
But kse is still good. but they need new clean vox. dont like this guy much. And lol. in the review for It Dies Today the reviewer called kse "wussies". That made me laugh. |
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I'd rather put up with this on my alternative metal station, not my In Flames station. so what if they are "similar"? I don't care.
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@hbonner7: That's what pandora invented the thumbs down option for. It worked wonders on purging As I Lay Dying from my stations.
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Why can't I keep this freakin' band off my stations? They're horrible! They ruin every single song with a horribly poppy breakdown.
I hope the money they're making is enough for them to sleep at night knowing they're ruining everything good about metal. Please don't encourage imitation metal bands. They are just trying to retain some respect while simultaneous l y selling their soul for money. |
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@vdecker&Met a l Dino: I disagree. I love Killswitch Engage and I despise bnads like necrophagist and cannibal corpse for the unintelligib l e vocals.
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@hybrid.... y do u even comment and get onto these stations if theyre to screemo for u? i swear, ur almost as bad as willow.
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not a great band at all. not in any aspect do they surpass between the buried and me or all shall perish or necrophagist . lamesauce
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@Plague: Amazing so far. Haven't finished it yet, so final verdict will be tomorrow. Great songs.
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K I wanna know who turned the stereo of bands. Mudvayne, Devildriver, Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage, Skinless, All That Remains, Slipknot, what the hell's happening?
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I don't mind screams, but these are just too bland for me. it doesn't help when I don't like the singing as well.
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Too screamo for my tastes. If they didn't scream then I would probably like them.
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Dood, I went to see a movie with Howard and he kept talking the whole time!
Just STFU and watch the movie damn it! |
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I guess it's not easy for me to hate something.
but yeah. this band has only ok guitars. that's pretty lame. you know what? I'm sick of them on my In Flames radio! *thumbs down* |
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guitars = great
screaming = good... singing= ...bleck! on a good day, I'd give them a 3 out of 5. |
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Killswitch Engage Is The best band out there. Nobody compares to themm!
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Been a fan since the first time I heard "Take this Oath" on sirius satellite radio some years back. That song led me to love The End of Heartache album, and then I listened to the others, it's the best addiction. Living in a Dead world is a kick a** song, as is everything KsE does music wise.
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Ahh, This band is one of the few metalcore bands that I still listen to. Their new album has lost a lot of their edge though. But a good band none the less.
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Howard could be the back up rapper in Limp Bizkit, but he sucks at metal.
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seems like the new album lost a little bit of their edge. the songs are much shorter and a lil bit softer, but still pretty good
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Probably one of my favorite bands, but am I the only one who was kinda disapointed with the new album? The songs just seem kinda 'meh' to me, especially compared to As Daylight Dies.
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As I Lay Dying and Killswitch Engage are my two faaaavorite bands <3
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killswitch is freaking awesome. i have had the pleasure of seeing them several times live. I love how Howard Jones can take any crowd under his command. MASS METAL RULES!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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