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Trespass America Festival Reveals Full Routing

Trespass America Festival has unveiled its official tour routing and we have the details of the entire stint right here on UTG! This tour features appearances from acts including Five Finger Death Punch, Killswitch Engage, Pop Evil, Trivium, Emmure, God Forbid and Battlecross. Head through the jump to view all of the shows on the […]

NOFX, Killswitch Engage, And Black Veil Brides Added To Download Festival

It has been revealed earlier today that NOFX, Killswitch Engage, and Black Veil Brides have joined the list of bands for this year’s Download Festival. This festival will take place the weekend of June 8 through 10, at Donington Park, and features headlining acts The Prodigy, Metallica, and reunited rock legends Black Sabbath. View the […]

The Return of Jesse Leach

Killswitch Engage Offer Official Statement Regarding Jesse Leach

Two days ago, Under The Gun brought you news of a simple picture that was posted on Killswitch Engage‘s website. This picture featured former singer Jesse Leach as a part of the band again. We now have an official statement from the group, and Jesse himself, about his return to Killswitch. Read both by simply […]

The Return of Jesse Leach

Jesse Leach Back in Killswitch Engage

While Killswitch Engage was on the tour for their album Alive or Just Breathing in the summer of ’02 Jesse Leach left the band; letting the other four band members know via an email  that he had quit. Howard Jones, the front man for Blood Has Been Shed, was brought on to replace Leach and […]

Howard Jones Releases Statement On Leaving Killswitch Engage

Earlier this week we were all taken by surprise when vocalist Howard Jones left his band Killswitch Engage. Now UTG has an official statement, from the band’s website, on the reasoning for his departure. Read by looking below and let UTG know your thoughts on Howard’s situation. “Well, I guess I will shed a little […]

Killswitch Engage Vocalist Howard Jones Leaves Band

Out of no where, a statement was released earlier from the Killswitch Engage camp telling us that vocalist Howard Jones has parted ways with the band. No official word on what might have caused this, or the reasoning behind his decision, but UTG wishes Howard well. He has been with the band for nine years. […]

New England Metal and Hardcore Fest 2012 Lineup

The lineup for the 2011 New England Metal And Hardcore Festival has been announced and trust us, you want to be there. Taking place April 20-22, 2012 at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts, the New England Metal And Hardcore festival is welcoming essentially ever solid heavy band in existence. You can view the full lineup, […]

Shadows Fall Sign With Razor & Tie

Razor & Tie are scooping up some pretty big names lately and metal veterans Shadows Fall are the latest in the bunch. Congratulations to the whole band! It has been revealed that they will be recording a new album this week with producer Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage), which is due out in the spring of […]

REVIEW: Attila – Outlawed

Album: Outlawed Artist: Attila Genre: Party Metal Label: Artery Recordings Over the course of just a couple years, the entire landscape of “metalcore” has completely changed–for better or worse. Bands like Killswitch Engage are nowhere to be found, bands like Attila now at the forefront. It’s been a dramatic shift, and it looks like it’s […]

Members of Killswitch Engage, Cannibal Corpse and The Black Dahlia Murder form side project

It is alleged that Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage, Times Of Grace) has teamed up with George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher, of Cannibal Corpse, and Shannon Lucas from The Black Dahlia Murder on a new side project. No official group name has been stated but in a recent interview with Lithium Magazine Adam mentioned the formation of this […]

Justin Foley (Killswitch Engage) on tour with Unearth

Unearth have added Killswitch Engage’s drummer, Justin Foley, to the roster for the next upcoming tours. Justin will be filling in on this summer’s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest and their European headlining tour as well. He has performed on the group’s forthcoming release, Darkness In The Light. Unearth’s vocalist, Trevor Phipps, stated: It’s great […]

AltPress in the studio with The Devil Wears Prada

Alternative Press had a chance to talk with The Devil Wears Prada‘s vocalist, Mike Hranica, about the progression from recording their new material. Mike discusses working with producer Adam Dutkiewicz (guitarist of Killswitch Engage) at his Zing Studios and how they meshed really well. They also talk about making the drum parts organically heavier, chopping […]