Group

Killswitch Engage

From: Westfield, United States
Since: 1999–present
Rating: ★ 4.15 (6 votes)
Releases: 46

metalcore
melodic metalcore
metal
heavy metal
alternative metal
progressive metal
rock

About

Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist Jesse Leach, guitarists Joel Stroetzel and Adam Dutkiewicz, bassist Mike D'Antonio, and drummer Justin Foley. Howard Jones was the band's lead vocalist from 2002 to 2012.

Leach was the band's founding vocalist but left after two albums. He was replaced by Jones, and Killswitch Engage rose to fame with its 2004 release The End of Heartache, which peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the RIAA for over 500,000 shipments in the United States. The title track was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2005 for Best Metal Performance. The band's fourth album, As Daylight Dies, was certified platinum in the US and spawned the platinum-selling single "My Curse". In 2014 they were dubbed the greatest metalcore band of all time by both OC Weekly and Ultimate Guitar.
Jones departed in 2012 and Leach returned to his founding position. Disarm the Descent (2013), the band's first album since Leach's return, went top 10 in the US and featured the Grammy-nominated single "In Due Time". They garnered a third nomination for "Unleashed" in 2020. In addition Killswitch Engage has won multiple Boston Music Awards and Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards. The band's ninth album, This Consequence, was released on February 21, 2025.

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Members

Adam Dutkiewicz 1999–2002, 2002–now · original member membranophone, background vocals, guitar
Jesse Leach 1999–2002, 2011–now · original member lead vocals
Mike D’Antonio 1999–now · original member bass guitar
Joel Stroetzel 1999–now · original member guitar
Justin Foley 2003–now membranophone
Pete Cortese 2000–2001 · former guitar
Tom Gomes 2002–2003 · former membranophone
Howard Jones 2002–2011 · former lead vocals