Due to the recent arrest of singer Tim Lambesis, AS I LAY DYING have been forced to drop off the upcoming KILLSWITCH ENGAGE tour.
A band statement reads: “In light of recent events, As I Lay Dying will unfortunately not be taking part in the upcoming tour with Killswitch Engage. Given the circumstances, we feel that it is best for the band to be off the road while the current situation gets sorted. We’d like to thank all of our fans for their ongoing support at this difficult time.”
Killswitch Engage dates with MISS MAY I, with AFFIANCE opening include:
May
30 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
31 – Austin, TX – Stubbs BBQ
June
1 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
3 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
4 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
6 – Richmond, VA – The National
7 – Syracuse, NY – F Shed at The Market
8 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino
9 – Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero
11 – New York, NY – Best Buy Theater
12 – Silver Spring, MD – Fillmore
14 – Montebello, QC – Montebello Marina/D-Tox Rockfest
15 – Guelph, ON – Guelph Concert Theater
16 – Grand Rapids, MI – Intersection
17 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts
18 – Sauget, IL – Pops
20 – Denver, CO – Summit
21 – Salt Lake City, UT – Salt Air
22 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
23 – Phoenix, AZ – Marquee
25 – San Francisco, CA – Regency Grand
27 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore
28 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
29 – Billings, MT – Shrine Auditorium
July
1 – Fargo, ND – The Venue
2 – Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium
3 – Wichita, KS – Cottilion
5 – Milwaukee, WI – Rave
6 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
7 – Detroit, MI – Crofoot
8 – Joliet, IL – Mojoes
Metal Blade has issued that AS I LAY DYING, fresh off their co-headlining tour with The Devil Wears Prada, have announced that they will be joining fellow metal pioneers, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, for the headlining tour this summer. The bands have toured together on multiple occasions, including 2005′s Ozzfest, and 2004′s tour with In Flames. Additional support on this tour will come from Miss May I and Affiance. The tour will begin May 30th in Oklahoma City and will conclude on July 8th in Joliet, IL. The entire list of dates can be found below and on facebook.com/asilaydying.
AS I LAY DYING vocalist Tim Lambesis adds, “We are excited to be touring with our long time friends and looking forward to sharing the stage with them every night.”
Recently, a lyric video for the track, “No Lungs To Breathe,” which was made by the band’s guitarist Nick Hipa, was posted via AS I LAY DYING’s youtube channel. The video is streaming now at youtube.com/asilaydying.
Awakened, whichAlternative Press heralded as “the best As I Lay Dying album you can point to as metal both modernized and maximized,” debuted on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart at #11, selling over 28,000 copies in its first week in the US alone. Awakened also landed at the #47 spot on Guitar World’s top 50 albums of 2012.
AS I LAY DYING w/ Killswitch Engage, Miss May I, Affiance
05/30 Oklahoma City Diamond Ballroom
05/31 Austin, TX Stubbs BBQ
06/01 Houston, TX House of Blues
06/03 Orlando, FL House of Blues
06/04 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
06/06 Richmond, VA The National
06/07 Syracuse, NY F Shed at The Market
06/08 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino
06/09 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
06/11 New York, NY Best Buy Theater
06/12 Silver Spring, MD Fillmore
06/14 Montebello, QC Montebello Marina/D-Tox Rockfest
06/15 Guelph, ON Guelph Concert Theater
06/16 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection
06/17 Cincinnati, OH Bogarts
06/18 Sauget, IL Pops
06/20 Denver, CO Summit
06/21 Salt Lake City, UT Salt Air
06/22 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
06/23 Phoenix, AZ Marquee
06/25 San Francisco, CA Regency Grand
06/27 Vancouver, BC Commodore
06/28 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
06/29 Billings, MT Shrine Auditorium
07/01 Fargo, ND The Venue
07/02 Omaha, NE Sokol Auditorium
07/03 Wichita, KS Cottilion
07/05 Milwaukee, WI Rave
07/06 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
07/07 Detroit, MI Crofoot
For their latest release, Awakened, As I Lay Dying –NICK HIPA (guitar), TIM LAMBESIS (vocals), JORDAN MANCINO (drums), PHIL SGROSSO (guitar) and JOSH GILBERT (bass)–holed up in the Blasting Room in Fort Collins, CO with renowned rock producer Bill Stevenson (Descendents) and mixer Colin Richardson. The group’s last LP, 2010s “THE POWERLESS RISE,” debuted on the Billboard Top 200 at #10, at #2 on Billboard’s Independent Albums Chart and #3 on Billboard’s Hard Music Albums Chart.
Nuclear Blast has issued that the UK-based modern thrash metallers SYLOSIS, whose latest album “Monolith” was released via Nuclear Blast in October 2012, have just announced that they’ll join KILLSWITCH ENGAGE on their upcoming “Disarm The Descent” European tour as special guests!
Killswitch Engage’s highly anticipated sixth studio album Disarm The Descent was released April 1 via their longtime label Roadrunner Records. The album’s lead track, “In Due Time” is available now on iTUNES.
All album order options are available at http://www.killswitchengage.com “Disarm The Descent” is the band’s first release since 2002 with original lead singer Jesse Leach.
Check out this new tour trailer:
Make sure to catch them live on one of the following occasions:
08.04. NL Amsterdam – Melkweg
09.04. D Stuttgart – LKA
10.04. D Bochum – Matrix
11.04. D Hannover – Musik Zentrum
13.04. S Malmo – Kulturbolaget
14.04. NO Oslo – Rockefeller Music Hall
16.04. FIN Helsinki – The Circus
17.04. EST Tallinn – Rock Cade
19.04. S Goteborg – Brewhouse
20.04. DK Copenhagen – Amager Bio
21.04. D Berlin – C Club
23.04. D Munich – Theaterfabrik
24.04 AT Vienna – Arena
25.04. I Milan – Magazzini Generali
26.04 CH Solothurn – Kofmehl
28.04. B Meerhout – Groezrock Festival
29.04. FR Paris – Le Trabbendo
30.04. D Cologne – Essigfabrik
02.05. UK Manchester – HMV Ritz
03.05. UK Glasgow – 02 ABC
04.05.UK Birmingham – The Institute
05.05. UK London – 02 Shepherds Bush Empire
06.05. UK Cardiff – Solus @ Cardiff University
The Outaouais Rock team has announced the complete line-up for the 8th edition of the Amnesia Rockfest, now the biggest rock festival in Quebec. The festival will kick off with a series of indoor shows from June 10th – 16th at the Montebello marina in the Outaouais region. Main outdoor festivities take place June 14th and 15th.
The line-up includes ALICE COOPER, LAMB OF GOD, ANTHRAX, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and more!
In addition to a significant enhancement of the three existing stages, Rockfest will introduce two new “international” stages that will focus on cult favorites and rare bands. Taking to these stages include the reunion of BLACK FLAG, which will play under the name FLAG, BAD BRAINS (after an 18 year absence in Quebec), SICK OF IT ALL, BIOHAZARD, DISCHARGE and many others.
Rotating with the main stage, the Québécois stage will feature CRYPTOPSY (with the band’s original frontman Lord Worm), GHOULUNATICS, GRIMSKUNK, KATAKLYSM, as well as many others.
In total, over 150 bands will take to the stages during the event. It cannot be left unsaid that camping zones and festival grounds will be expanding the week leading up to festival as will indoor show venues (the lineup for indoor shows will be released in the upcoming weeks). There will be numerous activities taking place over the course of the event including rides, a rock and roll museum, a haunted house, buskers and fire spitters to enhance the carnivalesque and festive atmosphere.
Details:
Amnesia Rockfest – 8th edition
June 10-16
June 14-15 : Outdoor festivities starting at noon
June 10-11-12-13-16 : evening showcases
Marina de Montebello (111, rue Laurier)
Nuclear Blast has issued that the UK-based modern thrash metallers SYLOSIS, whose latest album “Monolith” was released via Nuclear Blast in October 2012, have just announced that they’ll join KILLSWITCH ENGAGE on their upcoming “Disarm The Descent” European tour as special guests!
Make sure to catch them live on one of the following occasions:
08.04. NL Amsterdam – Melkweg
09.04. D Stuttgart – LKA
10.04. D Bochum – Matrix
11.04. D Hannover – Musik Zentrum
13.04. S Malmo – Kulturbolaget
14.04. NO Oslo – Rockefeller Music Hall
16.04. FIN Helsinki – The Circus
17.04. EST Tallinn – Rock Cade
19.04. S Goteborg – Brewhouse
20.04. DK Copenhagen – Amager Bio
21.04. D Berlin – C Club
23.04. D Munich – Theaterfabrik
24.04 AT Vienna – Arena
25.04. I Milan – Magazzini Gernali
26.04 CH Solothurn – Kofmehl
28.04. B Meerhout – Groezrock Festival
29.04. FR Paris – Le Trabbendo
30.04. D Cologne – Essigfabrik
02.05. UK Manchester – HMV Ritz
03.05. UK Glasgow – 02 ABC
04.05.UK Birmingham – The Institute
05.05. UK London – 02 Shepherds Bush Empire
06.05. UK Cardiff – Solus @ Cardiff University
Roadrunner has issued that the official video for Killswitch Engage‘s “In Due Time”, the first single from their forthcoming album Disarm the Descent, has made its world premiere exclusively on RollingStone.com! Head over there and check it out!
Disarm the Descent, the first Killswitch Engage album to feature frontman Jesse Leach since 2002′s Alive Or Just Breathing, will be available everywhere April 2. You can pre-order it now at killswitchengage.com.
Roadrunner has issued that Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam D. recently visited the UK to promote the band’s upcoming album Disarm the Descent, and while he was there, Metal Hammer‘s Amit Sharma challenged him to a hot sauce tasting. Things go OK for a little while, but by the end, one of the two of them is suffering pretty badly. We’ll let you watch the clip to see who it is!
Disarm the Descent will be available everywhere April 2, but you can pre-order your copy now – head to killswitchengage.com to explore a variety of merch bundle options!
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will release their sixth album, Disarm The Descent , on April 2nd via longtime label Roadrunner Records. Disarm The Descent is the band’s first album with original singer Leach at the vocal helm since 2002′s now classic, genre-defining Alive Or Just Breathing. Leach returned to the band in January 2012 after a decade-long absence.
The first single, ‘In Due Time’, will be made available digitally on February 5th. Album pre-orders will kick off in early February, as well, with more details forthcoming. The track is streaming below:
“It is with a grateful spirit that we prepare for this record’s release,”Leach said. “From the music, to the lyrics, to the artwork, we are all proud of what we have accomplished. To me this is by far my best vocal performance, much thanks to Adam’s guidance and faith in my abilities. I am very grateful to be where I am in life, back in an amazing band with a record we are all excited for the world to hear. Thanks to all the fans for their warm welcome back and their undying love for Killswitch Engage.”
Disarm The Descent tracklisting:
‘The Hell In Me’
‘Beyond The Flames’
“New Awakening”
‘In Due Time’
‘A Tribute To The Fallen’
‘The Turning Point’
‘All That We Have’
‘You Don’t Bleed For Me’
‘The Call’
‘No End In Sight’
‘Always’
‘Time Will Not Remain’
Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE — singer Jesse Leach, guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz, bassist Mike D’Antonio, guitarist Joel Stroetzel and drummer Justin Foley — have set “Disarm The Descent” as the title of their upcoming sixth album. The 12-track record is due out April 2 on Roadrunner and is the follow-up to 2009′s self-titled release. “Disarm THE Descent” is the band’s first album with original singer Leach at the vocal helm since 2002′s now-classic, genre-defining “Alive or Just Breathing”. Leach returned to the band in January 2012 after a decade-long absence.
The first single, “In Due Time”, will be made available digitally on February 5. Album pre-orders will kick off in early February, as well, with more details forthcoming.
“Disarm The Descent” was selected by Alternative Press magazine for its “Most Anticipated Albums of 2013″ issue, and the band was profiled in Guitar World as one to watch in 2013. Clearly, buzz from fans and the metal and hard rock community regarding new KILLSWITCH ENGAGE remains deafening.
“It is with a grateful spirit that we prepare for this record’s release,” Leach said. “From the music, to the lyrics, to the artwork, we are all proud of what we have accomplished. To me, this is by far my best vocal performance, much thanks to Adam‘s guidance and faith in my abilities. I am very grateful to be where I am in life, back in an amazing band with a record we are all excited for the world to hear. Thanks to all the fans for their warm welcome back and their undying love for KILLSWITCH ENGAGE.”
2012 marked a busy year for KILLSWITCH ENGAGE.
With Leach firmly installed as the frontman for the last 12 months, the band spent its summer on the road. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE shook the bedrock of venues across the country as part of the first-ever Trespass America tour alongside FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH.
The band recently embarked on a tour that celebrated the 10th anniversary of “Alive Or Just Breathing”. They performed the album in full, with a few fan favorites and hits from their gold-selling albums, 2004′s “The End Of Heartache” and 2006′s “As Daylight Dies”, sprinkled into the setlist. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE were also profiled by Decibel in the magazine’s highly respected “Hall of Fame” feature for “Alive Or Just Breathing”.
In between tours, the band put its nose to the grindstone to work on what would become “Disarm The Descent”, with Dutkiewicz producing. The wheels have been turning for the past year, as the band supplemented recording with touring. The time is upon us for the next chapter of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, who were at the forefront of the New Wave Of American Heavy Metal resurgence that defined the ’00s and have remained vital into the new decade.
“Disarm The Descent” track listing:
01. The Hell In Me
02. Beyond The Flames
03. New Awakening
04. In Due Time
05. A Tribute To The Fallen
06. The Turning Point
07. All That We Have
08. You Don’t Bleed For Me
09. The Call
10. No End In Sight
11. Always
12. Time Will Not Remain
“Disarm The Descent” was mixed by veteran British producer Andy Sneap, who has previously worked with MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, EXODUS, ACCEPT, ARCH ENEMY and NEVERMORE.
“[The recording process] was great,” Leach told Loudwire. “I came off tour I was filled with energy, ready to go, we knocked out a bunch of stuff. I had joined the band, the record was there, we’re on tour so I really didn’t have time to write. I took the past two months not only recording but writing so I’m there with an idea, being in the other room writing and going to Adam saying, ‘Here’s my idea I just wrote, what do you think?’ So there’s real spontaneity some of the songs that we just finished up. I had maybe five or six solid ideas when I came off tour and the rest had to be developed as we were recording it. It was exciting but at the same time tough because for me I’m digging deep down into my emotions and my psyche trying to come up with stuff that is honest and emotive and relevant, hopefully for the listener. It’s tiring but well worth, anything that’s worth achieving you got to suffer a little bit for it. I think mentally and spiritually and a little bit physically we were suffering but all of that made for an amazing record that I’m really proud of.”
He added, “The music is definitely the fastest KILLSWITCH record ever. It’s very heavy but still maintains the signature KILLSWITCH hooky, melodic stuff there, too. There’s definitely melody attached, but I pulled out some new styles vocally, yelling and screaming and growling and layers and it sounds massive.”
Asked what the vibe has been working on the new record with the other members, Leach said, “These guys have welcomed me back with open arms and just very encouraging and digging the stuff that I’m doing and these guys were just like, ‘Wow! We’re really excited. We feel like it’s been a long time since we’ve been this excited about music,’ and that just makes me feel amazing. It makes me feel like I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing.”
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE fans have already had the opportunity to hear one of the cuts that will appear on the upcoming CD: a rough mix of the song “No End In Sight” was recently leaked online, and as a result the band has started playing it live.
“That song is the weakest song on the whole record,” Leach told Loudwire. “That’s my opinion. I actually almost wouldn’t mind if it wasn’t even on the record because I think other stuff is much better, but probably since we played it and fans know it, we’ll put it on, but in my opinion, that’s definitely the weakest song. Now that the record is done, in retrospect, that would not be the song that we would be playing live.”
New KILLSWITCH ENGAGE song “No End In Sight” (demo version) audio stream:
On Tuesday, November 6, a benefit concert was held in NYC for Amnesty International and the American Red Cross Hurricane Sandy relief fund. The house band, led by guitarist Todd Youth, performed a set of Bad Brains covers, joined by a wide variety of guests, including legendary Bad Brains frontman H.R., country singer Steve Earle, John Joseph of the Cro-Mags, Kyp Malone of TV On the Radio, Vernon Reid of Living Colour…and Killswitch Engage‘s Jesse Leach. You can watch video of Jesse singing “I Against I” below.
Killswitch Engage will launch a North American tour on November 24, on which they’ll be performing their Roadrunner debut, Alive Or Just Breathing, in its entirety – find a show near you!
