Metal Injection

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE have announced a headlining tour to kick off the New Year, and they are taking with them a band who was a huge influence on them, DARK TRANQULITY, as well as a band who I'm sure were influenced by the Boston natives, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. Kind of interesting to see the band [...]

We haven't done one of these in a while, but this week there were so many videos posted that we felt this would be a good time to bring this back. So, let's get started shall we… First, let's start with a video that is being reposted all over the internet, Super Mario Bros Theme [...]

Above you will find an interview we conducted with the legendary Dave Lombardo of SLAAAYYEERRRR. It is just one of the many interviews we conducted at Mayhem Fest this summer and we will be posting all of them over the course of the next few days. Rob and Scarlett double-teamed the event, with Rob conducting [...]

They'll be sharing a mainstage spot with SLAYER on the biggest metal tour of the summer this year, so KILLSWITCH ENGAGE had better deliver a top-notch face-melting on their upcoming album. Here's what we know so far: A) It will be KSE's second self-titled album (after their debut.) B) June 30 is the big day [...]

Looks like this year's Music As A Weapon tour will feature two stages. As previously reported, Disturbed will headline and will bring Killswitch Engage, Lacuna Coil and Chimaira with them. Today, the first second stage acts have been announced and they are Metal Injection favorites Suicide Silence as well as Bury Your Dead. Also, the [...]

We just got a press release from the fine people at Roadrunner Records announcing that Killswitch Engage will begin recording their not-yet-titled fourth studio record, the followup to the almost gold As Daylight Dies. It was your typical press release with fancy adjectives describing the band and talking about their recent successes. One part stuck [...]

Well, another week another round of epic videos to check out. Here's what you may have missed this week… First off, if you haven't checked this out, see the video everybody has been talking about: Dave Hill, The King of Metal schooling a bunch of TESTAMENT fans about what metal is really about. To get [...]

In a recent interview with MTV's Metal File, Killswitch Engage bassist Mike D'Antonio let the cat out of the bag that the band is currently in writing mode and plans to being demoing in October, with a new release coming in early 2009, as well as a March headlining run. Mike explained the process: "I'm [...]

They went there! KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's video for the cover of the DIO classic "Holy Diver" has been posted on MySpace. The clip was shot in the Calistoga, California area the weekend of June 16-17 with director Brian Thompson. The track will be on the As Daylight Dies re-release.