Due to a family emergency, guitarist Joel Stroetzel of Masachusetts metallers Killswitch Engage will be forced to sit out the band’s tour dates this week. The group states: “We will be performing some songs as a four-piece and some songs with the talented and entertaining Ken Susi from Unearth.
“Our thoughts and love go out to Joel and his family.
“Joel wanted us to carry on and not cancel any shows, so here we go!
“Big thanks to Ken Susi for learning songs in a day!”
Fan-filmed video footage of Susi performing with Killswitch Engage last weekend (Saturday, July 19) at Lupo’s in Providence, Rhode Island can be seen below.
Killswitch Engage‘s fifth studio album, “Disarm The Descent”, sold around 48,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 7 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD arrived in stores on April 2, 2013 via Roadrunner Records.
Our review for “Disarm The Descent” can be found here.
“Disarm The Descent” is Killswitch Engage‘s first album with original singer Jesse 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 artwork for the new CD was created by Mike D’Antonio.
Upcoming Shows:
Jul 22 Jefferson Theater Charlottesville, VA
Jul 23 Ziggy’s Winston Salem, NC
Jul 24 Electric Factory (This Is Hardcore) Philadelphia, PA
Aug 08 Expo Five Louisville, KY
Aug 09 DirtFest Birch Run, MI
Aug 10 Austins Fuel Room Libertyville, IL
Aug 12 Teatro Estudio Cavaret Guadalajara, Mexico
Aug 13 Jose Cuervo Salon Mexico City, Mexico
Aug 15 Centro De Arte Contemporaneo Quito, Ecuador
Aug 16 Parque Simon Bolivar (Rock Al Parque Festival) Bogota, Colombia
Aug 19 Teatro Caupolican Santiago, Chile
Aug 20 TEATRO FLORES Buenos Aires, Argentina
Aug 22 Music Hall Curitiba, Brazil
Aug 23 Carioca Club Sao Paulo, Brazil
Aug 24 Circo Voador Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Oct 25 98KUPD Big Red Night of the Dead Phoenix, AZ
Oct 26 KNOTFEST San Bernardino, CA
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