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{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Killswitch Engage
| image            = KillswitchEngage2014.JPG
| caption          = Killswitch Engage performing in 2014
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| background       = group_or_band
| origin           = [[Westfield, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| discography      = [[Killswitch Engage discography]]
| genre            = [[Melodic metalcore]]
| years_active     = {{Start date|1999}}–present<!-- Please don't change this format, see MOS:DATE#Other date ranges -->
| alias            =
| label            = {{flatlist|
* [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]]
* [[Ferret Music|Ferret]]
* [[Metal Blade Records|Metal Blade]]
* [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
* [[Sony Music|Sony]]
}}
| website          = {{URL|killswitchengage.com}}
| current_members  = {{plainlist|
* [[Mike D'Antonio]]
* [[Adam Dutkiewicz]]
* [[Joel Stroetzel]]
* [[Jesse Leach]]
* [[Justin Foley]]
}}
| past_members     = {{plainlist|
* Pete Cortese
* Tom Gomes
* [[Howard Jones (American singer)|Howard Jones]]
}}
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'''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 (American singer)|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|''Billboard'' 200]] and was [[RIAA certification|certified gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] for over 500,000 shipments in the United States. The title track was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] in 2005 for [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|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 (song)|My Curse]]".

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 (song)|In Due Time]]". The band's ninth album, ''[[This Consequence]]'', was released on February 21, 2025.

==History==
===Early years and debut album (1999–2001)===
Killswitch Engage formed following the disbandment of [[metalcore]] bands [[Overcast (band)|Overcast]] and Aftershock in 1999.<ref name="archivekse"/> After Overcast broke up in 1998, bassist [[Mike D'Antonio]] collaborated with Aftershock guitarist [[Adam Dutkiewicz]]. Dutkiewicz, now playing drums, recruited guitarist [[Joel Stroetzel]] from Aftershock and vocalist [[Jesse Leach]] of the band Nothing Stays Gold (who were signed to a record label owned by Dutkiewicz's brother Tobias, who was also the vocalist in Aftershock) to form a new band, Killswitch Engage.<ref name="archivekse">{{cite web |url=http://www.killswitchengage.com/killswitchengage/band.f/band.html |title=KILLSWITCH ENGAGE |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010210205445/http://www.killswitchengage.com/killswitchengage/band.f/band.html |archive-date=February 10, 2001 |publisher=KillswitchEngage.com |last=Walker |first=Morgan |date=May 2000 |access-date=February 11, 2010}}</ref> The band's name is derived from an episode of the television series ''[[The X-Files]]'' entitled "[[Kill Switch (The X-Files)|Kill Switch]]", written by [[William Gibson]], who gave the episode this title after meeting the industrial band [[Kill Switch...Klick]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Barclay|first1=Shelly|title=5 Interesting facts about Killswitch Engage|url=https://m.axs.com/5-interesting-facts-about-killswitch-engage-46963|website=AXS|access-date=January 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110020302/https://m.axs.com/5-interesting-facts-about-killswitch-engage-46963|archive-date=January 10, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1999, Killswitch Engage recorded a demo containing four tracks, including "Soilborn", the first song written by the band.<ref name="releases">{{cite web |url=http://www.killswitchengage.com/killswitchengage/release/release.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010808110151/http://www.killswitchengage.com/killswitchengage/release/release.html |title=KILLSWITCH ENGAGE |archive-date=August 8, 2001 |publisher=KillswitchEngage.com |access-date=February 25, 2010}}</ref> The demo was first released at the band's first show, opening for melodic death metal act [[In Flames]], in November 1999.<ref name="archivekse"/><ref name="releases"/> In 2000 band made their first appearance’s at the [[New England Metal and Hardcore Festival]] and [[Hellfest]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Killswitch Engage |url=https://killswitchengage.com/timeline/ |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=Killswitch Engage |language=en}}</ref> Later that same year they released their [[Killswitch Engage (2000 album)|self-titled debut album]]. Although initially the album was not a financial success and did not land on any charts, it attracted the interest of Carl Severson, who worked at [[Roadrunner Records]] at the time. Severson handed ''Killswitch Engage'' to several Roadrunner representatives. Mike Gitter, a [[talent agent]] of the company, contacted D'Antonio, attended several of the band's shows, and offered the band a recording contract with Roadrunner. Realizing that Roadrunner had the resources to promote and distribute Killswitch Engage releases, the band accepted his offer, declining several offers from smaller labels.<ref name="Worldablaze">{{cite video
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</ref>

===Lineup changes and ''Alive or Just Breathing'' (2001–2004)===
For a brief time in 2000 and 2001, ex-Overcast guitarist Pete Cortese joined Killswitch Engage, but left when he became a father.<ref name="Worldablaze" /> Killswitch Engage began writing new material for their second album in November 2001. Mixed in January at Backstage Studios by producer [[Andy Sneap]],<ref name="Archive News - November 2001">{{cite news
|title=Archive News – November 2001
|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]
|date=November 6, 2001
|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=239
|access-date=December 21, 2007
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225194302/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=239
|archive-date=December 25, 2007
|df=mdy-all
}}</ref> the album was titled ''[[Alive or Just Breathing]]'', after lyrics in the song "Just Barely Breathing". A music video for the single "My Last Serenade" increased the band's exposure, and the album peaked at number 37 on the [[Top Heatseekers]] chart.<ref name="Killswitch Engage biography">{{cite news
 |title       = Killswitch Engage biography
 |work   = [[Blabbermouth.net]]
 |url         = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.se/artist/Killswitch+Engage
 |access-date  = December 17, 2007
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20081201025932/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.se/artist/Killswitch+Engage
 |archive-date = December 1, 2008
 |df          = mdy-all
}}</ref> The band then embarked on their First Nationwide tour in 2002 in support of the album.<ref name=":0" />

Following ''Alive or Just Breathing''{{'}}s release, the album having been written and recorded for two guitarists, the band decided to expand and become a fivesome; Dutkiewicz moved to guitar and former Aftershock drummer Tom Gomes filled in the vacant drummer position. After Leach was married on April 20, 2002 and began touring again he fell into a [[depression (mood)|depression]], which had affected his performances. Leach's screaming vocals came across more emotionally-driven instead of powerful and, while on tour, he would spend long hours in the tour bus only to come out to perform the shows and immediately thereafter retreat back to the bus. Leach left the band a few days before Killswitch Engage was meant to play a show and sent the band members an e-mail telling them he had quit. On Leach's end, he remarked "I didn't have the mental energy to face them, or even call them on the phone.  Rather, I was at a point in my life where I just didn't want to face any of them so I wrote them a long email explaining, like, I'm just done", while D'Antonio said in an interview that "after three years of hanging out with the dude, and considering him a brother, to just get an email was a little bit harsh."<ref name="Killswitch Engage Land New Frontman">{{cite news
|title=Killswitch Engage Land New Frontman
|work=Blabbermouth.net
|date=July 4, 2002
|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=4557
|access-date=December 17, 2007
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225194310/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=4557
|archive-date=December 25, 2007
|df=mdy-all
}}</ref>

The band immediately started to search for a replacement vocalist and found [[Howard Jones (American musician)|Howard Jones]] of [[Blood Has Been Shed]]. Jones disliked the band's sound when he first heard it. He commented, "I was like, 'Meh.' I come from hardcore and dirtier metal, and Killswitch sounded so clean. But the more I listened to it, I realized there's some really good songs here".<ref name="Killswitch Engage - Decibel Magazine"/> After hearing about Leach's vocal problems, Jones contacted the band and was accepted as the replacement. [[Philip Labonte]] of [[All That Remains (band)|All That Remains]] tried out for lead vocals but lost to Jones, who had to quickly memorize seven songs for his debut at the 2002 [[Hellfest (American music festival)|Hellfest]].<ref name="Killswitch Engage - Decibel Magazine">{{cite magazine |title=''Killswitch Engage – Decibel Magazine'' |author=Parks, Andrew |magazine=Decibel Magazine |url=http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features/dec2006/killswitchengage.aspx?terms=Killswitch+Engage&searchtype=2&fragment=True |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226042252/http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features/dec2006/killswitchengage.aspx?terms=Killswitch%2BEngage&searchtype=2&fragment=True |archive-date=December 26, 2007 |access-date=December 17, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Bleeding Through]] vocalist [[Brandan Schieppati]] says that both he and [[James Hart (vocalist)|James Hart]] of [[Eighteen Visions]] were also asked to try out for the band in 2002,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theprp.com/2022/08/29/news/bleeding-throughs-brandan-schieppati-says-he-was-asked-to-try-out-for-killswitch-engage-back-in-2002/ | title=Bleeding Through's Brandan Schieppati Says He Was Asked to Try Out for Killswitch Engage Back in 2002 | date=August 29, 2022 }}</ref> though Hart has contested this, saying "I don't think it's true. I remember it being talked about that they needed a new singer [but] neither of us lived on the East Coast... I was never like asked to try out or join the band and I don't think he was either."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jpx8RWKuVc | title=EP 24 - James Hart (Eighteen Visions / Ex-Burn Halo) &#124; It's Not a Phase | website=[[YouTube]] | date=April 20, 2024 }}</ref>

The new lineup played on the Road Rage tour in Europe in 2002 with [[36 Crazyfists]] and [[Five Pointe O]] <ref>{{Cite web |title=Killswitch Engage Concert Map by tour: Roadrunner Roadrage 2002 {{!}} setlist.fm |url=https://www.setlist.fm/stats/concert-map/killswitch-engage-63d6b28b.html?tour=73d6dadd |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=www.setlist.fm}}</ref>. Touring continued through the New Year's Day, and in 2003 the first song to feature Jones, "When Darkness Falls", appeared on the soundtrack of the 2003 horror film ''[[Freddy vs. Jason]]''.<ref name="Freddy vs. Jason soundtrack">{{cite web
|title=Freddy vs. Jason soundtrack
|website=Amazon
|url=https://www.amazon.com/Freddy-vs-Jason-Various-Artists/dp/B0000ALFXD
|access-date=December 18, 2007}}</ref> The band also embarked on their first Japanese tour that same year.<ref name=":0" /> Following the 2003 [[Ozzfest]], drummer Gomes left the band because he wished to spend more time with his wife, to pursue his band Something of a Silhouette, and because he was tired of touring.<ref name="For metalcore’s prodigal sons Killswitch Engage, The End of Heartache is just the beginning.">{{cite magazine
|title=''For metalcore's prodigal sons Killswitch Engage, The End of Heartache is just the beginning.''
|author=Terry, Nick
|magazine=Decibel Magazine
|url=http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features/jan2005/killswitch_engage.aspx
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060506004152/http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features/jan2005/killswitch_engage.aspx
|archive-date=May 6, 2006
|access-date=December 17, 2007}}</ref> He was replaced by [[Justin Foley]] of [[Blood Has Been Shed]], and Foley's first tour with the band was the [[MTV2]] [[Headbangers Ball]] in 2003.<ref name="Killswitch Engage AMG">{{cite web |title=Killswitch Engage |last=Ditzel |first=Eleanor |website=[[AllMusic]] |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/killswitch-engage-mn0000771792/biography |access-date=December 17, 2007}}</ref><ref name="Billboard Bits: EMI/WMG, Liza/VH1, 'Headbanger's Ball'">{{cite magazine
|title=Billboard Bits: EMI/WMG, Liza/VH1, 'Headbanger's Ball'
|magazine=Billboard.com
|date=September 22, 2003
|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/68976/billboard-bits-emiwmg-lizavh1-headbangers-ball
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226181634/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/68976/billboard-bits-emiwmg-lizavh1-headbangers-ball
|archive-date=December 26, 2007
|access-date=December 18, 2007}}</ref>

===''The End of Heartache'' (2004–2006)===
''[[The End of Heartache]]'' was released on May 11, 2004, and was the band’s first commercial success with it peaking at number 21 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with 38,000 sales in its first week,<ref name="Usher Keeps Rolling At No.&nbsp;1">{{cite magazine
|title=Usher Keeps Rolling at No.&nbsp;1
|author=Whitmire, Margo
|magazine=Billboard.com
|date=May 19, 2004
|url=https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000513474
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218124344/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000513474
|archive-date=December 18, 2007
|access-date=December 7, 2007}}</ref> and it also peaked at number 39 on the [[Australian Albums Chart]].<ref name="Australian charts">{{cite web
|title=Australian charts
|publisher=Australiancharts.com
|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Killswitch+Engage&titel=The+End+Of+Heartache&cat=a
|access-date=December 17, 2007}}</ref> The album went on to sell more than 500,000 copies in the U.S and was certified gold on December 7, 2007.<ref name="Gold and Platinum">{{cite web
 |title=Gold and Platinum 
 |publisher=RIAA.com 
 |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH 
 |access-date=December 17, 2007 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626050454/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH 
 |archive-date=June 26, 2007 
 |df=mdy 
}}</ref> The album received mostly positive reviews, with Jon Caramanica of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' calling the album a "stunning collection, retaining much of their signature musical brutality".<ref name="Killswitch Engage - The End Of Heartache ">{{cite magazine
 |title=''Killswitch Engage – The End of Heartache'' 
 |author=Caramanica, Jon 
 |magazine=Rolling Stone 
 |date=August 19, 2004 
 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/killswitchengage/albums/album/5243697/review/6383805/the_end_of_heartache 
 |access-date=December 18, 2007 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226204444/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/killswitchengage/albums/album/5243697/review/6383805/the_end_of_heartache 
 |archive-date=December 26, 2007 
 |url-status=dead 
 |df=mdy 
}}</ref> Eduardo Rivadavia of [[AllMusic]] commented "[[guitar riff|riffs]] upon riffs are piled sky-high into each number that follows, it's the unpredictable rhythmic shifts used to build and then relieve internal pressure that fuel the Killswitch Engage power source".<ref name="The End of Heartache - Killswitch Engage">{{cite web
|title=The End of Heartache – Killswitch Engage
|author=Rivadavia, Eduardo
|website=Allmusic
|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r690951|pure_url=yes}}
|access-date=December 17, 2007}}</ref> Killswitch Engage won top honors for best album at the 2004 [[Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards|''Metal Hammer'' Golden Gods Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Editorial |date=2004-06-09 |title=Metal Hammer Awards Announced, Madness Ensues |url=https://bravewords.com/news/metal-hammer-awards-announced-madness-ensues/ |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=BraveWords - Where Music Lives |language=en-US}}</ref>

"[[The End of Heartache (song)|The End of Heartache]]" became the main single for the movie ''[[Resident Evil: Apocalypse]]'', and in 2005 the song was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|Best Metal Performance]] for the [[47th Grammy Awards]]. In late 2004, ''The End of Heartache'' was re-released as a special edition album, with a second disc featuring various live performances, a Japanese bonus track, and a re-recorded version of "Irreversal". The band also took part in the [[Jägermeister Music Tour|Jägermeister Tour]] alongside [[Slayer]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Concert.RttP{2004-11-13-q} |url=http://returntothepit.com/concert.php?date=2004-11-13&band=q |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=returntothepit.com}}</ref> In early 2005, Killswitch Engage took part in the inaugural [[Taste of Chaos|Taste of chaos tour]] alongside [[My Chemical Romance]] and [[The Used]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=taste-of-chaos-festival-brings-alt-rock-and-punk |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/music/article/taste-of-chaos-festival-brings-alt-rock-and-punk-1169351.php}}</ref> During the summer of that same year, the band returned for Ozzfest, and on November 1, 2005, ''Alive or Just Breathing'' was re-released as part of Roadrunner Records' 25th anniversary. On November 22, 2005, the live DVD ''[[(Set This) World Ablaze]]'' was released, which contained a live concert at the Palladium in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]], an hour-long documentary, and all the band's music videos. The DVD was certified gold in the US on April 8, 2006.<ref name="Gold and Platinum"/> ''The End of Heartache'' is often credited with boosting Killswitch Engage in popularity and establishing them as a household name. Jesse Leach has spotlighted ''The End of Heartache'' as the turning point for the band’s global impact.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-27 |title=Killswitch Engage’s Jesse Leach Praises Former Singer Howard Jones: “I’d Always Admired Him” |url=https://metalanarchy.com/2025/01/26/killswitch-engages-jesse-leach-praises-former-singer-howard-jones-id-always-admired-him/ |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=Metal Anarchy |language=en}}</ref> Adam Dutkiewicz later commented on this period in a 2019 interview, stating “We grew as musicians and band members, and having Howard was such an amazing thing because his pipes are amazing. It was a whole new world that opened up so many possibilities and potentials, so I think we did step it up. It was a good time for us.”<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-11 |title="I felt like we had something to prove": How The End Of Heartache… |url=https://www.kerrang.com/how-the-end-of-heartache-made-killswitch-engage-superstars |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}</ref>

===''As Daylight Dies'' (2006–2007)===
[[File:Killswitch Engage.jpg|thumb|left|Killswitch Engage performing in 2007]]
Killswitch Engage played the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]] in August 2006, having already played Australian dates without Dutkiewicz, who was suffering from back problems and needed corrective surgery. On May 23, 2006, the song "This Fire Burns" was released on the ''[[WWE Wreckless Intent]]'' album.<ref name="Wwe: Wreckless Intent CD">{{cite web
|title=Wwe: Wreckless Intent CD
|publisher=CDuniverse.com
|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/7067002/a/WWE:+Wreckless+Intent.htm
|access-date=December 19, 2007}}</ref> The track was intended to be the new theme song for [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] wrestler [[Randy Orton]]; however, it was scrapped and later became the theme song for the [[Judgment Day (2006)|WWE Judgment Day 2006]] [[pay-per-view]]. "This Fire Burns" was used as the entrance theme for WWE wrestler [[CM Punk]] (along with his stables the [[Straight Edge Society]] and [[The New Nexus]]) from 2006 until 2011 and was later re-released as "This Fire" on the ''[[As Daylight Dies]]'' Special Edition.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/cmpunk/ |title=WWE: Superstars – Raw – CM Punk |access-date=January 9, 2010 |publisher=[[WWE]]}}</ref>

Recorded in three months, ''As Daylight Dies'' was released on November 21, 2006 and peaked at number 32 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart with 60,000 sales in its first week. ''As Daylight Dies'' proved to be one of their biggest albums yet.<ref name="Jay-Z Reclaims His 'Kingdom' With No.&nbsp;1 Debut">{{cite magazine
|title=Jay-Z Reclaims His 'Kingdom' With No.&nbsp;1 Debut
|author=Hasty, Katie
|magazine=Billboard.com
|date=November 29, 2006 
|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56552/jay-z-reclaims-his-kingdom-with-no-1-debut 
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929224555/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56552/jay-z-reclaims-his-kingdom-with-no-1-debut 
|archive-date=September 29, 2007
|access-date=December 17, 2007}}</ref> It also entered the Australian Albums Chart at number 29 and charted in the top 100 in 5 other countries.<ref name="Australian charts"/> [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|Mixed]] by Dutkiewicz, the album received mostly positive reviews—Thom Jurek of Allmusic called it "a Top Five metal candidate for 2006 for sure".<ref name="As Daylight Dies AMG review">{{cite web
|title= As Daylight Dies AMG review
|author=Jurek, Thom
|website=Allmusic
|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r930742|pure_url=yes}}
|access-date=December 18, 2007}}</ref> ''[[Decibel Magazine]]'' contributor Nick Terry said "To call ''As Daylight Dies'' addictive would be an understatement. That it outdoes its already impressive enough predecessor could almost go without saying".<ref name="Engage your boners">{{cite magazine
 |title=''Engage your boners'' 
 |author=Terry, Nick 
 |magazine=Decibel Magazine 
 |url=http://www.decibelmagazine.com/reviews/dec2006/killswitchengage.aspx?terms=Killswitch+Engage&searchtype=2&fragment=True 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226042256/http://www.decibelmagazine.com/reviews/dec2006/killswitchengage.aspx?terms=Killswitch%2BEngage&searchtype=2&fragment=True 
 |archive-date=December 26, 2007 
 |access-date=December 18, 2007 
 |url-status=dead 
}}</ref> Cosmo Lee of ''[[Stylus Magazine]]'' commented "the album is astonishingly badly sequenced", though he praised the album as being "less emotionally heavy-handed, and a lot more fun".<ref name="Killswitch Engage Stylus">{{cite magazine
 |title=Killswitch Engage Stylus 
 |author=Lee, Cosmo 
 |magazine=[[Stylus Magazine]] 
 |date=December 5, 2006 
 |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/killswitch-engage/as-daylight-dies.htm 
 |access-date=December 17, 2007 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509180820/http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/killswitch-engage/as-daylight-dies.htm 
 |archive-date=May 9, 2012 
 |df=mdy 
}}</ref> The album has sold over 1 million copies in the U.S. and was certified platinum on November 23, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lott |first=Roy |date=2021-11-25 |title=Killswitch Engage’s 2006 Album As Daylight Dies Receives Platinum Status - |url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2021/11/25/news/killswitch-engages-2006-album-as-daylight-dies-receives-platinum-status/ |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=mxdwn Music |language=en-US}}</ref>

The album's first single, "[[My Curse (song)|My Curse]]", peaked at number 21 on the [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart, and is featured in the video games ''[[Sleeping Dogs (video game)|Sleeping Dogs]]'', ''[[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]]'', ''[[Burnout Dominator]]'' and ''[[Burnout Paradise]]'' and is available as downloadable content for the ''Rock Band'' series. "[[The Arms of Sorrow (song)|The Arms of Sorrow]]" peaked at number 31 on the same chart. The band's cover of [[Dio (band)|Dio]]'s "[[Holy Diver (song)|Holy Diver]]", originally recorded for a ''[[Kerrang!]]'' compilation album titled ''High Voltage'',<ref name="Killswitch Engage Don Swords, Armor for ‘Holy Diver’ Video">{{cite web
|title=Killswitch Engage Don Swords, Armor for 'Holy Diver' Video
|publisher=MTV
|date=August 8, 2007 
|url=http://headbangersblog.mtv.com/2007/08/08/killswitch-engage-don-swords-armor-for-holy-diver-video/
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225220831/http://headbangersblog.mtv.com/2007/08/08/killswitch-engage-don-swords-armor-for-holy-diver-video/
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=December 25, 2007
|access-date=December 18, 2007}}</ref> peaked at number 12 on the Mainstream Rock charts.<ref name="Killswitch Engage Artist Chart History">{{cite magazine
 |title=Killswitch Engage Artist Chart History 
 |magazine=Billboard.com 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416054925/http://www.billboard.com/artist/305863/killswitch+engage/chart 
 |archive-date=April 16, 2013
 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/305863/killswitch+engage/chart 
 |access-date=December 31, 2009 
 |url-status=dead 
}}</ref> Early in 2007, the band had to cancel three of its European tour dates with [[The Haunted (Swedish band)|The Haunted]] due to Dutkiewicz's back problems. He required emergency back surgery and was replaced on the tour by [[Soilwork]] guitarist [[Peter Wichers]].<ref name="Killswitch Engage explain tour postponement">{{cite magazine
|title=Killswitch Engage explain tour postponement
|magazine=[[NME]]
|date=January 16, 2007
|url=https://www.nme.com/news/killswitch-engage/25862
|access-date=December 18, 2007}}</ref>

Due to Dutkiewicz's back problems in early 2007, he was replaced by [[Damageplan]] and The Mercy Clinic frontman [[Patrick Lachman]] during the No Fear Tour.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=67450 |title=Ex-DAMAGEPLAN Singer To Play Guitar For KILLSWITCH ENGAGE – Feb. 20, 2007 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=February 20, 2007 |access-date=December 30, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090827125920/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=67450 |archive-date=August 27, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Dutkiewicz recovered and was able to finish the No Fear tour, and the band began filming its video for ''As Daylight Dies''{{'}}s second single, "[[The Arms of Sorrow (song)|The Arms of Sorrow]]". On August 6, 2007, Dutkiewicz was forced to leave the [[Warped Tour]] so he could fully recover from his back surgery and continue daily physical therapy. He was replaced by Killswitch's [[guitar technician]] Josh Mihlek for select songs, until his return on August 14, 2007.<ref name="Video Interview">{{cite web
|title=Video Interview
|publisher=RoadrunnerRecords.co.uk
|date=October 23, 2007 
|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/artists/KillswitchEngage/ 
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080131202001/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/artists/KillswitchEngage/ 
|archive-date=January 31, 2008
|access-date=January 1, 2008}}</ref>

===Second self-titled album (2007–2011)===
[[File:Kse-adam-joel.jpg|thumb|Guitarists Adam Dutkiewicz and Joel Stroetzel, 2009]]
Killswitch Engage entered the studio in October 2008 to start recording their next album with Dutkiewicz and [[Brendan O'Brien (music producer)|Brendan O'Brien]] co-producing the album.<ref name="BrendanOBrien">{{cite news |url=https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/KILLSWITCH-ENGAGE-ANNOUNCE-NEW-ALBUM-IN-WORKS-19684.aspx |title=KILLSWITCH ENGAGE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM IN WORKS! |date=December 4, 2009 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |access-date=December 30, 2009}}</ref> In mid-February, bassist Mike D'Antonio confirmed in an interview with Metal Hammer that "drums were finished", and that he had "finished up the last few bass fixes". He also stated that Howard [Jones] was in Atlanta finishing vocals, and that "it shouldn't be too much longer now."<ref name="Killswitch Engage Offer Studio Update & photos">{{cite news |title=Killswitch Engage Offer Studio Update – Feb. 19, 2009 |work= [[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=February 17, 2009 |url=https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/KILLSWITCH-ENGAGE-IN-STUDIO-UPDATE--PHOTOS-19845.aspx |access-date=March 3, 2009}}</ref> From March to May, Killswitch Engage was a part of [[Disturbed (band)|Disturbed]]'s Music as a Weapon IV festival along with [[Lacuna Coil]], [[Chimaira]], [[Suicide Silence]], [[Bury Your Dead]] and more. On April 14, the band announced the name of their album as ''[[Killswitch Engage (2009 album)|Killswitch Engage]]'', the second time the band has self-titled an album. The album was released on June 30, 2009,<ref name="Killswitch Engage New Album Press Release">{{cite news |title=Killswitch Engage Announce New Album |work= [[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=April 14, 2009 |url=https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/KILLSWITCH-ENGAGE-ANNOUNCE-NEW-ALBUM-20143.aspx |access-date=April 14, 2009}}</ref> and was their biggest commercial success at that point, debuting at number 7 on the ''Billboard'' 200, marking the band's highest chart position for an album.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=124254 |title=KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: New Video Interview With JOEL STROETZEL Available |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=July 26, 2009 |access-date=December 30, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728233821/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=124254 |archive-date=July 28, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> It was also the band’s first release to top the [[Top Hard Rock Albums|Hard Rock Albums]] Billboard, along with charting in 10+ other countries''.'' in July and August, Killswitch Engage took part in Mayhem Festival with headliners [[Marilyn Manson]], [[Slayer]], [[Bullet for My Valentine]] and others. Later that year, they embarked on their first tour in South America.<ref name=":0" /> In February 2010, Killswitch Engage announced that vocalist Howard Jones would not be performing with Killswitch Engage during their winter tour with [[The Devil Wears Prada (band)|The Devil Wears Prada]] and [[Dark Tranquillity]]; during the time, All That Remains vocalist Philip Labonte was substituting for Jones until he could return.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=134834 |title=KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Frontman Forced To Leave Tour; ALL THAT REMAINS Singer To Fill In |date=February 9, 2010 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |access-date=February 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213160835/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=134834 |archive-date=February 13, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> At least one source speculated that Jones's hiatus was due to [[back pain]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/02/10/howard-jones-leaves-killswitch-engage-tour-phil-labonte-takes-o/ |title=Howard Jones Leaves Killswitch Engage Tour, Phil Labonte Takes Over |website=[[Noisecreep]] |date=February 10, 2010 |access-date=February 14, 2010}}</ref> On March 18, 2010, original vocalist Jesse Leach returned to the band for a series of songs. From then on, Leach and Labonte performed as substitute vocalists for the remainder of the tour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.antimusic.com/news/10/march/re19Killswitch_Engage_Reunite_With_Original_Frontman_Jesse_Leach.shtml|title=Killswitch Engage Reunite With Original Frontman Jesse Leach – A Top Story This Week – antiMUSIC News|website=Antimusic.com|access-date=17 August 2019}}</ref>

In 2010, the band contributed the track "My Obsession" to the ''[[God of War: Blood & Metal]]'' soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/God-Of-War-Blood--Metal-Tracklisting-Revealed-20950.aspx |title=The Official Website For |publisher=Roadrunner Records |access-date=March 13, 2016}}</ref> The band was later added as late replacement to 2010's [[Download Festival]] in June, after original sub-headliner, [[Wolfmother]] could not attend as scheduled.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/news/article.aspx?aid=daefbe87-e16a-404a-bb3d-880f742fd51d |title=News &#124; Download Festival 2016 |website=Downloadfestival.co.uk |access-date=March 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920225745/http://downloadfestival.co.uk/news/article.aspx?aid=daefbe87-e16a-404a-bb3d-880f742fd51d |archive-date=September 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Afterward, Killswitch Engage took a break from the road, and its members pursued other interests. Adam Dutkiewicz formed the band [[Times of Grace]] with Leach and released the band's debut album ''[[The Hymn of a Broken Man]]'' on January 18, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2010/08/killswitch_engage_guitarist_te.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517073233/http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2010/08/killswitch_engage_guitarist_te.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 17, 2013|title=Kerrang! Killswitch Engage guitarist teams up with original singer|date=May 17, 2013|access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref> Along with Dutkiewicz and Leach, Times of Grace added Joel Stroetzel to their tour lineup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=152767 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629132415/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=152767 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 29, 2012 |title=Times of Grace Announces Touring Lineup - Blabbermouth.net |website=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=January 25, 2011 |access-date=March 13, 2016 }}</ref> Justin Foley provided the drum tracking for the band [[Unearth]] on their album "Darkness in the Light", released on July 5, 2011. Foley also traveled with the band for their 2011 summer tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/killswitch-engage/57324 |title=Killswitch Engage drummer Justin Foley joins Unearth for UK tour |website=Nme.com |date=June 15, 2011 |access-date=March 13, 2016}}</ref> D'Antonio started the hardcore band Death Ray Vision, with [[Shadows Fall]] vocalist [[Brian Fair]] and former Killswitch Engage guitarist Pete Cortese.

===Jones's departure, Leach's return and ''Disarm the Descent'' (2011–2015)===
In an interview with FTC, Gun Shy Assassin, Mike D'Antonio had stated that the band was currently in the works for a sixth studio album. D'Antonio stated, "Currently, everyone is individually writing demos for the next Killswitch Engage record. There is no release date yet, but I would assume it will be out early 2012."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gunshyassassin.com/news/killswitch-engages-writing-material-for-new-album/ |title=Killswitch Engage Writing Material For New Album – Blorge |website=Gunshyassassin.com |date=June 29, 2011 |access-date=March 13, 2016 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322083922/http://gunshyassassin.com/news/killswitch-engages-writing-material-for-new-album/ |archive-date=March 22, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Adam Dutkiewicz followed that up with a statement on the Killswitch Engage Facebook, saying "YO! Its Adam D! We're about to begin writing our new record. Thanks to all of our fans for waiting so friggin' patiently...now let's turn on the "riff faucet" and RAGE!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/killswitchengage/posts/10150274799956581 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/7318341580/10150274799956581 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=YO! Its Adam D! We're about to begin... – Killswitch Engage |publisher=Facebook |date=August 26, 2011 |access-date=March 13, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On December 1, 2011, Mike D'Antonio posted online that Killswitch Engage should be entering the studio around February/March 2012 to record their sixth album expected around summer 2012. He also stated that the band had eight demos finished for the new record.<ref name="blabbermouth.net">{{cite news |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=166729 |title=KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Bassist: 'We Have Eight Demos Finished For The New Record' However the departure of Howard Jones might have delayed any news for the upcoming album. |work=Blabbermouth.net |access-date=December 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223060009/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=166729 |archive-date=December 23, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

On January 4, 2012, the band announced that Howard Jones had left the band after his nine-year membership with them.<ref name="jonesleaves"/> The band did not disclose the reason for this decision out of respect for Jones, but simply thanked him for his nine years with the band and wished him well, as well as thanking the fans for their support as they began the search for a new lead singer;<ref name=jonesleaves>{{cite magazine|title=Howard Jones Leaves Killswitch Engage|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/top-posts/howard-jones-leaves-killswitch-engage/|magazine=[[Metal Hammer]]|date=January 4, 2012|access-date=January 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108163920/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/top-posts/howard-jones-leaves-killswitch-engage|archive-date=January 8, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/killswitchengage/posts/10150457939016581 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/7318341580/10150457939016581 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=Killswitch Engage|website=Facebook.com|access-date=April 18, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Jones later explained that he departed the band to manage his [[type 2 diabetes]], which was worsened by a hectic touring lifestyle.<ref>{{cite web|title = Howard Jones Explains Killswitch Engage Departure |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/howard_jones_explains_killswitch_engage_departure.html?no_takeover|publisher=ultimate-guitar.com |access-date=September 26, 2012}}</ref> Soon after the announcement of Jones's departure, rumors began that Phil Labonte of [[All That Remains (band)|All That Remains]] would officially take over lead vocals due to his previous history with the band, although Labonte quickly dispelled the rumor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=167917 |title=Blabbermouth.Net – All That Remains Singer Will Not Be Joining Killswitch Engage |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=April 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109001514/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=167917 |archive-date=January 9, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Many vocalists were considered in the search for a new one for the band. The band's search for a new singer concluded in February with the announcement that original lead vocalist Jesse Leach would return to the band, as the band felt that Leach's energy, as well as his overall comfort and command of both the old and new material, made him the clear choice during auditions.<ref name=facebook>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/killswitchengage/posts/10150528798241581 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/7318341580/10150528798241581 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|publisher=facebook.com |last = Killswitch Engage|access-date=February 8, 2012 |date=February 8, 2012 |title= Killswitch Engage Announce New Singer: Jesse Leach}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Following Leach's return, the band continued to the process of recording their new album and touring. On April 22, 2012, the band performed Leach's first show since 2002 at the New England Metal and Hardcore Fest.{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}}

On June 20, 2012, the demo version of a new song titled "This Is Confrontation" was leaked on YouTube. Not long after the song was leaked, the videos were soon deleted. Later, the band took part in [[Metal Hammer]]'s "[[Trespass America Festival]]" headlined by [[Five Finger Death Punch]] with additional support from [[God Forbid]], [[Emmure]], [[Pop Evil]], [[Trivium (band)|Trivium]] and [[Battlecross]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Long |last=Paul |date=April 24, 2012 |url=http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=8692 |title=Trespass America Touring Fest Breaks Out: FFDP, Killswitch, Trivium, God Forbid, Hit the Road |work=KNAC |access-date=May 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020223732/http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=8692 |archive-date=October 20, 2012 }}</ref> The band performed this song live, confirming the song's title "No End in Sight". Not long after the album was confirmed, the song was streamed publicly again. In October 2012, with Jesse back at the helm, Killswitch Engage announced they would be celebrating the ten-year anniversary of their seminal album ''[[Alive or Just Breathing]]'' with a US Tour through November/December 2012, in which the band played the album live in its entirety. Support on the tour came from fellow Massachusetts natives [[Shadows Fall]] and Acaro.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/tour-dates/killswitch-engage-tour-alive-or-just-breathing |title=KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Tour with Shadows Fall, To Play Alive Or Just Breathing in Full |website=Metalinjection.net |date=October 1, 2012 |access-date=March 13, 2016}}</ref>

The album ''[[Disarm the Descent]]'' was released on April 1, 2013 in the UK, and April 2 in the US. The album debuted at number 15 on the [[UK Albums Chart]], while debuting at number 7 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/page/News?news_id=121552 |title=Watch Killswitch Engage 'In Due Time' Right Here! – Roadrunner Records Uk |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.co.uk |access-date=April 9, 2013 |archive-date=December 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205124840/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/page/News?news_id=121552 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The first single "In Due Time" was released on February 5, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Freeman |first=Phil |url=https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/killswitch-new-album-20130107 |title=Killswitch Engage Are Back! |publisher=Roadrunner Records |date=January 7, 2013 |access-date=April 9, 2013}}</ref> The album has received critical acclaim from reviewers, and has been labeled as a "true standout" and "nothing short of amazing". It was announced in December 2013 that "In Due Time" was nominated for "Best Metal Performance" at the 2014 Grammy Awards,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockrevoltmagazine.com/album-review-disarm-the-descent-killswitch-engage//| author=Connor Williams| publisher=Rock Revolt Magazine| date=March 30, 2013| title=ALBUM REVIEW: DISARM THE DESCENT – KILLSWITCH ENGAGE'}}</ref> but lost to "[[God Is Dead?]]" by [[Black Sabbath]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/black-sabbath-wins-best-hard-rockmetal-performance-grammy-award/ |title=Black Sabbath Wins 'Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance' Grammy Award |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=January 26, 2014 |access-date=March 13, 2016}}</ref> A tour in May 2013 was done to promote the new album, with [[Miss May I]], [[Darkest Hour (band)|Darkest Hour]], [[The Word Alive]] and [[Affiance (band)|Affiance]] as support. [[As I Lay Dying (band)|As I Lay Dying]] was originally supposed to be on the tour, but dropped out due to criminal charges against frontman [[Tim Lambesis]]. The band also did a co-headliner with [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]] in October 2013, with [[Testament (band)|Testament]] and [[Huntress (band)|Huntress]] as support. The band did a small headliner on the East Coast for Halloween 2014, with [[All That Remains (band)|All That Remains]], [[Death Ray Vision]] and City of Homes supporting.{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}}

===''Incarnate'' (2015–2017)===
[[File:2016 RiP Killswitch Engage - by 2eight - DSC9721.jpg|thumb|Killswitch Engage at [[Rock im Park]] 2016]]
In an interview with Wikimetal, Jesse Leach announced that the band will start demoing new material "in the coming months".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/killswitch-engage-to-start-demoing-new-material-in-coming-months/ |title=Killswitch Engage To Start Demoing New Material in Coming Months |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=September 24, 2014 |access-date=March 13, 2016}}</ref>

On February 25, 2015, the band released a 40-second snippet of a new single titled "Loyalty". The track appears on the ''Catch The Throne: The Mixtape Volume 2'' to promote the [[HBO]] TV series ''[[Game of Thrones]]''. The mixtape also features appearances from various other metal and rap acts such as [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]] and [[Snoop Dogg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/killswitch-engage-loyalty-exclusive-song-preview/ |title=Killswitch Engage, 'Loyalty' – Exclusive Song Premiere |website=Loudwire.com |date=February 25, 2015 |access-date=March 13, 2016}}</ref>

On March 30, 2015, Mike D'Antonio stated that the band had completed demoing material for its next studio album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/killswitch-engage-completes-demoing-material-for-next-album/ |title=Killswitch Engage Completes Demoing Material For Next Album |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=March 30, 2015 |access-date=March 13, 2016}}</ref>

Killswitch Engage took part in a summer tour in July 2015, opening up for [[Rise Against]] with support from [[letlive]].

On December 10, 2015, the band premiered a new song entitled "Strength of the Mind" on [[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nerdist.com/killswitch-engage-get-all-star-wars-on-the-cover-of-revolver-premiere-video-exclusive/ |title=Killswitch Engage Get All STAR WARS on the Cover of Revolver, Premiere Video (Exclusive) |website=Nerdist.com |date=December 10, 2015 |access-date=March 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190440/http://nerdist.com/killswitch-engage-get-all-star-wars-on-the-cover-of-revolver-premiere-video-exclusive/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The band also did a small Christmas 2015 tour on the East Coast with [[Unearth]], [[Act of Defiance]] and [['68 (band)|'68]].

On December 16, 2015, it was revealed that the band's upcoming seventh album, released on March 11, 2016, would be titled ''[[Incarnate (Killswitch Engage album)|Incarnate]]'', with a tour being took part in March of that year with [[Memphis May Fire]] and [[36 Crazyfists]] as supporters. The album saw the band's best commercial performance as it peaked at number 6 on the Billboard 200, number 5 in Australia, number 4 in [[Billboard Canadian Albums|Canada]] along with charting in the top 10 in 4 additional countries. The album was met with positive reception. Thom Jurek from [[AllMusic]] awarded the album a score of 3.5/5, stating that "as a whole, ''Incarnate'' improves on the creativity and restlessness offered by ''Disarm the Descent''. There is a lot more ambition, confidence and above all, passion here.<ref>{{Citation |title=Incarnate - Killswitch Engage {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/incarnate-mw0002911687 |access-date=2025-10-01 |language=en}}</ref>

On September 27, 2016, Leach revealed on his [[Instagram]] page that the band would be releasing a documentary compiled of live footage since 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BK3EjzOB5Cy/|title=🏴JeSsE LeAcH 🏴 on Instagram: "4 years in the making.... Full in depth Documentary and various raw live footage.....to tell a story, our story. We have some talented and…"|website=Instagram|access-date=April 18, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=January 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

On November 25, 2016, the band released a Blu-ray/CD called ''Beyond The Flames: Home Video Vol. 2''. The Blu-ray contains live performances that were recorded around the world from 2012 to 2016 and an hour long documentary taking place right after the band's ''(Set This) World Ablaze'' had left off, as well as music videos, band member profiles and more, plus a bonus live CD containing live tracks from the band's legendary 2014 Monster Mosh show. The two disc set had a one day exclusive sale in record stores everywhere on Black Friday. The set is now available for online purchase and digital download on the Killswitch Engage store.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2017-05-11 |title=Beyond the Flames: Home Video Volume II |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/dvdreviews/beyond-the-flames-home-video-volume-ii/ |access-date=2025-10-28 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref>

===''Atonement'' (2017–2023)===
[[File:Killswitch Engage - Wacken Open Air 2023 15.jpg|thumb|left|Killswitch Engage at [[Wacken Open Air]] 2023]]
On August 30, 2017, the band announced on their Instagram page that they were in the process of demoing material for their upcoming eighth studio album.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/killswitch-engage-demoing-new-material-teasing-album-for-2018|title=KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Demoing New Material, Teasing Album For 2018|author=Robert Pasbani|date=August 30, 2017|work=Metal Injection|access-date=September 8, 2017}}</ref> They also went on a 15th anniversary tour for ''Alive or Just Breathing'', once again playing it in its entirety.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Killswitch Engage to perform Alive or Just Breathing in Australia + drop Brand New Music Video - Wall Of Sound |url=https://www.wallofsoundau.com/new-music/killswitch-engage-to-perform-alive-or-just-breathing-in-australia-drop-brand-new-music-video |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=www.wallofsoundau.com |language=en}}</ref>

In April 2018, it was revealed that their former singer [[Howard Jones (American musician)|Howard Jones]] will appear on their new album performing a duet with Jesse Leach during a song that was revealed to be titled "[[The Signal Fire]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/killswitch_engage_getting_back_together_with_howard_jones_for_one_song.html|title=Killswitch Engage Getting Back Together With Howard Jones for One Song|website=Ultimate=guitar.com|access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

The band cancelled their tour dates from April 26 to May 5 due to vocalist Jesse Leach undergoing surgery on his vocal cords.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/killswitch-engage-cancels-shows-so-jesse-leach-can-undergo-vocal-cord-surgery/|title=KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Cancels Shows So JESSE LEACH Can Undergo Vocal Cord Surgery|date=April 25, 2018|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=May 10, 2018}}</ref> Following his successful surgery, the band then supported [[Iron Maiden]] on their Leagcy of The Best World Tour.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Legacy Of The Beast Tour - 2018/19 |url=https://www.ironmaiden.com/tour/legacy-of-the-beast-tour/ |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=Iron Maiden |language=en-GB}}</ref> While on the tour Leach began to experience writer’s block. By the end of tour, Dutkiewicz took him aside and offered words of inspiration. Leach recalled “I shared my unfinished lyrics, and he said, ''‘You don’t even need all of these. Keep it simple.’'',” Leach added “I was stressed out. I was insecure. A lot was going on in my head between writer’s block and the surgery. It was amazing to have a friend and producer like Adam mentally slap me upside the face and encourage me.”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Erigo |first=John |date=2019-08-03 |title=KILLSWITCH ENGAGE – “Atonement” album to be released via Metal Blade Records August 16, 2019 #killswitchengage |url=https://kickassforever.com/killswitch-engage-atonement-album-to-be-released-via-metal-blade-records-august-16-2019-killswitchengage/ |access-date=2025-10-28 |website=KICK ASS Forever |language=en-US}}</ref>

During an interview with the ''Wall of Sound: Up Against the Wall'' podcast in October 2018, Jesse Leach revealed more details about the song with former singer Howard Jones stating, "He does a verse. I do a verse. We sing the chorus together. It's a real heavy shitkicker." He also mentioned that the song was inspired by Howard's new band name [[Light the Torch]] and their friendship.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2018/10/18/wall-of-sound-up-against-the-wall-episode-56-feat-jesse-leach-of-killswitch-engage-is-out-now/|title=Wall of Sound: Up Against The Wall Episode #56 feat. Jesse Leach of Killswitch Engage is OUT NOW|date=2018-10-18|work=Wall Of Sound|access-date=2018-10-21}}</ref> On April 24, 2019, the band posted on their Instagram that the follow-up to the 2016 album ''Incarnate'' would be released in the autumn. During the spring of 2019, the band went on tour alongside [[Parkway Drive]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Killswitch Engage and Parkway Drive announce co-headline “Collapse The World Tour” {{!}} Metal Blade Records |url=https://www.metalblade.com/us/news/killswitch-engage-and-parkway-drive-announce-co-headline-tour/ |access-date=2025-10-01 |language=en-US}}</ref>

According to [[Music Week]], the band has signed with [[Metal Blade Records]] for the USA, [[Music for Nations]] for the UK, and an international contract with [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]/[[Sony Music|Sony]]. These labels released the band's eighth studio album, ''[[Atonement (Killswitch Engage album)|Atonement]]'', on August 16, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/we-are-honoured-and-excited-to-be-a-part-of-this-campaign-music-for-nations-welcomes-u-s-metal-act-killswitch-engage/072713|title="We are honoured and excited to be a part of this campaign": Music For Nations welcomes U.S. metal act Killswitch Engage|website=Musicweek.com|access-date=17 August 2019}}</ref>  The album sold 33,000 copies in its first week and peaked at number 13 on the ''Billboard'' 200, topped both the [[Top Rock Albums|U.S Top Rock Albums]] and [[Top Hard Rock Albums|Hard Rock Albums]] ''Billboard'' and charted in the top 20 in 8 other countries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Album 'Atonement' Debuts in Top 15 |url=https://lambgoat.com/news/31960/killswitch-engage-album-atonement-debuts-in-top-15/ |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=lambgoat.com |language=en}}</ref> The album was met with positive reviews, praising the album for its powerful, emotional songwriting, the blend of brutal aggression and melodic hooks.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-15 |title=Album Review: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Atonement |url=https://metalinjection.net/reviews/killswitch-engage-atonement |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=Metal Injection |language=en-US}}</ref>

On August 20, 2019, the band released their music video for ''Atonement''{{'}}s third single "The Signal Fire", the song they recorded with former frontman Howard Jones (now of Light the Torch).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2019/08/20/yeahhhhhh-killswitch-engage-released-a-music-video-for-the-signal-fire-feat-ex-frontman-howard-jones/|title=Yeahhhhhh Killswitch Engage Released A Music Video For 'The Signal Fire' Feat. Ex-Frontman Howard Jones!|date=August 20, 2019|website=Wall Of Sound|language=en-US|access-date=August 20, 2019}}</ref>  In November 2019, the track "Unleashed" was nominated for "[[Best Metal Performance]]", at that year’s Grammys, making it the third Grammy nomination for band.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-11-20 |title=Grammy Awards 2020: List of nominees and winners |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50474343 |access-date=2025-10-01 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

On May 1, 2020, the band released an EP titled ''Atonement II: B-Sides for Charity'', containing six songs that were recorded during the ''Atonement'' sessions, but did not make the album. The EP was released on [[Bandcamp]] and sold as a "pay what you want" price, with all proceeds going to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy's [[COVID-19]] Relief Fund.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Spencer Kaufman|url=https://consequence.net/2020/05/killswitch-engage-atonement-ii-b-sides-for-charity/|title=Killswitch Engage Release Atonement II B-Sides for Charity: Stream|publisher=[[Consequence of Sound]]|date=May 1, 2020|access-date=February 21, 2024}}</ref>

On July 15, 2021, the band announced a [[live stream]] to air on August 6 in which the band would perform their [[Killswitch Engage (2000 album)|debut album]] and their latest album, ''Atonement'', in their entirety at the [[Worcester Palladium]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=James Weaver|url=https://distortedsoundmag.com/killswitch-engage-announce-special-livestream/|title=Killswitch Engage announce special livestream|magazine=Distorted Sound|date=July 15, 2021|access-date=February 21, 2024}}</ref> The live stream was recorded and released as a live album on June 3, 2022, titled ''Live at the Palladium''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2022/04/06/killswitch-engage-announce-live-album-drop-new-concert-video/|title=Killswitch Engage Announce Live Album, Drop New Concert Video|publisher=[[MetalSucks]]|access-date=February 21, 2024|date=April 6, 2022}}</ref>

In 2022, the band began touring regularly again, rescheduling their North American tour alongside [[August Burns Red]] and Light the Torch.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hartmann |first=Graham HartmannGraham |date=2021-11-09 |title=Killswitch Engage Announce 2022 Tour With August Burns Red + Light the Torch |url=https://loudwire.com/killswitch-engage-2022-tour-august-burns-red-light-the-torch/ |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref>

In 2023, the band headlined the Bloodstock Open Air festival in August and a went on a joint tour with [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]] in North America in September and October.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lamb Of God, Killswitch Engage, Testament and Huntress Tour Flyer |url=https://www.testamentlegions.com/site/lamb-of-god-killswitch-engage-testament-and-huntress-tour-flyer/ |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=TestamentLegions.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

===''This Consequence'' (2024–present)===
[[File:Killswitch Engage (Summer of Loud 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona).jpg|thumb|Killswitch Engage performing at the summer of loud Phoenix in 2025]]
In September of 2024 the band celebrated their 25th anniversary at the New England Metal & Hardcore Fest with a special show at the Palladium in Worcester, MA, featuring a reunion with Howard Jones.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hadusek |first=Jon |date=2024-09-23 |title=Killswitch Engage joined onstage by former singer Howard Jones at New England fest |url=https://consequence.net/2024/09/killswitch-engage-former-singer-howard-jones-reunion/ |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=Consequence |language=en}}</ref>

In October 2024, the band teamed up with [[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver Magazine]] to release a collector's edition deluxe magazine that shares the bands 25-year history.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2024-10-29 |title=KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Announces Spring 2025 Tour With KUBLAI KHAN TX, FIT FOR A KING, FROZEN SOUL |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/killswitch-engage-announces-spring-2025-tour-with-kublai-khan-tx-fit-for-a-king-frozen-soul |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref>

In November 2024, the band released the single "Forever Aligned" and confirmed that they would release their ninth studio album, titled ''[[This Consequence]]'', on February 21, 2025.<ref>{{cite web|author=Bihter Sevinc|url=https://metalheadzone.com/killswitch-engage-prepares-for-2025-with-new-album-details/|title=Killswitch Engage Prepares For 2025 With New Album Details|publisher=Metalhead Zone|access-date=October 1, 2024|date=September 29, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/killswitch-engage-to-release-new-single-forever-aligned-on-wednesday|title=KILLSWITCH ENGAGE To Release New Single 'Forever Aligned' On Wednesday|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=November 19, 2024|date=November 18, 2024}}</ref>

In January 2025, the band release the single "I Believe", which became the band’s first ever song to reach the top 10 on the [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|US Mainstream Rock chart]] peaking at number 4.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-09 |title=Killswitch Engage catches first top-10 hit with ‘honey sweet’ single ‘I Believe’ – 98KUPD – Arizona's Real Rock |url=https://98kupd.com/killswitch-engage-catches-first-top-10-hit-with-honey-sweet-single-i-believe/ |access-date=2025-11-01 |website=98KUPD - Arizona's Real Rock |language=en-US}}</ref> On February 21, the band officially released ''This Consequence''. The album was met with favorable reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hickie |first=James |date=2025-02-18 |title=Album review: Killswitch Engage – This Consequence |url=https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-killswitch-engage-this-consequence |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}</ref> [[Blabbermouth.net|''Blabbermouth'']] writer Dom Lawson gave it a score of 9/10 and stated, "The greatest bands stay great. ''This Consequence'' is a triumph."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2025-02-18 |title=This Consequence |url=https://blabbermouth.net/reviews/this-consequence |access-date=2025-10-28 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref> They then went on tour in support of the album with [[Kublai Khan (band)|Kublai Khan TX]], [[Fit for a King (band)|Fit For a King]] and [[Frozen Soul]] supporting them.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Killswitch Engage Announce Spring 2025 Headline Tour {{!}} Metal Blade Records |url=https://www.metalblade.com/us/news/killswitch-engage-announce-spring-2025-headline-tour/ |access-date=2025-10-01 |language=en-US}}</ref> On June 5, they released a B side from the album, “Blood Upon the Ashes”, as a part of ''The Dogs of Hope'' compilation, with the benefits supporting an animal shelter in Alabama.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Gregory |title=Hear KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's new song "Blood Upon the Ashes" for 'Dogs of Hope' benefit album |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/premiere/killswitch-engages-blood-upon-the-ashes-dogs-of-hope/ |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=Revolver |language=en-US}}</ref> In October of 2025, they embarked on a UK/Ireland tour, with [[Hatebreed]] and [[Fit for an Autopsy|Fit For An Autopsy]] joining as support.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dunworth |first=Liberty |date=2025-05-06 |title=Killswitch Engage announce huge 2025 UK and European tour |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/killswitch-engage-announce-huge-2025-uk-and-european-tour-3860586 |access-date=2025-10-23 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Musical style, influences, and lyrical themes==
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Killswitch Engage's musical style has been described as a blend of "New England [[hardcore punk|hardcore]] and [[Swedish death metal]]",<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ditzel |first1=Eleanor |title=Killswitch Engage Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/killswitch-engage-mn0000771792#biography |website=AllMusic}}</ref> and has been categorized as [[metalcore]]<ref name="Killswitch Engage AMG" /><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/25-most-anticipated-metal-albums-of-2016-20665/killswitch-engage-31800/ |title=25 Most Anticipated Metal Albums of 2016 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |last1=Bienstock |first1=Richard |last2=Epstein |first2=Dan |last3=Geist |first3=Brandon |last4=Grow |first4=Kory |last5=Krovatin |first5=Christopher |last6=Wiederhorn |first6=Jon |date=January 12, 2016 |access-date=August 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/killswitch-engage-mn0000771792/biography |title=News CDs |work=[[The New York Times]] |last=Sanneh |first=Kelefa |date=November 20, 2006 |access-date=August 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2010/05/26/killswitch-engage-claymation/ |title=Least Creepy Claymation We've Seen In A While |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |last=Yates |first=Clinton |date=May 25, 2010 |access-date=August 21, 2018}}</ref><ref name="New Fury genres">{{cite web|url=https://thenewfury.com/on-their-album-as-daylight-dies-killswitch-engage-helped-shape-modern-metalcore/|title=This Fire Burns: On 'As Daylight Dies', Killswitch Engage helped to define modern metalcore|website=The New Fury|date=January 25, 2021|access-date=May 2, 2022 |author1=Newfurymedia }}</ref> and [[melodic metalcore]].<ref name="New Fury genres"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Sievers|url=https://killyourstereo.com/reviews/killswitch-engage-atonement/dxtja2ptbG8/13-08-19|title=Killswitch Engage / Atonement|website=Kill Your Stereo|date=August 12, 2019|access-date=May 2, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Laura|last=Wiebe|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/killswitch_engage-downsview_park_toronto_on_august_12|title=Killswitch Engage Downsview Park, Toronto ON August 12|website=Exclaim!|date=August 13, 2012|access-date=May 2, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Brown|url=https://www.kerrang.com/killswitch-engage-unleashed-new-teaser|title=Killswitch Engage Have "Unleashed" A New Teaser|website=Kerrang!|date=June 20, 2019|access-date=May 2, 2022}}</ref> Like some 2000s metalcore bands, Killswitch Engage vocally combine singing, [[Screaming (music)|screaming vocals]], and [[death growl|growls]] in their music.<ref name="Killswitch Engage AMG" /> In 2009, [[MTV]], while naming "The Greatest Metal Bands of All Time", said that Killswitch Engage have been "called one of the founders of metalcore".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/metal/greatest_metal_bands/071406/index13.jhtml |title=The Greatest Metal Bands of All Time |publisher=MTV |access-date=December 30, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091230134114/http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/metal/greatest_metal_bands/071406/index13.jhtml |archive-date=December 30, 2009}}</ref> Jason D. Taylor of [[AllMusic]] said ''Alive or Just Breathing'' is "a pure metal album that seemingly has ignored any fashionable trend and instead relies solely on skill and expertise to sculpt some of the meatiest heavy metal since the glory days of [[Metallica]] and [[Slayer]]."<ref name=" Alive or Just Breathing - Killswitch Engage">{{cite web
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Both current vocalist Jesse Leach and former vocalist [[Howard Jones (American musician)|Howard Jones]] write lyrics that are considered positive.<ref name="Worldablaze" /> Jesse Leach stated on ''[[(Set This) World Ablaze]]'', that the lyrics contain "unity, positivity, [and] love."<ref name="Worldablaze"/> On the lyrical themes of ''[[Killswitch Engage (2009 album)|Killswitch Engage]]'', [[Ultimate Guitar]] reviewer Amy Sciarretto noted:
{{cquote|Howard Jones has come into his own since 2004's ''[[The End of Heartache]]'', and he continues to hit the notes, wax about relationships, faith-issues and other relatable issue {{sic}} on this second self-titled effort.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/killswitch_engage/killswitch_engage_2009/index.html |title=Killswitch Engage (2009) Review |last=Sciarretto |first=Amy |date=June 30, 2009 |publisher=[[Ultimate Guitar]] |access-date=January 8, 2010}}</ref>}}

[[File:Patton FNM 2009 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Mike Patton]] is a major vocal influence of Killswitch Engage.]]

On Killswitch Engage's 2009 self-titled album, Howard Jones states the change in lyrical themes:
{{cquote|I've got enough to draw on to write some stuff that can be dark. Maybe there's still a hint of positivity in it, but there are some songs on there that are not positive at all.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/BLABBERMOUTH.NET/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=121841 |title=KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: Interview, Performance Footage From U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival Posted Online |date=June 12, 2009 |work=Blabbermouth.net |access-date=January 8, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
}} Killswitch Engage's influences include [[Van Halen]], [[Black Sabbath]], [[Fear Factory]], [[Carcass (band)|Carcass]], [[At the Gates]], [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]], [[Neurosis (band)|Neurosis]], [[Metallica]], [[Iron Maiden]], [[HIM (Finnish band)|HIM]], [[Megadeth]], [[Suicidal Tendencies]], [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]], [[Slayer]], [[Testament (band)|Testament]], [[Bad Brains]], [[Agnostic Front]], [[Leeway (band)|Leeway]], and [[Sick of It All]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dabelly.com/features/feature144.htm |title=Joel Stroetzel of Killswitch Engage |work=DaBelly |last=Schwartz |first=Dave |access-date=August 21, 2018 |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120172643/http://www.dabelly.com/features/feature144.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wsou.net/news/killswitchengageinteview.cfm#.W3ykBBTquMk |title=Killswitch Engage Interview |publisher=[[WSOU]] |author=Mike |date=August 9, 2015 |access-date=August 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/interview-adam-dutkiewicz-438800 |title=Interview: Adam Dutkiewicz |publisher=[[Music Radar]] |last=Laing |first=Rob |date=May 6, 2011 |access-date=August 21, 2018}}</ref> Both Leach and Jones cited [[Faith No More]] singer [[Mike Patton]] as their biggest influence.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=January 30, 2021|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/killswitch-engages-jesse-leach-why-i-love-angel-dust-by-faith-no-more|date=August 10, 2020 |title=Killswitch Engage's Jesse Leach: why I love Angel Dust by Faith No More|magazine=[[Metal Hammer]]|first=Jesse |last=Leach|publisher=Loudersound.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928213117/https://www.loudersound.com/features/killswitch-engages-jesse-leach-why-i-love-angel-dust-by-faith-no-more|archive-date=September 28, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=January 30, 2021|url=https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/entertainment/blogs/the-beat/2015/07/09/up-all-night-q-band-set-to-perform-at-el-pasos-tricky-falls/31514367/|title=Up all night: Q&A with Devil You Know vocalist Howard Jones; band set to perform at El Paso's Tricky Falls|date=July 9, 2015|location=Los Angeles, California|website=[[El Paso Times]]|quote=Question: Your voice is very unique in that you can go from very melodic to very heavy from one phrase to the next. Who are some of your influences and where did you learn to sing so melodically?<br />Howard Jones: I think, obviously, Mike Patton from Faith No More is a big one. ...}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=January 30, 2021|url=http://www.terrorverlag.com/interviews/killswitch-engage-howard-jones/|website=Terrorverlag.com|quote= ... I'd say that the band that probably influenced me more than any was probably Faith No More. Just because I listened to it so much, when they were active. ... I would say "The Last to Know" by Faith No More [is his favorite song to sing in the shower]! I sing that song in the shower all the time. And I actually wrote the chorus to the song "Breathe Life" on our album, I wrote that in the shower. (laughs) |first=Steffi |last=Mahsmann|title=KILLSWITCH ENGAGE (HOWARD JONES)|date=March 29, 2004|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171016184109/http://www.terrorverlag.com/interviews/killswitch-engage-howard-jones/|archive-date=October 16, 2017 }}</ref>

Jesse Leach has talked about the band's label of metalcore, stating: "I never liked the term 'metalcore.' I don't think it's an accurate representation of the wide variety of bands that get lumped under that category. But I get it. People have to categorize stuff and put it into their own little category so they can describe stuff to somebody else. I like to say we're more of a metal band. It is what it is. People are going to use that term whether I like it or not."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/killswitch_engages_leach_i_never_liked_term_metalcore_its_not_accurate_representation_of_all_bands_in_that_category.html|title=Killswitch Engage's Leach: I Never Liked Term 'Metalcore.' It's Not Accurate Representation of All Bands in That Category|website=Ultimate-guitar.com|access-date=17 August 2019}}</ref>

==Legacy==
Killswitch Engage has sold over four million records in the U.S. and has been considered notable within the New Wave of American Heavy Metal, and has also been considered one of the pioneers and leading forces of the metalcore genre, alongside other bands such as [[Converge (band)|Converge]], [[Hatebreed]], and [[Integrity]]. Their album [[Alive or Just Breathing|''Alive or Just Breathing'']] is often cited as a landmark album for the genre, being considered a foundational and highly influential record that helped define the metalcore in its early years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dick |first=Chris |date=2012-11-02 |title=Killswitch Engage - "Alive or Just Breathing" |url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2012/11/02/killswitch-engage-alive-or-just-breathing/ |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=Decibel Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-21 |title=21 Years Ago: Killswitch Engage Release ‘Alive or Just Breathing’ |url=https://loudwire.com/killswitch-engage-alive-or-just-breathing-anniversary/ |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref> Their 3rd album ''[[The End of Heartache]]'' is also credited with “kicking metalcore to the next level” as it showed the genre could be anthemic, emotional, and heavy, all at once.<ref>{{Cite web |last=updated |first=Stephen Hilllast |date=2020-07-25 |title=Killswitch Engage’s The End Of Heartache: the epic anthem that kicked metalcore to the next level |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/killswitch-engage-end-of-heartache-story-behind-song |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=Louder |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Heilman |first=Max |date=2024-05-11 |title=Twenty Years Ago, Killswitch Engage Perfected Melodic Metalcore with End of Heartache |url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2024/05/11/twenty-years-ago-killswitch-engage-perfected-melodic-metalcore-with-end-of-heartache/ |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=MetalSucks |language=en}}</ref> ''The End of Heartache'' and ''[[As Daylight Dies]]'' also helped push metalcore to a wider more mainstream audience.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Happy 20 Years to Killswitch Engage. – Heavy NYC {{!}} The Official Website for All Heavy Metal News in the NYC Area |url=http://heavy.nyc/2020/06/23/happy-20-years-to-killswitch-engage-m-m/ |access-date=2025-10-09 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=True |date=2025-01-30 |title=Melodic Metal Masters: The Legacy of Killswitch Engage |url=https://kentamplinvocalacademy.com/artists-bands/lead/killswitch-engage/ |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=KenTamplinVocalAcademy.com |language=en-US}}</ref> 

Bands like [[Bring Me the Horizon]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trapp |first=Philip|date=2022-02-22 |title=Oli Sykes Names the Album That First Got Him Into Metal |url=https://loudwire.com/bring-me-the-horizon-oli-sykes-names-band-that-first-got-him-into-metal/ |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref> [[Bullet for My Valentine]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Haseltine |first1=John |title=Interview with Bullet for my Valentine’s Michael “Moose” Thomas on Scream Aim Fire |url=https://ballbustermusic.com/2008/01/05/bullet-valentines-moose-on-scream-aim-fire/ |access-date=21 June 2025}}</ref> [[the Word Alive]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramirez |first=Carlos|date=2011-11-14 |title=Five Albums That Changed My Life: Tyler 'Telle' Smith of The Word Alive |url=https://noisecreep.com/five-albums-that-changed-my-life-telle-the-word-alive/ |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=Noisecreep |language=en}}</ref> [[Rise to Remain]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rauf |first=Raziq |title=BBC - Music - Review of Rise to Remain - City of Vultures |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/wdhf/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Miss May I]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-09-28 |title=SHUMedia - Music - Interview: Miss May I |url=http://shu-media.co.uk/music/interview-miss-may-i/ |access-date=2024-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928073331/http://shu-media.co.uk/music/interview-miss-may-i/ |archive-date=September 28, 2015 }}</ref> [[The Ghost Inside (band)|The Ghost Inside]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Ghost Inside: Getting and Giving |url=http://www.loudmag.com.au/content/the-ghost-inside-getting-and-giving |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908232254/http://www.loudmag.com.au/content/the-ghost-inside-getting-and-giving |archive-date=2014-09-08 |access-date=2025-10-23 |website=www.loudmag.com.au}}</ref> [[Impending Doom#Musical style and influences|Impending Doom]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Impending Doom Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & M... |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/impending-doom-mn0001926446 |access-date=2025-10-23 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref> [[Trivium (band)|Trivium]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trivium - 'The Crusade' CD Review |url=https://www.metalunderground.com/reviews/details.cfm?releaseid=520 |access-date=2025-10-23 |website=MetalUnderground.com |language=en}}</ref> and [[Bad Wolves]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-12 |title=Bad Wolves' Tommy Vext on the Harrowing Story of 'Remember When' |url=https://loudwire.com/bad-wolves-tommy-vext-remember-when/ |access-date=2025-10-23 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref> have cited Killswitch Engage as an influence. ''[[Forbes|Forbes magazine]]'' wrote “Killswitch Engage paved the sonic roadmap for what a vast majority of modern metal would use for years to come.”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singer |first=Quentin Thane |title=Jesse Leach Talks ‘This Consequence’ And 25 Years Of Killswitch Engage |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/quentinsinger/2025/02/19/jesse-leach-talks-this-consequence-and-25-years-of-killswitch-engage/ |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

== Side projects ==
[[File:"Times Of Grace Live!.jpg|thumb|Jesse Leach, Joel Stroetzel and Adam Dutkiewicz performing as [[Times of Grace]] in 2011]]
While [[Adam Dutkiewicz]] was recovering from his back injury in 2007, he wrote new material which he later recorded and demoed at home. Dutkiewicz later contacted [[Jesse Leach]], who was away from Killswitch Engage at the time, about writing lyrics and recording vocals. This resulted in a side project called [[Times of Grace]], which began recording material in 2008 and has since released two albums.<ref>{{Cite web |last=published |first=Rich Chamberlain |date=2010-10-15 |title=Interview: Killswitch Engage's Adam D returns to the kit with Times Of Grace |url=https://www.musicradar.com/rhythm/interview-killswitch-engages-adam-d-returns-to-the-kit-with-times-of-grace-284843 |access-date=2025-10-28 |website=MusicRadar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Times Of Grace Celebrate 10th Anniversary + Tease New Album's Release - Wall Of Sound |url=https://www.wallofsoundau.com/new-music/times-of-grace-celebrate-10th-anniversary-tease-new-albums-release |access-date=2025-10-28 |website=www.wallofsoundau.com |language=en}}</ref> Fellow bandmate [[Joel Stroetzel]] has also served as a touring member in the past.<ref>{{Cite web |title="TIMES OF GRACE Announces Touring Lineup". Blabbermouth.net. January 25, 2011. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. |url=https://archive.today/20120629132415/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=152767}}</ref> Dutkiewicz is also a record producer and has produced every single Killswitch Engage album besides their second [[Killswitch Engage (2009 album)|self titled]] in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Putnam |first=Rob |date=2017-02-06 |title=Producer Crosstalk: Adam Dutkiewicz - Music Connection Magazine |url=https://www.musicconnection.com/producer-adam-dutkiewicz/ |access-date=2025-10-28 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Adam Dutkiewicz |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/269117-Adam-Dutkiewicz |access-date=2025-10-28 |website=Discogs |language=en}}</ref>

[[Mike D'Antonio]], is a [[graphic artist]] and has played a part in the design of all of Killswitch Engage's album artwork and tour merchandise.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-10-15 |title=Mike D'Antonio: From Bassist to Graphic Designer, From Killswitch Engage to Baptized in Blood {{!}} Roadrunner Records |url=http://us.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/Mike-DAntonio-From-Bassist-to-Graphic-Designer-From-Killswitch-Engage-to-Baptized-in-Blood |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808120249/http://us.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/Mike-DAntonio-From-Bassist-to-Graphic-Designer-From-Killswitch-Engage-to-Baptized-in-Blood |archive-date=2016-08-08 |access-date=2025-10-28 |work=Roadrunner Records}}</ref> He also started his own band [[Death Ray Vision]] in 2011 and has since released 3 albums with the group.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Death Ray Vision |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/3592129-Death-Ray-Vision |access-date=2025-10-28 |website=Discogs |language=en}}</ref>

[[Justin Foley]] started Lybica, a four-piece instrumental post-rock/metal band, in 2020. His primary role is guitarist, but he played both guitar and drums on their self-titled album, which was released on September 16, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bio |url=https://www.lybicaband.com/bio |access-date=2025-10-28 |website=Lybica |language=en-US}}</ref>  When he is not touring, Foley has served as a freelance orchestral musician with many Connecticut symphony orchestras, such as the Waterbury Symphony and New Britain Symphony.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Drummer |first=Modern |date=2011-05-05 |title=Justin Foley: Killswitch Engage’s Rulebreaker |url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/2011/05/justin-foley-killswitch-engages-rulebreaker/ |access-date=2025-10-28 |website=Modern Drummer Magazine |language=en}}</ref>

Jesse Leach has also sporadically made ambient music since 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-21 |title=Jesse Leach Makes Ambient Music Now + It's Perfectly Soothing |url=https://loudwire.com/killswitch-engage-jesse-leach-ambient-music-way-back-within/ |access-date=2025-10-28 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref>

==Band members==
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File:Killswitch Engage - Wacken Open Air 2023 04.jpg|Mike D'Antonio
File:Killswitch Engage - Wacken Open Air 2023 09.jpg|Adam Dutkiewicz
File:Killswitch Engage - Wacken Open Air 2023 33.jpg|Joel Stroetzel
File:Killswitch Engage - Wacken Open Air 2023 03.jpg|Jesse Leach
File:Killswitch Engage - Wacken Open Air 2023 17.jpg|Justin Foley
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'''Current'''
* [[Mike D'Antonio]] – bass <small>(1999–present)</small>
* [[Adam Dutkiewicz]] – lead guitar <small>(2002–present)</small>; vocals <small>(1999–present)</small>; drums <small>(1999–2002)</small>
* [[Joel Stroetzel]] – rhythm guitar <small>(1999–2000, 2001–present)</small>, lead guitar <small>(1999–2002)</small>, backing vocals <small>(2002–present)</small>
* [[Jesse Leach]] – lead vocals <small>(1999–2002, 2010 (live), 2012–present)</small>
* [[Justin Foley]] – drums <small>(2003–present)</small>
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'''Former'''
* Pete Cortese – rhythm guitar <small>(2000–2001)</small>
* Tom Gomes – drums <small>(2002–2003)</small>
* [[Howard Jones (American musician)|Howard Jones]] – lead vocals <small>(2002–2012)</small>

'''Live'''
* [[Peter Wichers]] – lead guitar <small>(2007)</small><ref>{{Cite web |last=NME |date=2007-01-16 |title=Killswitch Engage explain tour postponement |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/killswitch-engage-1348802 |access-date=2025-09-21 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[Patrick Lachman]] – lead guitar, backing vocals <small>(2007)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ex-damageplan-singer-to-play-guitar-for-killswitch-engage/|title=Ex-DAMAGEPLAN Singer To Play Guitar For KILLSWITCH ENGAGE|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=February 20, 2007|access-date=April 17, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Philip Labonte]] – lead vocals <small>(2010)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://noisecreep.com/howard-jones-leaves-killswitch-engage-tour-phil-labonte-takes-o/|title=Howard Jones Leaves Killswitch Engage Tour, Phil Labonte Takes Over|website=[[Noisecreep]]|first=Chris|last=Harris|date=February 10, 2010|access-date=February 27, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Jordan Mancino]] – drums <small>(2013)</small><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/av/heres-footage-of-killswitch-engage-performing-with-as-i-lay-dying-drummer-jordan-mancino|title=Here's Footage of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Performing With AS I LAY DYING Drummer Jordan Mancino|work=Metal Injection|first=Robert|last=Pasbani|date=July 31, 2013|access-date=October 27, 2016}}</ref>
* Josh Mihlek – rhythm guitar <small>(2019)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2019/02/17/news/killswitch-engages-joel-stroetzel-exits-tour-early-for-family-emergency-replacement-announced/|title=Killswitch Engage's Joel Stroetzel Exits Tour Early For Family Emergency, Replacement Announced|publisher=ThePRP|date=February 17, 2019|access-date=February 17, 2019}}</ref>
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'''Timeline'''
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==Discography==
{{Main|Killswitch Engage discography}}

* ''[[Killswitch Engage (2000 album)|Killswitch Engage]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Alive or Just Breathing]]'' (2002)
* ''[[The End of Heartache]]'' (2004)
* ''[[As Daylight Dies]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Killswitch Engage (2009 album)|Killswitch Engage]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Disarm the Descent]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Incarnate (Killswitch Engage album)|Incarnate]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Atonement (Killswitch Engage album)|Atonement]]'' (2019)
* ''[[This Consequence]]'' (2025)

==Awards and nominations==
'''Grammy Award'''
{{awards table}}
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2005 || The End of Heartache || Best Metal Performance || {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2005/grammys.htm|title=Rock On The Net: 47th Annual Grammy Awards – 2005|website=Rockonthenet.com|access-date=August 17, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Loudwire Grammy">{{Cite web|first=Graham|last=Hartmann|url=https://loudwire.com/killswitch-engage-react-2014-grammy-nod/|title=Killswitch Engage React to 2014 Grammy Nod|website=Loudwire|date=December 9, 2013|access-date=May 2, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2014 || In Due Time || Best Metal Performance || {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|<ref name="Loudwire Grammy"/>
|-
| 2019 || Unleashed || Best Metal Performance || {{nom}}
{{end}}

'''Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards'''
{{awards table}}
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2004 || Killswitch Engage || Best International Act || {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/metal_hammer_award_nominees_announced.html|title=Metal Hammer Award Nominees Announced|website=Ultimate Guitar|date=May 4, 2004|access-date=May 3, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2004 || The End of Heartache || Best Album || {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bravewords.com/news/metal-hammer-awards-announced-madness-ensues|title=Metal Hammer Awards Announced, Madness Ensues|website=Bravewords|date=June 9, 2004|access-date=May 3, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2007 || Killswitch Engage || Best International Band || {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/bullet-for-my-valentine-booed-at-metal-hammer-golden-gods-awards|title=Bullet For My Valentine Booed At Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=June 12, 2007|access-date=May 3, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2014 || Killswitch Engage || Best Live Band || {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-avenged-sevenfold-killswitch-engage-honored-at-metal-hammer-golden-gods-awards|title=Iron Maiden, Avenged Sevenfold, Killswitch Engage Honored At Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=June 16, 2014|access-date=May 3, 2022}}</ref>
{{end}}

'''Boston Music Awards'''
{{awards table}}
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2005 || Killswitch Engage || Hard Rock Band of the Year || {{won}}
|<ref> https://bostonmusicawards.com/bma/boston-music-awards-2005/ </ref>
|-
| 2007 || Killswitch Engage || Outstanding Metal/Hardcore Band of the Year || {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|<ref name="Boston Music Awards 1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/killswitch-engage-honored-at-boston-music-awards/|title=Killswitch Engage Honored At Boston Music Awards|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=December 5, 2007|access-date=May 3, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2007 || Killswitch Engage || Act of the Year || {{won}}
|-
| 2007 || As Daylight Dies || Album of the Year (Major) || {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|<ref name="Boston Music Awards 2">{{Cite web|first=Carly|last=Carioli|url=https://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2007/10/24/2007-boston-music-award-nominations-announced.aspx|title=2007 Boston Music Award Nominations Announced|website=The Phoenix|date=October 24, 2007|access-date=May 3, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2007 || Howard Jones || National Male Vocalist of the Year || {{nom}}
{{end}}
'''Metalstorm Awards'''
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Nominee / work
!Award
!Result
!Ref.
|-
|2009
|Killswitch Engage
|The Best Metalcore Album
|{{Nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Metal Storm Awards 2009 |url=https://metalstorm.net/awards/archive.php?year=2009 |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=Metal Storm |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2013
|Disarm The Descent
|The Best Hardcore / Metalcore / Deathcore
|{{Nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Metal Storm Awards 2013 |url=https://metalstorm.net/awards/archive.php?year=2013 |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=Metal Storm |language=en}}</ref>
|}
'''Bandit Rock Awards'''

{{award table}}
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference }}
|-
| 2009
| Killswitch Engage 
| Best international album
| {{won}}
| <ref> https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/in-flames-killswitch-engage-sonic-syndicate-honored-at-bandit-rock-awards/ </ref>
{{end}}

'''Loudwire Music Awards'''
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Nominee / work
!Award
!Result
!<abbr>Ref.</abbr>
|-
|2013
|Disarm the Descent
|Metal Album of the Year
| {{Nom}}
| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-02-11 |title=3rd Annual Loudwire Music Awards: Complete Winners List |url=https://loudwire.com/3rd-annual-loudwire-music-awards-winners-list/ |access-date=2025-10-11 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2013
|In Due Time
|Metal Song of the Year
| {{Nom}}
|-
|2013
|Killswitch Engage
|Metal Band of the Year
| {{Nom}}
|-
|2016
|Incarnate 
|Best Metal Album
| {{Nom}} 
| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Childers |first=Chad ChildersChad |date=2017-01-10 |title=6th Annual Loudwire Music Awards: Complete Winners List |url=https://loudwire.com/6th-annual-loudwire-music-awards-complete-winners-list/ |access-date=2025-10-11 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|Killswitch Engage 
|Best Metal Band of the Year
| {{Nom}} 
|-
|2016
|Jesse Leach 
|Best Vocalist of the Year
|{{Nom}}
|}
'''Decibel Hall of Fame'''
{{award table}}
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference }}
|-
| 2012
| Alive or Just Breathing 
| Decibel Hall of Fame
| {{won|Inducted}}
| <ref> https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2012/11/02/killswitch-engage-alive-or-just-breathing/ </ref>
{{end}}
'''Revolver''' '''Music Awards'''
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Nominee / work
!Award
!Result
!<abbr>Ref.</abbr>
|-
|2016
|Jesse Leach
|Best Vocalist
|{{Nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=wookubus |date=2016-12-14 |title=Here's Who Won At The 2016 'Revolver Music Awards' |url=https://www.theprp.com/2016/12/13/news/heres-won-2016-revolver-music-awards/ |access-date=2025-10-11 |website=Theprp.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

'''AntyRadio Rock Awards'''
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Nominee / work
!Award
!Result
!Ref.
|-
|2018
|Kill Switch Engage
|Best Concert by a Foreign Star
|{{Nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-21 |title=Najlepszy rockowy koncert zagranicznej gwiazdy w Polsce w 2018 [WYNIKI SONDY] - Antyradio |url=https://www.antyradio.pl/muzyka/Rock-News/Najlepszy-rockowy-koncert-zagranicznej-gwiazdy-w-Polsce-w-2018-WYNIKI-SONDY-28033 |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=www.antyradio.pl |language=pl}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

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