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Disembodied
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Machine Head
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Sevendust
The Step Kings
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LIFTED
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Alternative Metal
Thrash Metal
Heavy Metal

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	As Daylight Dies Released: 2007

Biography

The quartet that came together and created Killswitch Engage already had strong foundations in a fan base. Mike D'Antonio (bass) was the main man in a band called overcast. He was the lead songwriter and generally led the band. On the splitting of the group D’Antonio wanted to find a set of musicians that would be able to incorporate the extremes of the heaviest metal to the most beautiful melodies. During the summer of 1999, D'Antonio discovered Adam Dutkiewitz, who was the drummer for a band called Aftershock and Joel Stroetzela also a member of the same outfit. Jesse Leach, vocalist for Corrin and Nothing Stays Gold joined amd they became Killswitch engage.
Killswitch Engage made its debut by opening for In Flames during their tour. The Ferret label heard this and were impressed by the way the extremes of music were combined. Ferret released Killswitch Engage's debut album in June 2000 and it immediately began capturing rave reviews.

With their heavy riffery low growls mixed with the sweet sounding voices the album took the genre by storm. Mainly the riffs would chug along at a high pace with everyone else keeping up with the guitar. The intesity does not go away!

During 2001, the band recorded a song that was to be placed on a live album that featured other bands with the heavy aspect of music. This song was called Numbered Days. This song later featured on the album Alive or Just Breathing. Recorded at the Zing Studio in Westfield, MA. The album includes favourites such as "Self-Revolution," "Just Barely Breathing," and a re-recorded version of "Temple From the Within."

After this the band took a strange twist. Losing members and gaining others they went back into the studio and recorded the recent release (2004) END OF HEARTACHE. This album again featured the extremes but the songs appear to have a greater depth. Especially the title track is almost epic! No doubt with the renewed vigour of the band with chopping and changing members they will go on and release more albums with the same depth and quality of this recent release.

Bio written by: uglow

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HAHAHAHA OMG..the other day i saw 36 crazyfists, twelve tribes and from first to last...and Howard jones just jukmped on to the stage with 12 tribes and started singing along..i was like WHAAAATT???? and got excited!!!!!hahaha and then he threw brock lindow of 36cf into the crowd for a laugh...howard is built like a BRICK SHIT HOUSE!!!	skank_dog

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dude howard is a big fuckin dude	SOADfreak
lol he is	theusedslave
he is a HUGE fucking dude...i wouldnt like to bump into him in a dark alley way!!! noo sir eeee !!!	skank_dog
yeah, i've seen him in concert...from a distance he doesnt look very big but when you get close he's pretty big. I'm big myself...but he'd probly kick my ass.	RAPsucksASS
hell yeah..hes huge and got loadsa scary tats and stuff!!!! hahahaha	skank_dog
dgetgr	derith_89th2
Has anyone heard of a band called twelve tribes?? i think they are quite good friends with Howard jones and Killswitch...?? AND they are AWESOME live.. you should check them out for SURE if you like killswitches albums pre End of Heartache :P ♥	skank_dog
I saw on the (set this) world ablaze dvd, Howard pick a kid up by the belt when he was divivng off the stage. Like he grabbed him out of mid air, and the scrawny hardcore kid was dangling like a fly caught in a black widow's web. Howard the Black widow.sigh*	J-spot
"I'm big myself...but he'd probly kick my ass." It's NO secret that anybody can kick your ass! PURE FACT	AzN_HiPhOp_bOi
who cares about anything else all that matters is I LOVE KILLSWITCH!! MOTHERFUCKERS	Lifted_Goddamnit