---
title: "Killswitch Engage"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/killswitch-engage"
genre: "Metalcore"
country: "United States"
formed: 1999
---

# Killswitch Engage

**Killswitch Engage** is a metalcore band, from United States, active 1999 to present.

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 was the band's lead vocalist from 2002 to 2012.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killswitch_Engage

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Killswitch Engage |
| Genre | Metalcore |
| Parent genre | Metalcore |
| Origin | Westfield, United States |
| Formed | 1999 |
| Releases in catalog | 12 |

## Genres

[Metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/metalcore-classic) · [Melodic Metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-metalcore)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Adam Dutkiewicz](https://themetalnet.com/musician/adam-dutkiewicz) | Background vocals, Guitar, Membranophone | 1999 to present | Current |
| [Justin Foley](https://themetalnet.com/musician/justin-foley) | Membranophone | 2003 to present | Current |
| [Mike D’Antonio](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-d-antonio) | Bass guitar | 1999 to present | Current |
| [Jesse Leach](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jesse-leach) | Lead vocals | 1999 to present | Current |
| [Joel Stroetzel](https://themetalnet.com/musician/joel-stroetzel) | Guitar | 1999 to present | Current |
| [Howard Jones](https://themetalnet.com/musician/howard-jones) | Lead vocals | 2002 to 2011 | Former |
| [Pete Cortese](https://themetalnet.com/musician/pete-cortese) | Guitar | 2000 to 2001 | Former |
| [Tom Gomes](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tom-gomes) | Membranophone | 2002 to 2003 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2000 | [Killswitch Engage](https://themetalnet.com/album/e56b8db5-9f49-3f6e-944c-5ea268dbdaf8) | Album |
| 2002 | [Alive or Just Breathing](https://themetalnet.com/album/f2f3d37e-7099-37c4-8e94-085b3b4a374a) | Album |
| 2004 | [The End of Heartache](https://themetalnet.com/album/7fef0d18-8c73-3c82-811c-a62a0a92859d) | Album |
| 2005 | [(Set This) World Ablaze](https://themetalnet.com/album/e482e885-dcca-4194-a625-60400660e8e4) | EP |
| 2006 | [As Daylight Dies](https://themetalnet.com/album/eeb3218d-10ae-3875-8b3a-ce282697d419) | Album |
| 2007 | [The End of Heartache](https://themetalnet.com/album/cbfb2d2c-d47e-486b-8ec0-517df087ceba) | EP |
| 2009 | [Killswitch Engage](https://themetalnet.com/album/db41b2ab-0b74-4026-a8ab-12fb2db21086) | Album |
| 2013 | [Disarm the Descent](https://themetalnet.com/album/39e28a85-1c93-4b14-889f-64966d05b492) | Album |
| 2016 | [Incarnate](https://themetalnet.com/album/1dd0ecff-1c2f-4ede-97bc-3a90cae140c3) | Album |
| 2019 | [Atonement](https://themetalnet.com/album/cc0964a8-05c0-4d02-a178-1c7efbad1607) | Album |
| 2020 | [Atonement II B-Sides for Charity](https://themetalnet.com/album/2907829c-87d2-49db-b420-014fdbc92afd) | EP |
| 2025 | [This Consequence](https://themetalnet.com/album/6ff0ce32-df86-4422-ac82-f37de5ef69ba) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Slipknot](https://themetalnet.com/band/slipknot) (listened together)
- [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together)
- [Disturbed](https://themetalnet.com/band/disturbed) (listened together)
- [In Flames](https://themetalnet.com/band/in-flames) (listened together)
- [Trivium](https://themetalnet.com/band/trivium) (listened together)
- [Korn](https://themetalnet.com/band/korn) (listened together)
- [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together)
- [Bullet for My Valentine](https://themetalnet.com/band/bullet-for-my-valentine) (listened together)
- [Avenged Sevenfold](https://themetalnet.com/band/avenged-sevenfold) (listened together)
- [Linkin Park](https://themetalnet.com/band/linkin-park) (listened together)
- [Lamb of God](https://themetalnet.com/band/lamb-of-god) (listened together)
- [All That Remains](https://themetalnet.com/band/all-that-remains) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- x: https://twitter.com/kseofficial
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/killswitchengage
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/killswitchengagetv
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/37394IP6uhnjIpsawpMu4l
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Killswitch_Engage/3075
- bandcamp: https://killswitchengage.bandcamp.com/
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/killswitchengage/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/2124
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/14268438

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/killswitch-engage](https://themetalnet.com/band/killswitch-engage). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt