Machine Head release surprise new 2-track single with Killswitch Engage’s Jesse Leach

Bay Area metal icons Machine Head have released ‘Civil Unrest’, a 2-song digital single, featuring A-side, ‘Stop The Bleeding’ and B-side, ‘Bulletproof’, with the former featuring additional guest vocals from Killswitch Engage frontman, Jesse Leach. This pair of fierce protest anthems were both written days after the back-to-back murders of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery. … Continue reading Machine Head release surprise new 2-track single with Killswitch Engage’s Jesse Leach

2019 Crew Review: Ross Green – Deputy Editor-in-Chief

I said this last year but it seems like only yesterday I put this together for last year. It’s something I always look forward to – the chance to draw the line under the year and look forward to the next. For me, I didn’t review quite as many albums as last year for a … Continue reading 2019 Crew Review: Ross Green – Deputy Editor-in-Chief

Gig Review: Killswitch Engage – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow (17th October 2019)

What do you do when you release one of the best albums of 2019? Tour it, of course! Right at the start of their UK and European dates, Killswitch Engage are back in Glasgow, landing with an almighty wallop and selling out the Barrowlands. Sadly I missed the support acts due to the minor inconvenience … Continue reading Gig Review: Killswitch Engage – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow (17th October 2019)

Interview: Justin Foley (Killswitch Engage)

As the band rampaged across the UK, we manage to get Killswitch sticksmith Justin Foley to stop hitting things for a few minutes and answer some of our questions... Now that Atonement has been out for a while, what was the reaction to it? I guess pretty good. I can only base it on crowd … Continue reading Interview: Justin Foley (Killswitch Engage)

Album Review: Killswitch Engage – Atonement

Killswitch Engage have gotten the act of releasing an album down to a fine art. A few years after the last one and just as you’re ready for something new from them, boom, it lands squarely in your lap. True to form, Atonement hits that mark just as squarely as the last few have. And … Continue reading Album Review: Killswitch Engage – Atonement

Killswitch Engage announce new album and tour, release “Unleashed”

Grammy-nominated, Gold-selling metal heavyweights Killswitch Engage have announced their eighth album Atonement, out August 16th via Music For Nations. The album is available for pre-order here. The band have also shared the first song "Unleashed" - watch the visualizer for the song below. Singer Jesse Leach explains: Unleashed is about inner passion and rage coming … Continue reading Killswitch Engage announce new album and tour, release “Unleashed”