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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
FOREFATHERS OF
METALCORE
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE IS (FROM LEFT): ADAM DUTKIEWICZ (LEAD GUITAR), JESSE LEACH (VOCALS),
JUSTIN FOLEY (DRUMS), JOEL STROETZEL (RHYTHM GUITAR) AND MIKE DʼANTONIO (BASS
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ver since transcending their Westfield, Massachusetts
roots and working their way to a position
of prominence in the metal music firmament,
thinking man’s metalcore band Killswitch Engage have
made it their business to keep growing creatively and
hang in for the long run.
Despite some issues in the past that have resulted
in original lead vocalist Jesse Leach leaving the band
only to return after being replaced by Howard Jones
for a nine-year period, they have stayed together and
on track. The current Killswitch Engage line-up also
includes guitarists Joel Stroetzel and Adam Dutkiewicz,
bassist Mike D’Antonio and drummer Justin Foley.
The band’s latest album Incarnate (Warner/Roadrunner)
has been a critical and fan favourite since its
release and has been praised for the politically and socially
pertinent themes the record’s lyrics have featured.
D’Antonio and his band mates feel the new project is
their best yet and proves to their fans the band has lots
left to say.
“There was quite a bit of time between the last record
and Disarm The Descent (2013) to mull over possibly a
new line of work and that’s why I think that album is
very aggressive, we weren’t sure if we were ever going
to do another record again. I know I was writing stuff
that if we did put out another record it would be pretty
brutal. One thing lead to another, Jesse joined the band
and we put out that record and we’ve done another one
now, we’re on that second, the next one and it’s just
stress free,” D’Antonio told maytherockbewithyou.com.
The jolt of creative adrenaline that seems to have
been driving Jesse Leach as a songwriting talent this
time out undoubtedly both reassured the band that the
road was clear ahead and fired them up motivationally
as well. Mike and the band found themselves all smiles
when they listened to a final playback before the album’s
release.
“From the very first song that Jesse sent us with lyrics
put down worry free, we were really stoked and we
were all excited. We said ‘you’re on a great path here, so
let’s just keep it going’ and luckily he did. I really can’t
find fault with many of the lyrics on the new record at
all and it’s just really exciting to have someone as creative
as him in the mix. When you turn back after the
mastering is done and you still have a smile on your
face it’s a pretty awesome feeling.”
D’Antonio knows that even as the band has established
itself as a force to be reckoned with both in the
studio and out on the road playing for the fans, time
is inevitably still ticking away. With the passing of the
years there’s been miles put on the clock but the members
of Killswitch Engage also realize that time and the
road have made them a stronger unit.
“Definitely more grey hairs and in that way we’ve
definitely gotten more elderly than we were before. We
just know each other’s strengths and weaknesses. We’re
one of those bands that hasn’t gone through too many
member changes and we know our parts in the band.
We rely on each other a lot, which is great that you have
that sort of backup and support from your dudes.”
Currently in the midst of a very extensive touring
schedule that will see them working concert hall and
festival stages across North America, Europe and the
UK between now and the end of the year, Killswitch Engage
are enjoying the opportunity to tour Incarnate to
the fans. And as D’Antonio is quick to point out, it’s the
constants in the band that have helped them weather
the changes and the years so well.
“I learn new things every day from those guys as far
as instrumentation. They’re just so knowledgeable and
I’m so not so it’s really like a learning experience every
time we practise. Every time we hang out those guys
just show off and I pick up new things here and there
all the time. It’s just a very creative learning experience.”
- Rod Nicholson
London Music Hall. Killswitch Engage, wsg Memphis May Fire
and 36 Crazyfists, rock on Tuesday, April 19, 6:30 p.m. Call (519)
432-1107 for info.
THE LISTINGS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9
FRI. APRIL 22
765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Karaoke/Racing The Low
AEOLIAN HALL-Gordie MacKeeman & His Rhythm Boys
(8pm)
BACKDRAFTS-C & The Gigmasters
BYRON LEGION-Trivia Night w/Jeff (7pm)
CALL THE OFFICE-CATL/Daddy Long Legs/Hiroshima Hearts
DAWGHOUSE PUB-The Geoff Masse Band
EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL –Butch Haller
FIONN MacCOOL’S-The Stacy Zegers Duo
FITZRAYS-The Mammals
FOX & FIDDLE-Karaoke w/Joe
GORDY’S BREWHOUSE-Country Showcase
GRINNING GATOR-Ken The Zen/White Fire Reed/Bad Reed/
Innersha
JIMBO’S PUB & EATERY –Karaoke w/Maggie (10pm)
LONDON MUSIC CLUB- Acoustyle Open Mic (8pm)/
LONDON WINE BAR-Rick Taylor (8pm)
MOLLY BLOOM’S – Mike O’Brien Band
MONGOLIAN MARTINI BAR-DJ Double A/Neoteric
MOOSE LODGE-Karaoke (8pm)
NORMA JEAN’S-Second Chance
OLIVE R. TWISTS-DJ Alpha Soundcrew
OLG SLOTS-Live DJ (8pm)
POACHER’S ARMS-Spoonmen
ROXBURY-DJ Hex
RICHMOND TAVERN-Ataxia/We Are Human/Thunder
Bitchin’/Ironbound/Grimm/Last Ch4nc3
RUM RUNNERS-Bear Mountain/Wolf Saga/VYB (8pm)
SCOTS CORNER-Sole Motive
TALBOT ST. WHISKY HOUSE-Paul Langille (6-9pm)
VIC TAVERN-The Nathan Ouellette Band
WINDERMERE MANOR-Barry Usher & Nevin Campbell
WINKS EATERY-Don Campbell
WORTLEY- Sons Of Sandford
YUK YUK’S- Graham Kay/Mayce Galoni/Ted Morris (8pm)
SAT. APRIL 23
765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Karaoke/Family Values Tribute
Show
AEOLIAN HALL-Emm Gryner/Sarah Smith (8pm)
BYRON LEGION-Rockinitis (8pm)
CANADIAN CORPS.-Acoustic Jam (3-6pm)
CHIL YOGURT BAR-Coco Slade (8pm)
CROSSINGS GRILL (HYDE PARK)- Kyle Geraghty
CROSSINGS GRILL (LAMBETH)-Chris Schramek
DAWGHOUSE PUB-The Thing From Outer Space/The Calrizians/The
Surfrajettes
EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL- The Kabobs (3-6pm)/RumbleFish
FIONN MacCOOL’S-Justin Plet
FIRESIDE-David Usselman
FITZRAYS-Twin Finn
FOREST CITY COMMUNITY CHURCH-Forest City Fire/Forefront/Cruisin’/Pieces
Of Eight (7pm)
GORDY’S BREWHOUSE-Three Step Snake
GRINNING GATOR- Cindy Kilmer/Justine Chantale Chadillion/Katrina
Modesti (4pm)/Demrick/The Doom Squad/
Greedy Grin/Swisha T/Sean White/Filthy & O-Beast/
Wycked Truth/Dabs
HENRY’S-Rhapsody Rebelz
JACK’S-Jason Mercer
LONDON ALE HOUSE-The Kate Channer Band
LONDON MUSIC CLUB-David Francey (7:30pm)/Buttonfly/
The Aforementioned (8:30pm)
LONDON WINE BAR-Rick Taylor (8pm)
MOLLY BLOOM’S – Mike O’Brien Band
MOOSE LODGE-The Les Holmes Band (1-4pm)
NORMA JEAN’S-Thunderstruck/Rev. Freddie & The Southern
Boys
OLG SLOTS-Live DJ (8pm)
PLAYERS ATHLETIC LAGER CO.-UFC
POACHER’S ARMS-Patrick James Clark
POLISH HALL- DJ Wolfeman (8pm)
RICHMOND TAVERN-The Rizdales (4pm)/Bullet Tooth Tony/
Starbucket/Cross The Stream
SAINT JAMES WESTMINSTER ANGLICAN CHURCH-Brassroots
(7:30pm)
ST. REGIS TAVERN-Rhyme ’n’ Reason Bluegrass
SWAG LOUNGE-Live DJ (8pm)
VIC TAVERN-The Shawn Cowan Band
VICTORY LEGION-County Road Trio (2-6pm)/Brett Baker
(8pm)
WINKS EATERY-UFC
WORTLEY- The Chris Trowell Band
YUK YUK’S- Graham Kay/Mayce Galoni/Ted Morris (8pm)
SUN. APRIL 24
765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Acoustic Brunch Sundays
(Noon)/Karaoke
CHAUCER’S PUB-The Canal Street String Band (7:30pm)
EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL-Sunday Jam (3pm)
GRINNING GATOR-Karaoke
LAVISH-DJ Pablo
POACHER’S ARMS-Board Game Night
RICHMOND-Karaoke w/Lizzy
TALBOT ST. WHISKEY HOUSE-Seline Arsenault/Hollow Romance/Laura
Gagnon (4pm)
VICTORY LEGION- Sunday Jamboree (1-4:30pm)
WINKS EATERY-Karaoke
WORTLEY- Chris Murphy & The Village Blues Band wsg/
Chad Vanesse (4pm)
MON. APRIL 25
765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Village Sounds Open Mic Jam
(8pm)/Karaoke
CAREY’S-Open Mic Night
GRINNING GATOR-Open Mic w/Stu
POACHER’S ARMS-Open Mic Comedy
VIC TAVERN-Karaoke w/Jeffy B.
TUES. APRIL 26
765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Karaoke
GORDY’S BREWHOUSE-Open Mic Night
GRINNING GATOR-Metal Nite
JIMBO’S PUB & EATERY –Karaoke w/Maggie (8pm)
MOOSE LODGE-Karaoke (7-11pm)
POACHER’S ARMS-Trivia w/Richie
TALBOT ST. WHISKEY HOUSE-Rockaoke w/Father Nelson
VICTORY LEGION-County Road (8pm)
WINKS EATERY-R&R Bingo
WED. APRIL 27
765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Karaoke
AEOLIAN HALL-Joel Plaskett Emergency (8pm)
EAST VILLAGE ARTS CO-OP-Jo Passed/Animal Vegetable
Mineral (8:30pm)
FITZRAYS-Indie Jam Night w/Hollow Romance
GORDY’S BREWHOUSE-Karaoke
GRINNING GATOR-Karaoke
JIMBO’S PUB & EATERY – Open Blues Jam w/The Stanley
Brown Blues Band (8:30pm)
LAVISH-Karaoke w/DJ Amy
O’MALLEY’S-Karaoke w/Music Central (8pm)
POACHER’S ARMS-Open Mic w/Corey
ROXBURY-Open Jam w/Shawn Cowan
popculture
WINKS EATERY-Pubstumpers Trivia (8:30pm)
THURS. APRIL 28
765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Karaoke
AEOLIAN HALL-Joel Plaskett Emergency (8pm)
FIONN MacCOOL’S-Murray Snelgrove (8pm)
FOX & FIDDLE-Three Penny Piece
GRINNING GATOR–Karaoke
LAVISH-DJ Finally Famous
LONDON MUSIC CLUB- The Big Rock Electric Jam (8pm)/
Project G Force (8pm)/Soulstack (10pm)
MOLLY BLOOM’S- Mike O’Brien Band
NORMA JEAN’S – Nasty Alex Live Band Karaoke
POACHER’S ARMS-The Fairmonts
RICHMOND TAVERN-Open Mic w/Billy Paton
TALBOT ST. WHISKEY HOUSE-Open Mic w/Terry G
WINKS EATERY-Open Mic w/David Usselman
WORTLEY-Ken Thorne
FRI. APRIL 29
765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Stanley Brown/Chris Trowel/
Donald Waugh
BACKDRAFTS-Smokin’ Dave
CALL THE OFFICE-The Living Deads/Limiter/Husker Dudes
DAWGHOUSE PUB-Dave’s Not Here
EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL-Geoff Masse
EAST VILLAGE ARTS CO-OP-Colour Film/Buttonfly (8:30pm)
FITZRAYS-Dust ’n’ Bones
FOX & FIDDLE-Karaoke w/Joe
GRINNING GATOR-Innersha
GORDY’S BREWHOUSE-Off The Wagon
JIMBO’S PUB & EATERY – Karaoke w/Maggie (10pm)
LAVISH-DJ Zoltan/DJ Pablo Ramirez
LONDON MUSIC CLUB- Acoustyle Open Mic (8pm)/Project
G Force (8pm)/Irish Ceili (8pm)
LONDON MUSIC HALL-Lowest Of The Low/The Weathered
(8pm)
LONDON WINE BAR-HenningHanson (8pm)
MOLLY BLOOM’S- Avenue Inn
MOOSE LODGE-Karaoke (8pm)
NORMA JEAN’S-Def Bombs
OLIVE R. TWISTS-DJ Alpha Soundcrew
POACHER’S ARMS-Lonny & Scotty
RICHMOND TAVERN-Hundred Proof
ROXBURY-DJ Ruckus
RUM RUNNERS-Highs/Glass Face/Trading Alaska (8pm)
SCOTS CORNER-Patrick James Clark
SWAG LOUNGE-Live DJ (8pm)
TALBOT ST. WHISKEY HOUSE-Sean Pinchin (6-9pm)
VIC TAVERN-Starbucket
WINDERMERE MANOR-Sonja Gustafson & Charlie Rallo
WINKS EATERY-David Usselman
WORTLEY- RumbleFish
YUK YUK’S- Derek Seguin/Pat MacDonald/Mike Harrison
(8pm)
SAT. APRIL 30
765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Robbie Antone Open Mic (4-
8pm)/Karaoke/Soul Sausage
AEOLIAN HALL-Nobuntu (8pm)
BLACK PEARL PUB-Murray Snelgrove (8pm)
CALL THE OFFICE- Motown Party
CHIL YOGURT BAR-Revolving Room (8pm)
CROSSINGS GRILL (LAMBETH)-Justin Plet
DAWGHOUSE PUB-Larryoke
DUTCH CANADIAN CLUB-DJ Wolfeman (8pm)
EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL-Wednesday’s Engine
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