Editing Killswitch Engage (section)

{{short description|American metalcore band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Killswitch Engage
| image            = KillswitchEngage2014.JPG
| caption          = Killswitch Engage performing in 2014
| landscape        = Yes
| 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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| data2           = [[File:Killswitch Engage - Logo.svg|150px]]
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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.

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 earliest leading forces of the metalcore genre.<ref name="Blabbermouth">{{cite news|title='New Wave of American Heavy Metal' Book Documents Over 600 Bands |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=44955 |work=Blabbermouth.net |access-date=April 27, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521104002/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=44955 |archive-date=May 21, 2008 |df=mdy }}</ref>