* 1980 – Joel Stroetzel, American guitarist ( Killswitch Engage and Aftershock )

A zoetrope was used in the filming the music video for " My Last Serenade " by Killswitch Engage.

* Adam Dutkiewicz, guitarist of metalcore band Killswitch Engage.

In some core songs, such as " My Last Serenade " by Killswitch Engage, the guitars are tuned to Dropped C and the low tension of the strings are used to create fret buzz by the bass player, to create a dirty sound.

The melodic influence of the Gothenburg sound has spread to the United States to more hardcore punk and metalcore groups such as Himsa, Bleeding Through, and Killswitch Engage.

Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic commented " riff upon riffs are piled sky-high into each number that follows, it's the unpredictable rhythmic shifts used to build and then relieve internal pressure that fuel the Killswitch Engage power source ".

Killswitch Engage played the Reading and Leeds Festivals in August 2006, having already played Australian dates without Dutkiewicz, who was suffering from back problems and needed corrective surgery.

Killswitch Engage entered the studio in October 2008 to start recording their next album with Dutkiewicz and Brendan O ' Brien co-producing the album.

" From March to May, Killswitch Engage was a part of Disturbed's Music as a Weapon IV festival along with Lacuna Coil, Chimaira, Suicide Silence, Bury Your Dead and more.

On April 14, the band announced the name of their album as Killswitch Engage, the second time the band has self-titled an album.

In July and August, Killswitch Engage took part in Mayhem Festival with headliners Marilyn Manson, Slayer, Bullet for My Valentine and others.

In February 2010, Killswitch Engage announced that vocalist Howard Jones would not be performing with Killswitch Engage during their winter tour with The Devil Wears Prada and Dark Tranquillity ; during the time, All That Remains vocalist Philip Labonte was substituting for Jones until he could return.

Afterward, Killswitch Engage took a break from the road, and its members pursued other interests.

D ' Antonio started the hardcore band Death Ray Vision, with Shadows Fall vocalist Brian Fair and former Killswitch Engage guitarist Pete Cortese.

D ' Antonio stated, " Currently, everyone is individually writing demos for the next Killswitch Engage record.

" Adam Dutkiewicz followed that up with a statement on the Killswitch Engage Facebook, saying " YO!

" On December 1, 2011, Mike D ' Antonio posted online that Killswitch Engage should be entering the studio around February / March 2012 to record their sixth album expected around summer 2012.

He likewise thanked the other members of Killswitch Engage and the fans for standing by him and for the many experiences they shared, and also left the door open for further musical endeavors in the future.

Like many metalcore bands, Killswitch Engage incorporates both singing and screaming vocals in their music.

In 2009, MTV, while naming " The Greatest Metal Bands of All Time " referred to Killswitch Engage as " one of the founders of metalcore ".

" On the lyrical themes of Killswitch Engage, Ultimate Guitar reviewer Amy Sciarretto notes:

The band was apprehensive at first, judging by the artist roster of Roadrunner at the time, but after nearly six months of deliberation, Killswitch Engage signed to Roadrunner due to the opportunities provided for them.

Stroetzel stated that the band decided to re-record " Temple From the Within ", " Vide Infra ", and " In the Unblind " because at the time, Killswitch Engage was unsure of how many people would ever hear Killswitch Engage because it was released through a small label.

" Killswitch Engage very quickly set up auditions to fill the vocalist position in the band and eventually settled on Howard Jones, who was at the time the frontman of Blood Has Been Shed.

They released the single " No One There " which peaked The Finnish Charts at Number 1 following that with an extensive USA tour alongside Killswitch Engage, Dark Tranquillity and In Flames.

By 2004, melodic metalcore, influenced by melodic death metal, was sufficiently popular for Killswitch Engage's The End of Heartache and Shadows Fall's The War Within to debut at number 21 and number 20, respectively, on the Billboard album chart.

Ferret were said to have signed Killswitch Engage mainly because metal was becoming less and less popular at the time, and representatives felt that they might be the last metal band they would ever sign.

In 2005, Ferret released a remastered version of the album, with four demo tracks from a 1999 demo, which was originally sold at a show within which Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall and In Flames played together at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts, which apparently sold incredibly well, as said in the documentary feature From the Bedroom to the Basement from the live DVD ( Set This ) World Ablaze.

Killswitch Engage's next effort, Alive or Just Breathing, was released on May 21, 2002, putting Killswitch Engage at the forefront of the metalcore scene.

While at college Stroetzel began playing in the band Aftershock with Adam Dutkiewicz, who would later join him in forming Killswitch Engage.

They followed with a support tour for US groups Killswitch Engage and Lamb of God, The Sydney show had 3, 500 patrons at Luna Park, where I Killed the Prom Queen also played at the annual Come Together Music Festival.

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During their tour with Chimaira, Dragonforce, and Killswitch Engage in spring of 2007, the first few weeks were played as a 4-piece without Marlow.

Killswitch Engage's genre is largely considered metalcore or melodic metalcore, combining elements of extreme metal and hardcore.

* Killswitch circuits are designed to frustrate or slow down the efforts of a determined car thief.

Alive or Just Breathing is the second studio album by American metalcore band Killswitch Engage.

Alive or Just Breathing was Killswitch Engage's first album on Roadrunner and was recorded from October 2001 to February 2002.

Killswitch Engage quickly recruited Howard Jones to replace Leach.

In June 2000, Killswitch Engage released their debut album, titled Killswitch Engage through Ferret Records.

Jack Straw apologised for these comments regarding the veil on 26 April 2010 at a private hustings organised by Engage in the build up to the United Kingdom General Election, 2010.

" Jack Straw apologised for these comments regarding the veil on Sunday, 26 April 2010 at a private hustings organised by Engage in the build up to the 2010 Elections.

In addition to his work at Interplay, Fargo also formed an online entertainment company Engage!

Unlike Intercept or Engage, the player can shoot an infinite number of bullets at any time.

The band played on 19 November 2011 for the first time ever in Kathmandu, Nepal at the Tudikhel Ground, as the headliners of Nepal Rocks, a music festival organized by Engage Entertainment Solutions and ODC Networks to celebrate Nepal Tourism Year.

Leeds beat St Helens 18-10 at Old Trafford in the Engage Super League grand final in 2009 and became the first club ever to win the trophy three times in a row.

* Fedwa Wazwaz Prominent Muslim Scholar to Speak in MN: ‘ Is Coexistence Feasible ?’ at Engage Minnesota: A voice for Minnesotan Muslims, 15 February 2008

They were knocked out of the Northern Rail Cup at the quarter final stage by Hull KR who would eventually be promoted to the Engage Super League that season.

*" A Runner at Daybreak "-2007 ( second opening theme for Engage Planet Kiss Dum )