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Killswitch Engage
with As I Lay Dying, Miss May I and Affiance
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From the Promoter
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE ANNOUNCE FIRST NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR IN SUPPORT OF DISARM THE DESCENT
AS I LAY DYING, MISS MAY I AND AFFIANCE TO SERVE SUPPORT ON THE BILL
NEW ALBUM DEBUTS AT #7 ON BILLBOARD TOP 200 AND AT #1 ON BOTH THE ROCK ALBUMS AND HARD MUSIC CHARTS
Grammy-nominated, Massachusetts-based hard rockers Killswitch Engage –singer Jesse Leach, guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz, bassist Mike D'Antonio, guitarist Joel Stroetzel and drummer Justin Foley- have announced their first headline tour in support of their just-released new album Disarm the Descent, which enjoyed an astounding first week in stores, debuting at #7 on the Billboard Top 200 and at #1 on both the Rock Albums Chart and the Hard Music Chart.
Joining Killswitch Engage on this tour will be their longtime friends from San Diego in As I Lay Dying. Ohio will also be well-represented on this tour, with Miss May I and Affiance rounding out the bill.
Tickets go on sale on April 12 or April 13, depending on the market.
"Everyone in the Killswitch family is excited to get out on our first U.S. headlining tour in support of our new record," Leach said. "We are hitting some great cities and have a great mix of songs from every era of Killswitch as well as of course a handful of new ones."
Leach continued, "We look forward to sharing this tour with our old friends and brothers in metal As I Lay Dying. I personally have never had the chance to tour with them and I am looking forward to having such a quality band out with us to give this tour even more fire! We will also be joined by a talented and up-and-coming band Miss May I and a new band we're all excited to see live called Affiance. Thanks to all the U.S. fans for your support! Our live show will be full-on energy with all of us ready to take this to a whole new level."
Bassist Mike D. concurred, saying, "We are super excited to be back out with our good buds in As I Lay Dying! They are some of our favorite dudes to hang with on the road, so assumptions are high that utter chaos shall ensue. There will be so much metal riffage -- you could build your own Carnival Cruise Ship. That's right, 'CHUGGA CHUGGA Paralysis' is surely imminent."
With that kind of enthusiasm and excitement, you'd be ill-advised to miss this tour!
The record has received near-universal praise from the press, garnering coverage from Rolling Stone, Billboard, Alternative Press, Revolver, Decibel, The Onion, Crave, ARTISTdirect, Loudwire, Noisecreep, About, Metal Sucks + more.
"Their fastest and fiercest yet," proclaimed Billboard.
Everyone from National Geographic to ex-NFL'er and reality star Chad Ochocinco has been talking about the band. The former mentioned the band in a piece about the physics of moshpits, where a fan stated that KsE always incite the best pits at shows, while the latter tweeted that it was his workout record for the day.
In other KsE chart news, the band achieved several milestones. The album enjoyed career high, Top 10 and Top 20 chart debuts in several countries, such as Australia (#6); Germany (#12); the U.K. (#15); Austria (#15); Japan (#16); New Zealand (#17); and Finland (#8).