IN THE VIDEO SECTION… WEB SERIES PART THREE….In this third and final installment, it is all about the touring – Machine Head confess what it is ALL about for them… As with the two previous segments, you will see interview footage of the band from the studio, plus actual footage of them playing in the studio. You will see them performing part of a new track, one that has never been played here before. WEB SERIES PART TWO… The Recording – As promised, today we jump back into the world of the making of Supercharger, the upcoming release from Machine Head. In this second installment, it is all about the recording of this effort. It includes interview footage of the band from the studio, plus actual footage of them playing in the studio. You will see them performing part of a new track titled “Crashing Around You”…yes, it is from the studio (in the one room they hooked it up with lights and what not…pretty cool…check it out, you’ll see). WEB SERIES PART ONE… Whilst Machine Head was touring Europe last summer, they basically had all the footage taped. Well, the same guy who taped that footage was also around for the recording of Supercharger. His name is Grail – he is Machine Head’s boy, did the Summer 2000 Euro tour with them, and was with them in the studio during recording over the past months. And now, the work of Grail and Machine Head is ready to be seen in a three part video series for the web based off all the above footage. Grail got in the head of the band and recorded them growing into the band that made Supercharger. This web series breaks down the aspects of Machine Head that forged Supercharger: writing (Pt I), recording (Pt II), touring (Pt III). In the upcoming weeks we will be taking you on a tour of the Machine Head that is to come, what to expect from these 4 men and their 4th creation. Sit back, relax, listen up and watch. As promised earlier, we have rolled out the first in a three part series based on the making of Machine Head’s Supercharger. In this first series, you will see interview footage with the band, see them in the studio, and hear some lines from the title track. This promises to be the quickest 2 minutes and 48 seconds you will ever experience.

SUPERCHARGED IN LONDON AT SOUND – On August 15-16, Robb & Ahrue paid a quick visit to the UK to promote the new album. Rather than spend the evening languishing in their hotel rooms, the guys popped down with us to the Kerrang! club night held every Wednesday at Sound, on Wardour Street in London instead! You could say we surprised a few happy clubbers… and a couple of Roadrunner street/e-teamers who called my mobile while en-route to the club only to find themselves having a chat with Ahrue & Robb! Taking a promo of the new album Supercharger to Sound, both guys did a little impromptu DJing and played 5 new tracks – American High, Bulldozer, Crashing Around You, White-Knuckle Blackout and Supercharger – all which went down a storm as you might imagine! How do you follow that? Robb did a little kareoke for some ‘Beautiful People’ before getting his goat (sorry, wrong band) and heading into the depths of Soho… Seeing as I had a camera with me, there’s a few pics for those of you who missed it in the gallery…

the band have given up the answers to some questions submitted via our US site. Thanks to all who submitted questions and thanks to Rob and Ahrue for taking time to do this. Enjoy! 1 – Who is the one most influential band that all of the band can agree on? Favorite City or Venue to play, other than your hometown? C.F. Sozio Rob Flynn: Why, none other than Machine Head of course!!!! ha-ha. As far as influencing us probably early Metallica. Favorite cities…New York, Chicago, LA, London, Tokyo, & Paris. 2 – You guys came into the scene with “Burn my Eyes” back in 94 which absolutely stunned everyone, using a unique approach of modern heaviness which just came out of the middle of nowhere. You released your second album “The more Things Change” in 97, attempting to prove to everyone that you can achieve perfection with your playing techniques. The latest album “The Burning Red”, appeared to be a more emotion oriented album, which might of been your way of saying “We’re all over with this darkness that we went through, and we’re ready to conquer life”. So with this upcoming new album being called “Super Charger”, what intentions do you guys have for this record? What exactly are you guys trying to achieve? As a die hard fan of your band, I’m really anxious to know. Satoshi Morikawa Rob Flynn: Our intentions are still to conquer life, always have been. The vibe in the band is just more charged up now, we felt calling it Supercharger just summed up the power in the music. 3 – Are their still plans for a Machine Head DVD home video to be released? I know you guys were talking about it, when you came to Houston last. And, is there a chance for a b-sides record to come out in the near future? Somewhat in the vein of “Blood-Rooted” by Sepultura? I have heard some Machine Head b-sides, which are extremely good, and the world needs to hear them. josh Ahrue Luster: We would love to release a home video. We have tons of footage from the last European tour we did. We had someone on the road with us who’s sole job was to film us. As for the B sides, there are no plans in the near future to release anything like that. The next thing to come out will be Supercharger. 4 – Hey machine head, loved that song *Block* with all the samples playing through. Are you guys going to do something like that again cause that was one of the best songs you guys did off that CD in my humble opinion. What do you think of this “new metal” scene? Do you want to be a part of it or stay away from it? Timmy O’ Toole Ahrue Luster: Our new record is going to have shit that makes “Block” sound like a picnic at Disneyland. As for the new metal scene, I personally like a lot of the new shit and so does everyone else in the band. We will always be true to ourselves no matter what is going on around us. 5 – What types of things influence you while you are writing new material, or lyrics? Sepultallica Rob Flynn: Well Sepultallica???? Things that sound different, weird riffs, “not” what everybody else is doing. I like to make guitar parts that sound like another instrument, keyboard, DJ, Satan. Lyrically, someone who’s saying something clearly, direct, to the point, not a lot of metaphors. 6 – Will Ahrue play a bigger part in the writing process this time around? And will we hear some solos from him? Josh Jackson Rob Flynn: He played a pretty big part in The Burning Red, and equally on Supercharger. You’ll be happy to know he’s brushing up on his Yngwie Malmsteen leads. 7 – I was curious if you all felt that metal is going to do a full circle returning to stuff of the early to mid 90*s? How long do you think the rap-metal trend will last? Brian X Ahrue Luster: I think history always repeats itself in one form or another but there will also always be new elements added to it. As far as mid 90’s metal. I couldn’t tell you. As far as rap metal, It seams as though it is already on the downslide although I think that rap itself has firmly established itself as a valid form of music and will be influencing other styles of music for years to come. 8 – Can you guys write one really fast, really heavy song for your next album? Like old school MH, but all down tuned like you are now? For all the mosh pit psychopaths down here in Florida… Burt hood/Jax FL Rob Flynn: We actually have, it’s called “Fluffy Bunny Rabbits hopping through the Flower Gardens” , but it’s REALLY fast and heavy. Ahrue Luster: There are more fast beats in Supercharger then there were on the Burning Red. There won’t be any that are fast from start to finish. I think you will love the song “Bulldozer”. 9 – I just wanna say that I saw you twice here and it was amazing, my favorite concerts! My question is. . “I’m Your God Now” and “The Burning Red” are very personal songs, were there true events that happened, and if not what inspired such breath taking songs? Brian Wardwell from FARGO, ND Rob Flynn: Thank You. Both songs are inspired by true events, our friend James Lappin passed away from drugs and that is what “I’m your God Now” is about. 10 – Dearest Machine Head, It’s common knowledge that the webmaster of www.machinehead1.com, Michael Parker, possesses one of the most glorious mullets ever grown since Billy Ray Cyrus. After seeing you guys live in a blistering set in San Francisco recently, I noticed what seem to be the beginning stages of a mullet on Mr. Flynn. My question is this…Robb, are you indeed busting out a mullet in support of your new disc “Supercharger”, and is the mullet the official hair style of the Machine Head Crew? Loving You Deeply, Primuswilliam Rob Flynn: Ahhhhh Primwilly, fan of the Horribly fated San Francisco Forty Niners , a team that suffered a devastating 34-28 loss, AT Candlestick, on Sunday, Oct. 8th 2000, to none other than The Oakland Raiders .Well well well , I tell you what, just to be a sport, and help you get over some of that bitterness, I promise to grow a mullet if the Niners win a playoff game….oh wait , they didn’t actually make the playoffs this year did they?…… oh well guess I won’t . HA-HA , FUCK OFF ) 11 – I’m sure a club tour will be in order to promote Supercharger (at least I hope so), but can we expect Machine Head to join one of the two major package tours this summer (Ozzfest, Tattoo The Earth)? Thanks, Kyle Kusy, Abingdon, Maryland Ahrue Luster: We are hoping to have Supercharger out in time to be on one of the summer festivals. We missed all of them with the Burning Red. 12 * Can I do the cover art? I’ll do it for free! Please, for the love of Satan! Please! Blake * a loyal Machine Head fan since 1994 Ahrue Luster: OK, you’re on. Just kidding. If you are really an artist, send your ideas to Mike P at our website (www.machinehead1.com). If they are good, we will see them. 13 – Do you guys like tube or solid state? Also, what amps and accessories do you guys use? Laine La Cava Robb Flynn: I prefer tube, it sounds fuller to my ear. I use Peavey 5150s and a lot of pedals. Ahrue Luster: I like both. I use line 6 Flexitone 2 heads (solid state) for everything when I’m on tour but in the studio I use an old Peavy 5150 head (tube) for my heavy tone and my Line 6 for everything else. Robb uses old 5150’s for everything. We both use Marshall vintage 30 cabs. 14 – Robb Flynn: How long ago did the band actually start? And which bands did you look up to as an early musician? MarianoVillanueva Rob Flynn: June, 1992. We played our first “house party” in August that year, my favorite records back then were Metallica- Black Album, Ice Cube-The Predator, Soundgarden-Badmotorfinger, 1st Cypress Hill, Pantera-Vulgar, Temple of the Dog. 15 – What do those three Japanese or Chinese symbols on the back of my Machine Head T-shirt mean? Rock on Mike Delano Ahrue Luster: They say “Kick Me.” Just kidding. Those are the Japanese symbols for Machine Head. 16 – My question is why did AHRUE cut his hair??? And who will PRODUCE and MIX SUPERCHARGER ?? And why did MACHINE HEAD chose to work with this PRODUCER???? Any B-sides planned for supercharger ? What about a digipak? A limited edition first pressing???? JASON GABELLA I was just tired of having dreads. I wanted to cut them for over a year but I had to wait ’till we were done touring. We haven’t decided on a producer yet. There will be B sides. The digipack and limited editions, we don’t know yet. 17 – Robb, on the MH1.com forum we’ve heard plenty of rumors about the new album. Some say the new shit sounds like the material on BME. I’m just wondering whether you’ve gone back to yer old style because of all the criticism? A lot of fans didn’t like TBR, because of the rapping and singing and the “nu-metal-riffs”. Does it have something to do with that or are you just tired of playing the “Nu-metal-riffs” yourselves? I’d say post one of the songs on the board…we’re all dying to hear it. And come to the board every now and then…we miss you! Rob Flynn: What do Nu Metal riffs sound like? Are they tuned down?, do they have harmonics and weird sounds ?, do they have lots of low single notes? kinda busier drum beats? hmmmmm???? No singing or rapping on our first album (??????) I guess if there’s no singing or rapping on BME then there’s none on TBR or Supercharger either. Do you see where I’m going with this? 18 – When are you guys coming to Hawaii? We been waiting to fucking long! Stop here before or after a Japan tour, GODAMMIT!! I didn’t buy your guys cd’s for nothing. I want to see you fuckers live!! Rob Flynn: We’d love to. We’ve been talking about going there soon, but we’re only playing for people who actually “did” buy our cd’s for nothing. ha-ha. Ahrue Luster: We want to come there just as bad as you want us there!!! I grew up in Waikiki. I went to Ala Wai grade school and Washington Intermediate school. If we don’t get to go to Hawaii on this tour, I am burning our booking agent’s office down. We also want to go to Australia just as bad. 19. – Is Mr. Flynn still drinking absolute Vodka and coke as his favorite drink? Or do you have a different drink that you favor these days? If so, will we see you enjoying that drink on stage, next time we see you guys on tour? Satoshi Morikawa Rob Flynn: Yes I am. 20 – When r u guys gonna come and visit us metal starved people in australia. The slipknot tour was sold out and u guys would easily sell out too. Just wondering when I could c one of the best bands live, that’s all! Liam Sutcliffe. Rob Flynn: We are defiantly gonna try to get there again soon, Australia kicks ass! Ahrue Luster: Hey Liam. Are you the contest winner that I talked on the phone with. If so, I hope you and your brother are doing good. We really want to get to Australia. Hopefully we will see you soon.

Exit Highland? Well following on from the name debate we’ve talked about before, the bookies favourite name is currently Exit Highland… although the race isn’t run yet. Rumbulfish/Rumblefish? Perhaps you shouldn’t get too attached to the name (it may be a changin’), but know that Dungis (bass) & company are slated to start recording their Roadrunner debut come mid-July. Where? L.A. The latest edition of the Roadrunner family comes to us from Los Angeles. Signed by Kevin Estrada – the same man who has brought us Spineshank, Chimaira and Anyone – we present to you Rumbulfish- a four piece outfit consisting of Possum Hill on drums, Jason DeCosta on guitar, Mike Ryan on vocals, and a man known only as Dungis on bass. Formed two years ago in Hollywood, Rumbulfish has already toured with or supported such national acts as Linkin Park, Crazy Town, Hed(pe), Soulfly, Mudvayne, and Kottonmouth Kings. What’s in a live show? Everything. That is the ultimate musical experience…Previously in 2001 on the annual Smoke Out mini-tour, a tour which saw Roadrunner’s own Fear Factory, Machine Head, and Ill Nino perform, Rumbulfish was there too. How? Cypress Hill, headliners of this annual tour, put together a contest consisting of local LA bands – a contest which would give the winner the opening slot on Smoke Out. Rumbulfish was invited to play the Fat Festival in San Bernardino, CA, with ten other bands, a competition for this opening slot. The band with the biggest crowd reaction got the slot on Smoke Out. In “old school Gong Show style” fashion, B-Real had the crowd cheer for the bands they saw that day…hands down, Rumbulfish took the prize. The actual day Rumbulfish signed? Well, actually a bit ago…as Rumbulfish actually signed to Roadrunner when we put them in the studio to record some demos for us – that was their signing to Roadrunner. It was a later date when the powers that be at Roadrunner heard the demos, and made everything final. Oh, the demos…speaking of which, after first hearing the demos and before delivering to Roadrunner, A&R Rep Kevin told the band “don’t worry, your signed – it’s done.” More recently he states “I am very excited about my new band, Rumbulfish. After working with the band on our demos, I realized that this band has more talent and more creativity than I had ever imagined…as a band and as individuals. I can’t wait to get started on the record, I know it is going to be amazing!” We know too…and soon you will as well. Next order of business: Hunt down Kevin Estrada and get one of those demo tracks up here on the site for you all to hear. Recording details and more news to come…including some interesting past facts on this band (yep, they have a previous history with RR) Rumbulfish, welcome.

And so we reveal the first of the new official Killswitch Engage photos – including new singer Howard Jones. More photos are on the way in the near future. So what’s new with the band? Getting set to go on tour some more in the US, although Lacuna Coil has dropped off the planned tour to be replaced by Dark Tranquility, tells Mike. And then coming to Europe for the first time, on the Roadrage tour – kicking off very soon! The band are excited, he says, “we can’t wait!” Tickets are on sale now – and damn cheap too. LYRICALLY YOURS… Ever wonder about the lyrics on the album? What they really mean to the person who wrote them? We’ve just uploaded an mp3 of Jesse talking about what the songs mean to him, shortly before he left the band. You can download it in the music section. All will be revealed… The band are coming to the UK. Check out the Roadrage microsite for tour details, competitions, downloads, and a whole lot more!

17/7/02: Killswitch Engage played their first ever show with new vocalist ‘the’ Howard Jones this past weekend at Hellfest. Initial report from Amy, from our US radio dept, tells, “Howard has fantastic stage presence and can sing and scream like a muther effer.” If you are int the USA, check it out for yourself. Killswitch Engage, with ‘the’ Howard Jones, joins the Kittie tour come July 23rd. In fact, REVOLVER Magazine presents three new dates on this tour. They are: Aug 2 – Colorado Springs, Co – Colorado Music Hall, 3 – Fort Collins, CO – Starlight, 6 – Boise, ID – The Big Easy. Note: All Ages – Kittie headlines, Poison the Well is direct support, Shadows Fall and Hotwire also appear. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will play second on the bill. 10/7/02: As we mentioned earlier, Killswitch Engage has found themselves a new voice. Howard Jones, vocalist of Connecticut-area group, Blood Has Been Shed, will be handling vocal duties for Killswitch Engage on a permanent basis. “We’re very, very excited about having Howard in the band,” states bassist Mike D’Antonio. “Things have happened very quickly, but have really worked out for the best.” Jones’ addition to the band represents a huge step forward for the band. “I had heard that things were up in the air with Jesse so after a lot of tossing and turning at night I gave the guys a call,” says Howard. “It really clicked with the other guys and it was apparent right away how well this could work out. I can’t wait to put my own stamp on this band. I’m amped.” “We picked a singer that will enable us to grow as a band. That was the most important thing to us,” states guitarist Joel Stroetzel.

OUT NOW : The f*cking amazing album from Killswitch Engage is available from HMV (퉌£2 off with Download 2002 discount card available here), Virgin (퉌£2 off with voucher in Kerrang! 15/5), V Shop, MVC, Sanity, Our Price, and all good indies (퉌£10.99 from selected stores, click here for list). Don’t believe us how great it is? Read reviews (inc a 5K in Kerrang) for yourself here. Without further ado, the tracklisting of this almighty beast is: Numbered Days Self Revolution Fixation On The Darkness My Last Serenade Life To Lifeless Just Barely Breathing To The Sons Of Men Temple From The Within Element Of One Vide Intra Without A Name Rise Inside

4/7/02: The following quotes are taken from an interview with Mike D’Antonio, and you will be able to read the interview in full here over the coming days. There has been a lot of speculation as to the departure of vocalist Jesse Leach. What appears to be the most logical story, is that he has strained his vocal chords, as many singers of this caliber do, and needs to take some time off to allow them to heal, and receive some coaching in order to stop this from happening in the future. Is this the case, or is there more to the story? í¢ä‰åñNo, it’s not the case,í¢ä‰åŒ says the bass player initially. í¢ä‰åñWell it’s half the case. He strained his voice and he did it touring, and he has done it previously. He had sought out vocal coaches to kinda rectify the situation, but what it meant for him was no more drinking, no more smoking, no more hanging out in clubs, because he was allergic to smoke. Basically, his life on tour consisted of staying in the van the whole time which kind of drove him stir crazy,í¢ä‰åŒ he continues. í¢ä‰åñTowards the end of the tour he was bugging out because he couldn’t deal with being in the van. And he had just gotten married, and his wife was missing him, and he was missing his wife, and there were complications with his home life, and all these other things. We received an email stating that he had quit the band and that was pretty much it. After three years of hanging out with the dude, and considering him a brother, to just get an email was a little bit harsh. So immediately we just started trying out new singers, and we found a guy named Howard Jones from a band called Blood Has Been Shed, and he’s an exceptional vocalist. Really psyched to be touring, really excited about the whole thing. He has a great attitude about everything.í¢ä‰åŒ So in other words, Killswitch Engage fans have nothing to be concerned about. It’s business as usual. í¢ä‰åñIt’s gonna be even better,í¢ä‰åŒ Mike replies. í¢ä‰åñHe can hit any range, and he has a voice like I’ve never heard. He just completely blew us away. We had about 10-12 different people trying out, and no one was really cutting it. We had a couple of people come back for a second try, and then I got the call about Howard wanting to try out. I knew about Howard from previous bands, and I always considered him one of the best singers I had ever heard in my entire life, and for him to want to do it, I almost shit my pants. I really just couldn’t believe it. I got off the phone, and said, that’s him! That’s the guy!í¢ä‰åŒ And there you have it, straight from the ‘orses mouth. 18/6/02: If this sounds a bit proper, that’s because it is…the following is an official press release regarding Killswitch Engage vocalist Jesse Leach and the band’s upcoming U.S. tour with Kittie. Due to personal issues and vocal strain, Killswitch Engage vocalist Jesse Leach has announced that he is taking a break from the band’s current tour featuring Kittie, Poison the Well and Shadows Fall. The band is in the midst of vocal rehearsals in order to carry on the tour without Leach, but anticipate his return in the future. In regards to the tour, Leach issued the following statement: “Due to personal circumstances out of my control, I will not be able to hit the road with Killswitch Engage on our upcoming tour run. I’d like to take this opportunity to apologize to Roadrunner Records, and more importantly, to our fans. We are currently training another vocalist to do the tour and to carry the torch until I am well. My apologies to everyone, but I have to do what needs to be done.” Killswitch Engage’s Roadrunner Records debut Alive or Just Breathing was released on May 20th, sporting a #1 single, “My Last Serenade,” at US metal radio. The band recently finished up a series of tour dates with Soilwork in support of the album and will kick off the Kittie US tour on July 9th in Sauget, IL. From The Mouth Of Mike: Grabbed a few words with Mike D’Antonio early this evening, and here’s what he had to say on all the internet rumours: “Tell everyone to sit tight… things will work themselves out, the band is as commited as ever… we have tried some peeps out, we are still getting people to come down.” Anything else you wanna add? “We cant wait to get to the UK!” 17/6/02: Picked up Kerrang! lately? Make sure you check out the 8th June issue if you haven’t already… it has a rather nice 3 page feature on Killswitch Engage. 11/6/02: http://www.lambgoat.com/ Check it out… a nice feature interview with the band.

6/6/02: 11am in London… 3am somewhere in California… Mike D’Antonio logs onto AOL Instant Messenger and says hi. The band have just checked into a hotel for the remainder of the night, on the road touring the US with Soilwork, Scar Culture, and Hypocrisy. Mike is in mourning. “Everything is going great except I broke my beloved bass in Texas, I smashed it on a pole that was in the middle of the stage… I was depressed… but the bar tenders in Austin took care of me.. fed me beer cause I was so sad.. they were good to me.” Now playing with a new Ibanez, Mike says he’s doing ok: “took some getting used too, not having my “baby”, but I am better. I had it 7 years… it was like my wife!” What else? I break the good news to Mike that the video for My Last Serenade has gone into the Kerrang! TV chart at #8: “wow… killer!” If you haven’t caught it yet you can request it on K! TV as selection #834. Call 09067 533433. Last night (June 4), Killswitch Engage played their first LA show ever, and due to massive bus troubles in the Hypocrisy and Soilwork camps, KsE ended up headlining the night. The crowd, “a pretty diverse mix,” tells Roadrunner’s US street team leader Ro Kohli. “There were straight up gutter punks with huge spiked mohawks, crazed Mexican death metal heads, the usual crop of metal kids that go to every metal show in LA, as well as a fair amount of scenesters.” Outside of fuckin’ rockin’, vocalist Jesse spent the time between songs recounting his celebrity citings from the day leading up to the show…#1 on the list, Motorhead’s Lemmy walking towards the Rainbow during lunchtime… Word from our LA peeps is that KsE’s show of metal received a huge reception. Tonight, the band hits Corona, CA. “I’m hoping it’s gonna be an off the wall metal blitzkrieg!” exclaims Ro. “The metal heads there are way more insane than the LA variety.” Rock. For pictures from last night’s show, check out Killswitch Engage’s PHOTO GALLERY. Where to start…hmmm, as this is being written, the Killswitch Engage tour machine is driving down Interstate 10 in Arizona, en route to Los Angeles for a show at the Key Club tomorrow night (June 4). “Nothing out here,” tells guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz. “Kinda like Star Wars. Some big cacti.” However, we can tell you where there is something, Birmingham, AL. After a show last week at The Boiler Room, the band walked out to the parking lot to find a barn yard animal. Tells Adam, “weirdest fuckin’ thing in the world, we walk out of the club, and there is a pig’s head with a cigarette in its mouth.” Don’t believe us? We have picture to prove. What else has the band encountered amongst their road travels? At a rest stop, somewhere on the edge of (don’t mess with) Texas, an ostrich. “I was ready to ride that son of a bitch,” enthuses Adam. Now that would have been a picture. note: to all you kids out there, ostriches are mean, nasty bastards. Keep away. Speaking of (don’t mess with) Texas, Soilwork’s drummer got Tom (KsE drummer) to drink a 1/4 bottle of hot sauce. Apparently it was some hot shit, too. Tom did win $10 by accomplishing this feat. Rock. And last, recently the most esteemed Andy Sneap, the man whom mixed KsE’s Alive Or Just Breathing, told the following: “The KILLSWITCH ENGAGE album went well, both myself and Adam managed to destroy the nerves of Roadrunner A&R guy Mike Gitter in the process. A daily wager was held on how many times (Mike) would call, this saw [KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist] Adam [Dutkiewicz] winning the princely sum of 퉌£15 by the time Mike actually arrived at the studio. Still, he got the curries so everyone was happy. Everyone seems to love the album, with Kerrang! giving it 5 Ks.” Mike, however, downplays the scenario, claiming to have only called once a day, every day. “Mr. Sneap received one phone call a day,” affirms Mike. “Anyone interested in contesting my character versus his need only look at publicity pictures from his old band of forest dwelling metallers, Sabbat. Men in tights, indeed!” Yes, all is true, and all is in good humour too. And I do believe that everyone is very happy with how the album turned out. Fuckin’ killer, indeed. Adam, Andy, Mike, cheers.

Killswitch Engage has been confirmed for the upcoming Kittie US tour. The tour is to start around July 8th and will go through mid to late August. Our boys in Killswitch Engage will play 2nd on the bill, which is 5 acts in total. Hotwire open, Poison the Well is to play directly prior to Kittie, and Shadows Fall will play directly prior to Poison The Well. Confirmed dates + routing coming very soon. Yes, we wish we lived that side of the ocean too. So, the album is awesome, but what about the live show? The following words come from the lovely Noemi Soto, and the equally rockin’ Yelena Boroda, both part of the RR US Roadcrew, who recently checked out not 1 but 2 KsE shows in New York & New Jersey… in the same weekend. Hardcore. “Since Killswitch Engage have managed to put out one of the most amazing albums of the year (yes we realize the year is only half way through) we were really psyched about seeing them at the much anticipated New England Metal fest. Sadly to say, seeing them live was like listening to the cd really loud and staring at a picture of the band. Yes folks it was THAT energetic. Sound- thumbs up, visuals – boo. So as this weekend’s two shows approached, we cannot say that we were happy little campers. What we actually got this weekend in NYC and NJ completely blew our minds. As they started their first song, what was once just a still picture has now come to life (where they got this burst of energy we don’t know, perhaps giving our two cents to their A&R guy Gitter, AKA dinner for those at the Brooklyn show, helped). From the first song to the last there was nothing but pure energy being exchanged from crowd to band and vice versa. Looking at the endless pit, there was no denying that this was an amazing show. Being that we are both children of the eighties we definitely appreciated a guitar solo of the Super Mario Brothers theme thrown in, in between songs! Which served as the background music for a certain NYC Roadrunner Teamer AKA Julia Sutowski screaming out to Jesse to “take it all off”, to which he replied “I don’t think my wife would appreciate that!!” Though despite his previous statement at the NY show, he lost his shirt at the NJ show (sadly the NY teamer Julia Sutowski was not there to witness it). So if you are lucky enough to go see them please walk up to them and say hello, for they are amazing guys who appreciate their fans. Sorry if you thought this review was too honest, we can’t help it, we’re from Brooklyn.” Yelena and Noemi Thanks for the time and the lines gals… glad you had a kickass time… twice. Expect to see the Killswitch Engage dudes in the UK before the year is out!