KILLSWITCH ENGAGE - New Track Available For 24-Hour Download
May 29, 2009, 15 years ago
Roadrunner Records are offering KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's new song, 'The Reckoning', for free download for 24 hours only.
Download the track from this location.
The band will release their self-titled, fourth album for Roadrunner Records on June 30th.
Killswitch Engage, produced by Brendan O'Brien (AC/DC, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE) and co-produced by guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz, will feature the following tracklisting: 'Never Again', 'Starting Over', 'The Forgotten', 'Reckoning', 'The Return', 'A Light In A Darkened World', 'Take Me Away', 'I Would Do Anything', 'Save Me', 'Lost', 'This Is Goodbye'.
A deluxe edition will feature the bonus tracks 'In A Dead World', 'My Curse' (live), 'Rose Of Sharyn' (live), 'Holy Diver' (live), as well as a DVD featuring "Making Of" footage and band interviews.
Vocalist Howard Jones recently offered a little insight into Killswitch Engage, saying, “It was time for us to step outside of our comfort zone and try something a little different with this record. It definitely still sounds like us, but we needed to be refreshed and take things a little further."
The singer also comments on the album being the band's second self-titled effort of its career, saying, "When we all couldn’t agree on an album title, someone suggested we just keep it self-titled and we all pretty much agreed. It gives it the feeling of a fresh new beginning."
Killswitch Engage have been playing a brand new, currently untitled song during their set on the Music As A Weapon Tour, where they are serving as main support to DISTURBED. The band also performed the song as the opening act of the first annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which were held on Tuesday, April 7th in Los Angeles. The song, sandwiched between 'My Curse' and the band's uniquely Killswitch'ed cover of DIO's classic anthem 'Holy Diver', generated plenty of excitement among the crowd and set the tone for the show.
The band will spend the summer touring as a main stage attraction on the second annual Rockstar Energy Mayhem Fest. Jones also commented on the upcoming tour, saying, "We are excited and thrilled to share the stage this summer with BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, SLAYER and MARILYN MANSON. We hope to entertain and enjoy our time interacting with both old friends and new friends daily. Prepare yourself for laughs, riffs and the unexpected. We will do all we can to make you move, yell and ponder who made the mistake of letting us onstage. You have been warned."