Killswitch Engage will be logging on to Xbox Live from 1:30 to 3:30 pm EST on 7/29 to play some Madden ‘09 with fans. Their gamer tag will be “Killswitch GWF1″ Check out more info here.

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The last week has been kind of crazy being back actually working for a living. I’ve tried to update here when I can, but time has been tight. This will be my last Scrap Metal Report and my last post. However, this isn’t the end of my metal blogging. As I’ve said before, blogging has renewed my faith in metal and I want to keep updated on it and have an outlet for that. For that purpose I started my new, personally owned blog called HookInMouth.net. If you would like to continue to read my metal bloggings, you’re more than …read more

This is pro-shot footage of Killswitch Engage performing a song off of the upcoming self-titled album called Light In A Darkened World. The footage was shot at the first American Revolver Golden God Awards on April 7th in L.A..
The song will be on their new album which is due out on June 30th on Roadrunner Records. Some fans aren’t taking to it very well. Perhaps it will sound better on the album. What do you think?
 

It’s been rumored for a couple of weeks now, but according to Revolver Magazine, Killswitch Engage will be the fourth band to play the main stage in this year Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival. Killswitch are currently in the studio working on their next album, due out later this year. So here is the line-up as of now.

I’m a little behind on this whole Roadrunner United Video Clip Thing, but here is Jesse Leach and Howard Jones doing Last Serenade as a duet performance on the Roadrunner United DVD that comes out next week. I can’t say that I’ve really like much of the Live Killswitch Engage that I’ve heard on various CD’s but I did like the song Irreversal on End Of Heartache with both Howard Jones and Jesse Leach singing. I like the combination of the two singers because they are both great and bring a different vocal sound to the band. Jesse sounds really …read more

I gotta tell you, this has been a long week. Waiting for the week and my employment with a company that I have been with for almost three years come to an end, has been kind of nerve racking. This is a big chance I’m taking but I hope it will all be worth it. With that said, I’m sitting here sucking down some Heinekens and wrangling up some metal news for you.
Metallica’s new single “The Day That Never Comes” has been getting a lot of mediocre reviews. Metalsucks.net posted a bunch of other sites reviews, to include my …read more

As I Lay Dying will be playing a bunch of Club shows after their Wacken Open Air shows. 9 of these shows will be played with Killswitch Engage. The video for Within Distruction (My personal favorite) from An Ocean Between Us is below and was shot from their February 1st show in Nebraska. Check it out!
Aug. 02 – Wacken, Germany – Wacken Open Air
Aug. 04 – München, Germany – Backstage Werk *
Aug. 05 – Leipzig, Germany – Werk 2 *
Aug. 06 – Prague, Czech Republic – Futurum *
Aug. 07 – Budapest, Hungary – Petofi Csarnok *
Aug. 09 – Maribor, Slovenia …read more

I’m not a heroin addict, lower class living where I grew up wasn’t that bad, my parents were good to me and my life has not all been that bad. It’s had some rocky points in it but overall I can’t complain because others have had it much worse. So the soundtrack of my day (yet another list day here at b5Media) goes something like this.
Starting yesterday up until now this is what I’ve been listening to.

Children Of Bodom: Needled 24/7. I was listening to this yesterday doing yardwork when I accidentally ran over a little tiny bunny with the lawnmower. …read more

Max Cavalera was quoted to saying “I went to see LAMB OF GOD in that States and they were alright, but KILLSWITCH ENGAGE opened and it was the gayest show I’ve ever seen,” says Max Cavalera. “I was like, I’m not part of this scene, it’s fu*king gay.” To Swedish Close Up in and interview.

Acording to Wackenopenair.com the roster for this years fest is as follows. Germany’s Wacken Open Air Fest will be from July 31st to August 8th.
As I Lay Dying
At the Gates
Autumn
Avantasia
Axel Rudi Pell
Axxis
Before the Dawn
Carcass
Children of Bodom
Corvus Corax