Killswitch Engage, September 21

Monday, September 21, 7 p.m

The Rust Belt, 533 12th Avenue, East Moline IL

Touring in support of their 2025 release The Consequence, an album that MetalSucks called "a fantastic encapsulation of what made this wave of metalcore so special," vocalist Jesse Leach, guitarists Joel Stroetzel and Adam Dutkiewicz, bassist Mike D'Antonio, and drummer Justin Foley bring their Grammy-nominated, chart-topping metalcore outfit Killswitch Engage to East Moline venue The Rust Belt on September 21.

Originating in Westfield, Massachusetts and formed in 1999, Killswitch Engage signed with Ferret Music, and released their self-titled debut album in 2000. They then signed a recording contract with Roadrunner Records, releasing Alive or Just Breathing in 2002, the album peaking at number 37 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart. Their third recording, 2004's The End of Heartache, peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200 and sold 38,000 copies in its first week of release, eventually achieving Gold certification.

In 2005, Killswitch Engage was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 47th Grammy Awards. Later that year, the band issued the video album (Set This) World Ablaze, which contained a live concert in their hometown, a documentary, and all of their music videos from 2002 to 2004. The DVD was certified gold by the RIAA in 2006 for shipments exceeding 50,000 copies. Their fourth studio album, As Daylight Dies, was released later that year and peaked at number 32 on the Billboard 200 with 60,000 copies sold in its first week. On November 23, 2021 it became the band's first album to be certified Platinum by the RIAA for selling over 1,000,000 copies in the United States. Killswitch Engage's fifth studio album, Killswitch Engage, which was released in 2009, debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200, making it their highest-charting record at that time, and it was also the band’s first release to top Billboard's Hard Rock Albums chart.

The band's sixth album, Disarm the Descent, was released in 2013 and debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 and topped both the U.S Top Rock Albums Billboard and the Hard Rock Albums Billboard. The album also charted within the top 20 in eight countries, their first album to do so. The band were once again nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. Continuing on the success of Disarm the Descent, Killswitch Engage's 2016 album Incarnate peaked at number six on the Billboard 200, and in the top 10 in several countries, it was also the band’s first album to top the U.S Top Rock Albums Billboard and its second to top the Hard Rock Albums Billboard. It sold 35,000 copies in its first week of release, and is their highest-charting album to date. Later that following year the band released a two disc-set Blu-ray video album titled Beyond the Flames: Home Video Vol. 2 which consist of multiple live performances around the world from 2012 to 2016, a documentary, music videos, band member profiles and a bonus live CD from their 2014 Monster Mosh show in their hometown of Worcester, Massachusetts.

The band then signed with Metal Blade Records to release their eighth studio album Atonement in 2019. The album sold 33,000 copies in its first week and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200, topped both the U.S Top Rock Albums and Hard Rock Albums Billboard and charted in the top 20 in 8 other countries. The band was nominated for Best Metal Performance for a thirrd time at the 62nd Grammy Awards. In 2022 Killswitch Engage released a live album titled live at the Palldium which was recorded at the Palladium theatre in Worcester Massachusetts. Following this the band released their ninth album This Consequence in 2025.

Killswitch Engage brings their tour to East Moline on September 21 with additional sets by Machine Head, Rvers of Nihil, and Judiciary, admission to the 7 p.m. concert event is $64.34, and more information and tickets are available by visiting TheRustBeltQC.com.