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Killswitch Engage is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of DIR EN GREY, Eighteen Visions, Dark Tranquillity, Baroness and Darkest Hour. Those roots explain a lot about how Killswitch Engage arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as All That Remains, Times of Grace, As I Lay Dying, Unearth and Light the Torch, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into As I Lay Dying, Sonic Syndicate, Light the Torch, Shadows Fall and 36 Crazyfists, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 81 connections around Killswitch Engage, reaching back through DIR EN GREY and forward to As I Lay Dying. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist Jesse Leach, guitarists Joel Stroetzel and Adam Dutkiewicz, bassist Mike D'Antonio, and drummer Justin Foley. Howard Jones was the band's lead vocalist from 2002 to 2012.
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Killswitch Engage connections
Killswitch Engage grew out of DIR EN GREY, Eighteen Visions, Dark Tranquillity and Baroness, shares an orbit with All That Remains, Times of Grace, As I Lay Dying and Unearth, went on to shape As I Lay Dying, Sonic Syndicate, Light the Torch and Shadows Fall. 81 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Killswitch Engage
Sounds and acts that shaped Killswitch Engage.
- DIR EN GREYartist
- Eighteen Visionsartist
- Dark Tranquillityartist
- Baronessartist
- Darkest Hourartist
- Sylosisartist
- My Chemical Romanceartist
- God Forbidartist
- Sentencedartist
- Throwdownartist
- Flamesartist
- Integrityartist
- In Flamesartist
- All That Remainsartist
- Bleeding Throughartist
- 36 Crazyfistsartist
- Five Pointe Oartist
- The Usedartist
- Slayerartist
- The Hauntedartist
- Soilworkartist
- Damageplanartist
- Lamb of Godartist
- Five Finger Death Punchartist
- Lacuna Coilartist
- Pop Evilartist
- Disturbedartist
- Bullet for My Valentineartist
- Mike Pattonartist
- Funeral for a Friendartist
- Believerartist
- Aftershockartist
- Brent Hindsartist
- Jeff Watersartist
- Music for Nationsartist
Artists similar to Killswitch Engage
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Killswitch Engage.
- All That Remainsartist
- Times of Graceartist
- As I Lay Dyingartist
- Unearthartist
- Light the Torchartist
- Bullet for My Valentineartist
- Darkest Hourartist
- Miss May Iartist
- It Dies Todayartist
- Bleeding Throughartist
- God Forbidartist
- Soilworkartist
- Still Remainsartist
- 36 Crazyfistsartist
- Chimairaartist
- Sylosisartist
- Roadrunner Unitedartist
- Evergreen Terraceartist
- The Ghost Insideartist
- Any Given Dayartist
- Hatebreedartist
- Fit For A Kingartist
- While She Sleepsartist
- Wage Warartist
- Demon Hunterartist
- Ill Niñoartist
Bands Killswitch Engage shaped
Where the influence of Killswitch Engage travelled next.
- As I Lay Dyingartist
- Sonic Syndicateartist
- Light the Torchartist
- Shadows Fallartist
- 36 Crazyfistsartist
- The Raven Ageartist
- Paramoreartist
- Bad Wolvesartist
- Miss May Iartist
- While She Sleepsartist
- Kaoruartist
- The Ghost Insideartist
- Dioartist
- Dark Tranquillityartist
- Lacuna Coilartist
- Chimairaartist
- Marilyn Mansonartist
- Bullet for My Valentineartist
- Triviumartist
- Saosinartist
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