KILLSWITCH ENGAGE – Jesse Leach, vocals; Adam Dutkiewicz, guitar; Joel Stroetzel, guitar; Mike D’Antonio, bass; and Justin Foley, drums – released their latest album This Consequence on February 21, via This Consequence. The album arrived alongside a hugely successful Winter/Spring 2025 tour, yielded a Top 10 single with “I Believe,” and landed the band on the covers of Revolver and Outburn.
The album was another reminder of why KSE, who have earned several gold and platinum certifications alongside three Grammy nominations, remain one of the most enduring bands of the modern metal scene.
Today, the band shares the evocative video for “Aftermath.” For this video, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE collaborated with some of the world’s leading environmental groups to highlight damage being done to Earth and things we can all do to help stop it.
“‘Aftermath’ is a song about the realization of a tragic event or a war, and the strength it takes to rebuild and the hindsight of the loss, betrayal, and madness that transpired while going through it all,” Leach explains. “I think we can all relate to this in one way or another. We see daily the tragedies of humanity as well as the destruction of a place we call home. We have taken so much from our planet and ripped the scales in the incorrect direction.”
The singer continues, “This song is not just a desperate song with a sense of sadness and anger – it is a call to arms. I’m urging my fellow humans to rise above the helplessness and despair. I want people to see we need to put one foot in front of the other and start to rebuild our lives. Be it from an abusive relationship, a financial hardship, a death of a loved one, or mourning yet another disaster unleashed upon the natural world.”
Leach finishes, “We all have power to create change. To me, this works perfectly with the various organizations we partnered with for this video. We all have a responsibility to the amazing place we call home. All of us can make a difference big or small by just contributing to righting the wrongs and repairing the damage we have inflicted on our planet. Our hope is to inspire others to help contribute to keeping our home safe and clean for future generations. It starts right here and right now with us.”
KsE will return to the road this week on the massive Summer of Loud Tour, co-headlining alongside BEARTOOTH, I PREVAIL, and PARKWAY DRIVE.
Tour dates are as follows:
21 June 2025 – West Palm Beach, FL / iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
22 June 2025 – Tampa, FL / MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
24 June 2025 – Atlanta, GA / Lakewood Amphitheatre
26 June 2025 – Dallas, TX / Dos Equis Pavilion
27 June 2025 – Austin, TX / Germania Insurance Amphitheater
28 June 2025 – Houston, TX / The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
1 July 2025 – Phoenix, AZ / Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
2 July 2025 – San Diego, CA / Gallagher Square at Petco Park
5 July 2025 – Irvine, CA / Great Park Live
6 July 2025 – Concord, CA / Toyota Pavilion at Concord
8 July 2025 – Salt Lake City, UT / Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
9 July 2025 – Denver, CO / The JunkYard
11 July 2025 – Somerset, WI / Somerset Amphitheater
12 July 2025 – Green Bay, WI / Capital Credit Union Park
13 July 2025 – Tinley Park, IL / Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
15 July 2025 – Toronto, ON / Budweiser Stage
16 July 2025 – Clarkston, MI / Pine Knob Music Theatre
18 July 2025 – Mansfield, OH / Inkcarceration*
19 July 2025 – York, PA / York State Fair*
20 July 2025 – Wantagh, NY / Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
22 July 2025 – Mansfield, MA / Xfinity Center
23 July 2025 – Camden, NJ / Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
24 July 2025 – Holmdel, NJ / PNC Bank Arts Center
26 July 2025 – Bristow, VA / Jiffy Lube Live
27 July 2025 – Charlotte, NC / PNC Music Pavilion
*Festival
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