Killswitch Engage are having one helluva year, which is ending with a 2014 Grammy nomination for “Best Metal Performance”  for their song “In Due Time,” the lead single from this year’s critically acclaimed Disarm the Descent, which marked the return of original singer Jesse Leach after a decade-long absence.
Of the nomination, Leach said,
“All of us in Killswitch Engage are pleased to be nominated for a Grammy! We are also honored to share this nomination with such great bands. No matter what the outcome, it means even more to us to be able to do what we love and have such amazing fans. Huge thanks to everyone that has supported us and to all the hardworking people who help make this band what it is –we can’t do this with out you!  It is refreshing to see metal being noticed by the Grammys and we hope in the future it receives even more exposure and recognition. Cheers to all!”
This is the band’s second Grammy nomination. The title track from 2004’s gold-selling The End of Heartache was nominated for a Grammy in the same category in 2005.
2013 started out with a bang for KsE. Upon the April release of the much-anticipated Disarm the Descent, the band maintained a near-constant presence on the road, embarking on a highly successful headline tour in the summer, blew it out at RockFest 2013 and returning to the road this fall to enjoy a co-headline trek with Lamb of God.
Watch “In Due Time”
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Killswitch Engage will start 2014 with a bang. In addition to this Grammy nomination, the band will head to Ireland before embarking on a U.K. tour with their labelmates in Trivium. (December issue of RockRevolt Magazine with Trivium cover)
The 56th Annual Grammy Awards are slated to take place on January 26 in Los Angeles, with the ceremony broadcasting on CBS.  Congratulations to KsE from all of us here at RockRevolt!  \m/
