Uploaded June 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Killswitch Engage lead singer Jesse Leach sat down for an interview before their gig at Sweden Rock. Killswitch Engage played the Rock Stage at Sweden Rock Festival 2018 during a period when they've been touring with Iron Maiden.

Martin TheSwedishLad sat down with Jesse Leach to talk about his vocal surgery, making every show stand out and touring with Iron Maiden, one of the headliners for this year's festival.

Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Massachusetts, formed in 1999 after the disbanding of Overcast and Aftershock. Killswitch Engage's current lineup consists of vocalist Jesse Leach, guitarists Joel Stroetzel and Adam Dutkiewicz, bassist Mike D'Antonio, and drummer Justin Foley. The band has released seven studio albums and two live performance albums. Their latest album, Incarnate, was released in 2016.

The band has sold over four million records in the U.S. and has been considered notable within the New Wave of American Heavy Metal, and has also been considered one of the earliest leading forces of the metalcore genre.

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Interview by Martin TheSwedishLad
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