Some 25 years ago, two Massachusetts metal institutions got their first start. One was the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival, which took over the Worcester Palladium for a weekend every year from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Killswitch Engage’s This Consequence debuts on six U.K. charts, ...

A few hours ago, Massachusetts metalcore dudes Killswitch Engage shared the music video for their politically-charged release, “Aftermath.” While slightly self-explanatory, “Aftermath” is a song about ...

They’ve never followed traditions or expectations, and that’s what has kept Killswitch Engage at the top of the metal hierarchy for 25 years, despite facing numerous challenges along the way – maybe ...

Maybe it’s because the current state of metalcore feels has drifted so much farther from metal (or ‘core, for that matter), but questioning the heavy metal ...