KSE to perform 2nd album in full at Soundwave

By Stef Lach
( Metal Hammer )
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Jesse Leach and co's set will feature 2002's Alive Or Just Breathing in its entirety

Killswitch Engage will perform their 2002 album Alive Or Just Breathing in its entirety at next year’s Soundwave festival in Australia.

Jesse Leach and co head Down Under for the three-city event, which takes place in Brisbane on January 23, Sydney on January 24 and Melbourne on January 26.

The band confirmed on Facebook that they would play the their second album – released in 2002 – on each of the three stops.

KSE say: “Aussie Aussie Aussie oi oi oi! See you soon.”

Bring Me The Horizon, Devil You Know, L7, Lordi, Refused, Bullet For My Valentine and Hatebreed are among the other acts confirmed for Soundwave 2016.

KSE’s seventh album is expected to be released in March of next year and Leach has described it as “the record of my entire career.”

Stef Lach

Stef wrote close to 5,000 stories during his time as assistant online news editor and later as online news editor between 2014-2016. An accomplished reporter and journalist, Stef has written extensively for a number of UK newspapers and also played bass with UK rock favourites Logan. His favourite bands are Pixies and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Stef left the world of rock'n'roll news behind when he moved to his beloved Canada in 2016, but he started on his next 5000 stories in 2022.