Up Close with Killswitch Engage - GearFest 2019

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[@rulonramirez6356]

every-time Adam hits a pinch harmonic instantly puts a smile on my face.

[@ayeapprove]

his face too haha

[@Mythansar]

Vertigo Squeal my friend! This is it! Haha. :D

[@jasonstallworth]

‘My Curse’ was the first Killswitch song I heard. Needless to say, I was hooked!

[@Justanotherguy43]

Same for me. I heard it in Guitar Hero 3 for the first time

[@wherethe2riversmeet628]

Jason Stallworth me too. And since then they’ve become my favorite band.

[@mrspeeddemon727]

I think it might have been mine as well.

[@ryane6545]

My Last Serenade was first for me.

[@GeorgeZimmermen]

Noob!

[@CLuvTravels]

Ever since Set This World Ablaze, I always call pinch harmonics; squealys

[@MooseAtYou]

49:42

[@SunAndMirror]

@@MooseAtYou beautiful

[@ChristIsRisen33]

Hahaha yup they been called Squeals for decades.

[@simonize251]

Most of us have been calling them squeals since Zakk Wylde

[@MrMann-gt1eh]

I call em squidlies.

[@karterestill]

Man I wish Adam would do a production masterclass. I would pay for that in a heartbeat!!!

[@CarlosGalIops]

I’m all in on that!!

[@MarksMindBox]

His masterclass would just be: Interviewer: what are your top tricks? Adam: Nope.

[@snapascrew]

Ya he’d make a ton off it because we’d all buy but he really can’t be bothered.

[@justinsayswtf]

@@snapascrew I feel like he would feel way to awkward to do it. He's extremely self-deprecating and always looks uncomfortable when people praise his production or guitar playing lol.

[@snapascrew]

@@justinsayswtfyupp haha

[@jal576]

Been listening to them for 15 of their 20 years . First saw them live in 2005 . One of my favorite bands . The guitar work is so satisfying live with the pitch harmonics

[@Jbailey2112]

I saw them live in 2003 at Ozzfest. Been a fan ever since and one of my favorites

[@HugoStiglitz88]

Also one of the tightest live bands there is. Also they just about literally created metalcore. Sure, Overcast was around before them, but they were definitely the first well known metalcore vand

[@Axenicsecond]

I love the right/left separation between their guitars.

[@bretthill7443]

i can hardly hear Joel

[@oggel33t]

@@bretthill7443 In This Fire you can hear both very clearly.

[@ghostwriter9260]

*I love this band! And I love this Q&A! Its great these guys taking time to do that! Thank you!*

[@garretttanner7436]

44:31-45:50 I was so honored to even ask them a question yes that’s me btw I was nervous as hell but these guys were great about answering it Edit: I should’ve replied to his comment saying I started out as a drummer but switched to guitar cause it got to be too complicated to set up every night 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@BeatsAndMeats]

For those who are curious, Adam's last name is pronounce "Smith"

[@FalloutGuitarist]

R/whoosh

[@duck2587]

Hahahaha

[@kqh123]

*pronounced

[@heelgill]

@Andrew Stack 😂😂😂

[@snapascrew]

Known for having a cape and sideburns. Hasn’t had sideburns or a cape In like a decade :(

[@konradical10ify]

Wore a cape in milwaulkee this year

[@snapascrew]

K0nradical there’s still hope

[@theksefan011]

I love this video, thanks for sharing this

[@HaydenMcCarry]

When i saw this , it inspired me doing a killswitch cover. Love them , i hope they never stop playing music.

[@joshmountain6145]

i bet its driving adam nuts to have to sit still and play haha

[@Drummerman02]

josh mountain its probably more comfortable. He has back problems

[@jal576]

And he wears a knee brace now . Old men now lol especially mike D since he’s the oldest at 46

[@JimDewdGuitars]

The 2 coolest guys in metal!

[@rjeff753]

Absolutely love Killswitch. Love their music and the message it sends. Very uplifting and hope they know it is helping in people’s recovery all over the place! I also love their Holy Diver remake and that is how I found KSW.

[@Mrlegodj]

the guy doing the interviewing is really good

[@SaulM_718]

“That wrestler guy CM Punk” haha

[@Madmike772]

This made my soul happy. Killswitch deserves way more credit & respect.

[@Juventud2222]

That's cool they panned the guitars, get to hear their different techniques.

[@KevOppelt]

Thank You!

[@MrJMoneyKill]

"All Hope is Not Lost" lmao

[@ogbee9690]

“Hope is…” ?

[@adamc4526]

This is soooo awesome!

[@heelgill]

52:50 Great job Adam and Joel. 👏

[@JohnnyInJapan]

The interviewer is very respectful to them and doesn't talk down on heavy metal. I would guess they weren't the only guests that day and a lot of people in the audience probably didn't know who Killswitch Engage was. So the interviewer did a good service to them by talking them up to the audience.

[@russellzauner]

THE NEW SONG/VIDEO IS BOMB ASS! THANKS GUYS!

[@russellzauner]

from another broken dude

[@kuringmundo]

i was gona make an important presentation for work, then i saw this.

[@garyhara2070]

I appreciate professionals who dedicate themselves to their craft.

[@rachaeltaylor844]

Amazing and can't wait to see you guys live in Glasgow.

[@abisoorrishi2888]

hi

[@rachaeltaylor844]

@@abisoorrishi2888 hi

[@abisoorrishi2888]

@@rachaeltaylor844 where are u from?

[@rachaeltaylor844]

@@abisoorrishi2888 I'm from the UK you?

[@abisoorrishi2888]

@@rachaeltaylor844 I'm from India

[@MetalguitarlessonsUK]

Great interviewer, a rare and welcome thing! Nice job.

[@azarothshadowsoul]

F***ing awesome, they played my 2 favourite songs: "My Curse" (twice!) and "This Fire Burns", the first songs of theirs I ever heard! I love this video

[@DankoHidalgo]

This Fire

[@kuroinamida4630]

This Fire is one of the Songs that got me really into Metal. The Riff, The Melody and of course Howards Godlike Vocals

[@cjalmighty]

One of the best guitar duos ever. Love Killswitch!!

[@Chimairakid21]

I wonder if their signature maxon od pedals will ever be released

[@shadyburnike264]

If you look close they have the Steve Vai signature module Synergy amps that wasn't out yet

[@ThatTattooGuyOfficial]

Oh wow this is dope! Ive never seen a Hawaiian shirt look so metal...

[@StuffWhatGoesBoom]

I didn't know I needed to watch this today. :)

[@BBOZ83]

Pretty sure that's Nick Bowcott from the band Grim Reaper interviewing

[@diecast4556]

More of this pls..with other bands..metal bands

[@inrewts3936]

Yes!!

[@heelgill]

3:51 Imagine Adam did his vocals there. Hearing those vocals put a smile on my face.

[@azarothshadowsoul]

Same here man, I remember when I first heard "My Curse", that part of the song was the first in any song to make me cry cause his voice is so beautiful. When I was watching this video for the first time I was thinking "Come on Adam, please sing"

[@heelgill]

@@azarothshadowsoul I hope you checked out the new Times Of Grace release, “The Burden of Disbelief”, it came out 6 days ago. Features Adam’s vocals tons of times.

[@RebelGaming4U]

@@heelgill Adam does a lot more vocals now. He did vocals for the first ToG album and the new one and some of Killswitchs new music.

[@osu4life171]

Ahhhhh killswitch with good vocals

[@naldyano]

I see Adam D, i press like. That simple 😂

[@davidcole535]

Joel “I’m trying to think of that song cause I haven’t heard it in a while” Adam “I don’t even know what you’re talking about”

[@michaelthompson3286]

There he goes with "Obsequious" again, it's his favourite word!

[@jessejames8162]

Gotta love these guys

[@HCmusink333]

Such a wholesome video

[@rhmm96]

Really cool!

[@davidmathes6730]

Pretty damn good? More like exceptional guitar songwriting....master class

[@oggel33t]

"We were listening to a lot of European metal" proceeds to only name Swedish band, most from Gothenburg, haha.

[@46Godshred]

I think he mean't Hope Is

[@heelgill]

For This Fire, you could hear how clear Adam's back vocals are.

[@BbYyTtOo]

so dope!

[@heelgill]

53:10 “That’s not true, that’s actually not true” Adam 😂

[@corbindallas18]

Love Adams personality

[@easterngangstabois8366]

First time adam d playing n sit properly bfore that he is a most badass guitaris on stage..

[@kx7kx782]

Inflames and Soilworks, great Swedish bands! Check then out.

[@gabedp21]

Don't forget Raunchy. Incredible band

[@azarothshadowsoul]

Also Dark Tranquillity

[@heelgill]

29:10 I love this interviewer. When he laughs I laugh too lol. Not every interviewer is like that and he can relate cause he’s a guitarist himself.

[@spaghettata6942]

2:43 you just gotta love him xD

[@Danvezina]

I’d love to know which Passive they were talking about

[@wizardsouthJP]

Dan Vezina Bare Knuckle Nailbombs if I’m not mistaken. That’s what BKP said they used in the past.

[@snapascrew]

Uberschall JP they’ve used plenty of passive pickups....

[@TheROB0TGuy]

We need a cover of This Fire Burns with Jesse at vocals! 🤘🏻

[@oggel33t]

How is it a cover if they wrote the song?

[@jasonudovich8880]

They opened with that song on this years tour. Jesse nailed it

[@TheROB0TGuy]

I’m meaning since Howard did a version on an album, I’d love to hear a Jesse version on an album

[@victorstackhouse1051]

@@TheROB0TGuy absolutley

[@chriscuthbertson]

Who is Mike Hurst?

[@warrenwonderlin2469]

Zakk is a big influence I love it

[@christopherhuff3123]

Adam won a car on the Price is Right. Greatest episode ever!

[@snapascrew]

“All hope is not lost” What song is that???

[@Justin13Sane]

i think he meant "Hope is"

[@snapascrew]

Jake oh true hahaha

[@hvacguy11]

These are the ones you’re going to have to deal with 😂😂😂

[@MrMann-gt1eh]

I CAN’T BELIEVE I NEVER SAW THIS!

[@gordontubbs]

Q&A begins with TONY STARK 39:23

[@morejake0391]

LMAO

[@timothymallonjr4659]

So who is better Adam or Joel

[@azarothshadowsoul]

In my opinion, Joel has more skill on the guitar and his style is a bit easier on the eye, but I like to watch Adam play just as much. Or to put it another way, I think Joel could beat Adam in a guitar contest, but calling Adam untalented would be stupid

[@heelgill]

22:12 He meant “Hope Is...”

[@EdBMetal]

What no moshpit? Lol 🤘😉🎸

[@Kaskets3D]

I was there :)

[@cjruckus]

Me.too

[@garretttanner7436]

Kaskets Spray Art same here my question was actually in this video it starts at 44:31

[@motoxjosh29]

loved being there!

[@aritrachatterjee7006]

There are better guitar players in terms of skill BUT Adam's riffs keep me alive...! :P

[@yakuzaohtani3631]

Aritra Chatterjee his Riffs are so fun to play! I’m scared the new stuff is uninspired compared to the old KSE tho.

[@aritrachatterjee7006]

@@yakuzaohtani3631 TBH I am not expecting it to be another End of Heartache but they usually deliver their trademark sound every time.

[@EvolutionIX219]

@@aritrachatterjee7006 The songs that hey have released off the new album have been very boring so far. Hope the rest of the album is better

[@dash4786]

Riffs > lagato scales

[@WEEKEND-AT-BURNIES]

There are Chinese children playing Vai covers note for note, but they sound like robots....you can't teach feel

[@sprocket131]

What was the death metal band that Adam said he liked??

[@drio2020]

The Aborted

[@RebelGaming4U]

Also Adam has a side band with George Corpsegrinder Fisher called Serpentine Dominion.

[@Drummerman02]

What deathmetal band? The boarded or deborted

[@Bsaunders17]

Music Time Space aborted

[@afterstars]

Curious myself

[@jamesmcgrath849]

Did they even mic up Joel's cabinet? I can't hear him for shite.

[@BreakthroughRocks]

Do...Do you work out?

[@HugoStiglitz88]

Love these guys. So much more melodic than most metal bands

[@felipe8511]

now i know why he shorts his name to Adam D

[@edward6749]

Howard should just drop his side bands and rejoin KSE. They all would sound phenomenal together

[@JasonTopo]

Edward what about jesse?

[@edward6749]

henri crousteau what about him? He would still be in KSE. I was talking about forming a duet with the singers

[@RebelGaming4U]

@@edward6749 well you got The Signal Fire track that features both of them.

[@sLeEp_ToKeN89]

Hope is... Nkt all hope is not lost lol

[@Van020280]

Interesting that they're using Howard's vocal track

[@liamjames4921]

What does this even mean? Of course it’s ‘Howard’s vocal track’ as it’s the original song 😂

[@JustJoshLTRB]

They just pulled the session of these songs from the original album files. A guy I worked with was sent my curse sans vocals when they were "auditioning " singers before Jesse finally agreed to come in. Have it somewhere on an ipod.

[@metalmouth13]

Jesse and Howard are both singing on the first song.

[@inrewts3936]

JustJoshLTRB who’s the guy? A buddy of mine went to audition in NY

[@RebelGaming4U]

@@metalmouth13 no that is Howard and Adam.

[@FilmThePoliceFTP]

I bet they are great guitars… especially with those price tags 😱

[@tnave93]

49:42 Adam: “let’s do squeal-y’s!!” 😅😅

[@theriffroom]

Pretty sure adam helped parkway drive produce some albums

[@danfortino4540]

why are they playing alone like that?

[@afterstars]

It’s a guitar clinic not a concert.

[@IainFrame]

I know he's trying his best and, if I was in his shoes, I would probably also be squealing like a fanboy, but the interviewer comes across as such a sycophant.

[@djrenault]

"well said"

[@IFIMTHEDEV1L]

Not really UP CLOSE

[@TheNigotube]

Joel's starting to look like TimTheTatman

[@thing88]

My hearing is bad. is there gona be another Serpentine Dominion album?

[@SonOfManMusic]

nice

[@cambrositv]

I love the pinch squealing ❤

[@HugoStiglitz88]

Ive always wondered why Adam plays more of the leads when Joel actually has better tone. Adam would be the first to say that too but maybe they just play what riffs they write I know periphery isnt like that at all. They dont care who wrote it, they have whoever plays it best play it

[@heelgill]

RIP Eddie Van Halen. 14:19

[@hurttster]

Does anybody know if they (KSE) sell their Kemper Profiles? Thanks.

[@bradhargis2261]

It's probably a peavey 5150 or a laney iommi profile. Was sidesatge at kse/pkwy drive, Adam's kemper profile just said fuck yourself. Guitar tech laughed at me trying to read it.

[@snapascrew]

@@bradhargis2261 Adam sometimes plays an engl profile, Joel was most recently playing a KSR (aka Rhodes) profile.

[@VELKRO20]

Joel could be a lot louder lol, even with the guitars panned left and right adam is still much louder

[@JasonRyanWilson410]

What's hilarious is Adam D won the price is right once lol!

[@ILLRICARDO]

The most wholesome moment ever, I remember it, he just couldn't believe be won.

[@ThePyroKnight]

They play my curse like 1,000 times. Kind of lame to make them play it again. He should've asked if they had a 4th song to play.

[@RebelGaming4U]

My Curse is an awesome song and I hope they continue to play it. Its the song that actually really got me hooked on them.

[@UroboricNate]

Claims to be a big Killswitch fan, proceeds to ask about the song "all hope is not lost" 👍

[@helco2856]

The interviewer looks a little similar to alister crowley

[@bigdipper1454]

Too bad Howard couldn't be there.

[@ogbee9690]

Howard’s not in the band anymore

[@Tatenak]

Joel's amp is so low.

[@kqh123]

Other guitars are not even fair Caparisons