(Taken mere seconds before Killswitch frontman Howard Jones' "I have a dream" speech. © 2008 Kaleena Marie.)
So you know that song "My Curse" from GH3? Well, that's Killswitch Engage, and mashing away on five coloured buttons with your wasted buddies is a total understatement of their talent. Killswitch Engage (or KSE, to those in the know) finished up their North American tour at Vancouver’s Croatian Cultural Centre last Thursday, and they wanted to make damn sure they left an impression on the crowd.
As the lights dimmed, I didn't have to even look at the masses behind me to feel the energy and excitement radiating off them, chanting "Killswitch! Killswitch! Killswitch!" Drummer Justin Foley and his bandmates took their places on stage, setting the audience up to explode in applause as guitarist Adam D came out, wearing one of the most ridiculous outfits I’d ever seen. Sporting a pair of jeans that could only be described as shredded, he also had a blow-up doll taped to his back. He then went on to introduce the doll as his date for the evening, Back Alley Sally.
Ever the classy motherfucker, Adam D took his antics as far as yelling, "I want topless girls crowd surfing right now!” To the delight of KSE’s male fans, the ladies complied. Which may have been a bit less troubling if this weren't happening at an all-ages show.
Rocking the staples of every good Killswitch show like "Rose of Sharyn", "The End of Heartache", and the ever-popular Guitar Hero anthem "My Curse", KSE ripped through material new and old, transforming me from casual listener to dedicated fan in just over an hour. Foley’s epic drum rolls and remarkable stamina behind the kit was nothing short of awe-inspiring, and frontman Howard Jones proved to the world once again that he can look as friendly as Uncle Ben while sounding like Satan himself.
The band announced that night that they would be going back into the studio to write and record new material in the not-so-distant future. This is my curse, the waiting.
Special thanks to Jessica Dunn of Live Nation.
As the lights dimmed, I didn't have to even look at the masses behind me to feel the energy and excitement radiating off them, chanting "Killswitch! Killswitch! Killswitch!" Drummer Justin Foley and his bandmates took their places on stage, setting the audience up to explode in applause as guitarist Adam D came out, wearing one of the most ridiculous outfits I’d ever seen. Sporting a pair of jeans that could only be described as shredded, he also had a blow-up doll taped to his back. He then went on to introduce the doll as his date for the evening, Back Alley Sally.
Ever the classy motherfucker, Adam D took his antics as far as yelling, "I want topless girls crowd surfing right now!” To the delight of KSE’s male fans, the ladies complied. Which may have been a bit less troubling if this weren't happening at an all-ages show.
Rocking the staples of every good Killswitch show like "Rose of Sharyn", "The End of Heartache", and the ever-popular Guitar Hero anthem "My Curse", KSE ripped through material new and old, transforming me from casual listener to dedicated fan in just over an hour. Foley’s epic drum rolls and remarkable stamina behind the kit was nothing short of awe-inspiring, and frontman Howard Jones proved to the world once again that he can look as friendly as Uncle Ben while sounding like Satan himself.
The band announced that night that they would be going back into the studio to write and record new material in the not-so-distant future. This is my curse, the waiting.
Special thanks to Jessica Dunn of Live Nation.
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