Metal Riot

Awesome tour news today as KsE announce The Atonement Tour updates. I was lucky to briefly meet Jesse and his partner recently and have been a supporter a long time, and the band just continue to prove they are a cornerstone of the meaningful modern metal movement.

The Atonement Tour makes its return with the same powerful lineup, which includes Lancaster, Pennsylvania’s August Burns Red as main support and Light the Torch as the opening act. As fans are more than well aware, LTT frontman Howard Jones served as KsE’s singer from 2002 through 2012.

This tour package was originally planned for Spring 2020 but was ultimately postponed two dates into the original run due to the global shutdown that was a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It will now include all of the rescheduled dates as well as several new locations across the U.S.

“The long wait is finally over,” says KsE singer Jesse Leach. “We worked very hard to carefully piece this tour back together properly. After the tour was shut down two days in when it started in 2020, we are bringing it back! We are honored and stoked to have August Burns Red and Howard Jones and the boys in Light the Torch along to make this an ‘all killer, no filler’ line up.”

Jones echoes the sentiment, saying, “FINALLY! We get to pick up where we left off on the Atonement tour with KsE and ABR! We couldn’t be more excited to resume with the same lineup, and additional dates have been added so don’t miss this noisy party. Now, stop reading this and get your tickets. GO! This will be a tour to remember and you do not want to miss it!”

All dates are below. Tickets are onsale here: killswitchengage.com

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE ON TOUR:
WITH AUGUST BURNS RED + LIGHT THE TORCH:
01/28 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
01/29 – Silver Spring, MD – Fillmore
01/31 – Stroudsburg, PA – Sherman Theater
02/01 – Montreal, QC – M-Telus
02/02 – Toronto, ON – Rebel
02/04 – Wallingford, CT – The Dome
02/05 – Portland, ME – State Theater
02/06 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
02/08 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
02/10 – Raleigh, NC – Ritz
02/11 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
02/12 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
02/14 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
02/15 – Dallas, TX – SouthSide Ballroom
02/17 – Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
02/18 – Los Angeles, CA – Wiltern
02/19 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
02/21 – Ventura, CA – Ventura Theater
02/22 – Riverside, CA – Municipal Auditorium
02/23 – San Francisco, CA – Warfield
02/25 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
02/26 – Missoula, MT – Wilma Theater
02/27 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
03/01 – Boise, ID – Revolution
03/02 – Salt Lake City, UT – Complex
03/03 – Denver, CO – Fillmore
03/05 – Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event Center
03/06 – Minneapolis, MN – Fillmore
03/07 – Chicago, IL – Radius
03/08 – Columbus, OH – Express Live
03/10 – Detroit, MI – Fillmore
03/11 – Rochester, NY – Main Street Armory
03/12 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall

Happy Ho Ho Ho. While it is undisputed that Christian Metalcore band August Burns Red’s Sleddin’ Hill pretty much kicks ass, we also should approach this “Christmas” thing from a “Metal” perspective and thus…three songs mentioning “Christmas” and “Hell”. Stop the Tivo of Clark Griswold hanging up Christmas Lights and click HERE (especially if you like Type O, Mours and Sixx:A.M.).