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Killswitch Engage Name Upcoming DVD

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Grammy-nominated rockers, Killswitch Engage will release their first DVD, (Set This) World Ablaze on November 22nd, 2005. The show featured, which was filmed on July 25th in front of a frenzied, hometown crowd at Worcesterâ?Ts Palladium, sold-out in less than three days and captures the band playing crowd favorites old and new. (Set This) World Ablaze features over 75 minutes of performance footage, all of the band 's videos, on-the-road and behind-the-scenes footage, as well as interviews with members of the band and other artists with whom they have toured. Directed by Lex Hallaby (Mudvayne, Chimaira) the DVD captures the power and passion of Killswitch Engage as they play with all the energy of their 3000+ capacity frenzied crowd.

Since the release of their sophomore effort for Roadrunner Records The End Of Heartache, in May of 2004, Killswitch Engage has exploded into the mainstream - selling over 375,000 copies of that album, landing the lead single to the film Resident Evil: Apocalypse (which debuted at #1), headlining two highly successful US tours and co-headlining both the inaugural Taste of Chaos Tour and Ozzfest 2005. The album has been called â?obadassâ? by Spin Magazine, â?ostunningâ? by Rolling Stone and an â?oimmaculate piece of workâ? by Kerrang! and become the standard - bearer in its genre. The New York Times, Stuff, Alternative Press, Blender all lauded the album, and magazines such as Revolver, Decibel, Metal Maniacs, Guitar One and Skinnie put the band on the cover. Additionally Killswitch Engage played â?oThe End of Heartacheâ? and â?oRose of Sharynâ? on Jimmy Kimmel Live and Last Call with Carson Daly, respectively.