Killswitch Engage On The Road Again

Killswitch Engage just finished their winter tour, but they're ready to go at it again. The Boston metal quintet have just announced a spring North American tour that includes a hefty amount of Canadian dates.

Southern Ontario hardcore crew The End, Throwdown and Poison The Well will support the headliners, who've previously taken part in Ozzfest, Taste Of Chaos and the Warped Tour.

Killswitch Engage's Howard Jones (vocals), Joel Stroetzel (guitar), Justin Foley (drums), Adam Dutkiewicz (guitar) and Mike D'Antonio (bass) have been around since 1998. Their "The End Of Heartache" single was nominated for a 2005 Grammy Award for best metal performance. The band's Set This World Ablaze DVD was recently certified gold after moving 5,000 units in Canada, where their latest Roadrunner album, As Daylight Dies, has sold close to 35,000 copies. Their fourth studio effort was first released in 2006 and then again last fall as a special edition with extra tracks.

Pre-sales have already started, but regular ticket sales will begin between March 6 and 8. Here are the tour's Canadian dates:

May 10 Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
May 11 Kitchener, ON @ Elements Night Club
May 13 Quebec City, QC @ Capitole Du Quebec
May 14 Montreal, QC @ The Metropolis
May 22 Thunder Bay, ON @ Community Auditorium
May 23 Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre
May 24 Saskatoon, SK @ Odeon Events Centre
May 26 Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Events Centre
May 27 Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall Ballroom
May 29 Vancouver, BC @ Croatian Cultural Centre