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The quartet that came together and created Killswitch Engage already had strong foundations in a fan base. Mike D'Antonio (bass) was the main man in a band called overcast. He was the lead songwriter and generally led the band. On the splitting of the group D’Antonio wanted to find a set of musicians that would be able to incorporate the extremes of the heaviest metal to the most beautiful melodies. During the summer of 1999, D'Antonio discovered Adam Dutkiewitz, who was the drummer for a band called Aftershock and Joel Stroetzela also a member of the same outfit. Jesse Leach, vocalist for Corrin and Nothing Stays Gold joined amd they became Killswitch engage.
Killswitch Engage made its debut by opening for In Flames during their tour. The Ferret label heard this and were impressed by the way the extremes of music were combined. Ferret released Killswitch Engage's debut album in June 2000 and it immediately began capturing rave reviews.

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