This past Saturday (12) as part of the city-wide CBGB Fest, Killswitch Engage played the 400-capacity Santos Party House. Considering that they’ll be back in New York in less than two weeks at the eight-times-larger Roseland Ballroom, Saturday was quite an underplay. The sold-out show was sponsored by the Merciless Book of Metal Lists, and proceeds from the show went to the FC Foundation, a cancer awareness organization.
The career-spanning set was, obviously, heavy on Killswitch’s second album, Alive of Just Breathing, the band’s breakthrough album and last one Jesse Leach sang on before taking a 10 year hiatus from the band. They played three songs from their new album, this year’s Disarm the Descent, including the live debut of “Turning Point,” as well as a smattering of songs from Howard Jones’ tenure in the band. The crowd was full of die-hard fans, who stage-dove throughout the set, keeping the spirit of CBGB alive. Metal Insider contributor Maclyn Bean  was there to capture some stellar pics of the band . Check out his work below.
Killswitch Engage, Santos Party House, 10/13/13
Rise Inside
Fixation on the Darkness
Reckoning
The New Awakening
Just Barely Breathing
Take This Oath
Prelude
In The Unblind
Temple From the Within
The Element of One
Turning Point
This is Absolution
Life to Lifeless
My Curse
The End of Heartache
In Due Time
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Rose of Sharyn
My Last Serenade
