Killswitch Engage and Machine Head Announce Summer 2026 Tour
Two titans collide this June as Bay Area icons Machine Head hit the road with the legendary Killswitch Engage. Celebrating a deep shared history and a mutual respect for the craft, these shows are dedicated to the pure power of the pit. Kicking off June 3rd in Detroit, this 16-show run hits major markets including Brooklyn, Orlando, and Houston, concluding with a hometown show in San Francisco on June 27th. Support across all dates comes from the relentless Iron Reagan and Havok. Get tickets here.
Machine Head will be performing tracks from their latest triumph, Unatøned — a record defined by relentless momentum and a hunger to push the boundaries of heavy music. Robb Flynn comments, “I’m genuinely fired up to finally be hitting the road with Killswitch Engage — we’ve shared history and respect for a long time, but this will be the first time we’ve actually toured together, and that makes it feel special. Getting back into major cities like New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, Albuquerque, Orlando and more with this kind of energy behind it is exactly where Machine Head belongs. Big rooms, big crowds, big nights — this tour is about connection, intensity, and reminding people why heavy music hits hardest when it’s experienced together.”
Killswitch Engage — Jesse Leach, vocals; Adam Dutkiewicz, guitar; Joel Stroetzel, guitar; Mike D’Antonio, bass; and Justin Foley, drums — marks the band’s first US tour since last year’s Summer of Loud run. KsE’s latest album, This Consequence, is out now via Metal Blade. Get it here. The album arrived alongside a hugely successful Winter/Spring 2025 tour. The album was another reminder of why KsE, who have earned several gold and platinum certifications alongside three Grammy nominations, remain one of the most enduring bands of the modern metal scene.
“I’m extremely excited to get back out on the road supporting our newest album, This Consequence!,” says Leach. “We are hitting major cities and bringing along with us an absolutely killer lineup with the legendary Robb Flynn and Machine Head, thrash masters Iron Reagan, and rounded out by the mighty Havok. This is a stacked and powerful crew of bands that will electrify and dominate wherever we roll up to… so LET’S GO!!!!!!”
Following the initial run, Machine Head will pivot to their acclaimed “An Evening With” format in select markets. These shows offer the full experience: deep cuts, rarities, and covers curated specifically for the die-hard fans. With no openers and no setlist restrictions, it’s a marathon of pure metal. Complementing these dates are high-billing appearances at major rock festivals — a testament to the fact that after three decades, Machine Head remains a vital force in the present tense.
Unatøned Tracklisting:
1. Landscape Øf Thørns
2. Atømic Revelatiøns
3. Unbøund
4. Øutsider
5. Nøt Løng Før This Wørld
6. These Scars Wøn’t Define Us
7. Dustmaker
8. Bønescraper
9. Addicted Tø Pain
10. Bleeding Me Dry
11. Shards Øf Shattered Dreams
12. Scørn
Order & stream Unatøned here.
Because tradition matters, Machine Head will ignite the final weeks of 2026 with an “Evening With” holiday run. It’s that time of year when the energy is peaked, the crowds are at their loudest, and we’re all ready to lose our voices together in one last celebratory roar before the year ends.
Killswitch Engage 2026 US Tour Dates w/ Machine Head, Iron Reagan, and Havok:
6/3/26: Detroit, MI — The Fillmore
6/5/26: Minneapolis, MN — The Fillmore
6/6/26: Milwaukee, WI — Milwaukee Metal Fest*
6/7/26: South Bend, IN — Four Winds Field
6/9/26: Raleigh, NC — The Ritz
6/11/26: Brooklyn, NY — Brooklyn Paramount
6/12/26: Boston, MA — Roadrunner
6/13/26: Bethlehem, PA — Wind Creek Event Center
6/14/26: Washington, DC — DC Warped Tour*
6/16/26: Orlando, FL — Hard Rock Live
6/17/26: Atlanta, GA — Tabernacle
6/19/26: Dallas, TX — South Side Ballroom
6/20/26: Houston, TX — Bayou Music Center
6/21/26: San Antonio, TX — Boeing Center at Tech Port
6/23/26: Albuquerque, NM — Revel Entertainment Center
6/24/26: Tempe, AZ — The Marquee
6/25/26: Los Angeles, CA — Hollywood Palladium
6/27/26: San Francisco, CA — Warfield
*KsE Festival Appearance
About Killswitch Engage:
Killswitch Engage first shook the structure of heavy music upon climbing out of snowy industrialized Western Massachusetts in 2000. A musical outlier, the band pioneered a union of thrashed-out European guitar pyrotechnics, East Coast hardcore spirit, onstage hijinks, and enlightened lyricism that set the pace for what the turn-of-the-century deemed heavy. 2002’s Alive Or Just Breathing became avowed as a definitive album, being named among “The Top 100 Greatest Metal Albums of the Decade” by Decibel and celebrated by everyone from Metal Hammer to Revolver. Not only did they bust open the floodgates for dozens to follow, but they also garnered three GRAMMY® Award nominations in the category of “Best Metal Performance” in 2005, 2014, and 2019, respectively, a gold certification for The End of Heartache [2004], and a platinum certification for As Daylight Dies [2006]. The group landed three consecutive Top 10 debuts on the Billboard Top 200 with Killswitch Engage [2009], Disarm The Descent [2013], and their career high best bow at #6 with Incarnate [2016]. The latter two releases, along with 2019’s Atonement, would also both capture #1 on the Top Rock Albums and Top Hard Rock Albums charts. The band’s total streams are nearing 3 billion to date, while they’ve remained consummate road warriors who’ve sold out countless headline tours and have shared stages with everyone from Iron Maiden to Slipknot to Slayer to My Chemical Romance to Mastodon to Parkway Drive, which is a testament to their ability to cross genres and appeal to all fans of hard rock. KsE have remained a featured attraction at every major North American and European festival through the years. The band is celebrating an astonishing, 25-year career as one of the most vital and genre-defining bands of the ’00s and continues its incredible legacy.
Killswitch Engage at Accesso ShoWare Center Kent, WA October 2022 | Photo by Greg Goudey
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About Machine Head:
Written in motion – on the road, in hotel rooms, and across continents – it reflects the raw energy of their return to the global festival circuit after an 11-year hiatus. Unatøned was recorded at Robb’s Jam Room, Sharkbite Studios, and Drop Of Sun Recording between July 2023 and December 2024. The album was produced by Robb Flynn as well as Zack Ohren, who was also responsible for the engineering. The mixing and mastering was handled by Colin Richardson and Chris Clancy at Audioworks UK, and the mastering of the record was handled by Ted Jensen and his assistant Justin Shturtz. The only exception was the track “Landscape øf Thørns,” which was produced by Flynn and Joel Wanasek, who was also in charge of mixing the single alongside Zack Ohren. Machine Head once again tapped Seth Siro Anton to create the album artwork.
Eleven albums deep, Machine Head remains as fierce, relevant, and unstoppable as ever.
Machine Head at Showbox SoDo Seattle, WA January 2024 | Photo by Nate Phelps
