Killswitch Engage have added a second Melbourne show to their 2026 Australian and New Zealand tour after the first date sold out in under two weeks — the latest sign that demand for the Massachusetts metalcore veterans is as strong as ever in a region they haven’t headlined since 2018.
The new show at the Forum falls on Monday, Nov. 9 — the night before the already-sold-out Nov. 10 date. Tickets for the added show and all remaining tour dates are available now via SBM Presents.
The run marks Killswitch Engage’s first headline tour of Australia and New Zealand since 2018 and their first visit to the region since September 2024, when they opened for Iron Maiden. British metal outfit Sylosis join as special guests across all dates — the Reading, England act made their Australian debut at Soundwave in 2013, returned for their first headline tour of the country in 2025, and arrive this time on the back of their latest album The New Flesh, released in February 2026.
The tour supports This Consequence, Killswitch Engage’s ninth studio album, released in February 2025 and their first since Atonement in 2019. Its lead single “I Believe” became the band’s first song to crack the top 10 of the U.S. Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, peaking at No. 4 and marking a commercial milestone for a group whose fanbase has remained loyal across more than two decades without ever fully crossing into mainstream radio territory.
Formed in Westfield, Massachusetts in 1999, Killswitch Engage are widely credited as one of the architects of modern metalcore — a genre that has since spawned generations of bands and remains one of the most commercially viable corners of heavy music. Their 2002 debut Alive or Just Breathing, recorded with then-vocalist Jesse Leach, is still considered a genre landmark. The End of Heartache (2004) — recorded with Howard Jones, who had replaced Leach — debuted at No. 21 on the Billboard 200 and was certified Gold by the RIAA. Disarm the Descent (2013) — their first album with Leach back on vocals after Jones departed in 2012 — debuted at No. 7, and Incarnate (2016) reached No. 6, their career-best Billboard 200 position to date. Across their career they have earned three Grammy nominations for Best Metal Performance — in 2005, 2014 and 2019 — and accumulated billions of streams, while sharing stages with Iron Maiden, Slayer, Slipknot, Mastodon, My Chemical Romance and Parkway Drive.
The Melbourne sellout continues a strong run of momentum for the band in Australia, where metalcore has long maintained a dedicated and vocal live following. With one Forum show already gone and the second expected to move quickly, fans in other cities are advised to secure tickets soon.
Killswitch Engage — Australia & New Zealand 2026 (with Sylosis)
Oct. 31 — Auckland, NZ — Powerstation
Nov. 1 — Wellington, NZ — Meow Nui
Nov. 3 — Brisbane, AUS — Fortitude Music Hall
Nov. 6 — Sydney, AUS — Enmore Theatre
Nov. 7 — Wollongong, AUS — Waves
Nov. 9 — Melbourne, AUS — Forum (new show)
Nov. 10 — Melbourne, AUS — Forum (sold out)
Nov. 12 — Adelaide, AUS — Hindley Street Music Hall
Nov. 14 — Fremantle, AUS — Metropolis Fremantle
