Killswitch Engage is set to perform at the 2027 Slam Dunk Festival and is expected to begin work on new music in early 2027, with frontman Jesse Leach expressing a desire for the next album to be faster, heavier, and harder. Leach has also discussed his evolving personal beliefs, vocal recovery, and openness to releasing singles, while the band's guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz and former vocalist Howard Jones have launched a new project, Burn Eternal, under Metal Blade Records.