LEWISTON – The Grammy-nominated, melodic metalcore band Killswitch Engage will rock the Androscoggin Bank Colisee Saturday, Dec. 1. Special guest will be Lamb of God.

Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. concert, on sale now, are $34, $37 day of show (includes parking), general admission, all ages. Tickets are available at the Colisee box office at 192 Birch St.; by phone at 1-877-GO-TIX-GO and online at www.livenation.com.

The earliest incarnation of KsE was formed in the late 1990s when, after the breakup of his influential genre-crossing metal/hardcore unit Overcast, bassist Mike D’Antonio teamed up with Aftershock members Dutkiewicz (then on drums), guitarist Joel Stroetzel and singer Jesse Leach. With its Ferret Music debut album creating a major underground buzz, the group caught the attention of Roadrunner Records, which signed KsE to a worldwide recording deal and released its 2002 sophomore full-length, “Alive or Just Breathing.”

Equal parts melody and brutality, “Alive” found Killswitch shooting to No. 37 on the Billboard’s Heatseeker Chart and storming metal radio while winning press accolades from publications as diverse as CMJ New Music Report and Alternative Press. And while the next year would see highs (breakout headlining tours) and lows (the departure of Leach in 2002 and drummer Tom Gomes in 2003), the eventual addition of Howard Jones (vocals) and Justin Foley (drums) from New England heavyweights Blood Has Been Shed would push KsE to the proverbial next level.

Released in 2004, debuting at No. 21 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums Chart, “The End Of Heartache” was the sound of a band reinvigorated. The album, which Rolling Stone described as “Stunning,” landed KsE its first-ever Grammy nomination. It is now currently pushing near-Gold-certified status in the United States. “Out of all the attention we got from that record, the Grammy thing was the biggest mind-blower,” Dutkiewicz said in a prepared statement.

As Killswitch Engage’s profile increased, so did the band’s reputation as a fearsome live act. Besides a plethora of headlining dates supporting Heartache, the band was main support for Slayer in 2004 and made its second Ozzfest appearance as one of 2005’s second-stage headliners. That same year, the band helped anchor the inaugural Taste of Chaos tour, performing alongside My Chemical Romance and The Used.

KsE is on tour, promoting its fourth album, “As Daylight Dies,” which offers a bold new vision for hard rock music. “We’ve really gone beyond metal with this record,” said Jones. ” We’ve obviously got metal influences, as we always have, but there’s so much melody and so much diversity. This time around, this is just a weird, amazing little mutt of music we’re making today.”