Killswitch Engage - Disarm The Descent

Whether you know them from their landmark albums Alive Or Just Breathing and The End Of Heartache or are more familiar with the short shorts and cape wearing on-stage antics of their lead guitarist Adam D, it only seemed fitting that the first review gracing our "Sounds Known" section would be from the extremely well known Killswitch Engage.  With Howard Jones gone and their original singer Jesse Leach back at the helm, these metalcore veterans return with their sixth full-length album, Disarm The Descent.  This latest offering brings a very welcome breath of fresh air to the band's discography and quite arguably some of the best tunes they've dished out since the aforementioned landmark albums.

We'll Do It Live Fridays: Revolution......Engage

First off, let me wish all of you out there a happy Friday the 13th!  It shouldn't be to hard to decide on what kind of movie marathon you should take part of today.

This weeks WDILF post comes from my recent, but not so surprising, metalcore obsession.  As the title may suggest, I'm certainly not pulling from any obscure bands here.

Check it out after the break. 

Killswitch Engage Parts Ways With Howard Jones

Word just got out, via their facebook page, that Killswitch Engage has officially parted ways with their lead singer, Howard Jones.  The official announcement is below.

"To our family, friends and fans: We have decided to continue on without Howard Jones as the singer of Killswitch Engage. We love Howard and are thankful for the nine years that we've had him in the band. Out of respect for everyone involved we will not be discussing the specific reasons behind this decision. Howard is a part of our family and always will be, and we wish him well. He has left big shoes to fill, so we certainly have our work cut out for us to find the next singer of Killswitch, something we plan on making priority #1 going forward. Most importantly, thanks to all of you for all the support throughout the years and for sticking by us for all this time. We really do appreciate it and we very much look forward to having a new record for all of you in the not too distant future that we can all be proud of. Sincerely, Adam, Joel, Mike & Justin."

This is big news.  What does this mean for the future direction of KSE?  Will Jesse Leach be back in the picture?  These are only speculations for now, but it will certainly be interesting to see what develops

- Mick