Killswitch Engage - Vocalist Relieved From Duty
US metallers Killswitch Engage announced on their official website that the band decided to continue without vocalist Howard Jones. The band is now making preparations for the upcoming album, due to be released at some point later in the year. The band issued the following update:
"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, and Justin."
"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, and Justin."
Thanks also to CHEF METAL HEAD!
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306  |
I suppose the Howard haters will appreciate this. 
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Account deleted Written by Troy Killjoy on 05.01.2012 at 01:56 Guy before was a wicked vocalist but I doubt even he could make KsE a good band again.
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306 |
Written by [user id=4365] on 05.01.2012 at 02:00 Plus he's in three other bands apparently. :/
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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9158  |
Written by Troy Killjoy on 05.01.2012 at 02:02 names? how have i not heard of them?!
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Written by Boxcar Willy on 05.01.2012 at 02:33 http://www.metalstorm.net/bands/bandmember.php?member_id=6332
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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9158 |
Written by Troy Killjoy on 05.01.2012 at 02:44 I have to learn how to read, I thought you meant Howard. I'm still checking those out, they look pretty good!
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| psykometal A staff guy... Elite Posts: 6101  |
Written by [user id=4365] on 05.01.2012 at 02:58 Actually Times Of Grace is pretty good I thought. I also liked Seemless. The reason he does mostly clean singing now is the same reason he left KsE, he never learned how to properly scream so the whole time he was screaming in KsE he was literally annihilating his vocal cords and the doctors told him if he didn't quit screaming he would blow them out completely and need vocalizer so he quit KsE and still to this day he can't scream for much because of how badly he messed up his vocal cords in KsE.
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| psykometal A staff guy... Elite Posts: 6101 |
Edit: http://www.theprp.com/2012/01/04/news/all-that-remains-vocalist-phil-labonte-shoots-down-killswitch-engage-rumors/ Guess this means I lost the pool... 
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| psykometal A staff guy... Elite Posts: 6101 |
Written by [user id=28526] on 05.01.2012 at 04:14 Exactly...and I'm really glad no one took me up on that pool...
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| Thanntos Posts: 124  |
God dammit, I liked Howard
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| Crème fraiche Posts: 703  |
I haven.t listened to these guy sin a while, but damn, Howard was a beast... bummer.
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| strade Posts: 677  |
Now if only the rest of the band will relieve themselves from duty...
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| Unhealer Eclecticist Posts: 2311  |
Never got into this band, but if there was something I liked from them was their vocals only. That guy really could sing. Wonder what they have in mind.
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| rpsgc Posts: 42  |
Written by opeth771 on 05.01.2012 at 05:17 KsE post Jesse Leach can not, never, ever, be described as "good". And it can't be DEAD considering it DIED the moment Jesse left the band. This emo pop crap they've been spewing for these last 9 years is not Killswitch Engage, it's an aberration. It's worse than what In Flames went through (considering In Flames simply sold out instead of losing their lead singer).
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| hadriel Posts: 257  |
Written by rpsgc on 05.01.2012 at 14:56 As much as I agree that their best material was with Jesse, I think Howard became the only noteworthy segment of the band during his time with them. People hate on Howard a lot and I find it very unjustified; imo picking him up was the only way for kse to make the best of a bad situation.
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| selken Irreligious Posts: 949  |
Shame... "not discussing the reasons" sounds to me they didn't part in good terms anyway finding a good/better singer wouldn't be such a challenge, Jonas is not a bad singer, just, average...
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| Swamphell Posts: 46  |
Howard gives KsE special taste , now they are like all other metalcore band
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306 |
They haven't even replaced the guy yet. Who knows, maybe their next vocalist blows everyone out of the water.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9158 |
Written by Troy Killjoy on 06.01.2012 at 03:59 IS IT YOU!?!
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| Milena gloom cookie Staff Posts: 4603  |
What's with the headline? It looks like he's in the army or something.
---- 7.0 means the album is good
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306 |
Written by Milena on 06.01.2012 at 11:27 Finally someone notices my poor attempt at humor.
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| Milena gloom cookie Staff Posts: 4603 |
Written by Troy Killjoy on 06.01.2012 at 23:31 That was humor? Uhm. Huh. This is awk.... .... AHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA I MEAN TOTALLY DUDE I LAUGHED MY ASS OFF 
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