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and Jesse Leach, the previous year, had released the long awaited Times of GraceВ CD, Hymn of a Broken ManВ (what I consider the lost KSE album or bridge between KSE2 and DtD) В Which in many ways was the reunion so many fans (including myself) had waited nearly a decade for. I even considered throwing my name in the hat. a new guy nobody knows came in? Speculation was monstrous for a month. Any fan would've been, and was, excited at the possibilities. And the top 3 names being suggested by fans were: Jesse Leach, Phil Labonte, and Tommy VextВ (formerly of Divine HeresyВ and Snot). who could take the lead vocalist spot again?! Rumors started flying immediately. After 3 successful albums, a Grammy nomination, plenty of praise, and a hell of a vocalist in Jesse's replacement, Howard. This became the line-up for Killswitch EngageВ until 2012, when Howard JonesВ had to exit the group for a few reasons. During that time, Tom GomesВ had left the drum position and in came Jones' bandmate from Blood Has Been Shed, Justin Foley. Before you know it, time had passed, hundreds of shows had been played. With the blessing of Roadrunner Records and numerous friends from other bands, they were able to pull in Howard JonesВ ( Phil Labonte, singer of All That Remains, being a VERY close 2nd) to continue their tour for their very highly praised new album. In 2002, shortly after AOJB was released and directly in the middle of a tour, original vocalist Jesse LeachВ abruptly quit the band via e-mail due to depression as well as constantly blowing out his voice.

Not so prominent, of course, on their first 2 releases ( Killswitch Engage, Alive or Just Breathing, respectively.) There's plenty of HysteriaВ within Killswitch's style of metalcore. I understand exactly what that means since both Def LeppardВ and KSEВ are my favorite bands. There's that joke that's been running since The End of HeartacheВ album that they're the ' Def Leppard of Metal'.

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Killswitch EngageВ are a band that knows how to write songs that are as melodic and catchy as they are aggressive. It doesn't matter which vocalist you prefer, Jesse LeachВ or Howard Jones.

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