M Rock Radio: Headline Mash-Up

M Rock Radio: Headline Mash-up.  
The headlines this week so far, that explain themselves..

• Killswitch Engage Say Decision To Bring Back Jesse Leach Was 'Very Easy'  read more

   

• Adrenaline Mob Tap Disturbed's John Moyer As New Bassist  read more

         

• Foo Fighters And Deadmous5 To Perform Together At Grammys  read more

• Tenacious D To Realease New Album In May read more

• Deftones Bassist Chi Cheng Showing Promising Signs Of Recovery  read more

• Metallica Announce Orion Music + More Festival  read more

• New Hatebreed Album In The Works  read more

 by Shaun Young
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Killswitch Engage Announce "New" Frontman

Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage announced today that they have brought back original frontman Jesse Leach. We previously reported Killswitch was on the hunt for a new frontman after Howard Jones suddenly left the band at the beginning of the year.

There were rumors immediately that Leach would be rejoining the band. Those rumors were shot down when Leach himself denied the rumors, and Killswitch held open auditions for the band.

Today the band released the band photo showing Leach back with his old group. Leach was with the band on 2000's self titled album, and 2002's 'Alive or Just Breathing'.

How do you feel about Jesse Leach rejoining the band?

-Shaun Young
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Now Is Your Chance To Be The New Killswitch Engage Frontman

  Last week Killwitch Engage split with longtime frontman Howard Jones.  This news lead many fans to wonder who would be the new vocalist for the band.  Many speculated that the original KsE frontman Jesse Leach would return to the band.  Yesterday Leach gave fans a "no comment" on his facebook page.

  Killswitch has now released a statement regarding their search for a new vocalist "We've been getting a lot of inquiries about the singer position.  If you are interested, please send a MP3 or a song link, a photo and a brief description of yourself to the managment email address provided in the contact section of KillswitchEngage.com. thanks KsE"

  Strong Managment:
  strongmanagment@stronghq.com - Here it is.. now you have no excuses.  Go knock your little metal hearts out.

Howard Jones Explains Departure From Killswitch Engage

Howard Jones

  A few days ago it was announced that lead singer Howard Jones of Killswitch Engage was leaving the band, with little explanation.  Today he released his reason for leaving on the Killswitch Engage website.

  "Well, I guess I will shed a little light without going too deep.  As some of you may know, I've had a pretty interesting couple of years to say the least battling with some personal issues.  One of the low points being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes that went unchecked for years.

The rest of the band stuck with me through it, and to be honest they are the ones that kept me going.  The whole experience definitely put a scare in me.

Recently we've been in writing mode but somehow I couldn't get excited about the new album and all the touring that would go with it.  The guys saw it before I did.  In hindsight I now realize that my heart wasn't in it.

I have had an amazing decade with KSE.  I love Justin, MikeD, Joel and Adam for hanging in there and standing by me no matter how bad it was.  I have so many good memories, and those are the ones that I will keep.

Will I be involved in music again? Sure, I have been in bands for a little over half my life, can't stop now. Until then, get the new KsE album, it's going to be good.  Thanks everyone for letting me try to entertain you, and I wish myself well in my endeavors.  Gone fishin' Howard"

  Killswitch Engage are currently writing the new album, with plans to record in February or March.

  Ok.. who do you think should replace Howard Jones in KSE?  Let us know in the comments.

Killswitch Engage Part Ways With Lead Singer

Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage just announced they will be parting ways with their lead singer Howard Jones. They band said in a official press release that Jones will be pursuing other interests outside the band.

The official statement on their Facebook page reads: "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."

Do you think Killswitch will be able to continue their success without Jones?
Let us know in the comments below.