In case you're a spoiled brat and you need yet another reason to be stoked for 2019, how about a new Killswitch Engage album? Well you're in luck, because the band have officially finished tracking the record and will be due out next year!
After a pretty frustrating year for vocalist Jesse Leach which saw him require surgery on his vocal chords and ongoing battles with mental health, he's posted a lengthy but heartfelt message on Instagram which reads:
All vocals for the new @killswitchengage album are complete. Blood (actual blood), sweat, tears, more sweat, anxiety, anger, hope, love, frustration, passion and full on heartbreak are injected into every single word. Can’t wait for you to hear it when it’s all complete! Adam D is at the controls with more mixing, editing and arranging to do. I absolutely have to give Adam D a massive massive thank you for helping me more than any other record I’ve made. He is my musical soul mate and I don’t know what I would do with out him. This album wouldn’t be what it is without his determination and many many MANY hours of work. This process was the single hardest process I’ve ever had to deal with far beyond any album I’ve done, hands down. The sheer amount of material, my vocal surgery, depression, anxiety and full on mental breakdowns all contributed to the painstaking process. Adam was patient and motivating me along the way. The man is a total champion! Grateful to all of the guys in the band for their support. Stoked on their great and interesting song writing skills as well as just being patient with me. I believe the album has something for everyone who is a fan or digs what Killswitch is known for. I personally leaned a bit more on the heavier side of things, but we’ll see what makes the album when all is said and done. I’m looking forward to 2019 more than words can express. It’s been a super hard year for me personally as well as this album just haunting my thoughts and daily meditations. If nothing else I’ve given everything I have to this album. I truly hope my words on this piece of music are therapeutic, motivating and perhaps even inspiring for some of you out there. I know music is a huge part of my therapy and my life’s blood so it would be an honor to help anyone in anyway with the music we make. Welp...enough out of me I’m going to drink a few dark and stormy beverages by a fire and try to relax and enjoy the fact another album in my career is complete. Cheers and thank you ALL for your patience, it’s been a difficult (yet I hope rewarding in the long run) process.
And with that news, here's an updated list of records to look forward to in 2019:
Tool
Deftones
Korn
Slipknot
Static-X
Killswitch Engage
Rammstein
Megadeth
Dream Theater
Overkill
Lamb Of God
Bring Me The Horizon
Hellyeah
Devin Townsend
There's probably many more not listed here, but you get the idea - 2019 is gonna be a bloody big one!
Listen to Killswitch Engage now.
