After undergoing surgery in April to remove vocal chord polyps, Killswitch Engage front man Jesse Leach has been very public with his recovery and return to the stage on social media. The singer kept up this pattern and took to Instagram over the weekend to confirm vocals for the band's new record are complete and he "personally leaned a bit more on the heavier side of things" in his performance.
"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!" he wrote in the post, crediting and thanking Killswitch guitarist and backing vocalist Adam D for his continued dedication to producing the band's albums in addition to his other duties. Leach calls D his "musical soul mate," continuing "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!"
While no release date has been set, the album will be out on Killswitch Engage's new label Metal Blade sometime in 2019 and will feature the group's former vocalist Howard Jones on one track, with whom Leach reconnected as friends last February.
The band will co-headline a tour with Parway Drive featuring openers Vein and After The Burial starting in April.
Tour Dates:
04/18 - San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theatre
04/19 - Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
04/20 - Mesa, AZ – 98 KUPD – 98Kupd Ufest
04/22 - Colorado Springs, CO – City Auditorium
04/23 - Wichita, KS – Cotillion Ballroom
04/24 - Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
04/26 - Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
04/27 - Austin, TX – Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater
04/28 - Houston, TX – So What Music Festival
04/30 - Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
05/01 - Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
05/03 - Jacksonville, FL – Welcome To Rockville (Killswitch Engage only)
05/04 - Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
05/05 - Nashville, TN – War Memorial Auditorium
05/07 - Niagara Falls, NY – The Rapids Theatre
05/09 - New York, NY – Terminal 5
05/10 - New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
05/11 - Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall (Outdoors) (Parkway Drive closes)
05/13 - Rockingham, NC – Epicenter
05/14 - Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring
05/15 - Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit
05/16 - Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Club Stage
05/17-19 - Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Festival