Howard Jones leaves Killswitch Engage

[AndrewB]

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=167909

That totally sucks. He's probably my favorite metalcore vocalist.

 

[Trevoire520]

Saw this on Facebook earlier. Proper gutted Howard is an awesome vocalist imo, no matter what all the old school "Howard sucks, Jesse rules" KSE fans say.

 

[Diego_Teksuo]

This really sucks....Howard is an awesome vocalist, and perfect for the band.
You guys think Jesse will join the band again?

 

[mva801]

Maybe they will re-start Blood Has Been Shed? That would be rad.

 

[Tercero]

I was never really a big Howard fan. It'd be awesome to see Jesse come back.

 

[roy22341]

In my heart of hearts I'm a bigger Jesse fan than Howard. But I must say Howard took over and really did some great things for that band. He was a great frontman and a great vocalist and did great work with that band. That definitely sucks.

 

[JeffTD]

Thank god. I hate Howard's voice and cannot stand his vocal writing. Seeing Phil from ATR front KsE on tour last year really hit home just how bad a fit he is for that band, especially considering that the Times of Grace album was the best KsE album since AOJB.

 

[Proggm]

I have this feeling Jesse is coming back to KsE.

 

[xFkx]

I have this feeling Jesse is coming back to KsE.

Yup, as Jeff said. Times Of Grace's album was the best "KE" since AOJB

 

[Donovan S.]

especially considering that the Times of Grace album was the best KsE album since AOJB.

I agree completely. Jesse's voice mixed with Adam's playing is a match made in heaven.

 

[Mago]

Saw this on Facebook earlier. Proper gutted Howard is an awesome vocalist imo, no matter what all the old school "Howard sucks, Jesse rules" KSE fans say.

same here

I'm not a fan of Jesse's style at all, and Jones was what made KsE that much special for me.
Tho Jesse wrote some awesome lines on the first album, I always liked the songs more when Howard did the vocals on those, live and studio

 

[Danny Drama]

I dunno how informed she is, but I first heard about this from Jackie who also said that Jesse wasn't gonna be back in. Who knows though, I dunno if she was just speculating or has inside track. She did break the news of Howard leaving as far as I'm aware.

I'm not really in to KSE or their genre of metal but I did always prefer Jesse as a vocalist.

 

[guitarguru777]

Just get the vocalist from 5FDP ... Hes a clone

 

[musickey]

Maybe they will re-start Blood Has Been Shed? That would be rad.

That would be cool

 

[Virgil.]

I thought Howard left the band in 2010? after his "mysterious" departure and hiatus, I just assumed he wasn't in the band anymore. So whatever... I've had almost 2 years to deal with the grief I feel. heh

Considering Adam D is tight w/ Jesse again in the TOG project, I wouldn't be surprised if he came back to KSE.

 

[Nuno Filipe]

Jesse is way better than howard but times of grace album was a deception. It has couple of good songs here and there but all the rest sounds too recycled. Any killswitch album, even the worst album is a lot better than times of grace.

 

[DanLights]

Jesse is way better than howard but times of grace album was a deception. It has couple of good songs here and there but all the rest sounds too recycled. Any killswitch album, even the worst album is a lot better than times of grace.

The word you´re looking for is "dissapointment", not deception.

 

[Nuno Filipe]

The word you´re looking for is "dissapointment", not deception.

yes something like that!lol

 

[Mm1066]

Am I the only one who thinks that if Jesse comes back it'll be a bit of a dick move on the bands part?

 

[Virgil.]

Am I the only one who thinks that if Jesse comes back it'll be a bit of a dick move on the bands part?

I dont think so, afterall it was howard that left by his own choice. He's the one that bailed on the band in the middle of a tour in 2010 immediately after their self titled album came out... I'd say that was a pretty dick move on howard's part.