#573 - Jesse Leach (Killswitch Engage)

Jesse Leach of Killswitch Engage is our guest this week and we're here to make sure everyone out there picks up their upcoming album This Consequence, coming out February 21. The conversation starts with the journey from Atonement to the latest album, re-releasing the debut record with new ears and years behind it, growing up in the New England metal and hardcore scene, and how the bands brought vulnerability and positivity to an entire genre that lacked much of both. We also talk about the importance of truth to our lives and how the definition adapts and changes as we grow older, how the coldness of technology can limit a revolution of the heart and being human, and the hardcore and punk bands that influenced him in so many ways, and if Killswitch would ever tackle an unplugged type of performance. Petar and Brandon discuss the smells that come to mind when thinking about nu metal, how James “Munky” Shaffer is changing the narrative of that smell by releasing his new fragrance, the return of Spineshank and Snot, and Shavo Odadjian’s statement on System of a Down "testing the waters" with their 2025 tour plans. Song: Killswitch Engage “Forever Aligned” Song: Killswitch Engage “I Believe” Song: Year of the Cobra “War Drop” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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#573 - Jesse Leach (Killswitch Engage) is an episode from The MetalSucks Podcast by MetalSucks .

This episode is 75:22 long.

This episode was published on Feb 3, 2025.

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