Killswitch Engage have revealed that they will be holding open auditions to fill the space left by frontman Howard Jones who left the band last week.
The band have posted the following on their website:-
“We have been getting a lot of inquiries about the singer position. If you are interested, please send an MP3 or a song link, a photo and a brief description of yourself to the management email address provided in the contact section of KillswitchEngage.com”.
Howard has also released his own statement concerning his shock departure from Killswitch:-
“I have 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 have all 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 realise that my heart wasn’t in it”.
Howard then went on to thank the rest of the band for an “amazing decade” and also said “I have so many good memories, and those are the ones that I will keep”.
As always we will bring you any news on this subject as and when it happens…you can keep up with Killswitch Engage here: http://www.killswitchengage.com/
