Killswitch Engage canceled a bunch of tour dates in April so vocalist Jesse Leach could have emergency vocal cord surgery. Leach has since made it public knowledge that things went well and he's doing better day by day. Understandably, his surgery has also pushed back the timetable for the band's new album.
Bassist Mike D’Antonio tells Kaaos that Killswitch Engage currently has 22 songs tracked completely with bass and drums, as well as mostly guitars. He adds the band was really hoping to get the album out before their European tour with Iron Maiden going on now, but now they're not sure if it'll be out in 2018 at all.
“We were really hoping to get something out by this tour or at least have this tour be the build-up to the record — maybe release it afterwards — but it just didn’t work out that way. We are in the middle of a new record deal. I can’t announce yet, but that is happening at the moment. And I hope it’ll be out before next year, but I can’t really promise. We’re just gonna take it slow and make sure Jesse‘s happy and records appropriately.”
While that sucks, it's super important for Jesse Leach to get better and for the band to make their money on tour before getting back to the album. It's also potentially interesting that the band has a mysterious new record deal if it's not with Roadrunner. Killswitch Engage has seven studio albums, all of which besides their 2000 self-titled effort were released on Roadrunner.
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