#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”
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