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Calling all Vocalists! Here’s your chance. KillSwitch Engage is …

Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE have released the following statement:

“We’ve been getting a lot of inquiries about the [vacant KILLSWITCH ENGAGE] 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.”

Former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE frontman Howard Jones issued a statement regarding his departure from the group, which was announced last week. Jones wrote in part, “I’ve 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.”

He continued, “Recently we’ve 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 realize that my heart wasn’t in it.”

Jones thanked the rest of the band for “an amazing decade,” adding, “I have so many good memories, and those are the ones that I will keep.”

The band said in its statement last week, “We love Howard and are thankful for the nine years that we’ve had him in the band. Out of respect for everyone involved we will not be discussing the specific reasons behind this decision. Howard is a part of our family and always will be, and we wish him well.”

No replacement has been found yet for the 41-year-old Jones, who joined KILLSWITCH in 2002 after the departure of original vocalist Jesse Leach. Jones sang on the band’s last three studio efforts, including 2009’s self-titled set.

“Tattoo” New VAN HALEN!

Every Time I Die – “Underwater Bimbos From Outer Space”

All I can say is that this is three minutes of horrible video violence against humanity in our human history, with a few scenes from movies depicting the church and violence, over laid with cookie monster vocals. I am glad this crap of music is almost over with… Can I get my three minutes back?

Rudy Sarzo remembers Randy Rhoads

Louisville Ky first night on the Van Halen tour! A ROCK AND ROLL FUNK NIGHT!!

 

Congrads Louisville. You get to experience first the Rock n Roll show of Van Halen! (minus Michael) ! And check this out! The support band will be “Kool and the Gang”!! What a helluva deal! A ROCK AND ROLL FUNK NIGHT!!

VAN HALEN will launch its tour at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky on February 18. Additional stops are scheduled in Detroit at the Palace Of Auburn Hills (February 20); Chicago’s United Center (February 24); New York City’s Madison Square Garden on February 28 and March 1; Philadelphia at the Wells Fargo Center on March 5, Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on April 27; Denver’s Pepsi Center on May 24; Los Angeles at the Staples Center on June 1; Oakland at the Oracle Arena on June 3; San Jose at HP Pavilion on June 5; and in New Orleans at the New Orleans Arena on June 26.

VAN HALEN tour dates:

Feb. 18 – Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center
Feb. 20 – Auburn Hills, MI – The Palace Of Auburn Hills
Feb. 22 – Indianapolis, IN – Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Feb. 24 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Feb. 28 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Mar. 01 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Mar. 03 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Arena
Mar. 05 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
Mar. 09 – Buffalo, NY – First Niagara Center
Mar. 11 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Mar. 15 – Montreal, QCBell Centre
Mar. 17 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
Mar. 21 – Ottawa, ON – Scotiabank Place
Mar. 24 – Atlantic City, NJ – Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
Mar. 28 – Washington, DC – Verizon Center
Mar. 30 – Pittsburgh, PA – Consol Energy Center
Apr. 01 – Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena
Apr. 10 – Sunrise, FL – BankAtlantic Center
Apr. 12 – Tampa, FL – Tampa Bay Times Forum
Apr. 14 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
Apr. 16 – Jacksonville, FL – Jacksonville Veterans Mem. Arena
Apr. 19 – Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
Apr. 21 – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Apr. 25 – Charlotte, NC – Time Warner Cable Arena
Apr. 27 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
May 01 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
May 05 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
May 07 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
May 09 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
May 11 – Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place
May 17 – Winnipeg, MB – MTS Centre
May 19 – Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
May 22 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
May 24 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
May 27 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
Jun. 01 – Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center
Jun. 03 – Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena
Jun. 05 – San Jose, CA – HP Pavilion At San Jose
Jun. 12 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
Jun. 14 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena
Jun. 16 – Phoenix, AZ – US Airways Center
Jun. 20 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Jun. 22 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
Jun. 24 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Jun. 26 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Arena

Support on select dates will come from KOOL & THE GANG

 

GOOGLE and Freddie Mercury. This is pretty cool!

GOOGLE even tips a hat to the old Atari game “Pitfall” my favorite!!

Steve Perry recording? Really?????????

Hopefully. He hasn’t done anything since 1998. That’s only been what 14 years now? Read the interview. Touring is out of the question too. 🙁

http://www.billboard.com/#/news/steve-perry-won-t-stop-recording-but-touring-1005786152.story

Steve Perry knows “it’s been a long time, for sure” — since 1998, actually — since the world’s heard any new music from the former Journeyfrontman.

 

But after “navigating” Journey’s new  “Greatest Hits Vol. 2” and a vinyl reissue of his 1984 solo album “Street  Talk,” Perry tells Billboard.com he’s planning to get to work in earnest in a studio he’s just finishing in his southern California home just north of San Diego, which he says will have a control room and “a tracking room about the size of Motown.”

 

“I’m finishing that room up and I’ve written a whole bunch of ideas and directions, all over the map, in the last two, three years,” says  Perry, who was with Journey from 1977-98. “So I plan on getting in the studio at some point and start trying to track these things and see where they  go.

 

 

Howard Jones is out of KillSwitch Engage

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

 

Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE have released the following statement:

“To our family, friends and fans: We have decided to continue on without Howard Jones as the singer of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. We love Howard and are thankful for the nine years that we’ve had him in the band. Out of respect for everyone involved, we will not be discussing the specific reasons behind this decision. Howard is a part of our family and always will be, and we wish him well. He has left big shoes to fill, so we certainly have our work cut out for us to find the next singer of KILLSWITCH, something we plan on making priority #1 going forward. Most importantly, thanks to all of you for all the support throughout the years and for sticking by us for all this time. We really do appreciate it and we very much look forward to having a new record for all of you in the not too distant future that we can all be proud of.”

Jones sat out KILLSWITCH ENGAGE‘s North American headlining tour in early 2010, leading to a flurry of rumors and questions about the status of the band. The group subsequently issued a statement addressing the matter, saying, “It became overwhelmingly obvious to all of us around Howard that he is in no condition to be on tour right now and that he needed to get off the road and get himself better. It’s a personal matter and while we understand everyone’s curiosity and concern for Howard and the band, we appreciate everyone respecting Howard‘s privacy at this time.” Longtime friend, Phil Labonte of ALL THAT REMAINS, was able to fill in and help out the band for the remainder of the tour.

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE is continuing to write and demo material for the follow-up to their 2009 self-titled album. Bassist Mike D’Antonio wrote in a November 2011 online posting, “As of now we have eight demos finished for the new record. Everything is coming together nicely at the moment… My demos are pretty fast. Blast beats, anyone?”

The latest, self-titled album from KILLSWITCH ENGAGE sold 58,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 7 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD was released on June 30, 2009 via Roadrunner Records. It was produced by Brendan O’Brien (AC/DC, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE) and co-produced by Adam Dutkiewicz.

Guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz and KILLSWITCH guitarist Joel Stroeltzel spent the last few months touring with TIMES OF GRACE, Adam‘s collaborative project with former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE vocalist Jesse Leach. That band’s debut album, “Hymn Of A Broken Man”, came out in January 2011 via Roadrunner Records.

Dutkiewicz last year revealed that he may also be involved in another group, which he described in an interview as “a death metal side project with the drummer from THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and the singer from CANNIBAL CORPSE.”

D’Antonio has been busy with his DEATH RAY VISION, his new project with SHADOWS FALL frontman Brian Fair and former OVERCAST/SEEMLESS guitarist Pete Cortese.

KICKACTS 2011 STATS here

 

Month	Unique visitors	Number of visits	Pages	Hits	Bandwidth
Jan 2011	1,612	3,605	11,670	35,847	1.33 GB
Feb 2011	2,713	4,492	16,624	65,267	1.47 GB
Mar 2011	1,821	3,749	10,631	42,062	1.14 GB
Apr 2011	1,607	3,132	8,587	31,123	963.50 MB
May 2011	2,294	4,367	13,464	54,820	1.42 GB
Jun 2011	2,508	4,451	15,806	59,471	1.70 GB
Jul 2011	1,681	3,527	11,439	29,839	728.14 MB
Aug 2011	1,779	4,396	14,280	41,408	908.78 MB
Sep 2011	1,531	4,239	11,016	32,907	914.22 MB
Oct 2011	2,064	5,038	17,321	55,465	1.35 GB
Nov 2011	2,456	5,071	14,934	59,023	1.52 GB
Dec 2011	2,466	5,757	15,906	64,749	2.14 GB
Total	24,532	51,824	161,678	571,981	15.50 GB