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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: HOWARD JONES IS OFFICIALLY OUT, BUT YOU’LL NEVER BELIEVE WHO’S IN

 Thursday, April 1st, 2010 at 11:23am by

It was just yesterday that I couldn’t get Jesse Leach to comment on the Killswitch Engage singer situation. And now, after weeks and weeks of speculation, KSE have just released a statement, officially announcing Howard Jones’ departure from the band “due to personal reasons.” No further details are given.

That’s a bummer, but given all the recent rumors of Jones’ permanent departure, it’s not exactly shocking news. What is shocking is that the band has chosen not to bring original front man Jesse Leach back into the fold, or even Phil LaBonte, who covered for Jones on KSE’s most recent tour. So guess who got the gig instead?

FORMER DIVINE HERESY/SNOT VOCALIST TOMMY VEXT.

Yes… we’re as surprised as you are.

Read the complete statement from Tommy and KSE after the jump…

APRIL FOOL’S MOTHERFUCKERS!!!

If any you suckers thought this was real news, our sincerest apologies for the heart attack we may have just caused.

Otherwise, enjoy the rest of your day!

-AR

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  • slice two

    you guys suck. but at least it’s not true!

  • CARTER

    I was gonna say.. jeez.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Tim-Ledin/1234800512 Tim Ledin

    HAHAHAHAH ok you have restored my faith in this website… nice one guys

  • The_Kak

    hahahahaha you guys scared the shit out of me

  • andy morales

    i was like come on?! u didnt fool me!!!!

  • hikizume

    hahahah fuckers!!!

  • Honeynutzz

    Obvious.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Anthony-Savana/1383324830 Anthony Savana

    You guys most definitely fooled the shit out of me! He does seem like a realistic replacement though, especially considering he kind of shined at the whole Roadrunner United thing(which the whole Jesse/Howard performance also occurred). You know what, I kind of would like to see him as the singer now…

  • Darumian

    I saw it from a mile away.

    You could have done something more relevant like:

    “Brent Hinds OD-ed on tour!!!!”

    • RockOutWithMy…YouKnow

      Wait…. he did????

    • SP420

      Um, that would have been just pointless seeing as he’s only had one outrageous incident.

    • Alex_P

      Again?

  • Dwarfskeet

    Man, you got us good!

  • Dr schwine-hoot

    wooooow! got me, i was in pure disbelief… good one, i still say howard’s done, they need to release somthing soon…

  • kmfcm

    Awwwww, I was hoping it was true, because that would’ve been hilarious.

  • http://www.myspace.com/7stringslaughter CJLsky

    You had me for about a second or two, until I remembered what day it was…good one, MS!!

  • the_dglgmut13

    Took my hat off, now I’m applauding. I was even confused when I was reading about you guys fooling us! I was like “Hey, how can I read more after the jump if there is no ju- ohhhhhhh!”

  • IWRESTLEDYOURMOMONCE

    God I hate April 1st. Thanks for the scare

    Douchebag lol

  • Kye

    Lol forgot what day it was. Good one.

  • SukMyBoomStik

    I was literally about to hit “send” on a text message to a few of my buddies and then I read the April Fools part. Now I feel like a complete ass. You guys got me real fucking good.

    • Zack

      Same thing haha

  • http://schenkeltown.blogspot.com SchenkelTown

    holy shit…well done!

  • Slaughterhouse

    FAIL lol…but good attempt

  • jtquake

    Yeah I could tell this was a joke, especially because the other day you were asking for the worst april fools headlines that one could imagine– and I remember one of them that was a lot like this.

  • tim

    Holy fuck, I actually believed that. Very well done, Axl

  • Josh

    You got me, only because it’s April 2 where I am…damn time zones.

  • SourDeez

    I completely fell for this, I can’t lie. Right after making my facebook status “giving up alcohol” too, so April Fools is fresh in my mind. It’s just that believable of a story. It’s not too wide a stretch of the imagination.

  • http://www.twistedcritic.wordpress.com Chris

    Prettayyy, prettayyy good. I fell for it for a split second, until I read the second half of the headline. They wouldn’t have chosen or announced a new replacement so quickly.

  • hi my name is mark

    At first I was like :O

    but then I lol’d.

  • Andy

    dude not cool

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Richards/531570093 Chris Richards

    NOT funny man! D:

  • M.

    the sad truth is they might actually try that so that was a good one!

  • Matty2Fatty

    thanks fuck….I lost interest in KSE after the last album, but still, that would have been horrible

  • Anthony

    I actually fell for it. A lot better than the obvious Marty friedman joining limp bizkit one used last year.

  • seb

    oh thank fuck, you got me worried for a second

  • http://www.myspace.com/thecrypticyeast Rob Fiasco

    thank god that’s not true. good one.

  • http://www.myspace.com/sciomancy hater_guy

    teehee

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/David-Yu/2207107 David Yu

    Ha! Good one…

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/William-Morley/618112437 William Morley

    Hah, fuck me, that was a good one.

  • builtforsin

    On a slightly related note, that guy has shitty tattoos.

  • change

    Ok I actually fell for this one…

  • Johnny

    you guys got me, not gonna lie.

  • Geekbeater

    I just pooped my pants. Thanks guys for ruining the first day of nice weather upstate ny has seen in months. Ill spend the remainder cleaning my shorts.

  • Dysenteric

    You know, if that’d been real, it would’ve blown my funny fuse. Thank God it’s an April Fools joke. I don’t want to have my sense of humour fizzle out over some shitty metalcore band.

    The scary thing is that Vext being KsE’s new vocalist is actually quite plausible. That would create a musical abomination on a whole new level.

  • B-dizzle

    My face was all D: D: D: D:

    But then I realized and was like HAR HAR

    Good one metalsucks

  • SeanN

    After being kicked out of Snot and Divine Heresy, Vext does need a new gig. haha

  • James M.

    FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

  • politude

    Oh man, you guys had me going for a second, I was actually excited to see Vext back in action. Oh well nice job on the prank guys.

  • RenegadeDave

    Brilliant. I lol’d.

  • Master Chah

    Well Done.

  • Wookie983

    I was seriously so pissed at first!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jonathan-Delarosa/569469815 Jonathan Delarosa

    I lol’d. Can’t get me that easily though.

  • JB

    OMG I was walking up to the roof to go jump off and kill myself. Nice!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Colgan/26800545 Chris Colgan

    Holy hell, this is irritating! Granted, it’s clever, but still, it’s irritating!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrew-Zink/1457523384 Andrew Zink

    FUCK YOU

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Byron-Ward/797615124 Byron Ward

    ASS-HOLES! Goddamn.. that was not cool…

  • McHammered

    Ha Ha… that was pretty funny.. not too familure with this guy but he must suck bad !

  • http://www.metality.net iRoar

    Touche….

  • Franco

    way to make an ass out of me.

    i just ran into my friends’ room to tell him this shit…and now look, i gotta go and tell them that its not true and the internet lied to me. THANKS haha

  • d.o.g.o.b.g.y.n.

    Well played.

  • tyler09

    fuck you guys lol

  • Sambo

    I wanted to believe this but I fell for it anyway. If this was real, then I would have not chosen Vext for the job.

  • joshkid

    holy shit. you guys totally nailed it this time around!

  • John

    lol…touche. first april fool’s joke i’ve fallen for today. just the thought of tommy vext trying to handle howard’s clean vocal parts almost gave me an aneurysm

  • onedollarkatana

    That was too horrid to be true. *shudders*

  • some guy

    Well played, Axl. Well played indeed.

  • dave

    does he wax his eyebrows? i think his money would be better spent filling in those tattoo outlines.

  • XLX

    seen that one comming.. either way its not a good one lol.. you could have tried to come up with something better than tommy vext fronting killswitch.. maybe something like phil anselmo starting a black metal band with kerry king called a vulgar display of seasons in the abyss

  • Metalguy

    @xlx it had to be beleiveable

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Udayan-Saha/1001019150 Udayan Saha

    fuckers!! almost died right there

  • lauren

    man i swear my heart dropped when i read that… damn *whew*

  • Steph

    Who?

  • Tonberry

    Damn, gotta give credit where credit is due. You had me for a moment, until I realized what day it was.

  • Brian \m/(-_-)\m/

    oh fuck you. but yeah, u had me for a second, way to go

  • http://www.last.fm/user/M60Patton Patton

    Last year’s was better…

  • http://reaper-x.deviantart.com/ Reaper-X

    I would have laughed at Dino if this was true…but he would have had my baby for lunch if I did.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Anthony-Read/513439866 Anthony Read

    Fucking hell. I almost crapped bunnies.

    Good job though guys. With the recent rumours about Jones, this actually could make sense. Except for the whole…ya know….’Tommy Vext sucks’ thing.

  • permafrost

    Genius prank.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Drew-Garland/100000054575346 Drew Garland

    If I still gave a shit about KsE that would’ve given me a heart attack lol! Good work.

  • Ziltoid is a Pussy

    I’ve been careful all day not too get tricked. I got home from work to check out some metal sites and I let my guard down. Good job fuck faces!

  • americanfckinghatred

    thank god ths fat fuck aint in the band

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/George-Navarro/1025899902 George Navarro

    LOL! HAhahahahahahahhahahahahahaha…. I almost shit in my pants…. fuck you!!!

  • negativitykillz

    HAHAHAHAHAHA WHEW! OMG HAHAH DAMN I SENT A FEW EMAILS EVEN BEFORE CLICKING THE LINK HAHAHAHAH

  • MsLolita

    Hahahaha! Great, my husband told the whole world yesterday about the “sad” news!! One of the best April Fool’s jokes ever!!

    • Chris

      I told my wife the sad news before the jump and then I felt like an idiot.

  • Ryan

    I know this was just an April Fools post and I would hate to see Howard Jones go but honestly I don’t think tommy would be a bad replacement in real life. I’m a fan of his Divine Heresy album and I think he would be a somewhat well suited vocalist for the replacement.

  • Clurr

    Saw this way after April Fools day and I was all excited for a mere second when I saw the April Fools tag line. LOL. Loved Tommy’s vocals in Divine Heresy and I agree with the above poster, I think he would be a “realistic” replacement. Hence why I fell for it. Would love to see him get a chance with another band. His voice reminds me a little of Ivan Moody from FFDP.

  • http://fatimajaafari123456789 blacksatan’s Fifi

    “I refuse to be led by the majority, can’t compromise I and I … I will stand up for who I am, never moved by condemnation … No one is placed higher than another, no matter race or creed or gender.. We must teach forgiveness and compassion for all life… Through understanding of our differences we will find respect for one another, cuz we are all flesh and blood”