IN THE EARLY 2000s, Killswitch Engage helped revitalise a scene that was growing restless with nu metal. They became figureheads for the New Wave Of American Heavy Metal and inspired a generation of metalcore bands that continue to thrive today. Frontman Jesse Leach departed just as the band exploded after 2002’s Alive Or Just Breathing, but made a triumphant return a decade later and has carried the band to new heights ever since. So what better way to celebrate the band’s enduring legacy than letting you loose to ask him questions about psychedelics, double-denim and the drunkest rock stars he’s ever seen?
The New Wave Of American Heavy Metal: actual scene or a load of media bollocks?
“I think those things were happening whether or not you want to call it the New Wave Of American Heavy Metal, which is a term I still don’t understand. It didn’t matter
