Jesse Leach
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Jesse David Leach is best known as the former lead vocalist of the Massachusetts metalcore band Killswitch Engage, although he lives on the border of Providence and Cranston in Rhode Island.
Leach left the band shortly after the release of its second record, Alive or Just Breathing. Leach had married his wife while touring, and he was always separated from her. This brought Leach into a deep depression. During shows, he would scream with all of his emotion and blow out his voice. So, one night he sent the band an email, and because he was too emotionally distraught to confront them personally, he explained his situation and resigned from the band. This, coupled with the band's touring commitments, prompted Leach's departure in June 2002.
Leach did guest vocals on the song "Take This Oath" on Killswitch Engage's 3rd effort The End of Heartache.
Leach is a committed Christian, and this is reflected in certain parts of his lyrics for Killswitch Engage. In fact, his father is a Reverend. Current KsE guitarist Joel Stroetzel has said that Leach "is very religious and a very strong Christian and everything." [1]
He now fronts Seemless, a band made up of former members of Shadows Fall, Overcast & Medium. Their current album, Seemless, was released on Losing Face Records and then re-released on Equal Vision Records. Seemless released their newly recorded album "What Have We Become" on September 5, 2006 through Equal Vision Records. This is the first album that Leach has fully helped write and record together with the band.
He also contributed vocals to a song called "Blood & Flames" which complied with the album Roadrunner United to celebrate 25 years of a successful record label.
He had a small role (as "Decenz") in the 1999 film Outside Providence.
| Killswitch Engage |
| Howard Jones | Adam Dutkiewicz | Joel Stroetzel | Mike D'Antonio | Justin Foley |
| Jesse Leach | Pete Cortese | Tom Gomes |
| Discography |
| Albums: Killswitch Engage | Alive or Just Breathing | The End of Heartache | As Daylight Dies |
| DVDs: (Set This) World Ablaze |
