Metal Anarchy

Diring a recent interview with Rebel Radio, Killswitch Engage singer Jesse Leach discussed the band’s new music plans. According to him, the group have discussed the possibility of “just doing EPs for fun.”

Leach said the following when asked about leftover songs from the “This Consequence” sessions:

“[We recorded a total of] 14 [tracks], and four [were] left off. One got re-released kind of quietly on a compilation to raise money for an animal shelter. It’s on CD now. And then I think we’re working with the same company again to put one more song out with that. And then the other two we hope to see out in the next couple weeks as a B-side seven-inch.”

He also shared his thoughts on EPs:

“I’m also not opposed to doing EPs. I think it’s actually a really good idea to just knock some stuff out. We’ve never done it, but we’re talking about maybe just doing EPs for fun. And it makes that whole process of putting a record out quicker. And we also will write all these songs, and some of them don’t even make it on the record, so why not just focus on five or six of the really good ones and put out an EP or a seven-inch or a 10-inch with exclusive vinyl and fun stuff like that, collectible stuff. So we’re talking about all that fun stuff for the future.”

He also offered a timeline for studio plans:

“I’d say we’ll end up doing something probably early next year or mid-next year. It all depends on what the demand is for touring and where everybody’s head is at. It’s hard to write while we’re touring, and we’ve got, like, three back-to-back tours. But the conversations have definitely started.”

He also commented on the songwriting process:

“Everybody does their own demos, between those [other] four guys [in the band]. They all submit demos of either just riffs that make sense together or full complete songs with drums and everything. And then everybody sort of picks it apart and works on it together.

I love watching somebody come with a few riffs and then somebody else has a riff. I like watching that happen. In this last recording cycle, we were in a room together jamming. It was, like, four or five sessions of that, where somebody would come with a cool riff, and then you see somebody else’s lightbulb go off on their head, and they’re, like, ‘Oh, I got an idea,’ and seeing it take shape in real time. I love when that happens.”

[via Blabbermouth]