empire shall fall

The Empire Shall Fall, the most recent project of former Killswitch Engage singer Jesse Leach, released a free MP3 cover of 'Arcasenal' from the long-defunct, genre-defining iconoclasts At the Drive-In, which opens 2000's groundbreaking 'Relationship of Command...

We've all seen the live bootleg of Jesse Leach rejoining his former bandmates in Killswitch Engage at a recent New York City show. Powerful? Yes, but so is Leach's new band, the Empire Shall Fall. If for some reason you haven't heard the band's relentless and versatile debut album, 'Awaken,' the video for 'Lords of War' will serve as a great teaser for the politically-charged band...

In 2002, when Jesse Leach decided to leave Killswitch Engage, the band had just released its ferocious breakthrough LP, 'Alive or Just Breathing.' They were still touring in broken-down vans and trying to spread the word about their new album...

Former Killswitch Engage vocalist Jesse Leach -- you know, the guy who sang on 'Alive or Just Breathing,' the 2002 album that is now considered a neo-classic, and then shockingly hit the eject button just as the band was rocketing into the metal stratosphere -- is somewhat back on the scene with a few new projects...