BlogMay 1, 2013 4:48 PM ET

Ex-Killswitch Engage singer Howard Jones: "I was in a coma for three days"

When Howard Jones issued his first statement last January explaining his exit from Killswitch Engage, he cited type 2 diabetes as a factor. It now seems as if that issue was indeed a big deal in Jones' life, as he recently revealed to Metal Hammer magazine that he was in a coma for three days last year due to the disease. Here's what Jones had to say:

"Finding out you're diabetic is pretty dramatic. I just started feeling weird, and then I started getting really clumsy. I fell down some stairs and broke a finger, then fell down some other stairs and broke a toe. Then I collapsed. I was in a coma for three days. They basically told me I had the highest sugar level they'd ever seen. Afterwards, they told me I had a 50/50 chance of coming out with brain damage."

Fortunately, Jones appears to have emerged relatively unscathed, and is of course now active in a new project with members of All Shall Perish and Devolved.

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anonymous 5/1/2013 1:52:39 PM

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anonymous 5/1/2013 1:53:30 PM

sounds like treating his condition well! perverted jerk.

anonymous 5/1/2013 2:00:07 PM

bloodsugar has been shed

ineedmoresalt 5/1/2013 2:26:49 PM

^ LOL

anonymous 5/1/2013 2:28:55 PM

When Darknesssss falllllllsss

anonymous 5/1/2013 2:30:35 PM

anonymous posted 24 minutes ago bloodsugar has been shed Genius.

anonymous 5/1/2013 2:33:30 PM

Also, I am not a homosexual.

anonymous 5/1/2013 3:16:58 PM

So that was his curse?

anonymous 5/1/2013 3:20:50 PM

coma for three days? no that's what I call a good sleep

shreves 5/1/2013 3:27:18 PM

bhbs or no care.

tomdelay 5/1/2013 5:27:41 PM

How do you fall down stars?

anonymous 5/1/2013 5:28:39 PM

i fell down some STARS. highest they ever seen? get over yourself. you went to KFC and ate the kitchen.

anonymous 5/1/2013 5:50:50 PM

judging by his vocals i assume he is the bad cop

rick____tocchet 5/1/2013 9:14:51 PM

Does he know he can treat his diabetes by working out and not eating like complete shit? What an idiot.

genghisjohn 5/2/2013 3:57:29 AM

anonymous posted 13 hours ago bloodsugar has been shed ^^^^ all comments after this are null. Serious lol

anonymous 5/2/2013 6:42:27 AM

3 days in coma... is coma the name of his latest pornstar groupie?

anonymous 5/2/2013 7:37:06 AM

anonymous posted 17 hours ago bloodsugar has been shed ^ Best LG post ever

anonymous 5/2/2013 9:04:45 AM

can you catch diabetes from having rear fun with fat girls?

d0thack 5/2/2013 9:53:02 AM

i couldn't stop laughing at the description of this downfall he happened to have

anonymous 5/2/2013 10:20:46 AM

SUGARFLIP

changefly12 5/2/2013 12:04:52 PM

anonymous posted 21 hours ago bloodsugar has been shed report abuse Would the poster of this comment please stand up to claim your prize?

anonymous 5/2/2013 12:20:38 PM

I had a coma for 10 days after a motorcycle injury ... be happy you did not died ... Im am not religious but maybe god loved you idk lol

mikebythesun 5/2/2013 12:30:45 PM

Mad love and respect to my bro Howard. Glad to hear you're back on your feet, my man. And I'm stoked you're back making music again. Gonna crank some BHBS in the earbuds at the gym today.

anonymous 5/2/2013 12:31:07 PM

anonymous posted 3 hours ago can you catch diabetes from having rear fun with fat girls? god, i hope not.

anonymous 5/2/2013 1:46:53 PM

blood for blood sugar

brokenhero 5/2/2013 3:12:45 PM

anonymous posted 1 day ago bloodsugar has been shed lol

anonymous 5/3/2013 6:24:19 AM

bloodsugar has been shed +1000000000

anonymous 5/5/2013 9:59:30 PM

This fcking guy is a liar.