{"id":3362,"date":"2025-07-28T17:52:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T17:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/07\/28\/mike-leon-ex-soulfly-joins-cky\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T17:52:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T17:52:38","slug":"mike-leon-ex-soulfly-joins-cky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/07\/28\/mike-leon-ex-soulfly-joins-cky\/","title":{"rendered":"MIKE LEON (Ex-SOULFLY) Joins CKY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/cky\">CKY<\/a><\/strong> is charging into a new era and they&#8217;ve just added a key piece to their powerhouse lineup: <strong>Mike Leon<\/strong>, the bassist known for his work with <strong>Soulfly<\/strong>, <strong>Cavalera<\/strong>, <strong>Havok<\/strong>, and <strong>The Absence<\/strong>, is officially a member of the band. The new formation made its electrifying debut this past weekend at Warped Tour.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve watched <strong>Mike<\/strong> grow up in this scene, from being a diehard <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/cky\">CKY<\/a><\/strong> fan in the crowd, to carving out an incredible career of his own,&#8221; said <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/cky\">CKY<\/a><\/strong> frontman <strong>Chad Ginsburg<\/strong>. &#8220;To see his journey come full circle and to finally share the stage with him is surreal, to say the least. <strong>Mike<\/strong>&#8216;s passion, drive, and history with the band make this the perfect fit. Warped Tour was just the beginning, and I can&#8217;t wait for everyone to see what&#8217;s next!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leon<\/strong> added: &#8220;As a lifelong fan, it&#8217;s an unreal feeling sharing the stage with the very same guys who sparked my passion to play in a band. Their music and attitude inspired me to pick up the bass and hit the stage! I&#8217;m beyond excited to be a part of the future of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/cky\">CKY<\/a><\/strong>!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes at a pivotal moment. With live shows ramping up and whispers of new music on the horizon, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/cky\">CKY<\/a><\/strong> is clearly setting the stage for a fresh wave of momentum. Speaking of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/cky\">CKY<\/a><\/strong> live, they&#8217;ve got the following tour dates coming up.<\/p>\n<p>8\/21-8\/23 Lansing, WV LivFree Music Festival 2025<br \/>10\/31 Oxford, United Kingdom O2 Academy Oxford<br \/>11\/1 Birmingham, United Kingdom O2 Institute Birmingham<br \/>11\/2 Torquay, United Kingdom The Foundry<br \/>11\/3 Southampton, United Kingdom The 1865<br \/>11\/4 Bristol, United Kingdom The Fleece<br \/>11\/6 Swansea, United Kingdom Patti Pavilion<br \/>11\/9 Nottingham, United Kingdom Rescue Rooms<br \/>11\/10 Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom Digital<br \/>11\/11 Birkenhead, United Kingdom Future Yard CIC<br \/>11\/12 Manchester, United Kingdom Manchester Academy<br \/>11\/14 Belfast, United Kingdom Limelight<br \/>11\/15 Dublin, Ireland Opium<br \/>11\/17 Glasgow, United Kingdom Glasgow Garage<br \/>11\/18 Leeds, United Kingdom The Key Club<br \/>11\/19 Sheffield, United Kingdom Corporation<br \/>11\/20 Norwich, United Kingdom The Adrian Flux Waterfront<br \/>11\/21 London, United Kingdom O2 Academy Islington<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMqDRezu5Ni\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"zox-post-body left zoxrel zox100\">\n\t\t<strong style=\"display: block;margin: 0 auto;max-width: 660px;font-size: 1.625rem;\">Want More Metal? 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The new formation made its electrifying debut this past weekend at Warped Tour. &#8220;I&#8217;ve watched [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-metal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3362\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}