Howard Jones (American musician)
American singer

Howard Jones (American musician)

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American singer
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Male
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United States of America
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20 July 1970(Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, U.S.A.)
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Howard Jones (born July 20, 1970) is an American metalcore vocalist, best known as the former vocalist of the bands Killswitch Engage and Blood Has Been Shed, and as the current vocalist of Light the Torch, formerly known as Devil You Know.

Personal life

Howard is an avid fisherman and owns property on the Red River of the North in Manitoba, Canada. He left Killswitch Engage in early 2012 to allow himself to manage his type 2 diabetes which was worsened by a hectic touring lifestyle. In 2013, Jones stated that his diabetes put him in a coma for 3 days. He follows a straight edge lifestyle.

Career

Jones has been working with Francesco Artusato (All Shall Perish) and John Sankey (Devolved, Fear Factory and Divine Heresy) in a new band, Light the Torch.

Discography

Blood Has Been Shed
  • I Dwell on Thoughts of You (September 21, 1999, Ferret Records)
  • Novella of Uriel (February 20, 2001, Ferret Records)
  • Spirals (March 11, 2003, Ferret Records)
Killswitch Engage
  • The End of Heartache (May 11, 2004, Roadrunner Records)
  • As Daylight Dies (November 21, 2006, Roadrunner Records)
  • Killswitch Engage (June 30, 2009, Roadrunner Records)
Devil You Know
  • The Beauty of Destruction (April 25, 2014, Nuclear Blast)
  • They Bleed Red (November 6, 2015, Nuclear Blast)

Guest appearances

  • Fragment – Answers ("Inertia") *First ever guest appearance
  • 36 Crazyfists – Rest Inside the Flames ("Elysium")
  • Demon Hunter – Summer of Darkness ("Our Faces Fall Apart")
  • Eighteen Visions – Vanity ("One Hell of a Prize Fighter")
  • Roadrunner United – All-Star Sessions ("The Dagger")
  • Throwdown – Vendetta ("The World Behind")
  • Ill Bill – The Hour of Reprisal ("Babylon")
  • Every Time I Die – Last Night in Town ("Punch-Drunk Punk Rock Romance")
  • Believer – Gabriel ("The Brave")
  • Asking Alexandria – From Death to Destiny ("Until the End") *First guest appearance since leaving Killswitch Engage.
  • Within Temptation – Hydra ("Dangerous")
  • Jasta - The Lost Chapters ("Chasing Demons") [1]