Howard Jones (singer, 1970)

Howard Jones (2018)

Howard Jones (born July 20, 1970 in Columbus ) is an American singer. He is a member of the band Light the Torch and previously sang in the bands Blood Has Been Shed and Killswitch Engage .

Career

Jones started his career with the mathcore band Blood Has Been Shed, founded in 1997 , with which he released three albums. In 2002 Jones became the singer of the band Killswitch Engage after their singer Jesse Leach left the band due to depression . With Killswitch Engage Howard Jones released the three studio albums The End of Heartache , As Daylight Dies and Killswitch Engage as well as the DVD (Set This) World Ablaze . The first two albums and the DVD were each awarded a gold record in the United States . The song The End of Heartache was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Metal Performance category, but the award went to Motörhead . In 2012, Howard Jones left Killswitch Engage for health reasons. In the same year Howard Jones founded the band Devil You Know . This band released two studio albums before the band changed their name to Light the Torch in 2017.

In 2005, Howard Jones took part in the Roadrunner United project , with which the record label Roadrunner Records celebrated its 25th anniversary. Jones sang the song The Dagger . In addition, Howard Jones has appeared several times as a guest singer for bands like Every Time I Die , Throwdown , 36 Crazyfists , Believer , Asking Alexandria , Within Temptation and his old band Killswitch Engage. For a while he worked as a manager for bands like Twelve Tribes and Bury Your Dead . Howard Jones has diabetes mellitus and was in a coma in 2013 because of the illness . In addition, he suffered from anxiety disorders and depression for many years . In 2009 he was about suicide to commit.

Discography

with Blood Has Been Shed see Blood Has Been Shed # discography

with Killswitch Engage 2004: The End of Heartache 2006: As Daylight Dies 2009: Killswitch Engage

with Light the Torch see Light the Torch # discography

as a guest singer

• 2001: Every Time I Die - Punch-Drunk Punk Rock Romance on the album Last Night in Town
• 2005: Roadrunner United - The Dagger
• 2005: Throwdown - The World Behind on the album Vendetta
• 2006: 36 Crazyfists - Elysium on the album Rest Inside the Flames
• 2009: Believer - The Brave on the album Gabriel
• 2013: Asking Alexandria - Until the End on the album From Death to Destiny
• 2014: Within Temptation - Dangerous on the album Hydra
• 2019: Killswitch Engage - The Signal Fire on the album Atonement
• 2020: Mark Morton - Love My Enemy on EP Ether

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Killswitch Engage. laut.de , accessed on August 31, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Gold & Platinum. RIAA , accessed August 31, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Killswitch Engage. The Recording Academy , accessed August 31, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Devil You Know. laut.de, accessed on August 31, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Michael Edele: Roadrunner is celebrating with a great album! laut.de, accessed on September 1, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Singer HOWARD JONES: 'I Was In A Coma For Three Days'. Blabbermouth.net , accessed September 1, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Ex-KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Singer HOWARD JONES Discusses Near-Suicide Attempt, Battle With Depression, Anxiety. Blabbermouth.net , accessed September 1, 2019 . 

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