Posted by Zenae Zukowski on February 22, 2023
Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz and former vocalist Howard Jones are joining forces for a new project. Jones, who left the band in 2012, posted a snapshot of the duo in a Corona, CA, strip mall with the following message: “Sushi and going over new demos. It’s happening. #HOJO #AdamD #NewProject”. Details about the […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on December 17, 2021
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. The last chart of 2021! It’s crazy how quickly this year flew by. Since taking over Metal By Numbers in July, it’s been a fun and consuming experience. Hopefully, 2022 will bring higher charting numbers […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on June 22, 2021
This Friday (25th), Light the Torch’s new album, You Will Be The Death Of Me, will finally arrive via Nuclear Blast. (pre-order here). To celebrate the new record, the group will have a record-release Livestream event on Friday at 7PM ET, tickets are available at this location. We caught up with vocalist Howard […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on May 7, 2021
Light The Torch have revealed their second single, “More Than Dreaming” from their upcoming album, You Will Be the Death of Me available everywhere on June 25 via Nuclear Blast. The band worked with Josh Gilbert and Joseph McQueen (Bullet for My Valentine, As I Lay Dying, Suicide Silence) at Sparrow Sound in Glendale, […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on September 16, 2020
Light the Torch frontman Howard Jones and YouTuber musician Jared Dines are currently in the studio working on their new untitled project. Dines first met Jones when he filled in for Trivium’s Matt Heafy during their 2018 tour and discussed making music together. Fast forward to June of this year, Dines revealed he was working on […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on March 19, 2020
Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta has teamed up with Light the Torch’s Howard Jones on a new Black Alpaca demo track. This fun idea started during an episode of the frontman’s podcast, The Jasta Show, where the two discussed an idea for “Metal Dudes Doing Non-Metal Things” such as going to a petting zoo and riding fairground rides. […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on January 12, 2020
Lamb of God’s Mark Morton has released a new song featuring Sons Of Texas’ Mark Morales titled “All I Had to Lose.” The song will be featured off a primarily acoustic five-song EP titled, Ether which is scheduled for release on January 17 via Rise Records. The EP was produced and mixed by Josh Wilbur, who Morton is quite […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on December 19, 2019
Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed and Howard Jones of Light the Torch might drop a collaborative project in 2021. A fan on Twitter reached out to Jasta asking if him and Jones would ever put out a full length record. The frontman responded with optimism. “Hey Mr. @jameyjasta can you and Howard Jones just go ahead […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on December 12, 2019
Light the Torch are currently working on pre-production for their upcoming album and will be hitting the studio shortly after. The band still hasn’t named an official drummer but Kyle Baltus (36 Crazyfists) has been filling in on tour. Below you can see the band’s post: Pre production starts today. Sorting out the last bits […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on December 3, 2019
Killswitch Engage has revealed that Light the Torch will be the opening act for their upcoming Atonement Tour with August Burns Red. Originally when the tour was announced the opener was kept a secret. Killswitch Engage fans can now rejoice and hope for the former vocalist, Howard Jones to join the band on stage for […]
