Howard Jones (American musician)

Howard Jones
Howard Jones live with Devil You Know
Background information
Born	(1970-07-20) July 20, 1970[1]
Origin	Columbus, Ohio, US
Genres	Heavy metal, metalcore, mathcore
Occupation(s)	Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Manager, Lyricist, Composer, Vocalist
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1997–Present
Labels	Ferret, Roadrunner, Nuclear Blast
Associated acts	Killswitch Engage, Blood Has Been Shed, Devil You Know, Within Temptation
Website	www.ferretstyle.com/artist.php?id=26

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 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.^[2] In 2013, Jones stated that his diabetes put him in a coma for 3 days.^[3]

Career

Jones has been working with Francesco Artusato (All Shall Perish) and John Sankey (Devolved, Fear Factory and Divine Heresy) in a new band, Devil You Know.^[4][5]

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)^[6]
• 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")

References