Watch Howard Jones (Light The Torch) Sing with Killswitch Engage in Quebec City


Former Killswitch Engage singer Howard Jones, presently of Light The Torch, joined his former band on stage in Quebec City, dueting with original/founding singer Jesse Leech for their hit ‘The End of Heartache’. The song is the title track to the platinum album via Roadrunner Records from 2005 that Jones made his debut on. Jones’ new band Light The Torch, which released its debut album, “Revival”, after issuing two efforts under its previous name, Devil You Know, is currently on tour. Killswitch Engage has a new album coming next month Atonement, via Metal Blade Records, and features Jones on a track. Continue reading


Killswitch Engage To Release Their New Album Next Fall


Killswitch Engage will release their highly anticipated new album next fall. The record will be their first under their new deal with Metal Blade Records in the USA and Sony Music Entertainment in the rest of the world. The band leaked the information in a post to Instagram, promoting their current tour with Parkway Drive. One song will feature by the band’s former lead singer and current Light The Torch vocalist Howard Jones.Continue reading


Bon Jovi, Sammy Hagar, The Smiths, Tears For Fears, Duran Duran And More Featured On The Bumblebee Movie Soundtrack


The new chapter in The Transformers Movie series, Bumblebee is out now. Starring actress and pop singer Hailee Steinfeld, the music in the film has a decidedly 1980s sound with songs from Bon Jovi, Sammy Hagar, The Smiths, Tears For Fears, Duran Duran, Rick Astley, Howard Jones and more heard in the film. The main theme of the film is performed by Steinfeld herself. Check out the trailer and soundtrack now. Continue reading


Trivium’s Matt Heafy Leaves Tour To Be With Pregnant Wife, Fill-ins Announced


Trivium shredder and screamer Matt Heafy left his current headline tour to race home to be with his pregnant wife who is carrying twins. In a video shared to social media, Matt said he was gutted to leave the tour, but needed to be with his wife, who might give birth at any time. Rather than cancel the remaining dates, Howard Jones of openers Light The Torch (ex-Killswitch Engage) and YouTube vlogger/shredder Jared Dimes will fill in the remaining dates. There is a possibility that Matt will also rejoin the tour at some point. The band is out on the road supporting last year’s album The Sin and The Sentence (Roadrunner).Continue reading


Watch Trivium Play “In Waves” With Howard Jones And Jared Dines In Chicago


Trivium is currently on a headline tour of North America with Avatar and Light The Torch. Trivium is supporting their current album The Sin And The Sentence  (Roadrunner). Last night in Chicago, the band was joined on stage for a crushing version of their hit “In Waves” by Howard Jones (ex-Killswitch Engage) of LTT and YouTube shredder supreme Jared Dines to close the show! Watch the footage now!Continue reading


Watch Killswitch Engage Perform With Former Singer Howard Jones In London


Howard Jones of Light The Torch, formerly the singer of Killswitch Engage rejoined his old band on stage last night in London. He joined current KsE singer Jesse Leach in a duet with ‘The End Of Heartache’. Watch fan-filmed video below. Jones will appear on the new KsE album coming early next year. Continue reading


Watch Jamey Jasta And Friends Cover Fear Factory


Jasta, the solo band from Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta are on tour in Europe this summer. His band includes guests Dino Cazares of Fear Factory, Howard Jones of Light The Torch/ex-Killswitch Engage, and Kirk Windstein of Crowbar/Kingdom of Sorrow. Watch fan-filmed footage of them covering Fear Factory classic ‘Replica’ at Brutal Assult Festival.Continue reading


Watch A Live Performance Video From Light The Torch – “The Bitter End”


Light The Torch has shared a new video from their July 9th show at Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn, NY. ‘The Bitter End’ comes from their spring 2018 album Revival, out now on Nuclear Blast Records. Light The Torch features lead singer Howard Jones, formerly of Killswitch Engage. The band will hit the road this fall opening for Trivium and Avatar. Continue reading