Who’d have thought that in 2018, former Killswitch Engage vocalist Howard Jones (who is currently frontman for Light The Torch) would feature once again on one of the band’s records? Well, it turns out that he will be.
The band’s current frontman Jesse Leach confirmed the news that Jones would be featuring by sharing a photo of them both together in the recording studio alongside guitarist and producer Adam D.
Jones joined Killswitch Engage back in 2002 following Leach‘s departure earlier that same year due to emotional struggles that he faced with whilst on the road.
He fronted the band for ten years before he decided to step down to in early 2012 to allow himself to manage his type 2 diabetes, which was worsened by a hectic touring lifestyle. He was then in turn replaced by Leach who confirmed his return to the band in February of that year.
On a later post via Instagram, Leach shared some short video footage of Jones laying down some vocals, which you can hear him singing “The signal fires alight!”.
He accompanied the video post with a caption explaining how important Jones featuring on the song is for the band’s legacy, along with unveiling that he plans to use the song that he features on to help continue raising awareness of both mental health and suicide prevention.
More details surrounding Killswitch Engage‘s forthcoming eighth full-length studio album will be confirmed as it develops.
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