Former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Howard Jones says that “blending has begun” on his new collaborative challenge with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz
The singer additionally says that he and Adam are within the technique of “discovering the correct [record] label to name house.”
Discussing how this new challenge got here in combination, Adam informed TotalRock‘s “Louder” radio display: “[Howard] simply hit me up. He was once, like, ‘Why don’t you write some tune for me?’ And I used to be, like, ‘Positive.’ So yeah, we’re running on a document at this time.”
Adam additionally touched n when we will be able to be expecting new tune from the crowd, pronouncing: “I’ve were given such a lot on my plate at this time. It’s in point of fact arduous to time table anything else specifically, like ‘it’s gonna pop out at this level,’ ‘it’s gonna pop out at this level,’ however we’re simply virtually at a state of affairs the place we will be able to perhaps liberate a unmarried. However I believe all of the document’s gonna take a bit of bit longer than anticipated. As a result of now I’ve to do double responsibility and document [the next] KILLSWITCH [album] on the identical time. So I’ll be doing that.”
Again In January, Howard posted a photograph of himself and Adam within the studio to his Instagram, which integrated the next message: “Vocals are performed, now Adam has some monitoring and combining to do. We will’t wait to proportion a majority of these songs with you.”
Adam in the past mentioned how the challenge got here in combination, telling TotalRock‘s “Louder” radio display: “[Howard] simply hit me up. He was once, like, ‘Why don’t you write some tune for me?’ And I used to be, like, ‘Positive.’ So yeah, we’re running on a document at this time.”
When requested when lovers would be capable of listen one thing in the way in which of tune from the brand new challenge, Adam stated: “I’ve were given such a lot on my plate at this time. It’s in point of fact arduous to time table anything else specifically, like ‘it’s gonna pop out at this level,’ ‘it’s gonna pop out at this level,’ however we’re simply virtually at a state of affairs the place we will be able to perhaps liberate a unmarried. However I believe all of the document’s gonna take a bit of bit longer than anticipated. As a result of now I’ve to do double responsibility and document [the next] KILLSWITCH [album] on the identical time. So I’ll be doing that.”
In August 2023, Howard Jones posted on his Instagram that “13 demos” had been created for the as-yet-unnamed new staff, which was hoping to position the completing touches at the document “once conceivable.”
After parting tactics with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE in 2012, Jones confronted non-public demanding situations associated with manic despair and bipolar dysfunction. Undeterred, he went directly to shape DEVIL YOU KNOW, a brand new challenge that includes guitarist Francesco Artusato (ALL SHALL PERISH) and drummer John Sankey (DEVOLVED). Along with bassist Ryan Wombacher (BLEEDING THROUGH), they recorded two well-received albums, specifically 2014’s “The Good looks Of Destruction” and 2015’s “They Bleed Crimson.” In 2017, the band underwent a reputation alternate, turning into LIGHT THE TORCH.
Jesse Leach, the present lead singer of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, had in the past gave the impression at the band’s self-titled debut and the sophomore album, “Alive Or Simply Respiring,” earlier than departing from the crowd. Jones took at the vocal tasks for next KILLSWITCH ENGAGE albums, together with “The Finish Of Heartache,” “As Sunlight Dies,” and the 2009 self-titled liberate. On the other hand, he was once disregarded from KILLSWITCH ENGAGE 11 years in the past, resulting in the go back of Leach.
In 2012, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE bassist Mike D’Antonio defined to the Boston Globe that Jones‘ departure from the band was once induced through the singer’s non-public struggles, which integrated untreated diabetes over a number of years. D’Antonio clarified, “It become very obvious we needed to transfer on with out him. Howard didn’t hand over.”
That being stated, Jones makes an look on KILLSWITCH ENGAGE‘s newest album, “Atonement” (2019), contributing visitor vocals to the observe “The Sign Hearth”.
