A historic moment in metalcore took place in 2019 when Killswitch Engage released “The Signal Fire,” a true fire-breathing track sung by lead singer Jesse Leach with a very special guest: Howard Jones.
Not the Howard Jones of “No One is to Blame,” this very different Howard Jones was the metal singer from Columbus, Ohio, who took the reins of Killswitch early in its run, after the breakout second album, when Leach was suffering from mental health issues.
Jones led the Massachusetts band for a decade, from 2002 to 2012, until Leach returned to the fold. Normally, there might be some rivalry or tension between two such frontmen, but in this situation, they are friends.
