Rod Stewart announces final tour with Scotland date in 2027 ROD Stewart has announced his "last ever tour" as he bids farewell to 60 years on the road The National (Scotland) · Sep 28
“He was a brilliant concert-level classical pianist and also the best rocker you could get, for keyboards. So he was an absolute hero”: Howard Jones on the synth legend who inspired him, and the influence he had on one of his biggest hits “I saw the classical music as my way to get good at playing the pop and rock stuff,” he says MusicRadar · Jul 21
“The union passed a motion to ban the use of synths, drum machines and any electronic devices”: the day the 'Loony' Musician's Union tried to kill the synthesizer (which also happened to be Bob Moog’s birthday) And it wasn't the first time the UK union had it in for technology MusicRadar · Jun 9
"I don't know what half those knobs do up there, but you know, I just fiddle with them until they make the right sounds”: Howard Jones takes you on a tour of the synth he’s owned since 1983 “The way it spits out those notes is incredible,” he says. “The attack… I just miss that on modern keyboards” MusicRadar · May 1
“This is the king of synths. It will always be my favourite”: Howard Jones takes you on a tour of the synth he’s owned since 1983 that “sounds like no other” “The way it spits out those notes is incredible,” he says. “The attack… I just miss that on modern keyboards” MusicRadar · Feb 12
"I went from touring to working behind a bar in Manhattan, busting my butt to pay bills." How one of metal's most beloved bands reunited with an old friend to get a much-needed new lease of life These metalcore legends faced an uncertain future following the exit of their much-loved frontman, but all was not lost Metal Hammer · Jan 23
"If I could go back in time and smack the **** out of younger me, I would. I didn't know how to ask for help." Killswitch Engage's Jesse Leach explains the turmoil behind one of metalcore's biggest anthems Killswitch Engage's My Last Serenade might have sparked the 2000s metalcore boom, but there was a darkness behind the scenes Metal Hammer · Nov 7, 2025
Check out the 8 spectacular tracks lighting up our test rooms this month Expect sonic fireworks this November What Hi-Fi? · Nov 4, 2025
“My brother took me there and we waited in line when I was 14 years old, and I’ve been a fan ever since”: 30 years after queuing for his autograph, The Killers’ Brandon Flowers has the "honour" of performing with ‘80s synth-pop legend Howard Jones The pair duet on Jones’ ‘80s hits No One Is To Blame and Hide And Seek MusicRadar · Sep 24, 2025
"Partially responsible for hastening the demise of nu metal." We've ranked every Killswitch Engage album from worst to best Reordering the catalogue of one of metalcore's greatest bands in reverse order of awesomeness Metal Hammer · Jun 2, 2025
“I got to jam with Stevie Wonder. Just me and him, one afternoon. We each had a keyboard and we were just trading riffs and jamming together and it was like, ‘Wow’”: Howard Jones talks vintage gear, his new piano album and that 1985 Grammys synth medley “I think things absolutely turned around that night. People stopped putting things on their record saying ‘No synthesizers were used in the making of this record’” MusicRadar · Apr 28, 2025
“It just doesn’t sound like anything else”: Believe it or not, synth-pop legend Howard Jones had never owned a Prophet-5 before, but he’s got one now Better late than never MusicRadar · Jan 14, 2025
“Our schedules have caused this to take longer than expected, thanks for bearing with us”: Former Killswitch Engage bandmates Howard Jones and Adam D’s new project has a name, album almost finished The former metalcore cohorts have been hard at work on their first album together since 2009 Metal Hammer · Dec 4, 2024
"Thirty years after Cop Killer, Ice-T is still committed to making music that goes harder than the rest." From THAT Pink Floyd cover to collabs with Corpsegrinder, Max Cavalera and more, new Body Count album Merciless is an ice-cold knock-out Body Count only seem to improve with age courtesy of their heaviest album yet Metal Hammer · Nov 18, 2024
PC Gamer · Oct 22, 2024 Cult of the Lamb is releasing an EP where metal legends rework the game's chiptunes, and the first track is a total banger Death to all but metal.
Metal Hammer · Oct 21, 2024 Current and former members of Trivium, Killswitch Engage, Animals as Leaders, Polyphia, While She Sleeps and more team up for epic, metalled-up Cult of the Lamb game soundtrack - listen to first single Cult Breakout indie game Cult of the Lamb is getting a special soundtrack makeover courtesy of some metal heavyweights
Metal Hammer · Sep 23, 2024 Watch Killswitch Engage reunite with ex-singer Howard Jones at emotional homecoming show in Massachusetts Howard joined his old bandmates for the performance of three songs on Saturday night
MusicRadar · Aug 5, 2024 "Dan's musical talent and positive spirit will be greatly missed": Howard Jones keyboardist and former Behringer video host Dan Clarke dies at 31 Clarke passed away on July 28 following a cardiac arrest
Metal Hammer · Jun 30, 2024 “Killswitch has always been strong and positive. We wanted something a little darker, a bit more personal, spiritual almost”: how Killswitch Engage reinvented themselves with their divisive self-titled fifth album The story of Killswitch Engage’s controversial self-titled album – released 15 years ago today
MusicRadar · Jan 1, 2024 “The union passed a motion to ban the use of synths, drum machines and any electronic devices”: the day the 'Loony' Musician's Union tried to kill the synthesizer (which also happened to be Bob Moog’s birthday) Best of 2023: And it wasn't the first time the UK union had it in for technology
Metal Hammer · Dec 12, 2023 Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam D and ex-singer Howard Jones have nearly finished making an album together: “More to come.” Former Killswitch Engage singer Howard Jones is “finishing vocals” for his collaboration with his ex-bandmate
MusicRadar · Dec 8, 2023 The classic clip of Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Howard Jones and Thomas Dolby playing the 1985 Grammy Awards is not just the most '80s thing ever, but - thanks to John Denver - a lesson in synth history And as bonkers as the performance was, HoJo believes that "it really did mark a sort of turning point for electronic music"
MusicRadar · Dec 6, 2023 “The union passed a motion to ban the use of synths, drum machines and any electronic devices”: the day the 'Loony' Musician's Union tried to kill the synthesizer (which also happened to be Bob Moog’s birthday) And it wasn't the first time the UK union had it in for technology
Metal Hammer · Nov 22, 2023 The 11 most amazing onstage team-ups in heavy metal history Metallica and Ozzy Osbourne. Trivium and Slipknot. The entire Big Four. These are the most excellent onstage collaborations we’ve ever seen.
Metal Hammer · Nov 16, 2023 "It was the right time and the right place, with the right words." How In Due Time and the return of Jesse Leach saved Killswitch Engage With In Due Time, Killswitch not only produced a song that perfectly encapsulated the return of Jesse Leach, but a new anthem to get their careers back on track