Josh Newton (born June 8, 1973) is an American musician, perhaps best known for his tenure as the bassist in

Every Time I Die Every Time I Die was an American metalcore band from Buffalo, New York, formed in 1998. For most of the band's career, the line-up was centred on brothers Keith (vocals) and Jordan Buckley (guitar), as well as rhythm guitarist Andy Williams wit ...

. He is also the singer and guitarist of The Great Fire of Sixteen Sixty Six. Newton was a member of the following rock bands: Shiner,

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, Glazed Baby, Season to Risk, Iron Rite Mangle, Creamy, Shots Fired,

The Damned Things The Damned Things is an American rock supergroup consisting of Fall Out Boy's Joe Trohman and Andy Hurley, Anthrax's Scott Ian, Every Time I Die's Keith Buckley, and Alkaline Trio's Dan Andriano. The band's name is inspired by the lyrics in Ra ...

, and

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. Newton also did a tour playing rhythm guitar for Unsane in 1994 with Today Is The Day. In August 2004, Newton was recruited to play bass for

after original bassist Mike Pilato left. He met the band when they opened for

on the Vagrant America tour. Upon leaving FATA in August 2007, he was immediately invited to play bass with

for a tour with

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. He was recently announced via

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as the bassist for

with members of

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and Anthrax. In 2011, Newton filled in on several shows for Danish rockers Volbeat when their bassist had to return to Denmark suddenly. On October 12, 2011, it was announced that Newton and Every Time I Die had amicably parted ways, following the end of their international tour with The Acacia Strain. One of Newton's latest musical endeavors is With Knives, a duo with

bandmate Joe Trohman. The band released an EP and toured in the US. He's also been teasing material for a new project, Sie Lieben Maschinen. Newton is currently the

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for Joe Trohman of

. He filled in for Trohman on guitar with Fall Out Boy for several shows in the UK in January 2015 when Trohman's mother became ill and then after Trohman had back surgery.Fall Out Boy’s Joe Trohman to miss London show due to mother's passing
''

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''. Retrieved January 26, 2015. In 2016, Josh was working for and playing with

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. In June 2017, Newton started working for

Kings of Leon Kings of Leon is an American rock band formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1999. The band is composed of brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill, and their cousin Matthew Followill. The band's early music was a blend of Southern rock and ga ...

as a guitar tech.

Discography

References

External links

Fire of 1666
on Myspace

Interviews

Nowontour.comAllknowingforce.com
(Audio Interview)
Lambgoat.comThisisnottv.shoot-first.com
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