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, ...

. 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,

From Autumn To Ashes From Autumn to Ashes is an American post-hardcore band based in Long Island, New York. The group formed in 2000 under the name Who's to Blame. While the band had gone through many lineup changes, the members include Francis Mark (lead vocals, ...

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, Glazed Baby,

Season to Risk Season to Risk are an American noise rock/indie rock band hailing from Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Early History Season to Risk formed in late 1989 from Kansas City, Missouri punk bands Nine Lives and Curious George, who played togeth ...

, Iron Rite Mangle, Creamy, Shots Fired,

The Damned Things The Damned Things was an American rock supergroup most recently 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 b ...

, and Reggie and the Full Effect. Newton also did a tour playing rhythm guitar for

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in 1994 with

Today Is The Day Today Is the Day is an American noise rock and Avant-garde metal, experimental metal band that originally formed in Nashville, Tennessee. The band's diverse sound combines influences from areas such as noise music, avant-garde metal, grindcore ...

. In August 2004, Newton was recruited to play bass for

after original bassist Mike Pilato left. He met the band when they opened for Reggie and the Full Effect 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

Fall Out Boy Fall Out Boy is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, lead guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer A ...

and

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. In 2011, Newton filled in on several shows for Danish rockers

Volbeat Volbeat are a Danish Rock music, rock band formed in Copenhagen in 2001. They play a fusion of rock and roll and Heavy metal music, heavy metal. Their current line-up consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Michael Poulsen, drummer Jon Lars ...

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 Joseph Mark Trohman (born September 1, 1984) is an American musician. He is best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the American rock band Fall Out Boy,Joe Bosso.The Fall Guy. ''Guitar World''. January 2009. 47–50. as well as t ...

. 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

. 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 2017, Newton started working for

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

as a guitar tech.. Josh is currently the bass tech for

Pete Wentz Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (born June 5, 1979) is an American musician who is the bassist and lyricist for the rock band Fall Out Boy. Before the band's formation in 2001, Wentz was a fixture of the Chicago hardcore scene and was the lead si ...

References

External links

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on

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Interviews

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(Audio Interview)
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