{"id":46,"date":"2011-11-17T10:32:15","date_gmt":"2011-11-17T18:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/?p=46"},"modified":"2012-05-02T16:19:27","modified_gmt":"2012-05-02T10:49:27","slug":"interview-threat-signal-vocalist-jon-howard-talks-about-new-album-explains-reasons-for-lack-of-touring-audio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/2011\/11\/17\/interview-threat-signal-vocalist-jon-howard-talks-about-new-album-explains-reasons-for-lack-of-touring-audio\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Threat Signal Vocalist Jon Howard Talks About New Album, Explains Reasons For Lack Of Touring (Audio)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Andrew Bansal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/ts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47\" title=\"ts\" src=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/ts-e1321554623933.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"342\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Canadian heavy metal band Threat Signal recently put out their third full length-album, a self-titled release that reaches a new level of aggression, and proves to be the band&#8217;s heaviest record till date. Ever since the album came out on October 11th under the Nuclear Blast label, it has been getting a similar response from other members of the media. Almost everyone&#8217;s opinion is almost unanimous, and this really is the most crushing, intense set of songs we&#8217;ve ever heard from this band.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>But even before this release, I was already very familiar with the band, having seen them on tours with Epica and Dark Tranquillity in 2010. Their live musicianship and stage presence was very impressive , and I was really looking forward to their next studio album. Sure enough, they have delivered the promise with this self-titled album.<\/p>\n<p>To coincide with the release, vocalist Jon Howard did a round of phone interviews on October 14th, and I was one of his interviewers. It was great talking to him as we discussed the new album in detail, its music, line-up changes, production, and everything else. Besides, we also talked about topics like immigration issues, merchandise, and the dreaded Spotify. Listen to this 16-minute conversation below, and check out the band&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/threatsignal\" target=\"_blank\">facebook page<\/a> for up to date info. Trust me, you will not regret picking up their new album.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><object width=\"300\" height=\"300\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"opaque\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/media\/swf\/player\/mixcloudLoader.swf?feed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2Fmetalassault%2Fthreat-signal-in-depth-interview-with-jon-howard%2F&amp;embed_uuid=30026348-f06e-41a8-aa8f-19c7a3e6a033&amp;embed_type=widget_standard\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"300\" height=\"300\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/media\/swf\/player\/mixcloudLoader.swf?feed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2Fmetalassault%2Fthreat-signal-in-depth-interview-with-jon-howard%2F&amp;embed_uuid=30026348-f06e-41a8-aa8f-19c7a3e6a033&amp;embed_type=widget_standard\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" wmode=\"opaque\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p style=\"display: block; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding: 3px 4px; color: #999;\"><a style=\"color: #02a0c7; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/metalassault\/threat-signal-in-depth-interview-with-jon-howard\/#utm_source=widget&amp;amp;utm_medium=web&amp;amp;utm_campaign=base_links&amp;amp;utm_term=resource_link\" target=\"_blank\">Threat Signal: In-depth Interview With Jon Howard<\/a><span> by <\/span><a style=\"color: #02a0c7; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/metalassault\/#utm_source=widget&amp;amp;utm_medium=web&amp;amp;utm_campaign=base_links&amp;amp;utm_term=profile_link\" target=\"_blank\">Metalassault<\/a><span> on <\/span><a style=\"color: #02a0c7; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/#utm_source=widget&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=base_links&amp;utm_term=homepage_link\" target=\"_blank\"> Mixcloud<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Andrew Bansal Canadian heavy metal band Threat Signal recently put out their third full length-album, a self-titled release that reaches a new level of aggression, and proves to be the band&#8217;s heaviest record till date. 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