‡ Josh Newton ‡

‡ Josh Newton ‡

Josh Newton (born June 8, 1973 in New Bedford, Massachusetts) is the bass player for Every Time I Die. He is also the singer and guitarist of The Great Fire of Sixteen Sixty Six. He was a member of the following rock bands: Shiner, From Autumn To Ashes, Biology, Glazed Baby, Season to Risk, Iron Rite Mangle, Shots Fired, Reggie and the Full Effect, and The Great Fire of 1666. Newton also did a tour playing rhythm guitar for Unsane in 1994 with Today Is The Day.

He currently resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with his wife.

In August 2004, Newton was recruited to play bass for From Autumn To Ashes 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 Every Time I Die for a tour with Underoath.

He was recently announced via twitter as the bassist for The Damned Things with members of Fall Out Boy and Anthrax.

Newton recently filled in on several shows for Danish rockers Volbeat when their bassist had to return to Denmark suddenly.