For the reason that present first aired on Netflix in 2022, James B. Jones has been one in every of followers’ favourite breakout stars from Love on the Spectrum.
The actuality TV star, who’s on the autism spectrum, has delighted audiences together with his penchant for colourful, patterned shirts; love of swords and all issues Renaissance Faire; and decided quest for love, which he lastly discovered with Shelley Wolfe on Season 3 this 12 months.
What followers seemingly did not know till not too long ago, nonetheless, is that James additionally has one other love in his life: heavy metallic.
After Season 3 started airing in early April 2025, the self-described “proud nerd who enjoys outside actions and indoor video games equally” shared a video of him assembly one in every of his longtime favourite bands, Disturbed, at a live performance for his or her The Illness twenty fifth Anniversary Tour again in March.
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“It was wonderful to have the ability to meet a band who was massively inspirational, to me, in my adolescent years,” James captioned a clip of him excitedly doing a VIP meet and greet with the band on March 14 in Boston, Mass.
James, who introduced Shelley alongside to the live performance, revealed that he is seen Disturbed dwell in live performance 4 instances already, and excitedly informed the band that he was solely 13 years previous after they launched their debut album, The Illness, in 2000.
“It was a pleasure assembly you, James! Thanks for [being a] Disturbed One for the reason that starting,” the band commented beneath James’ video.
Watch their interplay, under:
Take a look at James’ pic with the band too, under:
Based on his previous Instagram posts, James can also be a fan of bands reminiscent of Pantera, Amon Amarth, Linkin Park and Judas Priest.
However he is not only a large fan of metallic, although—he is additionally a burgeoning metallic artist in his personal proper.
Late final 12 months, he launched the music “Heavy Metallic Queen” as a part of a collaboration with Massachusetts-based musicians the Clemenzi Crusaders. And it goes laborious.
“Raven hair and ivory pores and skin / Eyes that shine from a light-weight inside / Silver eyes that gleam at evening / Gazing with the reward of second sight / She is probably the most magic lady whom I ever have seen / She’ll eternally be my heavy metallic queen,” James sings on the magical banger.
Although not particularly written about Shelley, James’ girl love does seem within the LARP-themed, black-and-white video for the monitor, during which she seems to play the titular Heavy Metallic Queen. Watch under:
It stays to be seen if James will launch extra music anytime quickly, however past metallic, he appears to be a fan of rock basically.
At the very least, that is what it appears from his rollicking karaoke cowl of Aerosmith‘s 1975 smash “Stroll This Means,” which he sang throughout his first date with Shelley final 12 months. Rock on, James.
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