Jona Weinhofen

Jona Weinhofen
Weinhofen performing with his former band as their rhythm guitarist, Bring Me The Horizon
Background information
Born	(1983-01-01) 1 January 1983 (age 34) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Origin	Adelaide
Genres	Metalcore, melodic death metal, post-hardcore
Occupation(s)	Musician, vocalist, guitarist
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming, piano
Years active	2000–present
Associated acts	I Killed the Prom Queen, Bleeding Through, Bring Me The Horizon, The Red Shore
Notable instruments
Caparison TATII Crimson, Caparison Custom Angelus Peavey Amplifiers

Jona Weinhofen (born January 1, 1983) is an Australian metalcore guitarist and musician from Adelaide, South Australia. He is the lead guitarist for Australian band I Killed the Prom Queen. He was also the rhythm guitarist for British band Bring Me the Horizon from 2009 to 2013 and the guitarist for Californian band Bleeding Through from 2007 to 2009.

Jona Weinhofen formed metalcore band I Killed the Prom Queen in Adelaide, alongside drummer JJ Peters in 2000. The band released two LPs, one EP, a split EP, a demo and a live CD/DVD before splitting in 2007, with Weinhofen acting as manager from 2004 to 2007.

After the departure of vocalist Ed Butcher from I Killed the Prom Queen, he was invited to join American band Bleeding Through after the departure of Scott Danough and played on their release Declaration and can be seen in their videos for "Death Anxiety" and "Germany". His new spot in Bleeding Through was one of several factors that caused the split of I Killed the Prom Queen in 2007. They briefly reunited in 2008 for their "Say Goodbye" farewell Tour. Weinhofen left Bleeding Through midway through 2009 partly due to homesickness and discontent with living in America.

Weinhofen replaced Curtis Ward in British band Bring Me the Horizon as a permanent member in March 2009. He was featured in the music video for "The Sadness Will Never End", which was released following the departure of Ward, and recorded with the group on their album There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret.