Skintight jaguars
| Skintight Jaguars | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, England, UK |
| Genres |
Alternative rock Punk rock |
| Years active | 2004 – 2001 |
| Labels | Hustler Squad Records MSKL Records Wilde Club Records Zodiac Killer Records |
| Website | www.myspace.com/skintightjaguars |
| Members | Ryan Simmonds J Machete Matt Valentine |
| Past members | Kip Legend Famus Shamus Carl Muskel Niro Knox |
Skintight Jaguars were a hard rock/punk band from London, England. They are currently on an indefinite hiatus. The last line-up consisted of guitarist/vocalist Ryan Simmonds, bassist Matt Valentine and drummer J Machete. Original singer Kip Legend left the band in 2009 after relocating to Oslo, Norway.
The band supported Backyard Babies on their 2008 tour of the UK.
Music journalist Malcolm Dome described them as "Decadently apocalyptic" in Rock Sound magazine.
The band originally formed in 2002 under the initial guise of Sneaking Fog after meeting while studying at the Norwich School of Art & Design. What started off as a joke quickly became an ever-increasing career prospect due to high-profile support slots with The Darkness and The Quireboys.
In late 2004 the name was changed to Skintight Jaguars, and the first demo under the new name was released - Black Russian b/w Lowdown Downtown. This was swiftly followed up with a single release of an old Sneaking Fog track Thunderbone on the independent Norwich based label Wilde Club Records in early 2005. Garnering the band radio play in Italy, Denmark and on Bruce Dickinson's BBC Radio 6 Rock show in the UK.
Guitarist Famus Shamus left the band in early 2005 resulting in a lengthy downtime for the band. After months of auditioning guitarists, the band finally settled on Israeli born guitarist Niro Knox who became the next full-time member of the band.
Six new tracks were recorded with guitarist Niro in late 2005, overseen by producer/bassist John McCoy, best known for his work with Gillan, Mammoth and production duties on the debut album by UK Subs. These recordings were never released and Niro quit the band to play with London-based glam rockers King Lizard. Niro was replaced by ex-Plastiques bassist Carl Muskel who took over the vacant guitar slot in early 2006.
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