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Jughead's Revenge | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Punk rock,skate punk,hardcore punk,melodic hardcore |
| Years active | 1989–2001 2009–present |
| Labels | SBÄM Records Lawsuit Records Do It! Records BYO Records Nitro Records |
| Members | Joe Doherty Eric Bootow AJ Condosta |
| Past members | Brian Preiss Craig Riker Kevin Heller Nenus Givargus Jarrod Thornton Ty Smith Andy Alvarez Joey Rimicci |
| Website | juggsrevenge.com |
Jughead's Revenge is an Americanpunk rock band. They originally formed inLos Angeles,California, United States, in 1989.[2] To date, Jughead's Revenge has released six studio albums (the most recent being 1999'sPearly Gates). After 12 years of recording and touring extensively, Jughead's Revenge disbanded in 2001 due to a lawsuit withArchie Comics who owned the rights to fictional characterJughead Jones. The band reformed in 2009 and has continued to perform at a number of live shows since 2010, and as of 2018 the band is working on a new album.
Jughead's Revenge was formed in 1989 when guitarist Joe Rimicci and Bassist Brian Preiss (ex Broadax members) were looking for a singer for their new band and met Joe Doherty through mutual friends in Rimicci's band Cholos on Acid. The three along with drummer Kevin Heller started the first line up.
After performing their first show together in 1989, Jughead's Revenge recorded their first album,Unstuck in Time, in the spring of 1990 on the band's Lawsuit Records with new drummer Nenus Givargis. Recorded in two days atWestbeach Recorders in Hollywood, the album was produced byBad Religion guitaristBrett Gurewitz and engineered by Donnell Cameron. It was limited to one thousand copies pressed on black twelve-inch vinyl. In the summer of 1990, the band set out on their first tour of the U.S. with local punk outfit One Direction. With the money they made on the first tour the band released a single with live and studio songs fromUnstuck in Time.Out of Beer, Out of Tune and Out of Control was released in 1991. Limited to a pressing of five hundred on blue seven-inch vinyl it featured live songs recorded at924 Gilman Street inBerkeley, California on the previous tour. Also a live version of "Fabric of the Mind" was recorded for a split single withNOFX for Ox Fanzine in Germany.
Jughead's Revenge's second full-length,It's Lonely at the Bottom, was released in 1992. Recorded between tours atWestbeach Recorders (where the previous album was recorded), it was produced byPoison Idea's Thee Slayer Hippie and engineered by Donnell Cameron. Originally a CD only release on Cash Money Records in the U.S., it was pressed on twelve-inch vinyl on Do It! Records in Germany. The band set out on their first tour of Europe in the spring of 1992. After this, George Snow would go on to play in the Bad Samaritans full-time.
After touring in support forIt's Lonely at the Bottom, the band went to work on its third full-length album,Elimination, which was released in 1994. Recorded in the winter of 1993 at Paramount Studios Hollywood by Barry Conley,Elimination was the first of the band's catalog to be licensed to and distributed byBYO Records in order to be able to tour more;Unstuck andLonely followed shortly after. The band recorded an alternate version of "Unlimited" for a split single withStrung Out to be released onFearless Records. Following the release ofElimination, drummer Nenus Givargis eventually left Jughead's Revenge for family-related business. The band also had gained enough local popularity to bypass local promoters and started running their own shows, which kept door prices low and people safe from violent security guards. They also used this to allow lesser known bands from out of the area to be able to play where more commercial promoters would not have given them a chance.[citation needed] Those bands includedGreen Day,The Offspring andBlink-182.
In 1994, Jughead's Revenge set out on their first tour of Canada, supportingFace to Face. That was followed by a B-sides and rarities compilation,13 Kiddie Favorites, which also marked its first release with new drummer Jarrod Thornton. Recorded in 1995 at Paramount Studios and produced by Barry Conley, it was originally meant for European release only on Do It! Records in Germany. One song, "49/61", was given to American label Liberation Records for thePunk Sucks compilation. The band later licensed13 Kiddie Favorites to BYO in 1995. A video for "49/61" appeared on theCinema Beer Goggles video compilation fromHopeless Records that same year. In 1996, the band did a number of compilations that featured mostly covers of bands they all grew up listening to.Punk Rock Jukebox contains a version of "Hitman" from thePlasmatics, andBefore You Were Punk features "Young Turks" byRod Stewart. Jughead's Revenge also released a split single withLagwagon in 1995 that contains a version of "Just to Get Away" fromPoison Idea as well as recording a version of "Jerkin' Back and Forth" byDevo for theWe Are NOT Devo tribute compilation, produced by Jim Goodwin.
In 1995, Jughead's Revenge signed toNitro Records, founded byThe Offspring frontmanDexter Holland, and released their fourth full-length album,Image Is Everything, a year later. Produced byThe Vandals'Warren Fitzgerald, it was recorded at Paramount Studios and was engineered by Barry Conley. With this album, the band started including Joe and Brians lifelong passion of surf music into the line-up both on recordings and live on European tours. These included "Rumble at Waikiki" byJon and the Nightriders and originals like "Skag Up My Ass". Jarrod Thornton soon left Jughead's Revenge and was replaced by formerVandals drummerTy Smith. The band also hired Craig Riker as its second guitarist.
After the release ofImage Is Everything, the band took time off from a relentless tour schedule to write their fifth full-length album,Just Joined, which was released the following year. Recorded atWestbeach Recorders (where their first two albums were recorded), it was produced byFace to Face'sTrever Keith and engineered by Donnell Cameron. Andy Alvarez of Stranded would join as full-time drummer after the first leg on the US tour.
In 1999, Jughead's Revenge released their final albumPearly Gates, not long before the end of the Archie Comics lawsuit. Recorded by then-Death by Stereo bassistPaul Miner at For The Record inOrange, California, it was a good bye letter to friends and fans in hopes of going into a hiatus after years of touring and recording. Jughead's Revenge's last tour took place in 2001, throughout the U.S. and Canada with the plan of an undetermined hiatus after the tour.
In 2000, Archie Comics reached a settlement with Nitro Records, not requesting financial compensation if the band agreed to stop use of any likeness resembling the Jughead Jones character and changed their name to Jugg's Revenge.[3] Shortly thereafter, Nitro announced the breakup of the band.
In December 2009, it was announced that Jughead's Revenge would reunite to play shows for their twentieth anniversary in early 2010. FrontmanJoe Doherty noted that the band had "been in rehearsal for a couple of weeks now" but were not going to announce "anything until some shows" are booked for March.[4] Members of the band will still be in their other projects such as Kill Detail, Cellphish and Black Fag. Joe Doherty co-hosts the podcast Raised by Wolves.
Asked if the band was planning a new album and tour, Doherty replied "we have been tinkering around with some new stuff, but are sticking with whats in front of us which is picking what songs we are going to do in March, it's boiled down to about 40 songs right now but will go down from there. Then do a string of shows in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada."
Jughead's Revenge's first reunion show took place at the Scotland Yard inCanoga Park, California on March 20, 2010. After this, guitarist Joey Rimicci went to Europe with one of his latest projectsBlack Fag in April and then Jughead's Revenge resumed their reunion tour schedule throughout the year.[5]
On April 1, 2010, Jughead's Revenge, along with The Darlings, supportedBad Religion at the House of Blues in Anaheim.[6] Their history with Bad Religion dates back to the early 1990s, when they supported them for a few dates on theAgainst the Grain tour and guitaristBrett Gurewitz produced the first Jughead's Revenge albumUnstuck in Time.
By June 2011, Andy Alvarez was no longer drumming in Jughead's Revenge, and was replaced by A.J. Condosta.
In a July 2011 interview, frontmanJoe Doherty stated that Jughead's Revenge was working on 7" releases with new material.[7]
On February 4, 2018, Jughead's Revenge teased their first album in nearly 20 years via Twitter.[8]
The band released their EPVultures on SBÄM Records on May 5, 2023.[9]
Jughead's Revenge has been featured on the following compilation albums:
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