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Skintight Jaguars
Origin London, England
Genres Alternative rock
Punk rock
Years active 2004 – 2011
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 an English 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.

Contents
1 History
2 Members
3 Past members
4 Discography
4.1 Albums
4.2 EPs
4.3 Singles
5 Extra information
6 References
7 External links
History
The band originally formed in 2002 under the initial guise of Sneaking Fog[1] 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[2] and on Bruce Dickinson's
BBC Radio 6 Rock show in the UK.[3]

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.[4] 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.

2006 saw a brief hiatus for the band in a conscious effort to start something fresh
musically. This resulted in a dramatic change in sound with something more akin to
the members' punk influences, taking on a preferred 'wall-of-noise' sound and the
use of simplistic chord structures in reference to The Ramones and Motörhead. After
months of working on this new sound, the Start The Fight EP finally surfaced on
their own independent label Hustler Squad.

During this time the band also recorded a version of Turbonegro's "Denim Demon".
This track appeared on their Myspace profile, but is officially unreleased.

Another line-up change resulted in more delays at the end of 2006 when guitarist
Carl Muskel relocated to Los Angeles. Ryan 'Jean' Simmonds was already on standby
and immediately recruited into the band as guitarist. He had previously played in
an early formation of the band called Electrobitch in 2003, and was also another
ex-graduate of the Norwich School of Art & Design. The band then spent the next six
months crafting new songs for an album. In 2007, Skintight Jaguars released their
debut album, The Curse, on MSKL Records, (later re-released in May 2008 on Zodiac
Killer Records), which also featured some remastered/remixed tracks from the Start
The Fight EP.

In 2008 they toured the UK with Backyard Babies and Crucified Barbara, but by early
2009 singer Kip Legend had left the band and relocated to Oslo, Norway. After
auditioning singers the band finally decided that guitarist Simmonds would take
over vocal duties while continuing to play the guitar. From 2009 the band played as
a three-piece.

In October 2010, Skintight Jaguars were announced as the winners of the Relentless
Energy Drink band search, in conjunction with Myspace. This confirmed them as the
opening band for the Relentless Energy Drink Sessions Festival on 23 October 2010,
supporting headliners The Damned Things made up from members of Anthrax, Fall Out
Boy and Every Time I Die.[5]

At some point in 2011 the band went on hiatus, they currently have no plans to
reform.

Since forming they performed alongside many high-profile bands including Eighties
Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Towers of London, Vice Squad, The Dresdens, The
Vibrators, The Lords of Altamont, Zodiac Mindwarp, Young Heart Attack, The Damned
Things, and Backyard Babies.

Members
Lead guitar/vocals: Ryan Simmonds (2006–2011)
Bass/Backing vocals: Matt Valentine (2002–2011)
Drums/Backing vocals: J Machete (2002–2011)
Past members
Lead vocals: Kip Legend (2002–2009)
Lead guitar: Carl Muskel (2005–2006)
Lead guitar: Niro Knox (2005)
Lead guitar: 'Famus' Shamus (2002–2005)
Discography
Albums
The Curse (2007) Re-released in USA (2008).
EPs
The Death of Rock N Roll CD (2010)
Start The Fight CD (2006)
Singles
"Thunderbone" 7" Vinyl (2005)
"Black Russian" b/w "Lowdown Downtown" CD (2004)
Extra information
Matt Valentine and Kip Legend can both be seen in the 2005 music video "You’re
Speaking My Language" by Juliette and The Licks.
The band are frequently known to cover songs by Turbonegro, Dead Boys, The Dwarves
and Motörhead at live shows.
Promo only single "Dead From The Face Down" received B-List rotation airplay
alongside bands like Soulfly, Within Temptation and Alkaline Trio on UK radio
station Total Rock in February 2006.[6]
References
[1][dead link]
""Thunderbone on Cyberstorm Radio, Denmark"". Archived from the original on 19
July 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
""Skintight Jaguars on Bruce Dickinson's BBC Radio 6 Rock Show"". Archived from
the original on 13 March 2007. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
"Get Ready to ROCK! Interview with John McCoy, bass guitarist with McCoy,Mammoth
and Gillan". Getreadytorock.com. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
""Skintight Jaguars win Relentless Energy Drink band search"". Archived from the
original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
""Total Rock Radio playlist for week commencing 27 February 2006"". Archived from
the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
External links
Skintight Jaguars official blogsite
Skintight Jaguars on Facebook
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