Garry "Gaz" Jennings is an English musician best known for his work as the guitarist for

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band

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. In addition, he has also worked as the guitarist of

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band

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band

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and heavy metal bands

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and Death Penalty.

Biography

Jennings formed

in 1985, along with Howard "H" Smith, Kevin "Kev" Papworth, Ian Gangwer and Mark Ramsey Wharton, while attending

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(then-called "Granby"). After recording their debut EP, Jennings departed from the band in 1988, being replaced by

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. Then in 1989, Jennings was contacted by ex-

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vocalist

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with the proposition of forming a band together, which would end up becoming

, and would also include then-Acid Reign guitarist Adam Lehan. In 1994, Jennings would briefly form a band called

with Lee Dorrian, Repulsion vocalist and bassist

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and

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. Cathedral would announce their breakup shortly after the release of their 2013 album ''

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'', leading to Jennings reforming Septic Tank, this time with Jaime "Gomez" Arellano, due to Barry Stern's death in 2005. In 2014, Jennings released the self-titled album for a band he formed in 2010 called "Death Penalty". Jennings would also form a band called

with Andy Prestidge of

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and Johanna Sadonis, formerly of the Oath; however, Jennings would later depart from the band, being replaced by ex- Entombed drummer

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Discography

With Acid Reign

*'' Moshkinstein'' (1988)

With Cathedral

;Studio albums *'' Forest of Equilibrium'' (1991) *''

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'' (1993) *'' The Carnival Bizarre'' (1995) *'' Supernatural Birth Machine'' (1996) *'' Caravan Beyond Redemption'' (1998) *'' Endtyme'' (2001) *'' The VIIth Coming'' (2002) *'' The Garden of Unearthly Delights'' (2005) *'' The Guessing Game'' (2010) *''

'' (2013) ;EPs *'' In Memorium'' (1990) *''

Statik Majik ''Statik Majik'' is an EP by British doom metal band Cathedral, released in March 1994 through Earache. "Midnight Mountain" originally appeared on the band's second full-length album, ''The Ethereal Mirror''. Tracks 2, 3 and 4 were also releas ...

'' (1994) *'' Cosmic Requiem'' (1994)

With Septic Tank

;Studio albums *'' Rotting Civilisation'' (2018) ;EPs *''Septic Tank'' (2013)

With Death Penalty

*''Death Penalty'' (2014)

With Lucifer

*''Lucifer I'' (2015)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jennings, Garry Living people English bass guitarists English male bass guitarists English heavy metal guitarists Hardcore punk musicians Thrash metal musicians Cathedral (band) members Septic Tank (band) members Acid Reign members Year of birth missing (living people)