Jettblack was an English rock band from
High Wycombe
High Wycombe, often referred to as Wycombe ( ), is a market town in Buckinghamshire, England. Lying in the valley of the River Wye, Buckinghamshire, River Wye surrounded by the Chiltern Hills, it is west-northwest of Charing Cross in London, ...
, England. They have released three studio albums, ''Get Your Hands Dirty'' (2010), ''Raining Rock'' (2012), and ''Disguises'' (2015).
History
Originally known as skate rock band Skirtbox, who released two albums between 2000 and 2003.
2008 took them touring with
Airbourne and playing a variety of high-profile summer festivals such as
T in the Park, finishing off the year headlining the third stage at
Hard Rock Hell
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Festival.
In 2009, Jettblack played sets at
Download Festival
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and
Relentless Boardmasters.
2010 saw Jettblack added for two dates at the London Roundhouse at the end of the
Kerrang! Tour.
The year also saw the releasing of their debut album, "''Get Your Hands Dirty''" on 7 June 2010. They previously launched their single at a special gig at the
Purple Turtle in Camden, London. This was followed by a number of one-off gigs including supporting
Reckless Love
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at the historic
Barfly, Camden and supporting
Papa Roach
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in the
Netherlands
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before returning to the
Relentless Boardmasters Festival and a set at the UK leg of
Ozzfest
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. In September, the band rejoined with Finnish Rockers Reckless Love, supporting them on their 'Back to Paradise' UK tour.
In 2011, Jettblack supported Australian rock group
Grinspoon
Grinspoon are an Australian rock band from Lismore, New South Wales, which formed in 1995 by Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass guitar, Kristian Hopes on drums and frontman Phil Jamieson on vocals and guitar. Also in that year, Grinspoon ...
in their UK tour before embarking on their own co-headline tour with
Heaven's Basement
Heaven's Basement was an English rock band formed in 2008 and signed with Red Bull Records. Band members included Aaron Buchanan (vocals), Sid Glover (guitar, vocals), Rob Ellershaw (bass, backing vocals), and Chris Rivers (drums). The band s ...
. They then played the
Jägermeister
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Stage at
Sonisphere UK 2011 where they were joined on-stage by two female fire-eaters during their song "Two Hot Girls". They also played a number of small acoustic sets at the festival that same day. In September 2011, they played at Merthyr Rock Festival before setting out on another UK in November with
Fozzy.
On 30 May 2012 they played their first solo headlining show, at a launch party for their new album to a sold-out crowd at the Borderline in London.
Their second album ''
Raining Rock'', was released on 4 June 2012. They had their first full tour as headliners in the UK during October 2012.
Discography
Albums
* 2010: ''Get Your Hands Dirty''
* 2012: ''
Raining Rock''
* 2013: ''Black Gold (Covers and oddities)''
* 2015: ''Disguises''
Singles
* 2010: "Get Your Hands Dirty"
* 2010: "Two Hot Girls"
* 2010: "When It Comes To Lovin'"
* 2010: "War Between US"
* 2011: "Not Even Love"
* 2011: "Slip It On"
* 2012: "Raining Rock"
* 2012: "Prison of Love"
* 2012: "Black Gold"
* 2012: "Less Torque, More Thrust"
* 2012: "Never Gonna Give It Up"
* 2012: "Something About This Girl"
* 2015: "Explode"
* 2015: "Kick in the Teeth"
Video clips
* 2010: "Two Hot Girls"
* 2010: "Get Your Hands Dirty"
* 2012: "Raining Rock"
* 2012: "Prison of Love"
* 2015: "Explode"
References
{{Reflist
External links
jettblackuk.com
English hard rock musical groups
Spinefarm Records artists