Vains of Jenna
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Vains of Jenna are a Sleaze Rock band formed in Falkenberg, Sweden during January 2005. They have since relocated to Los Angeles, California.
History
Vains of Jenna was formed by four young people from Sweden, after two rival bands who shared common interests through an admiration of Mötley Crüe, Guns N' Roses, the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Nirvana, Hanoi Rocks and other rock n' roll bands broke up and the remaining members joined forces to create a band. At that time the 2 youngest members of the band were only 18 years old. Together the group self-produced several demos including a cover of the Rolling Stones' "Jumpin' Jack Flash" which they released via their website for free download.
A four track EP would soon follow, titled "Baby's Got A Secret", which would capture the attention of Stevie Rachelle the owner of popular hard rock website Metal Sludge. Stevie Rachelle became the band's manager, and after touring the United Kingdom the group relocated to California, United States. Vains of Jenna played their first US gig at the famous Whiskey A Go Go club in Hollywood. Their allegiance to BC Rich also earned considerable attention in the rock scene in America, and within little time, the band was widely known across the country. The band toured coast to coast and in many cases were not old enough to play the 21 year old bars they were booked in. This would sometimes leave half the band in the van outside, only to be let in to load up on stage, play and then leave upon the end of their set.
The band then recorded some demos, which were produced by former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke[1]. A tour of the American east coast followed in July 2006. The East Coast tour was cut short as Bam Margera of the show Jackass signed the band to his "Filthy Note Records" record label[2]. Margera invited the band to his mansion to shoot a video for the song "Noone's Gonna Do It for You", which Margera produced himself.[3] and used "Don't Give A Damn" as the theme song to his upcoming MTV series Bam's Unholy Union. The band featured in two episodes of the show.
With all this attention the band soon found it self in the pages of Spin, Metal Edge, Revolver, Blender, Hustler and dozens of other International print magazines. They also found themselves on TV shows like Jackass 24 on MTV, and LA Ink featuring good friend and fan of the band Kat Von D. The band was a guest on her TV show and at the MusInk Festival in Southern California where she appeared.
Lit Up/Let Down the band's debut full-length album was released in stores on October 24 2006.
Since the band White Lion had to drop out of the Poison and Ratt summer 2007 tour, Vains Of Jenna filled in White Lion's spot on the tour, touring the U.S.A as a support act and then going on to feature in the Viva La Bands Tour along with Cradle of Filth, Gwar and CKY in the fall of 2007.
The bands latest release "Enemy In Me" is a track featured on the album Viva la Bands, Volume 2 and is also on the band's Myspace[4].
With over 300 live shows under their belts in only a few years time, the band found themselves the recipient of many endorsements. The band currently endorses the following companies: Carvin, Monster, BC Rich, Rockett Drum Works, Zildjian, XCel Drum Sticks, Roto Sound Strings, Against Clothing - Italy, Heroe's Clothing, Draven Shoes and Cla$ick - Los Angeles.
According to their official website, their last gig in the U.S. will be September 20 at the Whiskey A Go-Go. After that, they will return to their native Sweden in October 2008.
In late 2008 and early 2009 the band toured parts of Europe including the UK, Italy, Scotland, Denmark and Sweden. Including a spot on their home festival SWEDEN ROCK in June 2009.
Vains of Jenna have returned to Los Angeles with a new VISA are getting ready to tour the US in support of their new music. The new disc was produced by Brent Woods and contains 10 tracks. Including their newest single "Get It On", "Enemy In Me", "Refugee", Tom Petty, "I Belong To Yesterday", "Everybody Loves You When Your Dead" among others.
The band released a new song, titled "Get It On" on iTunes in July 2009
On September 15th, Vains of Jenna released their second album, "The Art of Telling Lies", featuring "Get It On", "Enemy In Me", "Refugee", "Everybody Loves You When You're Dead", "I Belong To Yesterday", among others.
Members
- Lizzy DeVine - Vocals/Guitar
- Nicki Kin - Lead Guitar
- Jacki Stone - Drums
- JP White - Bass
Discography
Studio Albums
| Album | Year | Release Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Lit Up/Let Down | June 2006 | RLS/Raw Noise Records |
| Lit Up/Let Down | November 2006 | *Re-Issued on Filthy Note/Fontana/Universal |
| Viva La Bands - II | September 2007 | Ferret Records/Universal Music |
| The Art Of Telling Lies | September 2009 | RLS/Raw Noise Records |
EPs
| EP | Year |
|---|---|
| Noone's Gonna Do It For You | 2005 Raw Noise Records |
| Baby's Got A Secret | 2005 Raw Noise Records |
Demos
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| The Demos - 4-song EP | 2005 Spring Raw Noise |
| The Demos - Full Length | *Re-Issued Fall 2006 RLS/Raw Noise Records |
Singles
| Year | Song | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Noone's Gonna Do It for You | Lit Up/Let Down | 3:12 |
| 2007 | Enemy In Me | Viva la Bands, Volume 2 | 3:55 |
| 2009 | Get It On | The Art Of Telling Lies | 2:56 |
| 2010 | Mind Pollution | The Art Of Telling Lies | 3:12 |
Videos
| Year | Song | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Noone's Gonna Do It for You | Directed By: Bam Margera |
| 2007 | Enemy In Me (Live Footage) | Produced By: Daryl Rora & Vains of Jenna |
| 2008 | Enemy In Me (Official Video) | Directed By: Sean Thomas for Cla$ick Los Angeles |
| 2009 | Get It On (Official Video) | Directed By: R. Florio/D. Kuhlmann |
| 2009 | Mind Pollution (Official Video) | Directed By: Noah Shulman/Ben Jacks |