Vains of Jenna
are a Sleaze Rock band formed in Falkenberg, Sweden during January 2005. They have since relocated to Los Angeles, California.
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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. 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. 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. 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.
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, "Yesterday", "Everybody Loves You When Your Dead" among others.
The band released a new song, titled "Get It On" on iTunes in July 2009
Members
- Lizzy DeVine - Vocals/Guitar
- Nicki Kin - Lead Guitar
- Jacki Stone - Drums
- JP White - Bass
Discography
Albums
| Album
| Year
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| The Demos - EP
| 2005 Raw Noize
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| The Demos - Full Length
| Re-Issue 2006 RLS/RAW Noize Records
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| Lit Up/Let Down
| 2006 RLS/Raw Noise Records
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| Lit Up/Let Down
| Re-Issue 2006 Filthy Note/Fontana/Universal
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| Viva La Bands, Volume 2
| 2007 Ferret/Universal
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| The Art Of Telling Lies
| 2009 TBA
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EPs
| EP
| Year
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| Noone's Gonna Do It For You
| 2005
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| Baby's Got A Secret
| 2005
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Singles
| Year
| Song
| Album
| Length
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| 2006
| Noone's Gonna Do It for You
| Lit Up/Let Down
| 3:12
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| 2007
| Enemy In Me
| Viva la Bands, Volume 2
| 3:55
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| 2009
| Get It On
| TBA
| 2:56
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Videos
| Year
| Song
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| 2006
| Noone's Gonna Do It for You
| Directed By: Bam Margera
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| 2007
| Enemy In Me (Live Footage)
| Produced By: Daryl Rora & Vains of Jenna
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| 2008
| Enemy In Me (Official Video)
| Directed By: Sean Thomas for Cla$ick Los Angeles
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