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{{Infobox musical artist
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| origin          = Newcastle, NSW
| genre          = Hard rock, heavy metal
| years_active    = 1989 - present
| label          = rooArt, Grudge, Liberation
| associated_acts = [[The Angels]], Radiators, Choirboys, Aspect, Blade, Judas Priest, [[Saint Lucifer]], [[BB Steal]], Nat Col and the Kings, [[Horsehead]], [[Judge Mercy]], Jimi the Human & Spectre 7, Kevin Borich's Party Boyz, Dirty Skanks
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| current_members = Dave Gleeson, Jimi Hocking, Scott Kingman, Cam McGlinchey
| past_members    = Paul Woseen, Brad Heaney, Dave Holland, Col Hatchman, Izzy Osmanovich, Craig Rosevear, Grant Walmsley, Mickl Sayers, Mark McLeod
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===Band members===
===Band members===


*Current line-up
*Current line-up
**Dave Gleeson (vocals)
**Dave Gleeson (vocals)
**Jimi Hocking (guitar)
**Scott Kingman (guitar)
**Scott Kingman (guitar)
**Izzy Osmanovich (guitar)
**Cam McGlinchey (drums)
**Mickl Sayers (drums)
**Paul Woseen (bass)


*Former members
*Former members
**Grant Walmsley (guitar) (1989 - 2007)
**Paul Woseen (bass) 1989 - 2023 ''(d. 15.9.23)''
**Col Hatchman (drums) (2001 - 2004)
**Mark McLeod (drums) 2017 - 2019
**Craig Rosevear (drums) (1993 - 2000)
**Mickl Sayers (drums) 2005 - 2017
**Jimi Hocking (guitar) (1993 - 1997)
**Izzy Osmanovich (guitar) 1997 - 2009
**Richard Lara (guitar) (1989 - 1993)
**Grant Walmsley (guitar) 1989 - 2007
**Dave Holland (drums) (1993)
**Col Hatchman (drums) 2001 - 2004
**Brad Heaney (drums) (1990 - 1993)
**Craig Rosevear (drums) 1993 - 2000
 
**Richard Lara (guitar) 1989 - 1993
===Website===
**Dave Holland (drums) 1993
 
**Brad Heaney (drums) 1990 - 1993
[http://www.screamingjets.com.au screamingjets.com.au]
 
===Formed===
 
Newcastle, NSW, 1989


===Band information===
===Band information===
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The band formed in Newcastle in 1989 around the core of Gleeson, Woseen and Walmsley. All three had previously been together in a band called '''Aspect'''. With guitarist Richard Lara and former '''Radiators''' drummer Brad Heaney completing the line-up, the Screaming Jets took out Triple J's National Battle of the Bands with most members barely out of their teens and scored an ARIA nomination in 1990.
The band formed in Newcastle in 1989 around the core of Gleeson, Woseen and Walmsley. All three had previously been together in a band called '''Aspect'''. With guitarist Richard Lara and former '''Radiators''' drummer Brad Heaney completing the line-up, the Screaming Jets took out Triple J's National Battle of the Bands with most members barely out of their teens and scored an ARIA nomination in 1990.
   
   
The following year, ''All For One'' was released and became one of the most popular albums of 1991, preceded by the high-charting single "Better" which remained a constant live staple. The Screaming Jets became instantly popular with this release, although success was mixed with controversy due to Gleeson's often outlandish outspokenness. Hardly a band content to sit around waiting for further success, the Jets headed for the UK and Europe where they spent the best part of the next two years, establishing a reputation as a mean and wild rock act. While there they issued the "Living in England" EP that contained three new originals along with covers of '''Johnny Cash''' and [[AC/DC]].
The following year, ''All For One'' was released and became one of the most popular albums of 1991, preceded by the high-charting single "Better" which remained a constant live staple. The Screaming Jets became instantly popular with this release, although success was mixed with controversy due to Gleeson's often outlandish outspokenness. Hardly a band content to sit around waiting for further success, the Jets headed for the UK and Europe where they spent the best part of the next two years, establishing a reputation as a mean and wild rock act. While there they issued the "Living in England" EP that contained three new originals along with covers of '''Johnny Cash''' and [[ACDC|AC/DC]].
   
   
They toured through the UK with the likes of '''Thunder''' and the '''Quireboys''' and played plenty of their own shows, culminating in an appearance at Germany's Rock Am Festival. During a European tour with '''Ugly Kid Joe''' Heaney was fired from the band and replaced for the rest of the dates by former '''Judas Priest''' drummer Dave Holland. ''Tear of Thought'' contained better songs with the brash heavy rock tempered by introspective moments but met with little success at first until a cover of '''Boys Next Door's''' "Shivers" and then "Helping Hand" saw them back in the charts. Heaney was finally replaced by former [[BB Steal]] drummer Craig Rosevear for a US tour with '''Def Leppard''' and '''Ugly Kid Joe''', and shortly after returning to Australia, Lara was replaced by Jimi 'The Human' Hocking, a Melbourne musician who had earlier released an album under the name '''Jimi the Human and Spectre 7'''.
They toured through the UK with the likes of '''Thunder''' and the '''Quireboys''' and played plenty of their own shows, culminating in an appearance at Germany's Rock Am Festival. During a European tour with '''Ugly Kid Joe''' Heaney was fired from the band and replaced for the rest of the dates by former '''Judas Priest''' drummer Dave Holland. On ''Tear of Thought'' the brash heavy rock was tempered by introspective moments but met with little success at first until a cover of '''Boys Next Door's''' "Shivers" and then "Helping Hand" saw them back in the charts. Heaney was finally replaced by former [[BB Steal]] drummer Craig Rosevear for a US tour with '''Def Leppard''' and '''Ugly Kid Joe''', and shortly after returning to Australia, Lara was replaced by Jimi 'The Human' Hocking, a Melbourne musician who had earlier released an album under the name '''Jimi the Human and Spectre 7'''. Lara went on to join '''Choirboys''', with whom he played for five years.
   
   
The self-titled album made history when it became the first album to be released with a live Webcast.
The self-titled album made history when it became the first album to be released with a live Webcast.


Later releases saw the Jets retain their aggressive sound of the first two albums, but there have been mellower moments, with'' World Gone Crazy'' in particular containing acoustic passages and even country-flavoured tunes; indeed the band even contributed a track to a Slim Dusty tribute album.
Later releases saw the Jets retain their aggressive sound of the first two albums, but there have been mellower moments, with'' World Gone Crazy'' in particular containing acoustic passages and even country-flavoured tunes; indeed the band even contributed a track to a '''Slim Dusty''' tribute album.
   
   
The band's initial success was never matched, however, although they remained popular on the live circuit and still command a large following, despite tours being less frequent.  
The band's initial success was never matched, however, although they remained popular on the live circuit and still command a large following, despite tours being less frequent. Hocking left in 1997 and was replaced by Izzy Osmanovich, formerly of [[Judge Mercy]] and after an extensive national tour in 2000, Rosevear left the band. Col Hatchman was named as his replacement and in 2001 the Screaming Jets toured nationally with '''Kiss''' and '''Alice Cooper''' before announcing they would take an extended break from all recording and touring in mid-2001.
Hocking left in 1997 and was replaced by Osmanovich, formerly of [[Judge Mercy]] and after an extensive national tour in 2000, Rosevear left the band. Col Hatchman was named as his replacement and in 2001 the Screaming Jets toured nationally with '''Kiss''' and '''Alice Cooper''' before announcing they would take an extended break from all recording and touring in mid-2001.
   
   
In December 2002, the band returned to live performances in support of their self-funded live album, then slipped from view once more; however the Screaming Jets returned to live performance in April 2004 and recorded a live DVD that was released in 2005. Col Hatchman departed from the band in November 2004 and he was replaced by Mickl Sayers. A new album has since been completed but remains unreleased; in early 2007 Grant Walmsley left The Screaming Jets and has been replaced by former [[Horsehead]] guitarist Scott Kingman.  
In December 2002, the band returned to live performances in support of their self-funded live album, then slipped from view once more; however the Screaming Jets returned to live performance in April 2004 and recorded a live DVD that was released in 2005. Col Hatchman departed from the band in November 2004 and formed '''Dirty Skanks''' with Nathan Cavaleri. He was replaced by Mickl Sayers. A new album was completed and released in October 2008; in early 2007 Grant Walmsley left The Screaming Jets and was replaced by former [[Horsehead]] guitarist Scott Kingman. Jimi Hocking re-joined The Screaming Jets during 2009 in place of Osmanovich. The band has played only rarely since, most significantly as appearance at Sydney's Enmore Theatre with [[Rose Tattoo]], [[Baby Animals]] and [[The Poor]] at a benefit for former roadie and sound engineer Gregg Clarke and in January 2012 at the Summernats in Canberra.


Hatchman worked with Nathan Cavaleri in the blues band '''Nat Col and the Kings''', Paul Woseen recorded with Sydney band [[Saint Lucifer]] and Gleeson joined [[The Angels]] in mid-2011. He raised the suggestion that the Screaming Jets would record and tour in 2013, but while the band continued to appear live occasionally, a new album didn't surface until early 2016. Mickl Sayers departed after tours with [[Massive]] and [[Baby Animals]] during 2017 and Mark McLeod joined for 2018's covers album ''Gotcha Covered''. Cam McGlinchey joined in 2019 as the band prepared for their 30th anniversary but COVID interrupted most of their planned shows for the next few years. During the downtime, the band recorded ''Bitter Pill'', an EP of acoustic versions of early songs. ''All For One'' was then re-recorded and released in 2021 with two bonus tracks never released on the original version. It debuted at #4 on the ARIA Album Chart but further touring in support was stymied by ongoing COVID restrictions. The tour eventually took place from July 2022. Twelve months later Gleeson announced his departure from '''The Angels''' and The Screaming Jets released "Nothing To Lose", their first new original song seven years as a precursor to a new album, ''Professional Misconduct'', announced for October 6, and a full-scale national tour to follow, but Paul Woseen died suddenly on September 15, 2023. The album subsequently peaked at #3 and the tour went ahead with Dario Bortolin from '''Baby Animals''' on bass.


===Discography===
===Discography===
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| 1991
| 1991
| '''''All For One'''''
| '''''All For One'''''
| rooArt
| rooArt
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| 1992
| 1992
| '''''Tear of Thought'''''
| '''''Tear of Thought'''''
| rooArt
| rooArt
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| 1994
| 1994
| '''''The Screaming Jets'''''
| '''''The Screaming Jets'''''
| rooArt
| rooArt
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| 1997
| 1997
| '''''World Gone Crazy'''''
| '''''World Gone Crazy'''''
| rooArt
| rooArt
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| 1999
| 1999
| '''''Hits and Pieces'''''
| '''''Hits and Pieces'''''
| rooArt
| rooArt
|-
|-
|
| 2000
| 2000
| '''''Scam'''''
| '''''Scam'''''
| Grudge
| Grudge
|-
|-
|  
| 2002
| '''''Live Forever'''''
| Independent
|-
| 2005
| 2005
| '''''Rock On'''''
| '''''Rock On'''''
| Liberation Music
| Liberation Music
|-
|-
| 2008
| '''''Do Ya'''''
| Independent
|-
| 2008
| '''''The Essential Screaming Jets'''''
| BMG
|-
| 2016
| '''''Chrome'''''
| Independent
|-
| 2018
| '''''Gotcha Covered'''''
| Independent
|-
| 2019
| '''''Dirty Thirty'''''
| Sony
|-
| 2021
| '''''All For One (30th Anniversary Edition)'''''
| Independent
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| 2023
| '''''Professional Misconduct'''''
| Independent
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| 1990
| 1990
| '''''C'Mon'''''
| '''''C'Mon'''''
| rooArt
| rooArt
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| 1991
| 1991
| '''''Better'''''
| '''''Better'''''
| rooArt
| rooArt
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|-
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| 1991
| 1991
| '''''Stop the World'''''
| '''''Stop the World'''''
| rooArt
| rooArt
|-
|-
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| 1991
| 1991
| '''''Shine On'''''
| '''''Shine On'''''
| rooArt
| rooArt
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| 1993
| 1993
| '''''Shivers'''''
| '''''Shivers'''''
| rooArt
| rooArt
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| 1994
| 1994
| '''''Helping Hand'''''
| '''''Helping Hand'''''
| rooArt
| rooArt
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| 1994
| 1994
| '''''Tunnel'''''
| '''''Tunnel'''''
| rooArt
| rooArt
|-
|-
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| 1995
| 1995
| '''''Friend of Mine/Sad Song'''''
| '''''Friend of Mine/Sad Song'''''
| rooArt
| rooArt
|-
|-
|
| 1997
| 1997
| '''''Eve of Destruction'''''
| '''''Eve of Destruction'''''
| rooArt
| rooArt
|-
|-
|
| 1998
| 1998
| '''''October Grey'''''
| '''''October Grey'''''
| rooArt
| rooArt
|-
|-
|
| 1998
| 1998
| '''''Cunnumulla Fella'''''
| '''''Cunnumulla Fella'''''
|  
|  
|-
|-
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| 1999
| 1999
| '''''Shine Over Me'''''
| '''''Shine Over Me'''''
| rooArt
| rooArt
|-
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| 1999
| 1999
| '''''Individuality'''''
| '''''Individuality'''''
| Grudge
| Grudge
|-
|-
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| 2000
| 2000
| '''''Higher With You'''''
| '''''Higher With You'''''
| Grudge
| Grudge
|-
| 2008
| '''''Do Ya'''''
| Grudge
|-
| 2016
| '''''Automatic Cowboy'''''
|
|-
| 2016
| '''''Cash in Your Ticket'''''
| Independent
|-
| 2018
| '''''Wedding Ring'''''
| Independent
|-
| 2021
| '''''C'Mon'''''
| Independent
|-
| 2021
| '''''Shine On'''''
| Independent
|-
| 2021
| '''''Stop the World'''''
| Independent
|-
| 2023
| '''''Nothing to Lose'''''
| Independent
|-
| 2023
| '''''Second Chance'''''
| Independent
|-
|-
|}
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| 1990
| 1990
| '''''The Scorching Adventures of the Screaming Jets'''''
| '''''The Scorching Adventures of the Screaming Jets'''''
| rooArt
| rooArt
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| 1992
| 1992
| '''''Living in England'''''
| '''''Living in England'''''
| rooArt
| rooArt
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| 2004
| 2004
| '''''Heart of the Matter'''''
| '''''Heart of the Matter'''''
| self release
| Independent
|-
| 2017
| '''''Noise Collection (Chrome Live 2016)'''''
| Dinner For Wolves
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| 2020
| '''''Bitter Pill 2020'''''
| Dinner For Wolves
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[[Category:Bands from New South Wales|Screaming Jets, The]]
[[Category:Bands from New South Wales|Screaming Jets, The]]
[[Category:Bands from Newcastle|Screaming Jets, The]]
[[Category:Bands from Newcastle|Screaming Jets, The]]
[[Category:Band List|Screaming Jets, The]]

Latest revision as of 11:45, 21 January 2024

The Screaming Jets
OriginNewcastle, NSW
GenresHard rock, heavy metal
Years active1989 - present
LabelsrooArt, Grudge, Liberation
Associated actsThe Angels, Radiators, Choirboys, Aspect, Blade, Judas Priest, Saint Lucifer, BB Steal, Nat Col and the Kings, Horsehead, Judge Mercy, Jimi the Human & Spectre 7, Kevin Borich's Party Boyz, Dirty Skanks
MembersDave Gleeson, Jimi Hocking, Scott Kingman, Cam McGlinchey
Past membersPaul Woseen, Brad Heaney, Dave Holland, Col Hatchman, Izzy Osmanovich, Craig Rosevear, Grant Walmsley, Mickl Sayers, Mark McLeod

Band members

  • Current line-up
    • Dave Gleeson (vocals)
    • Jimi Hocking (guitar)
    • Scott Kingman (guitar)
    • Cam McGlinchey (drums)
  • Former members
    • Paul Woseen (bass) 1989 - 2023 (d. 15.9.23)
    • Mark McLeod (drums) 2017 - 2019
    • Mickl Sayers (drums) 2005 - 2017
    • Izzy Osmanovich (guitar) 1997 - 2009
    • Grant Walmsley (guitar) 1989 - 2007
    • Col Hatchman (drums) 2001 - 2004
    • Craig Rosevear (drums) 1993 - 2000
    • Richard Lara (guitar) 1989 - 1993
    • Dave Holland (drums) 1993
    • Brad Heaney (drums) 1990 - 1993

Band information

For the best part of the 1990s, The Screaming Jets were one of the most consistently popular and often controversial bands on the Australian circuit, with tales of wild rock n' roll indulgences occasionally making the evening news broadcasts.

The band formed in Newcastle in 1989 around the core of Gleeson, Woseen and Walmsley. All three had previously been together in a band called Aspect. With guitarist Richard Lara and former Radiators drummer Brad Heaney completing the line-up, the Screaming Jets took out Triple J's National Battle of the Bands with most members barely out of their teens and scored an ARIA nomination in 1990.

The following year, All For One was released and became one of the most popular albums of 1991, preceded by the high-charting single "Better" which remained a constant live staple. The Screaming Jets became instantly popular with this release, although success was mixed with controversy due to Gleeson's often outlandish outspokenness. Hardly a band content to sit around waiting for further success, the Jets headed for the UK and Europe where they spent the best part of the next two years, establishing a reputation as a mean and wild rock act. While there they issued the "Living in England" EP that contained three new originals along with covers of Johnny Cash and AC/DC.

They toured through the UK with the likes of Thunder and the Quireboys and played plenty of their own shows, culminating in an appearance at Germany's Rock Am Festival. During a European tour with Ugly Kid Joe Heaney was fired from the band and replaced for the rest of the dates by former Judas Priest drummer Dave Holland. On Tear of Thought the brash heavy rock was tempered by introspective moments but met with little success at first until a cover of Boys Next Door's "Shivers" and then "Helping Hand" saw them back in the charts. Heaney was finally replaced by former BB Steal drummer Craig Rosevear for a US tour with Def Leppard and Ugly Kid Joe, and shortly after returning to Australia, Lara was replaced by Jimi 'The Human' Hocking, a Melbourne musician who had earlier released an album under the name Jimi the Human and Spectre 7. Lara went on to join Choirboys, with whom he played for five years.

The self-titled album made history when it became the first album to be released with a live Webcast.

Later releases saw the Jets retain their aggressive sound of the first two albums, but there have been mellower moments, with World Gone Crazy in particular containing acoustic passages and even country-flavoured tunes; indeed the band even contributed a track to a Slim Dusty tribute album.

The band's initial success was never matched, however, although they remained popular on the live circuit and still command a large following, despite tours being less frequent. Hocking left in 1997 and was replaced by Izzy Osmanovich, formerly of Judge Mercy and after an extensive national tour in 2000, Rosevear left the band. Col Hatchman was named as his replacement and in 2001 the Screaming Jets toured nationally with Kiss and Alice Cooper before announcing they would take an extended break from all recording and touring in mid-2001.

In December 2002, the band returned to live performances in support of their self-funded live album, then slipped from view once more; however the Screaming Jets returned to live performance in April 2004 and recorded a live DVD that was released in 2005. Col Hatchman departed from the band in November 2004 and formed Dirty Skanks with Nathan Cavaleri. He was replaced by Mickl Sayers. A new album was completed and released in October 2008; in early 2007 Grant Walmsley left The Screaming Jets and was replaced by former Horsehead guitarist Scott Kingman. Jimi Hocking re-joined The Screaming Jets during 2009 in place of Osmanovich. The band has played only rarely since, most significantly as appearance at Sydney's Enmore Theatre with Rose Tattoo, Baby Animals and The Poor at a benefit for former roadie and sound engineer Gregg Clarke and in January 2012 at the Summernats in Canberra.

Hatchman worked with Nathan Cavaleri in the blues band Nat Col and the Kings, Paul Woseen recorded with Sydney band Saint Lucifer and Gleeson joined The Angels in mid-2011. He raised the suggestion that the Screaming Jets would record and tour in 2013, but while the band continued to appear live occasionally, a new album didn't surface until early 2016. Mickl Sayers departed after tours with Massive and Baby Animals during 2017 and Mark McLeod joined for 2018's covers album Gotcha Covered. Cam McGlinchey joined in 2019 as the band prepared for their 30th anniversary but COVID interrupted most of their planned shows for the next few years. During the downtime, the band recorded Bitter Pill, an EP of acoustic versions of early songs. All For One was then re-recorded and released in 2021 with two bonus tracks never released on the original version. It debuted at #4 on the ARIA Album Chart but further touring in support was stymied by ongoing COVID restrictions. The tour eventually took place from July 2022. Twelve months later Gleeson announced his departure from The Angels and The Screaming Jets released "Nothing To Lose", their first new original song seven years as a precursor to a new album, Professional Misconduct, announced for October 6, and a full-scale national tour to follow, but Paul Woseen died suddenly on September 15, 2023. The album subsequently peaked at #3 and the tour went ahead with Dario Bortolin from Baby Animals on bass.

Discography

Albums:

1991 All For One rooArt
1992 Tear of Thought rooArt
1994 The Screaming Jets rooArt
1997 World Gone Crazy rooArt
1999 Hits and Pieces rooArt
2000 Scam Grudge
2002 Live Forever Independent
2005 Rock On Liberation Music
2008 Do Ya Independent
2008 The Essential Screaming Jets BMG
2016 Chrome Independent
2018 Gotcha Covered Independent
2019 Dirty Thirty Sony
2021 All For One (30th Anniversary Edition) Independent
2023 Professional Misconduct Independent

Singles:

1990 C'Mon rooArt
1991 Better rooArt
1991 Stop the World rooArt
1991 Shine On rooArt
1993 Shivers rooArt
1994 Helping Hand rooArt
1994 Tunnel rooArt
1995 Friend of Mine/Sad Song rooArt
1997 Eve of Destruction rooArt
1998 October Grey rooArt
1998 Cunnumulla Fella
1999 Shine Over Me rooArt
1999 Individuality Grudge
2000 Higher With You Grudge
2008 Do Ya Grudge
2016 Automatic Cowboy
2016 Cash in Your Ticket Independent
2018 Wedding Ring Independent
2021 C'Mon Independent
2021 Shine On Independent
2021 Stop the World Independent
2023 Nothing to Lose Independent
2023 Second Chance Independent

EPs:

1990 The Scorching Adventures of the Screaming Jets rooArt
1992 Living in England rooArt
2004 Heart of the Matter Independent
2017 Noise Collection (Chrome Live 2016) Dinner For Wolves
2020 Bitter Pill 2020 Dinner For Wolves

VHS/DVD:

2005 Rock On Liberation Music
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