Andrew Jackson Jihad

Comprising core people Sean Bonnette (classical guitar) and Ben Gallaty (straight bass), Andrew Jackson Jihad, aka AJJ, is really a folk-punk clothing from Phoenix, Arizona. The Jihad shaped in 2004, when frontman Bonnette was still an adolescent, as well as the duo quickly started composing humorously explicit music with macabre styles. Early topics went the gamut from self-sacrifice to years as a child drug habit, all sung inside a frantic way with acoustic instrumentation. Their self-released debut, Chocolate Cigarettes & Cover Guns, made an appearance in 2005, and several self-released demos and EPs captivated the eye of Plan-It-X Information. The label released a split launch with Andrew Jackson Jihad as well as the likewise designed Ghost Mice in 2007. On Sept 11 of the same calendar year, Asian Man Information released the Jihad’s second full-length record, INDIVIDUALS WHO Can Eat FOLKS ARE the Luckiest People on earth. Another EP implemented in 2008, and in ’09 2009 Asian Guy released the band’s third record, Can’t Maintain. They spent many years touring the U.S. and European countries prior to the 2011 discharge of their 4th LP, Knife Guy. The following calendar year Bonnette and Gallaty had been joined up with by second guitarist/keyboardist Preston Bryant and drummer Deacon Batchelor, growing the lineup for the fuller music group sound. Their touring timetable and profile elevated in 2013, and in 2014 the music group agreed upon with L.A. indie SideOneDummy Information release a their fifth record, Christmas Isle. In 2016, after having been known as AJJ by a lot of their supporters for a long time, the bandmembers officially transformed their name, stating they no more wanted to become the reminder from the previous Chief executive or disrespectful (as non-Muslims). The Bible 2 came beneath the AJJ moniker that summer season and got on multiple Billboard graphs, including the rock and roll, alternative, and 3rd party albums charts.