Jeff Janiak
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| File:Jeff Janiak Live in Las Vegas.png Jeff Janiak performing live in Las Vegas with Discharge in 2017. | |
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| Birth name | Jeffrey Richard Janiak |
| Born | November 4, 1976 Livingston, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
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Jeff Janiak (born in New Jersey on November 4th 1976) also known as JJ Janiak, is a singer and songwriter most know as the lead vocalist for British punk rock / metal band Discharge.[1] [2][3][4][5][6]Jeff Janiak was also the vocalist for Broken Bones, Dead Heros, Wasted Life and has contributed to numerous other musical projects.[7]
Life and Career
Jeff Janiak was born in Livingston, New Jersey and spent the first years of his life in Irvington, New Jersey until the late 1970's. Janiaks family moved to Dover Township, New Jersey where he would spend most of his childhood. Janiak began skateboarding at a young age than began winning numerous skateboard contests which would later gain him sponsorships. Janiak's introduction to punk rock music came through watching skateboarding videos, than later hearing the Dead Kennedys Plastic Surgery Disasters album.[8] Jeff Janiak's introduction to playing music began at the age of 12 when he taught himself how to play the drums, than at the age of 14 Janiak started his first band Chaotic Discharge.[9] Janiak left home at age 17 and went to the Lower East Side of Manhatten. Janiak joined up with some local NYC punk rockers and would end up squatting in an abandoned building until it was shut down by the NYPD.[10] After the squat was shut, Janiak than spent the remainder of his time in NYC living in and around Tompkins Square Park. During this time, Janiak developed a drug addiction which would last from his late teens and into his mid twenties whilst going on an 8 year hiatus from playing music. In 1997 Janiak was arrested and charged with drug possession and was sent to a New Jersey prison. Upon his release, Janiak cleaned up his act and started working in the automotive industry spray painting cars,[11] than joined the band Dead Heros in 2002 as a vocalist until 2008.[12] In 2008, Janiak got married and left New Jersey and moved to Stoke On Trent, England. In 2009, Janiak attended a local gig and met members of the punk band Wasted Life and soon joined their ranks as vocalist until 2013. In 2012, Janiak joined the band Broken Bones, than in 2014 it was announced that Janiak would be the new vocalist for the legendary punk band Discharge.[13] On November 4th 2015 (Janiak's birthday), It was announced that Discharge had signed with Nuclear Blast Records to release their 7th studio album End Of Days.[14] On May 6th, 2016, End Of Days hit the official UK charts reaching #10 in the rock charts and #23 in the indie charts.[15] [16]
Discography
Discharge
Studio albums
- End of Days (2016) [17]
Singles
- New World Order (2016)
Live albums
- Live 2014 (2015)
Music Video
DVD
- Discharge - Legends Of Punk Vol. 1 (2019) [20]
Broken Bones
E.P.
- Vigilante (2013)
- Dead & Gone (2013)
Music Videos
- Tread On Me (2014) [21]
Wasted Life
Studio albums
- Weapons Of Self Destruction (2013)
- It Means Nuthin' When You're Dead (2011) [22]
E.P.
- Wasted Life (2009)
- The Zombie Sessions (2018)
Music Videos
Dead Heros
Singles
- Schizophrenic (2008)
- Dead Heros (2003)
Chaotic Discharge
- Demo 94 (1994) - Cassette
Guest Appearances
Recordings
- with Unholy Alliance on "Pharmaceutikill" (2020)
- with Star Control on "Deflated" (2020) [25]
- with Deafbrick on "Free Speech For The Dumb" (2020)[26]
- with Suspect on "Let's Hang" (2017)
Live Guest Appearances
- with Cavalera Conspiracy on "Protest & Survive" and "Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing" at o2 Acadamy 2, Birmingham, England (2019)[27]
- with Conflict on "The Serenade Is Dead" at Rebellion Festival (2019)
- with Blitzkrieg on "Conspiracy" at Rebellion Festival (2019)
- with The Take on "It's My Life" at Temple Of Boom, Leeds (2019)
References
- ↑ "Discharge: Interview with singer Jeff Janiak of the D-Beat Legend". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "The Metal Archives: Jeff Janiak". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "INTERVIEW WITH J.J. JANIAK OF DISCHARGE". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "DISCHARGE Vocalist JEFF 'JJ JANIAK Discusses Joining Band, Signing To NUCLEAR BLAST, 'End Of Days' Album". Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "Discharge on Nuclear Blast Records". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "DISCHARGE Frontman JEFF JANIAK Talks New Album End Of Days - "It Stands Up To A Lot Of The Earlier Stuff"". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "Interview: Discharge". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "The NYHC Chronicles LIVE! Ep. #58 Jeff "JJ" Janiak (Discharge / Broken Bones / Dead Heros)". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "Interview: Discharge". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "The NYHC Chronicles LIVE! Ep. #58 Jeff "JJ" Janiak (Discharge / Broken Bones / Dead Heros)". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ Ebersole, Stewart Dean. Barred For Life: How Black Flag's Iconic Logo Became Punk Rocks Secret Handshake (1st ed.). PM Press. p. 292. ISBN 978-1-60486-394-9. Search this book on
- ↑ Rodney Shades. "Jeff "JJ" Janiak. Our Future Fanzine Vol 2. Issue 1.2019
- ↑ "DISCHARGE Vocalist JEFF 'JJ JANIAK Discusses Joining Band, Signing To NUCLEAR BLAST, 'End Of Days' Album". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "DISCHARGE Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40 06 May 2016 - 12 May 2016". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 06 May 2016 - 12 May 2016". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "DISCHARGE To Release 'End Of Days' Album In April". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "DISCHARGE – "New World Order" video". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "DISCHARGE Releases Official Music Video For 'The Broken Law'". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "New documentary on the iconic punk band Discharge set for release". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "BROKEN BONES - TREAD ON ME - HARDCORE WORLDWIDE (OFFICIAL HD VERSION HCWW))". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "Wasted Life - It Means Nuthin' When You're Dead". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "Wasted Life - "Bad Habits" STP Records". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "Wasted Life - "Why Me?" STP Records". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "New band ! Desks: New music from Evil Blizzard Mark & Friends". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "DEAFBRICK is the Language of the Acid-Gods". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "LIVE REVIEW: Max & Iggor Cavalera @ O2 Academy 2, Birmingham". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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