Jesus Fix

Gothic Rock / Punk / Metal

Whitstable

1993 to 2007?, reformed 2010 to present

Band Members

P. (bass + vocals)
Kevin Smith (guitar)
Chris Hogg (drums + vocals)
PB (keyboards + guitar) 1997 - 2002

John Rigg (guitar) replaced Kev in 2002.

Kev returned to the reformed band in 2010.

John Wood (guitar) replaced Kev in late 2010.

Info

One of the longest running bands in the scene (but woefully misunderstood and under-rated), Jesus Fix were a formidable live act, playing intense music that fused the primal poundings of Amebix and Killing Joke to the Gothic overtones of Sisters Of mercy. Best witnessed through a choking fog of smoke lit by flashing strobes, their songs largely followed a strict formula: Chris's relentless tribal thump and Pat's driving bass, Kev overlaying an almost Industrial wash of chordal noise, topped by Pat's simple but stirring, powerful vocal cries.

The addition of PB on keyboards emphasised the Gothic element slightly, whilst the replacement of Kev with their former soundman John Rigg's more Metal-style playing altered the sound once again.

And at no point did they ever sound remotely like Hawkwind. Ever. Not one bit.

Jesus Fix reformed in 2010 with the original lineup, which played a handful of gigs before Kev left yet again, to be replaced by long-time friend and fan of the band John Wood.

Related Bands

Epidemic - Pat
Playground (Mk II) - Pat
S.O.R.B. - Chris
Ulcer - Chris
Elemental - John W.
F.U.T.A. - John W.
Eschatology - John W.
Earshot - John W.
Severed Head - Chris
Crimewave - Chris
The Warriors - Chris
Chain Reaction - John R.
Karn-Age - John R.
Balbulus - John W.
Lambda Sond - John W.
Tragic Millennium - John W.
Prime Evil - John R.

Recordings

1995 Demo
1998 'Eden Falls' CD
2002 'Fear Of Sleep EP' CD
2012 'Everdark' CD (unreleased from 2005)

Gigs

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25/09/93 - Folkestone, Bottoms (supp. Foul Play, w. Dog Ugly )
06/11/93 - Folkestone, Bottoms (supp. Dog Ugly )
10/12/94 - Margate, Pisces Cellar Bar (supp. Drama Asylum)
23/09/95 - Whitstable, Assembly Rooms (supp. Summer Love Sensation )
27/10/95 - Margate, Pisces Cellar Bar
16/12/95 - Margate, Pisces Cellar Bar
21/06/96 - Whitstable, Assembly Rooms (supp. Nine )
29/06/96 - Folkestone, Leas Cliff Hall (+ Dented Fender + Creed)
18/10/96 - Ashford, County Hotel (supp. Nine , with Elemental ) (POSTER)
01/11/96 - Margate, Pisces Cellar Bar (+ Ulcer )
27/09/97 - Margate, Pisces Cellar Bar (Interference zine launch party)
20/02/98 - Folkestone, Harp Club
24/04/98 - Ashford, Stour Centre River Rooms (supp. Tipa Gore , with Lounge:Fly )
13/06/98 - Ashford, The Victoria (+ F.U.T.A. ) (POSTER)
28/08/98 - Margate, Lido Cliff Bar (supp. Ulcer + Downtrodden , with Eschatology )
30/10/98 - Margate, The Ship (supp. Ulcer )
22/02/99 - Ashford, The Victoria (supp. Downtrodden , with Grudge )
09/04/99 - Folkestone, Harp Club (+ Einsteifen )
??/06/99 - Folkestone, Harp Club (+ Downtrodden ) order uncertain
06/11/99 - Margate, Ship Inn
04/03/00 - Margate, Ship Inn
31/03/00 - Ashford, Upstairs @ The Victoria (+ Balbulus )
13/05/00 - Margate, Ship Inn
14/07/00 - Margate, Ship Inn (+ Downtrodden )
18/07/00 - London, Hope & Anchor
27/08/00 - London, Red Eye (supp. Excession + Naevus)
30/09/00 - Margate, Ship Inn (+ Excession)
22/10/00 - London, Red Eye
31/10/00 - Tunbridge Wells, Forum (supp. Purity Of Decandence)
20/01/01 - Canterbury, Northgate Ward Comm. Centre (supp. L.A. Doors )
11/02/01 - London, Red Eye (+ Inangelic + Vistov)
16/02/01 - Margate, Millennium Bar (supp. Needleye, w. Lostend)
08/07/01 - London, Dublin Castle (supp. Faces Of Sarah, with Needleye)
02/11/01 - Margate, Millennium Bar (+ Needleye + Einsteifen )
15/03/02 - Margate, Lido Cliff Bsr (supp. All Living Fear)
24/05/02 - Margate, Lido Cliff Bar (+ Nine Times Dead + Einsteifen )
14/07/02 - London, The Verge (+ Ghost Of Lemora + Libitina + Muffpunch)
02/05/03 - Margate, Lido Cliff Bar (+ Devilish Presley)
16/05/03 - London, Devonshire Arms (+ Living With Eating Disorders)
??/??/03 - Nottingham, Rock City (supp. Killing Miranda + Midnight Configuration + Punish Yourself + Pro-Jekt, with Ghost Of Lemora + Voices Of Masada)
31/10/03 - Margate, Lido Cliff Bar (+ Pro-Jekt)
29/02/04 - Southampton, The Joiners (supp. All Living Fear, with Devilish Presley + Faetal)
12/03/04? - Margate, Lido Cliff Bar (supp. Xes-1)
14/05/04 - Westgate, Pavillion (supp. Panic Cell )
21/05/04 - Margate, Lido Cliff Bar (+ Spit Like This)
28/05/04 - Ripley, Lumb Farm (supp. Panic Cell , w. Eclipse)
29/05/04 - Leeds, Royal Park Basement (supp. Nerve Engine + Panic Cell )
23/07/04 - Croydon, The Cartoon (supp. All Living Fear, with Rome Burns)
11/09/04 - Cardiff, Inquisition (+ Pro Jekt)
17/10/04 - Hartlepool, The Studio (+ Deviant)
30/04/05 - Newport, TJs (supp. Season's End + Fourwaykill + Liquid Sky)
03/09/05 - Bloodstock Festival (+ other acts incl. Amon Amarth + Within Temptation)
09/02/06 - Nottingham, Rock City (supp. Stuck Mojo + Invey)

Reformed in 2010:

06/04/10 - Margate, West Coast Bar (supp Panic Cell , with Colt .44 )
15/07/10 - Margate, West Coast Bar (supp. Nancy's Place, w. Tragic Millennium )
17/07/10 - Folkestone, Bar Below (supp. Nancy's Place , w. Tragic Millennium + Open Wrist Exile )
03/02/11 - Canterbury, Beercart Arms (supp. Coronal, w. Howl On Vinyl + Miss World)
08/04/11 - Folkestone, Bar Below (supp. Nancy's Place, w. The Lykes Of Yew + Balbulus
28/04/11 - Canterbury, Beercart Arms (supp. Colt.44, w. Wrong Tom + Concept )
27/08/11 - Ramsgate, St. James's Bar (supp. Sonar Nation, w. Dark Theory)
15/10/11 - Canterbury, Maidens Head (supp. Discharge + Surgery Without Research, w. The Half Wits )
09/12/11 - Folkestone, Bar Below (+ Crone + Dark Theory)
19/01/12 - Canterbury, Beercart Arms (+ Sonar Nation + Internationale)
12/07/12 - Canterbury, Beercart Arms (supp. Smoking Grace, w. The Lykes Of Yew + Hunting Ulysses)
10/08/12 - Ashford, Platform 5 (supp. My Life In The Making)
25/08/12 - Sheerness, Castle (supp. Sons Of Satan, w. Ted Dibiase & The Million Dollar Punk Band)
23/05/13 - Ashford, Windmill Inn (supp. Ashes, w. Sirens & Shelter)
07/06/13 - Ashford, Platform 5 (supp. Curb , w. My Life In The Making )