Screaming Jets to crash-land on the 'Lava

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 13, Issue 595, 18 July 1995, Page 7

Screaming Jets to crash-land on the 'Lava

Since the release of their first album in 1990, Australia's Screaming Jets have gained massive kudos from fans and critics alike for their gripping brand of intelligent, "balls-out" rock ~ so says the publicity blurb from their promoters. They have logged over 600 shows over the past three years and are one of Australia' s biggest touring bands playing to 1 5002000 people every night they perform. The members of The Screaming Jets grew up in Newcastle, a steel town located on the coast 100 miles north of Sydney. In 1985, Dave Gleeson, a teenage surfer whose early influences ranged from Kiss to country music, formed the group Aspect with guitarist and fellow surf punk Grant Walmsley. After Aspect' s demise, Grant and David quickly assembled a new band. With the

addition of bassist Paul Woseen, guitarist Richard Lara, and drummer Brad Heaney, the fledgling group' s line-up crystallised. "Within two months, we had built up a very strong following in Sydney and Newcastle," states Gleeson "Then we won a national battle of the bands competition, and that kicked things into gear." It wasn't long before the Jets landed a recording contract. After three intensive weeks of recording in King's Cross, the group finished their debut album, entitled "All For One." "Better," their first single, debuted atTwo on the Aussie charts, and " All For One", No 3. The band's second album, "Tear of Thought", which is also available in New Zealand, made platinum in Australia this year, as did "All For One " last year.