Jonah Jay Jenkins (born Jonah Moore, October 6, 1970) is an American vocalist, known for his work with bands such as

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, The Northern Skulls and Raw Radar War.

Biography

Born Jonah Moore, his sister is Kassie Carlson, the vocalist for Guerilla Toss. Jenkins formed

with Eric Stevenson, of Formicide in 1989. The band performed in 14 countries including Sweden, England, France, Canada, Italy, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. When Only Living Witness split up in 1995, Jenkins went on to form two bands,

and

. Miltown was signed by Larry Jacobson to

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, aka

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. Miltown recorded several demo tapes on their own with guitarist/producer

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and guitarist

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, releasing a CDEP (

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) and two 7-inch vinyl records, and one album for

, with producer

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which was never released, and the group subsequently split. Jenkins then returned to work with Milligram, releasing two albums, '' Hello Motherfucker!'', and '' This Is Class War'' on three different labels:

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, Overcome Records, and

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. In 2001, Jenkins contributed lyrics and vocals for the song "Stockholm (Blues)" on 5ive's Continuum Research Project's album ''The Telestic Disfracture'', also on Tortuga Recordings. In 2002, Jenkins formed Raw Radar War (formerly Septic Youth Command), and also started a record label, TRAKTOR7 Records, releasing albums by Milligram, Crash and Burn, Lamont, The Hidden, Waltham, Blacktail, Quintaine Americana, Morgan Knockers, and

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. In 2005, Jenkins contributed vocals on two songs to Crash and Burn's album ''The Value of Mistrust''. In 2006, Jenkins sang on

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's album, ''

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'', on the track "We Cannot Deny". The same year he performed vocals on

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's album, ''

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'' for the track "Grim Heart/Black Rose". In 2008, Jenkins appeared as a guest vocalist on one track of Ehnahre's debut album, ''The Man Closing Up''. In 2008, Only Living Witness briefly reformed to perform four reunion shows. In 2011, Milligram reformed to play at Worcester Palladium with the

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. In March 2017, Raw Radar War recorded with Glenn Smith for the Death Kiss Radio Show CD release, Volume One of a series. On April 20, 2018, The Northern Skulls (with Jenkins on vocals) digitally released a single called "Eyes Are Why".

Discography

* 1987 : A Graphic Eulogy - unreleased demo cassette ;With Blind Surgeon : * 1989 : ''A Welcome Change'' unreleased demo cassette ;With

: * 1990 : self-titled demo cassette (4 songs) * 1990 : ''Planned Obsolescence'' compilation (

RRRecords RRRecords is a record label and used and new record shop based in Lowell, Massachusetts. RRRecords was the first American record label to publish underground "noise music" in the early 1980s, and published the first American vinyl by Merzbow, Maso ...

) * 1990 : ''Complex Man'' 7-inch ( Look Again Records) limited press of 1000 copies * 1992 : ''Prone Mortal Form'' demo cassette Slipt Disc Records (the label's only release) * 1992 : ''East Coast Assault'' compilation ( Too Damn Hype Records) * 1993 : ''Prone Mortal Form'' CD (

Century Media Records Century Media Records is a heavy metal record label with offices in the United States, Germany and London. In August 2015, Century Media was acquired by Sony Music for US$17 million. Background Century Media was founded by Robert Kampf and Oli ...

) * 1994 : ''Bloodlines: The Seeds of Rebellion'' compilation (

) * 1994 : ''Case Closed?: An International Compilation of Husker Du Cover Songs'' ( Snoop Records) * 1995 : ''Boston Hardcore '89-'91'' (

Taang! Records Taang! Records is an independent record label with a roster of hardcore punk, punk rock, Oi!, power pop, ska, indie rock, psychedelic, and ambient artists and bands founded by Curtis Casella in Boston, Massachusetts in 1983. History Taang! ...

) * 1995 : ''Freaklaw'' 7-inch limited press of 3000 copies (Chainsaw Safety Records) * 1996 : ''Innocents'' CD (

) * 2006 : ''Prone Mortal Form/Innocents'' CD re-issue (

) * 2008 : ''Prone Mortal Form/Innocents'' double gatefold vinyl re-issue limited pressing of 500 copies (

Reflections Records Reflections Records is a Dutch record label based in Arnhem and focused primarily on hardcore punk music. It started in 1994 as a fanzine that in 1998 added a 7-inch compilation to one issue that proved successful and sparked a shift to becoming ...

) * 2018 : ''Prone Mortal Form'' vinyl re-issue, limited pressing of 500 copies ( Think Fast! Records) ;With

: * 1997 : Miltown s/t 7-inch limited pressing of 1000, some colored vinyl (

) * 1997 :

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split 7-inch limited pressing of 1000, on Hatin' Life Records, operated by Joanie Lindstrom, DJ on (

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)'s Late Risers Club * 1997 : Miltown s/t CDEP (

) * 1997 : ''They Came From Massachusetts'' compilation ( Big Wheel Recreation) * 1998 : ''Tales of Never Letting Go'' unreleased (

) * 1999 : ''Up The Dosage'' compilation (Wonderdrug Records) ;With

: * 1999 :

/ Quintaine Americana split 7-inch ( Polterchrist Records) limited pressing of 300 copies, colored vinyl * 2000 : ''Hello Motherfucker!'' EP (

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in the USA, Overcome Records in France) * 2001 : ''Hello Motherfucker!'' CD (re-issue) (

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in the USA, Overcome Records in France) * 2001 : ''Black and White Rainbow'' CD, the HMF! companion CD package (

Tortuga Recordings List of Tortuga Recordings releases References {{Reflist Black metal record labels Doom metal record labels ...

) * 2001 : ''Music With Attitude: Volume 31'' compilation (

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) * 2002 : ''This Is Class War'' CD ( TRAKTOR7 Records) limited pressing of 300 copies, hand sewn into camouflage pockets * 2002 : Milligram s/t 7-inch (Superfi Records) limited pressing of fewer than 400 copies * 2002 : ''

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'' compilation (

) * 2003 : ''This Is Class War'' CD re-released (

) ;With Raw Radar War : * 2007 : ''

'' 12-inch vinyl, limited pressing of 500 copies (Land o' Smiles) * 2007 : ''

'' CD ( TRAKTOR7 Records/

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) * 2007 : Raw Radar War/Deer Creek split 12-inch vinyl (limited press of 500, colored vinyl) and CD (Game Two Records) * 2007 : ''Pharmacopoeia: Volume One'' 7-inch vinyl box set compilation (with

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, Misanthrope Project, Kongh, Deadbird,

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, Noosebomb,

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, Witch Lord, and Fossegrimen) limited pressing of 250 box set copies (Land o' Smiles) * 2007 : Raw Radar War/ Deadbird 7-inch vinyl limited pressing of 50 copies * 2010 : ''This Is Good'' compilation (covers of Black Flag, with

Unearthly Trance Unearthly Trance is a sludge metal/doom metal trio from Long Island composed of guitarist-vocalist Ryan Lipynsky, bassist Jay Newman, and drummer Darren Verni. They were formed in 2000 and have released material on leading labels of the genre li ...

, Deathcrawl, Sollubi, etc.) limited edition of 98 copies, on cassette only (Land o' Smiles] * 2011 : "On A Field Of White" 7-inch'' (Chainsaw Safety Records) *2017: "Death Kiss, Volume 1" compilation CD and online ;With The Northern Skulls : *2018 : The Northern Skulls - "Eyes Are Why" ingle*2019 : The Northern Skulls - "The Northern Skulls P six songs on colored vinyl, with three numbered prints of Jenkins's artwork, limited pressing of 500 ;As guest : * 2001 : ''Telestic Disfracture'' - 5ive's Continuum Research Project * 2005 : ''Value of Mistrust'' - Crash and Burn (Thorp Records) * 2006 : ''

'' -

(

Epitaph Records Epitaph Records is an American independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, most acts signed to the label were punk and pop punk acts, while there are many post-hardcore and emo bands ...

) * 2006 : ''

'' -

(

Roadrunner Records Roadrunner Records is an American record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock bands. Founded in the Netherlands in 1980, it is now a division of Warner Music Group and is based in New York City. History The label was launched in 1980 in t ...

) * 2008 : ''The Man Closing Up'' - Ehnahre (Sound Devastation Records) * 2010 : '' Taming the Cannibals'' - Ehnahre (Crucial Blast Records) * 2011 : "The Beast Becomes The Servant" - Motherboar ( Born Of Fire Records)

References

External links

Milligram article in the Boston GlobeJonah Jenkins interview at No EchoInterview with Jonah Jenkins at Greek website Music FestivalJonah Jenkins interview at SWNKJonah Jenkins interviewed in the Boston Phoenix
by James Parker, author o
Turned On: A Biography of Henry RollinsJonah Jenkins at AllmusicJonah Jenkins interviewed in Decibel
by

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's Brian Fair {{DEFAULTSORT:Jenkins, Jonah 1970 births Living people American heavy metal singers Musicians from Boston American people of Finnish descent American punk rock singers People from Litchfield, New Hampshire 21st-century American singers 21st-century American male singers Miltown (band) members