The Brian Jonestown Massacre
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United States
- Born: 1990 in San Francisco, California, United States
- Active: 1990 - present
Biography
The Brian Jonestown Massacre was formed in San Francisco in 1990. The band has had over 40 members since then, but its driving force and main songwriter is Anton Newcombe. Other prominent members have included Matt Hollywood, Dean Taylor, Jeff Davies, Brian Glaze, and Joel Gion. Their sound is heavily influenced by the psychedelic sounds of the 1960s, but also carries influences from shoegaze, jangle pop, garage rock, and lo-fi genres. Over its decade-long history, the band has undergone a large number of personnel changes.
Genres
The Brian Jonestown Massacre Discography
- Methodrone (1995) - Album - rated 3.66/5
- Thank God for Mental Illness (1996) - Album - rated 3.68/5
- Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request (1996) - Album - rated 3.89/5
- Take It From the Man! (1996) - Album - rated 3.75/5
- Spacegirl and Other Favorites (1996) - Album - rated 3.4/5
- Give It Back! (1997) - Album - rated 3.73/5
- Strung Out in Heaven (1998) - Album - rated 3.64/5
- Love (1998) - EP
- Bringing It All Back Home Again (1999) - EP - rated 3.49/5
- Zero: Songs From the Album Bravery, Repetition and Noise (2000) - EP - rated 3.68/5
- Bravery, Repetition and Noise (2001) - Album - rated 3.66/5
- If I Love You? (2001) - EP - rated 3.37/5
- ...And This Is Our Music (2003) - Album - rated 3.39/5
- My Bloody Underground (2008) - Album - rated 3.01/5
- Who Killed Sgt. Pepper? (2010) - Album - rated 2.81/5
- Aufheben (2012) - Album - rated 3.24/5
- Revelation (2014) - Album - rated 3.4/5
- Third World Pyramid (2016) - Album - rated 3.17/5
- Something Else (2018) - Album - rated 3.12/5
- The Brian Jonestown Massacre (2019) - Album - rated 3.35/5
- Fire Doesn’t Grow on Trees (2022) - Album - rated 3.2/5
- The Future Is Your Past (2023) - Album - rated 3.09/5
Members
- Anton Newcombe - lead vocals, guitar (1990–Present)
- Ricky Maymi - guitar, bass, drums (1990–1993; 2003–Present)
- Joel Gion - tambourine, maracas (1994–1999; 2001–2001; 2006–Present)
- Collin Hegna - bass (2004–2018; 2022–Present)
- Hákon Aðalsteinsson - guitar (2018–Present)
- Hallberg Daði Hallbergsson - bass (2018–2018; 2023–Present)
- Emil Nikolaisen - keyboards, guitars, vocals (2023–Present)
- Tobias Humble - drums (2025–Present)
- Matt Hollywood - guitar, vocals (1990–1998; 2009–2015)
- Jeff Davies - lead guitar, organ, backing vocals (1992–1999; 2001–2003)
- Brian Glaze - drums (1994–1998)
- Dean Taylor - guitar (1996–1999)
- Miranda Lee Richards - guitar, backing vocals (1995–1999)
- Peter Hayes - guitar (1997–1998)
- Frankie "Teardrop" Emerson - guitar (2000–2015)
- Rob Campanella - keyboards, organ, guitar (2000–2018)
- Dan Allaire - drums (2002–2018)
- Dave Koenig - bass (2001–2004)
- Ryan Van Kriedt - guitar, keyboards (2015–2023)
- Uri Rennert - drums (2022–2023; 2025–2025)