Banded together during the tumultuous years of the early 70’s, JPT Scare Band fused a sound equally heavy in hard rocking blues as it was tripped out in psychedelia, creating a sound so imposing that it perfectly reflected the emotions of the era. Formed by guitarist / vocalist Terry Swope, drummer Jeff Littrell, and bassist Paul Grigsby, JPT Scare Band began recording songs in their Kansas City basement, and soon compiled a vault full of reel to reel tape that would make up much of the band’s catalog.
Though the band formed in 1973, JPT Scare Band’s first album, Acid Acetate Excursion, wasn’t released until 1994, over twenty years after the bands formation. Along with Acid Acetate Excursion, the band, in conjunction with Monster Records, released two more albums, 1998’s Rape of Titan’s Sirens, and 2000’s Sleeping Sickness. Each release highlighted the bands heavy psyche/proto-metal blues sound, the otherworldly and unheralded guitar work of Terry Swope, and each has become an underground cult classic. …
Though the band formed in 1973, JPT Scare Band’s first album, Acid Acetate Excursion, wasn’t released until 1994, over twenty years after the bands formation. Along with Acid Acetate Excursion, the band, in conjunction with Monster Records, released two more albums, 1998’s Rape of Titan’s Sirens, and 2000’s Sleeping Sickness. Each release highlighted the bands heavy psyche/proto-metal blues sound, the otherworldly and unheralded guitar work of Terry Swope, and each has become an underground cult classic. …
