Aug 10, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min · 13 segments
In this episode we discuss The Superjesus’ "Shut My Eyes", "Down Again" and "Now and Then" and a whole lot more. What are your thoughts on these songs and the artist. Contact us at…
The place was Adelaide.
The era was 1994.
Paul Berryman, Sarah McLeod, Stuart Rudd and Chris Tennant formed Hell's Kitchen, which was either a reference to the suburb of New York or someone's terrible cooking.
Rudd and Tennant had been jamming together for about a year and Rudd auditioned for the band McLeod was forming.
McLeod knew Tennant as he was her guitar teacher.
Berryman successfully auditioned and the band was formed.
They rehearsed for a year, practicing and writing material before their first gig.
In January 1996, they were due to play the Adelaide version of the Big Day Out, probably known as a relatively big day out, but I need confirmation on that, when they decided to change the band's name to The Jesus.
Berryman said the decision was basically a piss take on commonly used words in the 90s.
Tennant came up with a name.
Jesus built my hot rod, the Jesus lizard, Jesus Jones, and Paramount of Jesus, who deserves to have the piss taken out of him.
Okay, I might have misquoted Berryman there.
I had noted that last one myself.
In 1996, the band released a five-track EP called Eight Step Rail on Aloha Records, which, when you look on Discogs, shows a total of seven releases, three of which is the Super Jesus EP.
Three albums by a band called Benny and the Fly by Nighters and a Skate to Hell compilation, which incidentally has a fucking rad as hell track list, including Deftones, Regurgitator, Pantera, The Super Jesus, Nida Surf, Dinosaur Jr. and Ministry.
Suffice it to say, they're hardly a major distribution opportunity.
So the band toured Australia and played support slots with The Cloud, Hoodoogurus and UK band Bush.
Rossdale?
I said, dear, oh dear.
My gosh, that's poor from you.
I always liked the band.
The place was Adelaide.
The era was 1994.
Paul Berryman, Sarah McLeod, Stuart Rudd and Chris Tennant formed Hell's Kitchen, which was either a reference to the suburb of New York or someone's terrible cooking.
Rudd and Tennant had been jamming together for about a year and Rudd auditioned for the band McLeod was forming.
McLeod knew Tennant as he was her guitar teacher.
Berryman successfully auditioned and the band was formed.
They rehearsed for a year, practicing and writing material before their first gig.
In January 1996, they were due to play the Adelaide version of the Big Day Out, probably known as a relatively big day out, but I need confirmation on that, when they decided to change the band's name to The Jesus.
Berryman said the decision was basically a piss take on commonly used words in the 90s.
Tennant came up with a name.
Jesus built my hot rod, the Jesus lizard, Jesus Jones, and Paramount of Jesus, who deserves to have the piss taken out of him.
Okay, I might have misquoted Berryman there.
I had noted that last one myself.
In 1996, the band released a five-track EP called Eight Step Rail on Aloha Records, which, when you look on Discogs, shows a total of seven releases, three of which is the Super Jesus EP.
Three albums by a band called Benny and the Fly by Nighters and a Skate to Hell compilation, which incidentally has a fucking rad as hell track list, including Deftones, Regurgitator, Pantera, The Super Jesus, Nida Surf, Dinosaur Jr. and Ministry.
Suffice it to say, they're hardly a major distribution opportunity.
So the band toured Australia and played support slots with The Cloud, Hoodoogurus and UK band Bush.
Rossdale?
I said, dear, oh dear.
My gosh, that's poor from you.
I always liked the band.
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