Take a bit of heavy metal, mix it with thrash and add some southern rock and blues. Then put a really modern and fat guitar sound and you have a Wall of Sound. This Wall of Sound is Jarra. We talked with the two fundamental members of the band,singer/guitarist Kathie Jarra and guitarist Johnny Russian that answered with great humor and kindness.

Johnny Russian: Yes, a wall of sounds decribes Jarra's sound perfectly.

Kathie Jarra: A "Wall of Sound" was mentioned in a Review a few years ago, and seemed to catch on and I do think it is appropriate. If you see the Band perform
Live, that would explain the term. We have a very Big Sound live.

Johnny: "Two evils" was just a taste of what we have in store for everyone......

Kathie: . "Test of Faith" is full length and is much heavier than "Two Evils", the
E.P. The Songwriting is darker and more mature as well.

Kathie:"Heavy Oder Was?!" Magazine got hold of a copy of "Test of Faith" and
when they heard "Indian War Love Song", they loved it so much, they asked to
put it on their "50th Issue Anniversary Compilation CD". And we said "Yes".
They were one of the first to Review and Chart "Test of Faith".

Johnny: Dave is more of a straight player. Just heavy. Just right for
metal.

Kathie: David has only been with us since March 2000, and his style is much heavier and thundering compared to the other Bass players we have worked with.

Kathie: . Lyrically speaking, yes, Jarra draws on some very personal experiences
and there is alot of spiritual content as well. Pretty serious in the Lyrics department and of course, "Always, AllWays" is about the Loss of Stevie Ray Vaughan and touches on the serious subject of Death.

Kathie:The Villikon Chronicles is a great script and is currently in
Pre-Production. It has placed and won awards in several film festivals already.
Kathie Jarra is always seeking work in soundtracks and film.

Johnny: Guitar wise......i was born playing blues, it was my first love, played blues heard metal, loved both.......now what you hear guitar wise, is the end result.

Kathie: Well, we do come from the "Old School" of Metal. Dio, Priest, Accept, so
I am thinking, that is where the "Jarra" sound was truly born.

Johnny: I cant live without either. Jarra can not be, without both.........beauty and the beast.

Kathie: Both sides of are very important to our sound. I think that is what
gives us our signature sound, because of our ability to fuse great Melodies
into that Aggression.

Johnny: Live.......is always the best..........we never had a bad night, we had crazy ones, just not bad. Jarra is a live band. its what we've been doing all our lives.

Kathie:Jarra is and has always been very much a "live" Band. We have played
constantly for the last 10 years all over the U.S. Mainly in New York and
New Jersey/Philadelphia where we were originally based. We have performed
for over 30,000 people each year at the "New York City Marathon'" in NYC,
and perform mainly in Arizona and California now. We love performing live
and do not have any plans to come off the road for a while.

Kathie: Yes, we are currently touring in support of "Test of Faith". We have big
shows here in Arizona this month. We move into Colorado and back to
California and Las Vegas next month and are under consideration for several
major Metal Festivals in Europe and the U.S. this year. We have just
confirmed the "Ultrasound 2001" Metal Fest in California this September 8-9.
We are planning on staying on the road this entire year but will take a weeks
off to begin recording our next CD.

Johnny: Live,laugh, and love........and play in a real loud metal band!
Kathie: We would like to Thank our Label, Lion Music and All of the Fans and
Radio Stations for their support of this CD and we look forward to meeting
them on the road this year...

Interviewed by Federico Marongiu

JARRA - DISCOGRAPHY
Two Evils - MCD (1998)

Test of Faith - CD (2000)

ACTUAL LINEUP

Kathie Jarra - vocals, guitar

Johnny Russian - lead guitars

Shane Díaz - drums

Dave Chaney - bass