Jesus on Extasy

File:Jesus-On-Extasy-2022.jpg Zeche Zollverein, Essen Germany. Picture by Marina Päsler]]

The first demo EP "Assassinate Us" was produced in 2005 in Chai Deveraux's own Sinustal studio in Essen, where the band also worked on the pre-productions for their albums in later years. The EP was described in the "Demozone" section of the music magazine Sonic Seducer in the review by music journalist Francois Duchateau as a record "that not only promises, but delivers what the potential promises".Sonic Seducer Magazin, 05/2006, S. 82  Jesus on Extasy made their first appearance in July 2006 at the Bochum Total Festival, one of the largest music festivals in Europe.{{Cite web |last=Jaquet |first=Pierre |title=Bochum Total 2006 - Der Mega-Samstag |url=https://www.ruhr-guide.de/ausgehen/konzerte/bochum-total-2006-der-mega-samstag/9967,0,0.html |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=www.ruhr-guide.de |date=14 July 2006 |language=de}}  As part of this performance, the record company Drakkar Entertainment signed the band a short time later.{{Cite web |last=MusikWoche |first=dis |title=Drakkar nimmt Jesus On Extasy unter Vertrag |url=https://www.musikwoche.de/recorded-publishing/drakkar-nimmt-jesus-on-extasy-unter-vertrag-3fc2083b1844fcb30f526a61649d25a4 |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=www.musikwoche.de |language=de}}

The debut album "Holy Beauty" was released on March 30, 2007, and received mostly positive reviews.{{Cite web |title=Jesus On Extasy - Holy Beauty - Reviews - Metalrage.com |url=https://www.metalrage.com/reviews/1369/jesus-on-extasy-holy-beauty.html |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=www.metalrage.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Jesus On Extasy - Holy Beauty |url=http://www.disagreement.net/reviews/jesusonextasy_holybeauty.html |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=www.disagreement.net}}{{Cite web |last=Beast |first=The |title=Metal-Temple.com :: Jesus On Extasy - Beloved Enemy (CD) (CD Review) |url=http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/reviews/cd_3/j_2/jesus_on_extasy.htm |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=www.metal-temple.com |language=EN}}{{Cite web |title=Apoptygma Berzerk meets ABBA. |url=http://www.laut.de/Jesus-On-Extasy/Alben/Holy-Beauty-18890 |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=laut.de |language=de}}{{Cite web |title=Review {{!}} JESUS ON EXTASY - Holy Beauty {{!}} POWERMETAL.de |url=https://powermetal.de/review/review-Jesus_On_Extasy/Holy_Beauty,9317.html |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=powermetal.de}}  In addition to ten original songs, a remix of the single "Assassinate Me" by industrial metal pioneers KMFDM was also included on the album.

In March, as part of the album's release, the band embarked on a short tour with violin-rock band Letzte Instanz, also signed to Drakkar Entertainment.{{Cite web |title=LETZTE INSTANZ - JESUS ON EXTASY in Bielefeld - Forum Konzertbericht |url=https://www.terrorverlag.com/konzertberichte/letzte-instanz-jesus-on-extasy-bielefeld-forum/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Terrorverlag |language=de-DE}}  This was followed by an extensive Germany tour in May with Dope Stars Inc. (Italy) and Entwine (Finland).{{Cite web |title=LabelLos.de die Band- und Konzertdatenbank. - Suchen |url=https://www.labellos.de/index.php?option=com_search&Itemid=99999999&searchword=jesus+on+extasy&searchphrase=all&ordering=newest&limit=30&limitstart=30 |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=www.labellos.de}} Various festival appearances followed in the summer of the same year, including Bochum Total,{{Cite web |last=Vorndran |first=Daniela |title=Bochum Total - Bochum 2007 |url=https://www.reflectionsofdarkness.com/festivals-concertreviews-160/2107-bochum-total-bochum-2007 |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=www.reflectionsofdarkness.com |language=en-gb}} the Woodstage Festival  (with Marilyn Manson and Type O Negative){{Cite web |title=Black-Fascination |url=http://www.black-fascination.de/07/wood/joe/index.htm |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=www.black-fascination.de}} and the M'era Luna Festival, as well as a headlining Germany tour in the fall, in which Jesus on Extasy were supported as supporting act at some concerts by the Hamburg post-industrial band Philiae. At the end of the year the band performed at the festival series "On A Dark Winter's Night" in Salzburg and Oberhausen together with bands like Nightwish and Dope Stars Inc.{{Cite web |last=Werner |first=Thomas |date=2007-12-30 |title="On A Dark Winter's Night" |url=https://www.waz.de/waz-info/on-a-dark-winters-night-id1756455.html |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=www.waz.de |language=de-DE}}

In May 2008, Jesus on Extasy released their second album "Beloved Enemy" through Drakkar Entertainment,{{Citation |title=Jesus On Extasy - Beloved Enemy |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1423784-Jesus-On-Extasy-Beloved-Enemy |access-date=2023-03-24 |language=de}} which entered the German Alternative Charts (GAC) at number 1 and was again given mostly positive reviews.{{Cite web |last=Huhn |first=Sebastian |title=Jesus on Extasy - Beloved Enemy |url=https://www.reflectionsofdarkness.com/artists-f-j-cdreviews-132/3133-jesus-on-extasy-beloved-enemy |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=www.reflectionsofdarkness.com |language=en-gb}}

In order to promote the album, festival appearances followed, among others at the Wave Gotik Treffen{{Cite web |title=JESUS ON EXTASY - END OF GREEN - ESCAPE WITH ROMEO in Leipzig WGT Parkbühne Konzertbericht |url=https://www.terrorverlag.com/konzertberichte/jesus-on-extasy-end-of-green-escape-with-romeo-leipzig-wgt-parkbuhne/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Terrorverlag |language=de-DE}} or the Summer Breeze Festival{{Cite web |title=Friday 08/15/2008 |url=https://www.summer-breeze.de/en/rueckblick/freitag-129740/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Summer Breeze}}  in Dinkelsbühl, as well as an autumn tour supporting the Neue-Deutsche-Härte band Eisbrecher.{{Cite web |title=Eisbrecher - Sünder - Tour 2008 |url=https://www.ra-forum.com/index.php?thread/9285-eisbrecher-s%C3%BCnder-tour-2008/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=RA-Forum.com |date=28 April 2008 |language=de}}

2009 marked the first year in the band's existence that Jesus on Extasy did not release an album. The band played selected festival gigs, including the Amphi Festival in Cologne and the M'era Luna Festival{{Cite web |title=Mera Luna Festival 2009 |url=https://www.festivalhopper.de/festival/tickets/mera-luna-festival-2009.php |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Festivalhopper |language=de}} in Hildesheim. The band said they wanted to concentrate on the production of the third album. Also in 2010 the band let their live activities largely rest and only played a few selected concerts, including in the Hamburg Prinzenbar,{{Cite web |last=Hamburg |first=Hamburger Abendblatt- |date=2010-07-22 |title=Der Heiland und die Industriellen |url=https://www.abendblatt.de/kultur-live/article107825586/Der-Heiland-und-die-Industriellen.html |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=www.abendblatt.de |language=de-DE}} at the Blackfield Festival{{Cite web |last=Sparklingphotos.de |date=2010-05-10 |title=Der Zeitplan fürs BLACKFIELD FESTIVAL 2010 steht |url=https://monkeypress.de/2010/05/news/musiknews/der-zeitplan-fblackfield-festival-2010-steht/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Monkeypress.de |language=de-DE}} in Gelsenkirchen and a headlining gig in the city of Donaueschingen. The third, self-produced album "No Gods" was released on August 27, 2010 through Drakkar Entertainment (in Europe and the rest of the world) and Artoffact Records (American continent).{{Cite web |last=Huhn |first=Sebastian |title=Jesus On Extasy - No Gods |url=https://www.reflectionsofdarkness.com/artists-f-j-cdreviews-132/8181-jesus-on-extasy-no-gods |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=www.reflectionsofdarkness.com |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |title=Tönt ungewohnt bissig aus den Boxen. |url=http://www.laut.de/Jesus-On-Extasy/Alben/No-Gods-59410 |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=laut.de |language=de}}{{Citation |title=Jesus On Extasy - No Gods |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/720730-Jesus-On-Extasy-No-Gods |access-date=2023-03-24 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=No Gods |url=https://www.metalinside.de/review/jesus-on-extasy/no-gods |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=metalinside - Das Rock und Metal Online-Magazin |language=de}}

In January 2011, Jesus on Extasy announced the split from singer Dorian Deveraux . Bassist BJ and keyboardist Ophelia Dax also left the band. After joining the Norwegian synth-rock band Apoptygma Berzerk, Dax was no longer able to be a part of Jesus On Extasy.  Chai Deveraux then founded his own label Farscape Records and found a new voice for Jesus On Extasy in singer Manja Kaletka. On October 7, 2011 the last studio album "The Clock"  was released.{{Cite web |last=Dunkle |first=Ray |title=CD Review: Jesus On Extasy - The Clock |url=https://www.reflectionsofdarkness.com/artists-f-j-cdreviews-132/10154-cd-review-jesus-on-extasy-the-clock |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=www.reflectionsofdarkness.com |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |title=Jesus On Extasy - The Clock Review • metal.de |url=https://www.metal.de/reviews/jesus-on-extasy-the-clock-47832/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=metal.de}} In the same year the band went on tour with the German gothic metal band Lord of the Lost.{{Cite web |last=Irrgang |first=Matthias |date=2011-10-06 |title=Lord Of The Lost gehen auf Antagony Tour |url=https://www.mindbreed.de/news/lord-of-the-lost-%e2%80%93-antagony-tour-2011/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=www.mindbreed.de |language=de-DE}}

In December 2014, the band announced their dissolution.  After short teaser videos were published on the official Jesus On Extasy Facebook page in autumn 2020 after a long period of inactivity, the band announced on October 31, 2020 that they wanted to release another album with Dorian Deveraux as singer.{{Cite web |title=Jesus On Extasy - Thanks for all your comments & messages. Yes, we're gonna open a new chapter and we've already found someone to take over the microphone duties. Since it's spooky season, we'll announce their name on Halloween. 👻🎃 #joe2020 {{!}} Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/jesusonextasyofficial/photos/a.10151129665945660/10158396275030660/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}

In 2021 industrial rock pioneers KMFDM scheduled Jesus On Extasy as a support act for their 2022 Europe tour,{{Cite web |title=KMFDM - Live 2023 |url=https://www.gothics-nature.de/forum/index.php?thread/13474-kmfdm-live-2023/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=www.Gothics-Nature.de |language=en}} but due to COVID restrictions the tour was first pushed to 2023 and then cancelled entirely after the headliner's decision to cease touring Europe "for good", as singer Sascha Konietzko stated on his personal Facebook page.{{Cite web |title=Sascha Konietzko |url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0Ef1FH5m26U9htK8ZdJsYvZV467LNQr18JwZxPB5sUZRZ9QBUQVAc2sHp6SoTB23il&id=100069064443281 |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}

The band combines influences of synth rock, industrial rock and glam rock. The strong contrast between the electronic sounds and the hard guitar elements has become the band's trademark style.

Chai Deveraux also used those influences as a remixer in his interpretations of songs from other bands. In his Sinustal recording studio in Essen, Chai has produced remixes for bands such as ASP, Krieger, New Model Army, Dommin and Xandria.{{Cite web |title=Chai Deveraux |url=https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/1063736-Chai-Deveraux |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Discogs |language=de}}

The band's debut album, Holy Beauty, was largely positively received by the music press. The German music magazine Zillo dedicated the cover of its March 2007 issue to Jesus on Extasy and gave the band the title "Newcomer of the Year".Zillo Magazine, 03/2007, Seite 24ff  Music journalist Sascha Blach praised the "stimulating sounds somewhere between industrial, gothic and rock" in his review. The pieces on the album were "easy to catch" and were convincing "especially in terms of the melody," Blach continued.Zillo Magazine, 03/2007, S. 28 Sonic Seducer magazine called the band "New Industrial Rock Highlight" in its March 2007 issue and wrote that Jesus on Extasy are the "prophets on the digital rock horizon" that "the New Generation has been screaming at the top of their lungs for".Sonic Seducer Magazine, 03/2007, S. 42f With their debut album, the band "undoubtedly nailed a classic to the cross".Sonic Seducer Magazine, 03/2007, S. 43  Orkus magazine named JoE "Newcomer of the Month" in its April 2007 issue.Orkus, 04/2007, S. 47 Michael Edele from the online magazine laut.de praised the band's "absolutely positive overall impression of the debut". Powermetal.de attested the band a "first-class album of unconventional music" that was "a true rejuvenation for a somewhat dusty and deadlocked genre".https://powermetal.de/review/review-Jesus_On_Extasy/Holy_Beauty,9317.html {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}

Sascha Blach of the music magazine Zillo praised the fact that the album was "not just a rehash of the debut" and that the production was "more organic, rougher and heavier". "A broad spectrum in the intersection of rock, alternative, electronic and gothic is served", which makes the band "attractive for different target groups". Zillo magazine devoted its front page and a multi-page cover story to Jesus On Extasy on the occasion of the release of their second album, Beloved Enemy.Zillo Magazine, 05/2008 The band has also been featured on the covers of Orkus,Orkus, 05/2008 Gothic magazine,Gothic, No. 61, Sommerausgabe 2008, August-Oktober RockoonRockoon Magazine, 05/2008 and Negatief.Negatief, April-Mai 2008 In 2008, teen magazines also became aware of Jesus On Extasy. In December 2008, the youth newspaper Popcorn called the band one of the "coolest bands in the emo scene" on a double page spread.Popcorn, Dezember 2008, S. 14–15  The same medium called singer Dorian Deveraux one of the "new cult stars" in its March 2009 issue.Popcorn, März 2009, S. 16–17 In terms of music, the magazine Be Subjective praised above all that the album was a heavy chunk in terms of content due to the "post-oriented mood and critical side swipes". However, "the songs are varied" and convince "with creativity, dynamics, catchy melodies and rhythms and know how to captivate in this way".{{Cite web |last=Subjective! |first=Be |date=2015-03-23 |title=Jesus On Extasy: Beloved Enemy (2008) {{!}} be subjective! |url=https://www.be-subjective.de/cd-dvd-reviews/jesus-on-extasy-beloved-enemy-2008/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=www.be-subjective.de |language=de-DE}}

The band's third album also received mostly positive reviews. The online magazine Terrorverlag, which is otherwise rather critical of the band, praised the "rockier, more biting sound" and "a catchiness that cannot be denied".{{Cite web |title=JESUS ON EXTASY No Gods CD-Review {{!}} Kritik |url=https://www.terrorverlag.com/rezensionen/jesus-on-extasy/no-gods/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Terrorverlag |language=de-DE}} Powermetal.de saw solid industrial metal in the album as well as maintaining the level of the previous albums, but without further development.{{Cite web |title=Review {{!}} JESUS ON EXTASY - No Gods {{!}} POWERMETAL.de |url=https://powermetal.de/review/review-Jesus_On_Extasy/No_Gods,16660.html |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=powermetal.de}} Monkeypress.de, on the other hand, liked the willingness to take risks with which the album was produced after many personnel changes: "the changes in the JOE camp had a positive effect, as more daring was done here and almost gone all the way."https://monkeypress.de/2010/09/reviews/cd-reviews/jesus-on-extasy-no-gods/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}} Laut.de found the album "unusually snappy" and attested to the band's "unmistakable progress in terms of songwriting", but struggled with the singer's vocal performance.

• Holy Beauty - Drakkar Entertainment, 2007
• Beloved Enemy - Drakkar Entertainment, 2008
• No Gods - Drakkar Entertainment, 2010
• The Clock - Artoffact Records, 2011

• Assassinate Me (Promo, Drakkar Entertainment), 2007
• Nuclear Bitch (Promo, Drakkar Entertainment), 2007
• Stay With Me (Promo, Drakkar Entertainment), 2008
• Beloved Enemy (Promo, Drakkar Entertainment), 2008

• Assassinate Us - self-produced, 2007
• Sisters of the Light - Drakkar Entertainment, 2007 (as Xandria Vs. Jesus on Extasy)

• FTANNG
• ... and no one seemed to care... (album) 2020{{Cite web |date=2021-01-01 |title=ReView: FTANNG! - … And No One Seemed to Care … |url=https://regenmag.com/reviews/review-ftanng-and-no-one-seemed-to-care/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=ReGen Magazine}}{{Cite web |last=Friedland |first=Patrick |date=2020-04-24 |title=FTANNG!: Das große Interview zum lang erwarteten Debütalbum |url=https://monkeypress.de/2020/04/interaktiv/interviews/ftanng-das-grosse-interview-zum-lang-erwarteten-debuetalbum/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Monkeypress.de |language=de-DE}}
• State of Mind (remix EP featuring remixes by KMFDM and others), 2020{{Cite web |date=2020-11-06 |title=FTANNG! to release remix companion to debut album, featuring Jesus on Extasy and KMFDM |url=https://regenmag.com/news/ftanng-to-release-remix-companion-to-debut-album-featuring-jesus-on-extasy-and-kmfdm/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=ReGen Magazine}}
• L.A. Streethawk
• Something Better (EP), 2019{{Cite web |title=Auf den Spuren von John Carpenter und Tangerine Dream: Debüt von L.A. Streethawk |url=https://www.volt-magazin.de/news-electro-industrial-post-punk-cold-wave/auf-den-spuren-von-john-carpenter-und-tangerine-dream-debut-von-l-a-streethawk |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=VOLT Magazin - EBM, Industrial, Cold Wave, Post-Punk, Dark Techno, Ambient |language=de-de}}
• Kiss Me At The Black Hole (single), 2019{{Cite web |title=Geschenk als Album-Preview: Neue Digitalsingle von L.A. Streethawk |url=https://www.volt-magazin.de/news-electro-industrial-post-punk-cold-wave/geschenk-als-album-preview-neue-digitalsingle-von-l-a-streethawk |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=VOLT Magazin - EBM, Industrial, Cold Wave, Post-Punk, Dark Techno, Ambient |language=de-de}}

• Metamorphine, 2008 (Drakkar Records)
• Isomorphine, 2013 (Drakkar Records)

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