Jaguar was formed in December 1979 in Bristol, UK by Garry Pepperd and former band member Jeff Cox through an advert in a local newspaper.

The original line-up consisted of Garry Pepperd (guitar), Jeff Cox (bass, vocals) and Chris Lovell (drums).
In the following April, Rob Reiss (Vocalist 1980-1982) was also added to the lineup. Later vocalist to Paul Merrell (Vocalist 1982-1985) was added to the band.

The band built a local reputation and recorded two demos, the later of which earned them a deal with Heavy Metal Records and in 1981 they released the single "Back Street Woman", which sold over 4,000 copies.

In 1982, after an appearance at a Dutch Rock Festival, they secured a recording contract with Neat Records.

Today they still are a band that are remembered through songs such as Axe Crazy, War Machine, Stormchild and Dutch Connection .

The band has now also appeared on larger stages such as Sweden Rock Festival, Wacken Open Air, Headbangers Open Air and other big stages in Europe.

The band's latest release was the album "Metal X" from 2014 which was engineered by Mike Exeter (Judas Priest/Heaven & Hell/Black Sabbath).


Past Band Members:

Jeff Cox - Bass (1979-1985, 1998-2000).

Chris Lovell - Drums (1979-1984).

Rob Reiss - Vocals (1980-1982).

Paul Merrell - Vocals (1982-1985).

Gary Davies - Drums (1984-1985).

Les Foster - Drums (1984).

Darren Furze - Bass (1998-2005).

William Sealey - Drums (2009-2011).

Jamie Manton - Vocals (1998-2014).