Gerald Casale

Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers is the solo project of Devo bassist and "chief strategist", Gerald Casale. It also includes contributions from Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob "1" Mothersbaugh, and his brother Bob "2" Casale. It also adds drummer Josh Freese, who had previously only worked with them when DEVO was on tour. The band released a three song EP through the iTunes Music Store and other music download services titled Army Girls Gone Wild. A full-lengt... more

Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers is the solo project of Devo bassist and "chief strategist", Gerald Casale. It also includes contributions from Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob "1" Mothersbaugh, and his brother Bob "2" Casale. It also adds drummer Josh Freese, who had previously only worked with them when DEVO was on tour. The band released a three song EP through the iTunes Music Store and other music download services titled Army Girls Gone Wild. A full-length album, Mine Is Not A Holy War was released in stores by Cordless Recordings on 12 September 2006. The album was released on iTunes on 22 August 2006. Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers play in a hard, blues-influenced style. Their debut album includes versions of several songs from the Hardcore Devo-era of Devo's recordings. The project received little promotion, beyond a music video for the song "Army Girls Gone Wild." Jihad Jerry performed at several shows near the end of Devo's 2006 tour, performing the song "Beautiful World," and occasionally... less