In the early 1980's Jaugernaut was a popular Northwest band that played all along the West Coast of the the United States. The recent success of their Albums from that era have sparked a renewed interest in their music, and Bassist Jim Johnstons 2005 "CONTRA MANTRA" released under the name Jaugernaut (a.d.) has recently been picked up by Progrock Records and is now available worldwide at your favorite music store. Part 2 of Contra Mantra will be released in early 2009. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.