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It was the year 2002, Martyn Blackwell, Adam Mitchell, Terry Fenlon, Michael Boucher and Joe Weston decided to embark on a new project that was to be JIF but they were confused about what direction to take the bands music. Most members already had other bands but for all of them it was a new beginning and a fresh start. The first practice session was arranged and was to be held in their home village of Stoney Stanton at the legendary Stoney Stanton Social Club in Leicestershire, England. The first initial sound that came from that practice was highly influenced by punk but most members agreed that this was not the path to take and took a step back from that sound and decided to try something new. In the weeks to come the band started working hard at home and in the practice sessions and developed a heavy metal sound and things shaped up quickly combining intense riffing with laid back mellowness. Gradually momentum was building, the band played some local gigs and the younger generation of Stoney Stanton grew fond of the JIF sound but the brakes were soon to be applied to the bands progress. In 2004 there was a big set back when bassist Joe left the band leaving a hole that needed to be filled. No body wanted to jump in at the deep end and just choose anyone that could play the bass, they wanted someone who was a friend and someone who would fit in without any complications and that man was to be Chaz. Chaz was mainly known around the area for his guitaring talents and at