Year : 2024
Style : Heavy Metal , Female vocals
Country : Italy
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 92 mb
Bio:
SIGN OF THE JACKAL was born in the cold winter of 2007 when four friends sharing a passion for classic heavy metal and horror fi lms came together in the very North of Italy, in the town of Rovereto. Influenced by heavy metal legends of the 1980’s such as Warlock, Black Knight, Taist of Iron, Black Lace, Judas Priest and Lizzy Borden, the core of the band was formed with Bob on rhythm/lead guitar, Sergio Mate on drums, Kill on bass and lead vocalist and frontwoman Laura on vocals.SIGN OF THE JACKAL spent the bulk of their first year covering their favorite classic metal songs live, opting to avoid the hits and instead keep things interesting with a set list full of rare b-sides and obscure album tracks. Desiring a fuller, more complete live sound, rhythm guitarist Max was added to complete the line-up in April 2008. The line-up now complete, SOTJ began writing and rehearsing original music, incorporating their interest in classic horror and thriller films with the sounds of early 80’s underground European and American heavy metal to create their own unique image and sound.Propelled by the encouragement of strong fan interest that began locally and spread quickly throughout Europe, SIGN OF THE JACKAL entered the studio for the first time during the winter of 2008 to record their debut two-track demo, aptly named the “Haunted House Tapes”. A nod to the old school, the limited edition demo was limited to only 100 CDs as well as 36 cassette tapes for the true die-hards and cult heavy metal fans.With a string of dates throughout the spring and a signing with Heavy Artillery Records in May, SIGN OF THE JACKAL have begun 2009 with a bang and are poised to join the growing ranks of today’s heavy metal heroes. Fans of Warlock/Doro, early Iron Maiden, Enforcer and traditional heavy metal take note; when SIGN OF THE JACKAL come to fight for rock no prisoners will be taken!
Album:
DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present SIGN OF THE JACKAL’s highly anticipated third album, Heavy Metal Survivors, on CD and vinyl LP formats.Since 2007, Italy’s SIGN OF THE JACKAL have been carrying the torch for traditional, female-fronted HEAVY METAL of an authentically mid ‘80s vintage. Over the past 15 years, they’ve played stages all over Europe and delivered two full-lengths – 2013’s Mark of the Beast and 2018’s DYING VICTIMS-released Breaking the Spell – along with a preceding demo and EP: not too shabby for a band who began, humbly enough, with covers of obscure underground metal songs from the ‘80s! Naturally, the electric vocals of Laura DemonsQueen are front and center, but SIGN OF THE JACKAL’s gleaming chrome pulses with pure mid-‘80s speed metal energy, all injected with a heaping helping of classic ‘70s Italian horror atmosphere.Now, a too-long six years since their last full-length, SIGN OF THE JACKAL are about to unleash their ultimate statement: Heavy Metal Survivors. The title itself is both a perfect summation of their sound and a loose thematic for the album’s post-apocalyptic atmosphere…total ‘80s-style, of course! Each song is gassed up with enough energy to roam the wasteland for days on end, but what sets SIGN OF THE JACKAL’s third album apart from its predecessors is its HOOKS; be it because the more-patient pacing or the space between notes ringing more richly, Heavy Metal Survivors’ eight vocal-led tracks retain a catchiness that’s so engaging and engrossing, it’s not impertinent to suggest that they could’ve landed on the radio circa 1986…late night, of course! And while SIGN OF THE JACKAL’s aesthetic signposts haven’t changed all that much since the last album – or the beginning, for that matter, as Warlock’s True as Steel remains a huge influence – LP#3 moves the Italians even closer to classic Dokken at their speediest as well as Tokyo Blade, Virgin Steele, Finland’s OZ, America’s Abattoir and Chastain or even W.A.S.P. at the leanest and meanest. Through it all, though, there’s that FEELING: of fun, of glory, of eternal obeisance to the electrical currents of classic metal that remain etched in stone to a specific era in a specific way, raised up and reborn with vitality and vigor. Those who know, know, and they’re among the Heavy Metal Survivors!
Line-Up:
Laura "Demons Queen" Coller - Vocals (2008-present)
Roberto "Bob" Condini - Guitars, Vocals (2008-present) - See also: ex-Eclipse, ex-National Suicide
Dave L. Dröz - Guitars (2023-present)
Frederick "Triple F" - Bass, Vocals (2023-present) - See also: Bullet-Proof, ex-Leathermask, ex-Spanner Head, ex-Sea of Lies
Corra - Drums (2015-present) - See also: Éla, ex-Final Fright, ex-Nimroth, ex-The Beyond
Tracklist:
01. Eulogy of the Survivors (00:48)
02. Breaking the Spell (03:25)
03. Buio Omega (04:30)
04. Pedal to the Metal (05:37)
05. Phantasm (03:20)
06. Slaves of Hell (03:57)
07. Nightmare City (05:12)
08. Watch Out (03:32)
09. Shocker (04:26)
10. (You Better) Run for Tomorrow (04:35)
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