Sign_of_the_Jackal_-_Mark_of_the_Beast_(Jap._Ed.)-2013-MCA_int
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┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Sign Of The Jackal - Mark Of The Beast (Jap. Ed.) + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Feb-28-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........13 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Sign Of The Jackal Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Mark Of The Beast (Jap. Ed.) Label : Spiritual Beas ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Despite being loaded with personality and ║ │ │║ individual flavour Sign Of The Jackal from Italy ║ │ │║ have pretty much been background players in the ║ │ │║ world of Heavy Metal revivalism up til now. ║ │ │║ Maybe that is down to the restraint and decorum ║ │ │║ shown in relation to the femininity of ║ │ │║ frontwoman Laura Coller (in sharp contrast to ║ │ │║ the overtly sexed-up likes of Huntress), or ║ │ │║ their previous association with the pretty ║ │ │║ lacklustre (and now defunct) Heavy Artillery ║ │ │║ Records, or simply the fact that it has taken ║ │ │║ them 5 years to deliver this debut album. ║ │ │║ Whatever the reason may be Sign Of The Jackal ║ │ │║ are here now and sound like they are making up ║ │ │║ for lost time. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ After a lengthy spooky kitsch intro ôHeavy Metal ║ │ │║ Possessionö explodes out of the gate with Speed ║ │ │║ Metal fury. Obvious comparisons would be drawn ║ │ │║ to Warlock regardless of how Laura's voice ║ │ │║ actually sounds, and while she has clearly been ║ │ │║ taking notes on Doro's phrasing her tone is more ║ │ │║ in line with Acid's Kate de Lombaerd, those ║ │ │║ Belgians being a key musical influence too. The ║ │ │║ strong Mediterranean accenting gives a vibe ║ │ │║ similar to much-missed Portuguese heroes ║ │ │║ Midnight Priest as well, making this band one ║ │ │║ hell of a characterful ripper. If you have Heavy ║ │ │║ Metal music in your blood then you'll probably ║ │ │║ be on your feet fist-pumping by the second ║ │ │║ chorus of track 2, ôPaura Nella Citta Dei Morti ║ │ │║ Viventi.ö ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Long term fans of the band will recognise over ║ │ │║ half the tracks on here as both their previous ║ │ │║ releases, The Haunted House Tapes demo and The ║ │ │║ Beyond EP are rerecorded in full (minus ôHead ║ │ │║ Over Heelsö from the EP). This reliance on older ║ │ │║ material may seem lazy, but despite how ║ │ │║ bombastically those older songs like the ║ │ │║ Avenger/W.A.S.P. Punch-up of ôHellhoundsö have ║ │ │║ been translated, new cuts like the Warlock- ║ │ │║ tastic ôQueens Of Hellö give them a run for ║ │ │║ their money. ôHeavy Metal Demonsö feels less ║ │ │║ powerful than the other re-recorded tracks, but ║ │ │║ the brilliance of ôNight Of The Undeadö makes up ║ │ │║ for it in spades. In fact, it feels like this ║ │ │║ album's high points make up for all its short- ║ │ │║ comings. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ One criticism from some quarters I can forsee is ║ │ │║ that the use of no less than 5 horror-themed ║ │ │║ intros to songs from a band so in tune with ║ │ │║ their pop sensibilities might ruffle the ║ │ │║ feathers of anyone who takes the occult aspect ║ │ │║ of Metal seriously. Sure the double-whammy of ║ │ │║ ôFight For Rockö and cheesy instrumental ║ │ │║ ôPaganini Horrorö take the album briefly into ║ │ │║ more mid-80's commercial territories (think Lita ║ │ │║ Ford and the like), and aside from the piano ║ │ │║ intro to ôThe Beyondö there isn't any attempt to ║ │ │║ ingratiate the horror theme any further than the ║ │ │║ lyrics and intro samples, but the overall ║ │ │║ quality and infectiousness of this album mean ║ │ │║ that this barely registers as a problem at all. ║ │ │║ The only thing it can't eliminate is the ║ │ │║ superfluousness of the Fastway cover that ends ║ │ │║ the record on a fairly average note, but Sign Of ║ │ │║ The Jackal can be let away with that for such a ║ │ │║ killer first album. Who knows, we may see a more ║ │ │║ complete and complex record from this band ║ │ │║ somewhere down the line, but for now they are ║ │ │║ doing everything they need to ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Voodoo [01:16] │ │ 02 - Heavy Metal Possession [04:00] │ │ 03 - Paura Nella Citta Dei Morti Vivendi [04:16] │ │ 04 - Hellhounds [04:14] │ │ 05 - Night Of The Undead [04:37] │ │ 06 - Heavy Metal Demons [04:06] │ │ 07 - Fight For Rock [03:31] │ │ 08 - Paganini Horror [04:03] │ │ 09 - Sign Of The Jackal [04:53] │ │ 10 - Queens Of Hell [03:58] │ │ 11 - The Beyond [04:08] │ │ 12 - Trick Or Treat [03:04] │ │ 13 - The Gates (Bonus Track) [02:52] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [48:58 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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