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| Sign Of The Jackal are a female fronted heavy metal band from Italy formed in 2008, releasing the 'Haunted House Tapes' demo in the same year. The five song E.P. 'The Beyond' was released in 2011, with the bands first full length offering, 'Mark Of The Beast' released in 2013. 'Breaking The Spell' is the Italian metallers second album and was released in 2018. | ||||||
| Four decades after the NWOBHM evolution, Italian heavy metallers Sign Of The Jackal are living proof that the genre is very much alive and kicking, and is no longer a genre reserved just for British bands. Sign Of The Jackal are celebrating their tenth year as a band by delivering one of the best NWOBHM albums you'll hear this year. 'Breaking The Spell' is a stunning thirty minute journey of "foot on the monitor" style heavy metal that will have you head banging from start to finish. As so many of the genre's great exponents do, Sign Of The Jackal open the album with a crescendo building sub two minute spine tingling intro. 'Reagan' sets up an atmosphere of high expectation, expectations that are emphatically met as 'Night Curse' explodes into life. Storming on like a force ten gale, 'Night Curse' is full throttle heavy metal, infectious and head bangingly addictive. The urgency that propels 'Night Curse' forward is off the scale, the blistering pace a furious foray. What an opening! | ||||||
| Keeping the pace and power at high speed, 'Class Of 1999' launches forward with a sparkling guitar riff, reminiscent of the 'Triumph And Agony' era of German power metal experts Warlock, fronted by the iconic metal queen Doro Pesch. 'Class Of 1999' is mesmeric for all the right reasons, with the chant style chorus "class of 1999' a definite scream at the top of your voice moment. Amazingly, the pace is increased as 'Mark Of The Beast' sets off at high velocity, with a determination to break the sound barrier as it flies off faster than a bullet. The speed of the album is breathless, and with only a thirty minute run time, Sign Of The Jackal do a great job of squeezing in nine songs. 'Heavy Rocker', and no, it's not a jibe at an over weight rock fan (like me), introduces a more melodic feel to the album. The classic buzz guitar sound, synonymous with the NWOBHM movement, takes front and centre as 'Heavy Rocker' marches on its way. | ||||||
| Pace returns to the album in emphatic style as 'Nightmare' lurches forward with ferocious speed. Heads will be banging hard and fists vigorously punching the air as mosh pits everywhere go wild for what is simply a corker of an album...an album that stands tall and proud in the centre of the NWOBHM genre. A moodier and more menacing vibe takes over as the instrumental 'Terror At The Metropol' rumbles into life and strides majestically on. The infectious and addictive traditional heavy metal sound oozing from 'Terror At The Metropol' is outstanding and a stunning head nod back towards the heady days of the NWOBHM evolution during the mid eighties. Hitting the ground running, 'Beyond The Door' scorches into life, and is a furious rampage as it flies by. All too soon and the album is heading for its end with the final song...but what a song! 'Headbangers' is a thunderous call to arms for all the err, headbangers around the world. A furious romp, 'Headbangers' is a superb end to superb album. Time to press the replay button, see you all in another half hour...! | ||||||
| Overall, a blistering journey of NWOBHM inspired heavy metal, delivered at a furious pace, one hundred percent addictive, and memorable for all the right reasons. | ||||||
| Review by Iron Mathew Collins | ||||||
| Reviewed for Metal Gods TV | ||||||
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