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JACKAL
"A Safe Look in Mirrors"

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  • A SAFE LOOK IN MIRRORS
  • NOTHING TO LOSE
    JUST A LITTLE CLOSER
    WHAT'S IT GONNA BE
    DREAM ON
    TAKEN AWAY
    WHEN THE LIGHT IS COMIN' DOWN
    THE LONELY
    JOURNEY
    UP THE AISLE
    BELLS (Unplugged, Cd Bonus)
    WHEN THE LIGHT IS COMIN' DOWN (Unplugged, Cd Bonus)
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"If you’re a fan of melodic Heavy Metal a la Queensryche and Iron Maiden, then this is the band for you. In a brief but brilliant career they managed to deliver some really wonderful stuff."
— Musikholics
 
 
JACKAL, A SAFE LOOK IN MIRRORS, JOLLY ROGER RECORDS
ORANGE LP, limited to 100 copies : 21,90 € 
LP : 21,90 €
CD : 13,00 € 9,10 €
 
 
 

I danesi Jackal si formano nel 1987. Pubblicano una cassetta demo lo stesso anno, poi tre bei dischi di heavy metal melodico: "Rise" del 1990 (su EMI), "Vague Visions" del 1993 e "A Safe Look In Mirrors" del 1994. Il chitarrista e cantautore Benny Petersen "The Riffmeister" era in realtà un membro di alcune delle migliori band di quel paese, come Pretty Maids, Artillery e Mercyful Fate durante le loro fasi demo, quindi stiamo parlando di qualcuno che aveva un sacco di esperienza quando i Jackal pubblicarono i loro primi tre album. La formazione era completata da Brian Rich alla voce (che ha anche registrato per la band Narita nel loro album omonimo del 1992), da Per Fisker alla batteria e da Claus Weiergang al basso sostituito poi nel 1993 da Søren Hee Johansen. Ci fu un immediato successo europeo e giapponese gia' con l'uscita del loro primo album. Nel 1995 dopo aver pubblicato "A Safe Look In Mirrors" la band va in tour con i Freak of Nature di Mike Tramp (White Lion). Il gruppo suona appena un concerto del tour prima della tragedia: il loro tour bus si schianta ed il frontman Brian Rich subisce un grave trauma cranico; viene ricoverato in ospedale per cinque giorni e trascorre più di un anno e mezzo in cure per riprendersi dall'infortunio. La Rising Sun, l'etichetta del gruppo diede alla band un po' di tempo per riprendersi dall'incidente, ma semplicemente non potendo più aspettare che il gruppo tornasse attivo sciolse il contratto e presto i Jackal si separarono. I Jackal ritornano con "IV" del 1999 ma con il solo Brian Rich presente rispetto alla prima formazione. Brian Rich viene a mancare il 4 Aprile del 2013, queste ristampe sono un tributo ed omaggio al suo talento.
Jackal from Denmark formed in 1987, they put out a demo cassette the same year, then recorded three great melodic HM albums: 1990's "Rise" (on major EMI), 1993's "Vague Visions" and 1994's "A Safe Look In Mirrors".
Guitarist and lead songwriter Benny Petersen "The Riffmeister" was actually a member of some of the finest bands from that country, such as Pretty Maids, Artillery and Mercyful Fate during their demo stages, so we’re talking about someone who had a ton of experience when Jackal released their first three albums in the early 90s. Line-Up was completed with Brian Rich on vocals (who also recorded vocals for the band Narita on their 1992 self titled album), Per Fisker on drums and Claus Weiergang on bass replaced in 1993 by Søren Hee Johansen. There was immediate european and japanese success already with the release of their first album. In 1995 after releasing "A Safe Look In Mirrors" they toured with Mike Tramp's (Ex-White Lion) band Freak Of Nature. The group played just one gig of the tour before a tragedy struck. Their tour bus crashed and frontman Brian Rich received a serious head injury; he was hospitalized for five days and spent more than a year and a half in treatment recovering from the injury.
Rising Sun, the group's label at the time, gave the band some to to recover from the accident, but simply couldn't wait any longer for the group to become active again, so left the band and Jackal soon split. Jackal return with "IV" album in 1999 but featuring only Brian Rich from the original line-up. Brian had passed away on 4th April 20123, these reprints are a homage and tribute to his talent.
 
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