Jackyl
Biography
Jackyl is an American rock and roll band formed in 1990. Jackyls sound has been described as a combination of hard rock, heavy metal and Southern rock. Their music has also sometimes been categorized as glam metal. The band is probably best-known for its song "The Lumberjack", which features a chainsaw solo by lead singer Jesse James Dupree. Dupree would rev the chainsaws engine or use the chain brake to slow the engine down to keep the beat. He would also perform this stunt live and the number would climax with Dupree slicing up a wooden stool onstage.
Jackyls self-titled 1992 debut album went platinum.
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The band appeared at Woodstock 94 in Saugerties, New York.
In 1992 Jackyl played an impromptu concert in front of a K-Mart in Georgia. K-Mart refused to sell the bands album so they did this to make a statement. Footage of the event was used for their music video of their single "I Stand Alone".
Jackyls 1997 hit song "Locked and Loaded" featured guest vocals from AC/DCs Brian Johnson. Johnson would also team up with the band for their 2002 album Relentless.
In 2000, lead singer Jesse James Dupree recorded a solo album entitled "Foot Fetish".
In 2002, they were part of the Rock Never Stops Tour.
Less than a month after the events of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Jackyl recorded and released "Open Invitation," which received wide airplay and featured lyrics that included, "I hate you bin Laden" and "You’ve got an open invitation to kiss our ass." The song mixed in clips from George C. Scotts portrayal of George S. Patton giving a speech to his soldiers in the movie Patton and President George W. Bush reading from the Bibles Shepherds Psalm Psalm 23:4. The band explained their song and lyrics as: "This song is written in the key of ANGER that such a thing can happen in this country. Its not directed toward any religious group or race of people. It is directed toward those assholes responsible."
Relentless
In 2002, Jackyl released Relentless and took part in the Rock Never Stops Tour. A music video for "Billy Badass" was made. The following year, a second greatest hits compilation was produced entitled 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection - The Best of Jackyl.
In 2010, the band released When Moonshine and Dynamite Collide, releasing several singles and music videos to promote it such as the hit "Just Like A Negro" featuring Run-D.M.C.
Later on in 2012, the band started working on a new album, and laid down tracks for a song called "Screwdriver" which is to be released on their album Best in Show on July 31, 2012. For the first time, in honor of Fathers Day, Jackyl and Nigel Dupree Band (the latter fronted by vocalist Nigel Thomas Dupree, son of Dupree) were releasing their studio albums simultaneously. Best in Show and Up to No Good (the latter being the 2012 album from the Nigel Dupree Band) were set to be released on July 31, 2012. The first singles from Best in Show and Up to No Good, titled "Screwdriver" and "Tumbleweed", respectively, were issued concurrently on June 17, 2012, with an add date at radio of June 26, 2012.
In May 2016, the ensemble announced that they plan to release a studio album entitled Rowyco in the latter part of the year. The album was released on August 5, 2016. *Rated as one of the top 5 best rock albums of 2016/2017. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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