Another cracker from the present, Sign of the Jackal have clearly spent many an ungodly hour listening to old Motley Crue because the riffs on offer here have been wrenched from 'Shout at the Devil' and there's nothing wrong with that when it works and Sign of the Jackal really do make it work. These guys hail from Italy and 'Mark...' is their debut opus and it's one that showcases the vocal talents of Laura Coller who acts as a grittier Vince Neil with those snarling sleazoid rasps, but one thing that's certain here and that's the fact that these guys are pure '80s metal. This is a hard record to put down, with the likes of 'Night of the Undead', 'Hellhounds,' 'Fight for Rock' all taking on that fiery '80s quality. Laura's vocal display is top notch and the musicianship enables this record to rise above the formulaic - how these guys fair in the modern climate with revival being on everyone's agenda we'll have to see but I'm of the opinion that the music of Sign of the Jackal is potent enough to hold them in good stead.
7.5/10
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