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Jackal-Headed Guard of the Dead is a doom metal band from Edinburgh, Scotland, whose name and aesthetic draw on ancient Egyptian necromantic imagery. Their releases including Grimoire, Exaanum, and The Sky Has Been Riven channel deliberately ominous and extreme doom metal steeped in dark mysticism.
Jackhammer are a power/thrash metal band from Jandira, São Paulo, Brazil. Founded by Leo Axekiller (bass/vocals), Marcelo Barbosa (guitar/vocals), and Bruno Barbosa (drums), the band draws from American thrash metal, German metal, NWOBHM, and hardcore influences. They released their debut album Hard to Be Alive in 2009 and have remained active in the São Paulo metropolitan area's metal circuit.
Jackknife Seizure is a progressive metal band from London blending grunge, progressive, and hard rock influences into a distinctive heavy sound. Described as the love-child of Mastodon and The Doors, their albums Starfisher (2017) and Time of The Trilobites feature eccentric vocals, space-themed lyrics, and complex progressive riffs.
Dallas thrash/groove metal outfit Jacknife hits with the blunt force you'd expect from a band formed in the heart of Texas, combining the swaggering low-end punch of groove metal with the relentless riff attack of thrash.
Jacknife Holiday is a sludge and stoner metal band from the United Kingdom whose releases including Still Stinkin Still Drinkin (2014) deliver grimy, fuzz-drenched heaviness. Their raw, unpolished approach to sludge metal channels the genre's abrasive spirit through punishing riffs and caustic energy.
JackRebel is a Ukrainian metal band playing what they call Iron Rock n Roll, whose work has been deeply affected by the ongoing war in their country. Their discography from Drink & Fight (2014) through JackRebel on Tour (2024) channels defiant energy with explicit support for Ukrainian troops, describing themselves as aged and hardened under the conditions of the largest rock and roll show of our time.
Jackstraw is a heavy metal band from Italy whose compositions deliver aggressive, riff-driven metal with a modern edge. Their work contributes to the vibrant Italian metal scene with technically proficient and intense heavy music.
Jackyl are a Kennesaw, Georgia hard rock band whose music combines Southern boogie, heavy metal punch, and a proudly unruly sense of showmanship. Formed in 1991, the group broke through with its self-titled 1992 album, led by Jesse James Dupree's gritty vocals and the notorious chainsaw solo on "The Lumberjack." Songs such as "Down on Me," "When Will It Rain," and "I Stand Alone" established Jackyl as a late arrival to the hard rock mainstream, arriving after glam metal's peak but before Southern rock revivalism fully settled into a new lane. The band fits hard rock and metal-adjacent scope through loud riffs, swaggering rhythms, and a stage identity that favors spectacle without abandoning blues-based guitar drive. Jackyl's music is not subtle, and that directness is central to its character. The riffs are built for volume, the choruses are blunt, and the live show turns rowdy excess into a calling card. Later albums such as Cut the Crap, Relentless, Best in Show, Rowyco, and 30 Coming In Hot kept the band active for a loyal audience. Jackyl remain distinctive because they make Southern hard rock feel combustible, funny, and heavier than the bar-band tag suggests.
New Jersey progressive metal artist Jacob Rabin pursues an introspective solo vision that prioritizes compositional depth and technical craft, building layered instrumental landscapes since 2017.
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