| Jackyl | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| Genres | Southern metal Southern rock Hard rock Heavy metal |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Geffen Records |
| Associated acts | Brother Cain |
| Website | |
| Members | |
| Jesse James Dupree Jeff Worley Chris Worley Roman Glick |
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| Past members | |
| Jimmy Stiff Thomas Bettini Ronnie Honeycutt |
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Jackyl is an American rock band formed in 1990. Their sound has been described as hard rock, heavy metal and Southern metal.
The band is probably best-known for its song "The Lumberjack", which features a chainsaw solo by lead singer Jesse James Dupree. On the recording, Dupree alternately revs the chainsaw's engine or uses the chain brake to slow the engine down to change the pitch. He also performs this stunt live and the number typically climaxes with Dupree slicing up a wooden stool onstage, smashing it, and throwing the sliced pieces out to the crowd. He once had been asked, "How the hell can you play a chainsaw?", to which he responded, "How the hell can you not play a chainsaw?"
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In 1992, Jackyl's self-titled debut album was released under Geffen Records and eventually went platinum. It features a song entitled "She Loves My Cock," which was omitted from edited versions, as were suggestive elements on the album's cover art. When a K-Mart in Georgia refused to sell Jackyl, the band played an impromptu concert in front of the store. Footage of the event was used for the music video of their single "I Stand Alone."
Their second album released in 1994 is titled Push Comes to Shove. Also that year, the band appeared at Woodstock '94 in Saugerties, New York.
Jackyl released Cut the Crap in 1997. Its hit song "Locked and Loaded" featured guest vocals from AC/DC's Brian Johnson. Johnson also teamed up with the band for their 2002 album Relentless.
The band's first greatest hits album, Choice Cuts, arrived in 1998. Later that year, Stayin' Alive was released. However, while recognized as Jackyl's fourth studio album, of the eleven tracks, the album features three cover songs and three live versions of previously released songs.
In 2000, lead singer Jesse James Dupree recorded a solo album entitled Foot Fetish.
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. Scott's portrayal of George S. Patton giving a speech to his soldiers in the movie Patton and President George W. Bush reading from the Bible's Shepherd's Psalm Psalm 23:4. The band has described their song and lyrics as: "This song is written in the key of 'ANGER' that such a thing can happen in this country. It's not directed toward any religious group or race of people. It is directed toward those 'assholes' responsible." [1]
In 2002, Jackyl released Relentless and took part in the Rock Never Stops Tour. The following year, a second greatest hits compilation was produced entitled 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jackyl.
Dupree appeared on an episode of The New Tom Green Show in which he attacked Green's desk with a chainsaw, writing the word "Tom" across the front as a joke, and even cut off a corner for the audience to have as a souvenir. Green was not amused by the joke, and sarcastically insulted Dupree continually. Later, during a musical performance in which Green backed Dupree on the drums, he abandoned the song halfway through, saying Dupree was a "dork".[2]
Jackyl has set two Guinness world records, one for playing 100 concerts in 50 days, and one for performing 21 concerts in a 24-hour period, though the latter has since been broken.[3]
Dupree and Jackyl can now be seen regularly on TruTV's hit show Full Throttle Saloon, a reality show which documents the happenings at the famous South Dakota saloon during the crazy days of the Sturgis bike rally. Dupree is close friends with the saloon owner, Mike Ballard, and also produces the show.
| Year | Album | US | US Heat. | US Indie | Certification | Label |
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| 1992 | Jackyl | 76 | 1 | - | Platinum | Geffen |
| 1994 | Push Comes to Shove | 46 | - | - | Gold | Geffen |
| 1996 | Night of the Living Dead [live] | - | - | - | - | Mayhem |
| 1997 | Cut the Crap | 133 | - | - | - | Epic |
| 1998 | Choice Cuts [best-of] | - | - | - | - | Geffen |
| 1998 | Stayin' Alive | - | - | - | - | Shimmer Tone |
| 2002 | Relentless | - | - | 41 | - | Humidity |
| 2003 | 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jackyl | - | - | - | - | Geffen |
| 2004 | Live at the Full Throttle Saloon | - | - | - | - | Sanctuary |
| 2010 | When Moonshine and Dynamite Collide | 192 | - | 31 | - | Mighty Loud |
| Year | Title | Mainstream Rock Chart | Album |
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| 1992 | The Lumberjack | 24 | Jackyl |
| I Stand Alone | 32 | ||
| Down on Me | 10 | ||
| Dirty Little Mind | 35 | ||
| 1993 | When Will it Rain | 11 | |
| 1994 | Push Comes to Shove | 7 | Push Comes to Shove |
| Headed for Destruction | 35 | ||
| 1997 | Locked and Loaded | 11 | Cut the Crap |
| 1998 | We're an American Band | 31 | Choice Cuts |
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