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Jag Panzer
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With four recent standout albums to their credit, Jag Panzer have fully re-established themselves as leaders in the field of traditional power metal. The Colorado band first came into prominence with the release of their epic Ample Destruction in 1984, still regarded as one of the best pure power metal albums of the decade. But the succeeding years were not kind to Jag Panzer, as they struggled with lineup changes and direction shifts (though both interesting in their own right, neither Dissident Alliance nor the never-released Chain Of Command (a somewhat Queensryche/ Warlord-inspired affair) carried the same weight as Ample Destruction), and by the mid-nineties the band was almost forgotten. Finally, the Destruction lineup reunited and released their comeback album The Fourth Judgement in 1997, and they haven't looked back since. They've been particularly busy in the last year or two, re-recording several past songs for a new compilation (Decade Of The Nail Spiked Bat), releasing the aforementioned Chain Of Command as a limited European release, as well as another stellar album in Casting The Stones. They have been at the top of their class for several years and show no signs of letting up.
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Colorado natives Jag Panzer first came together in late 1981, being inspired by the onslaught of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal that had taken the heavy rock world by storm in the early 80s. The original line-up consisted of Harry Conklin on vocals (later nicknamed the "Tyrant", as a nod to Metal Legends Judas Priest), Mark Briody (who was the sole guitarist of the group in its first incarnation), John Tetley who played the bass, and Rick Hilyard as the drummer. The band was known as Tyrant in its first incarnation. They soon had to change their name from Tyrant... because another band by the name of Tyrant existed in California.
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Jag Panzer were formed in 1981 in Colorado, by Harry Conklin, Mark Briody, John Tetley, and Rick Hilyard. They were originally called Tyrant, but when California based record labels became interested, they realized that there already was a band called Tyrant in California. Seeking inspiration from a book of World War II German armour in the library, they decided to rename themselves after a slightly easier-to-pronounce version of the "Jagdpanzer" tank.
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Jag Panzer was formed in the early 80’s by high school students Harry Conklin, John Tetley, Mark Briody and Rick Hilyard. Known by the name ‘Tyrant’, the young musicians became popular on the local club circuit by playing original songs along with metal classics by Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Rainbow.
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According to Briody, JAG PANZER releases will figure prominently in Century Media's yearly "10-Year Reissues" series. Since 2007 is the 10-year anniversary of "The Fourth Judgement", look for a "very cool new version" of that album next year, according to the guitarist. Plans include a new cover, remaster, inclusion of the original demo tracks, liner notes and photos.
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The song King at Price, by Jag Panzer ... is directed to the play Macbeth through its lyrics and mood. The lyrics talk about how Macbeth is going to kill king Duncan and how things are going to change. The mood is dark and eerie, just like the song and it really helps show the way Macbeth is feeling. This is another song that is self-explanatory on how it relates to the play. You just have to read the lyrics to know right away its about Macbeth.
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