Assassin's Blade - Biography
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2014-
Biography
In 2014, Peter and David had written material and recorded songs for a metal band project that, unfortunately, did not pan out. The material was solid and in no way was it going to be wasted. But the style required a strong vocalist.
Over the late 90's, Peter had become friends with the members of Exciter and stayed in touch with Jacques after he left Exciter, in 2006. Peter and Dave agreed that they had nothing to lose in asking if Jacques would be willing to work with them. So they sent him a demo.
After leaving Exciter, Jacques had not been part of a band for eight years. Then he received the demo. He liked the material so much that he decided to get the voice back in shape and be part of the project. In 2015, he flew over to Sweden to record vocal tracks to six songs, at Peter's studio. The overall result was good, and after his return to Canada, Jacques hooked up with Manfred Leidecker (with whom he had recorded three Exciter albums: "The Dark Command", "Blood of Tyrants" and "New Testament") to record the vocals to five more songs.
In April 2016, "Agents of Mystification" (AoM) is released on Pure Steel Records. Of note, Marcus, who had been a session drummer on AoM, joins the band as a full-time member. Also, this album features lead guitar by Janne Stark (Overdrive, Grand Design, et al.). Furthermore, the song "The Demented Force" is released on Metal Blade Records's resurrected compilation album series "Metal Massacre". AoM offers well-crafted songs and lyrics delivered with Jacques' powerful vocals, speed and aggression, but also with epic and melodic elements. The reviews are excellent:
Source: http://www.assassins-blade.com/index2.html
Over the late 90's, Peter had become friends with the members of Exciter and stayed in touch with Jacques after he left Exciter, in 2006. Peter and Dave agreed that they had nothing to lose in asking if Jacques would be willing to work with them. So they sent him a demo.
After leaving Exciter, Jacques had not been part of a band for eight years. Then he received the demo. He liked the material so much that he decided to get the voice back in shape and be part of the project. In 2015, he flew over to Sweden to record vocal tracks to six songs, at Peter's studio. The overall result was good, and after his return to Canada, Jacques hooked up with Manfred Leidecker (with whom he had recorded three Exciter albums: "The Dark Command", "Blood of Tyrants" and "New Testament") to record the vocals to five more songs.
In April 2016, "Agents of Mystification" (AoM) is released on Pure Steel Records. Of note, Marcus, who had been a session drummer on AoM, joins the band as a full-time member. Also, this album features lead guitar by Janne Stark (Overdrive, Grand Design, et al.). Furthermore, the song "The Demented Force" is released on Metal Blade Records's resurrected compilation album series "Metal Massacre". AoM offers well-crafted songs and lyrics delivered with Jacques' powerful vocals, speed and aggression, but also with epic and melodic elements. The reviews are excellent:
Source: http://www.assassins-blade.com/index2.html