Biography
Jackie Frank Russell III
Effective period / Period of releases: 2017
Jackie Frank Russell III is a multi-instrumentalist and musician from Chicago, Illinois. They are usually known for their work in the progressive metal and experimental genres. JFRIII (a usual artist abbreviation) is signed to Hominine Records, which releases all of their solo music and related projects.Jackie's first music debut was on Clockwork, the first and final EP from the band Hyperdoom, released on November 26th, 2016.
JFRIII's debut solo album, Outward Calm, Inward Chaos, was released October 1st, 2017.
With 2018 came the release of I'm So Fucking Lonely, an EP, and Hyperdoom: Lydia, a collection of demos from the now-defunct band Hyperdoom that Jackie had penned; in addition, Jackie helped form the psychedelic sludge metal band Exosphere, which released their first EP, Dead To This Place, on May 4th, 2019.
In 2019, JFRIII released a collaboration with artist Joseph Truax entitled If Ears Could Breathe and shortly thereafter gathered various misc. works and excerpts from a senior orchestral recital into the compilation Songs For Siblings. JFRIII's third and fourth full albums, Aaa and Aaaaaaaaaaaaa respectively, were released in September of 2019.
In 2020, JFRIII teamed up with Joseph Truax to form another project, Technicolor Dream Smoke, and announced a 2020 debut album entitled Temple.