According to Johnny Kannis, the Jackals were a school band that he Chris Masuak started that played cover versions of material by Aerosmith, an American rock band formed in Boston in 1970, among others.
Masuak was a member of J.K. and the Can Openers in 1974 and then joined the Jackals alongside Rubin Acosta, Archie Archilles, Alf Azzopardi, Johnny Kannis and Steve Willman during 1974 and 1975. According to Kannis the Jackals were "a school band that Chris Masuak and I started while we were in year 10 [with a] Maltese rhythm section." They played cover versions of material by Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Blue Oyster Cult, Ted Nugent, Lou Reed and original country rock tracks written by Masuak, including "Death by the Gun". Aerosmith is an American rock band formed in Boston in 1970. 
