Metal Mind Productions has announced the extension of the recording deal with British heavy metal legends, Tank.

Says the label: "Through the years, we have re-released the band's back catalogue and released their recent albums War Machine (2010) and War Nation (2012). Tank's forthcoming, yet-untitled album is planned for March 2015.

Cliff Evans comments: “We are very pleased to announce that we will be continuing our successful relationship with Metal Mind Productions who will be releasing our new studio album planned for March 2015. Since originally signing with Metal Mind in 2009, they have released two of our best selling and most critically acclaimed albums, War Machine and War Nation, and were instrumental in the production of our very first official DVD, War Machine Live. We enjoy working with an established metal label that understands what needs to be done to make a successful album release and we look forward to many more future collaborations.

After our recent successful tour of Brazil, we’re excited to be heading into the studio with our new band members to start creating and laying down some serious metal tracks.

Joining Mick Tucker and myself on the new album will be vocalist ZP Theart (Dragonforce), drummer Bobby Schottkowski (Sodom) and bassist Barend Courbois (Blind Guardian). These guys are the ‘Big Guns’ who will help to push the limits of Tank to a new level. Their pedigree speaks for itself. We’ll soon be announcing the album title along with studio updates and teasers.

We will also have the pleasure of playing songs from the new album for the very first time at our performance on the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise in January 2015. European shows and festivals are now being scheduled for the new year and we will also be returning to South America later in 2015. The Mighty Tank Rolls On!”

 

Tank’s current lineup includes:

Cliff Evans – guitars

Mick Tucker – guitars

ZP Theart (Dragonforce) – vocals

Bobby Schottkowski (Sodom) – drums

Barend Courbois (Blind Guardian) – bass