British heavy metal legend Tank return with their tenth studio album, Valley Of Tears, their first album release featuring the vocal talents of former Dragonforce frontman ZP Theart. To complement ZP’s vocals Tank now have one of the best rhythm sections in metal: Bobby Schottkowski, formerly drumming with Sodom and current Blind Guardian member Barend Courbois on bass. Together with Mick Tucker and Cliff Evans on guitars they ready to take another big step forward in the evolution of the band.

Valley Of Tears is due out on September 18th. Check out the epic title track below: 

Evans comments also the recording process: “Bobby (Schottkowski) recorded the drum tracks in Germany with his producer Waldemar Sorychta who's previous work includes albums for Lacuna Coil, Tiamat and Sodom to name but a few. The drums are the backbone of the album and they seriously kick ass! Barend (Courbois) laid down the bass guitar in Holland a couple of days before heading out on a sold out world tour with German metal legends Blind Guardian. He’ll be back with us for our festival shows later this summer. The guitars were recorded in London under the guidance of producer Phil Kinman who is the master at capturing the sound of a Les Paul through a Marshall amp. No frills. Just awesome power! The album will be mastered by Ade Emsley who recently undertook the task of remastering the entire Iron Maiden catalogue for 24 bit iTunes release. They’ll be some teasers coming up over the summer including a video for the title track ‘Valley Of Tears’ and more tour dates will be announced soon.”

 

 

Valley Of Tears tracklisting:
“War Dance” 
“Valley Of Tears” 
“Eye Of A Hurricane” 
“Hold On” 
“Make A Little Time” 
“Heading For Eternity” 
“Living A Fantasy” 
“World On Fire” 
“Hold Your Fire” 

Tank lineup:
Cliff Evans – guitars
Mick Tucker – guitars
ZP Theart (Dragonforce) – vocals
Bobby Schottkowski (Sodom) – drums
Barend Courbois (Blind Guardian) – bass guitar