NWOBHM legends, Tank, are currently writing and rehearsing new material for the follow-up to their 2012 War Nation album. The band are scheduled to enter the studio in November with a release planned for early February to coincide with the bands performance on the 2015 70,000 Tons of Metal Cruise in the Caribbean at the end of January. During the cruise there will be an exclusive performance to debut the entire new album to the fans on board as well as a second show of Tank classics from the past 30 years.

Joining guitarists Mick Tucker and Cliff Evans on the new album will be vocalist and former Dragonforce frontman ZP Theart who has been a member of Tank’s touring line up for the past two years. Also new recruits Bobby Schottkowski, formerly of Sodom, and current Blind Guardian member Barend Courbois will be handling drum and bass duties. These five rock veterans have a wealth of experience between them so expect to hear something very special in 2015. The Year of the Tank!

 

 

Mick Tucker: "We recently completed our first tour of Brazil with this line up and now we really want to capture the sound and energy of the band on record. Within seconds of first jamming together we knew we had a great line up that can once again stretch the boundaries of our particular style of metal. ZP, Bobby and Barend have given us a good kick in the ass and we can’t wait to get into the studio and make some noise. And drink some beer."

Cliff Evans: "Our last two albums we recorded with Doogie White (War Machine, War Nation) were two of our most successful releases and proved to people that Tank is still a band at the cutting edge of metal and continually moving forward. We’re not still stuck in the 80s. Working with Doogie was a real pleasure and we like to think that we have created a good body of work that will continue to be enjoyed by our fans around the world for years to come. Doogie has now moved on to front Michael Schenker’s Temple of Rock and will be heading out on tour soon. We wish him all the best. Now it’s time to enter the next chapter of Tank and deliver another “In Your Face” album of maximum metal."

Tank have also been confirmed for the 2015 Bang Your Head festival in Germany with other festival and tour dates to be announced soon.

(Photo - Paul N.)