British Heavy Metal band Tank recently completed their first ever tour of Australia which was a great success. A return to the continent is already in the planning for 2020.
Pro shot video from Melbourne, Australia is available here: https://youtu.be/eGaScpxClk8
After Australia the band returned to Japan for the first time in 20 years for sold out shows in Tokyo and Osaka. While Tank were in Tokyo they teamed up with world famous Japanese tattoo artist Genko to design a special limited edition T Shirt for the tour. The design process from start to finish can be seen here: https://youtu.be/nAKCLeLvAR8
The band will be heading off to South American in August for shows in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Colombia and then they will come off the road and start working on their next studio album which is as yet untitled. The album is scheduled for release in early 2020 through Metal Mind Productions.
Cliff Evans, guitar: We’re really excited about recording this new studio album as the band is really fired up at the moment and this is without doubt the most rockin’ line up we’ve ever had. Working with vocalist David Readman on our Re-Ignition album which was released earlier this year gave us the chance to take a more basic, raw edged approach to recording. His voice really works so well with our style of music and the new material we’re writing together is taking us in a slightly different direction to our previous albums which is a challenge we welcome.
Mick Tucker, guitar: After recording two Tank albums with former Rainbow and current Michael Schenker vocalist Doogie White plus one album with current Skid Row frontman ZP Theart, it’s now time to take things forward another step on our next studio album. We like to keep our music fresh and exciting so working with different vocalists/musicians will always bring a different dynamic to the band which keeps our music interesting and up to date.
TANK – line up:
- Mick Tucker – guitar
- Cliff Evans – guitar
- David Readman- vocals
- Bobby Schottkowski – drums
- Randy Van Der Elsen – bass
TANK – online:
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British Metal Legends TANK Release New Video “W.M.L.A”!
British metal band TANK releases their first video from their latest album “Re-Ignition” which was released by Cleopatra Records.
The album features re-recordings of 11 classic TANK songs chosen from the first four albums and given a new lease of life with a much more up to date production and renewed energy.
The song chosen for the first video release is “W.M.L.A.”
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dTbWCBcJGI&feature=youtu.be
Cliff Evans – W.M.L.A. is probably my all time favourite TANK song so it was a great pleasure to be able to re-record the song with our current line up and also make a cool video to go with it. It’s a laid back song with a nice groove but also really heavy. We filmed the video in my home town of Hastings.
TANK will be heading out on tour next week kicking off in Australia then on to Japan and South America.
Mick Tucker – We’re really looking forward to touring in Australia for the very first time and playing our own unique style of British metal to a new audience. It’s been 20 years since we last visited Japan so that’s going to be really cool to get back over there.
TANK tour dates:
Australia
June
26th Canberra The Basement
27th Brisbane The Zoo
28th Sydney Manning
29th Melbourne Croxton
Japan
July
13th Tokyo Holiday Shinjuku
14th Tokyo Holiday Shinjuku
15th Osaka Soma
Latin America
August
15th Argentina Buenos Aires Museo Rock
16th Paraguay Asuncion Absoluto Rock
17th Chile Santiago TBA
18th Brasil Sao Paulo Manifesto Bar
19th Brasil TBA
21st Brasil Londrina Valentino Bar
23rd Colombia Bogota Ace of Spades
To order TANK “Re-Ignition”: https://cleorecs.com/store/shop/tank-re-ignition-cd/
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Tank, the legendary NWOBHM band, have just revealed first dates of their world tour! It starts in Australia where the band will perform for the first time. Cliff Evans comments: „We are very
excited to be travelling to the other side of the world to play our first ever shows in Australia and we are very much looking forward to playing a selection of Tank’s classic metal anthems to our Australian fans.”
TANK – tour dates:
AUSTRALIA
26.06 Canberra – The Basement
27.06 Brisbane – The Zoo
28.06 Sydney – Manning
29.06 Melbourne – Croxtons
JAPAN
13.07 Tokyo – Holiday Shinjuku
14.07 Tokyo – Holiday Shinjuku
15.07 Osaka – Soma
SOUTH AMERICA
15.08 Argentina – Beunos Aires – Museo Rock
16.08 Paraguay – Asuncion – Absoluto Rock
17.08 Chile – Santiago – TBA
18.08 Brasil – Sao Paulo – Manifesto Bar
19.08 Brasil – TBA
21.08 Brasil – Londrina – Valentino Bar
23.08 Colombia – Bogota – Ace of Spade
24.08 Colombia – Medellin – Sala Bombay
European tour dates to be announced soon.
The band is currently working on the material for their new studio album scheduled for release in 2020.
TANK – current line-up:
Mick Tucker – guitar
Cliff Evans – guitar
David Readman – vocals
Bobby Schottkowski – drums
Randy Van Der Elsen – bass