Tank is a British heavy metal band, formed in 1980 by Algy Ward, a former member of The Damned. The band is considered to be part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Tank was often compared to Motörhead as both bands, trios fronted by singing bassists, played a loose, almost punk-styled metal music with often colourful lyrics.
Their 1982 debut album, Filth Hounds of Hades, has been highly received by both punk and metal fans as well ...
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Tank is a British heavy metal band, formed in 1980 by Algy Ward, a former member of The Damned. The band is considered to be part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Tank was often compared to Motörhead as both bands, trios fronted by singing bassists, played a loose, almost punk-styled metal music with often colourful lyrics.
Their 1982 debut album, Filth Hounds of Hades, has been highly received by both punk and metal fans as well as most critics as one of the best albums on the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal movement. Allmusic critic, Eduardo Rivadavia; described it as "Tank's best album ever, and qualifying it as an essential item in the record collection of any serious '80s metal fan."
Unfortunately, as was the case with many other NWOBHM bands, Tank was never able to build on the promise shown by their first album. The band soldiered on for years through lineup changes and waning commercial fortunes before finally disbanding in 1989. Ward resurrected the band in...
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