TANKARD will release „Hymns For The Drunk“, the ultimate TANKARD Best Of, on January 12th 2018, via AFM Records!
„This Best Of sums up our creative period from 2002 – 2010, while we were signed at AFM Records. Henner (R.I.P.) gave TANKARD a chance in the early 2000s, when he signed us. He literally revived the band. The release of ‚B-Day‘ in 2002 was a turning point in the band’s history, cause we were finally back in the Metal circus. The AFM years will always be an important part in TANKARD’s history. Have fun with this!“
Gerre, September 2017
The German thrash metal legends TANKARD released their highly praised 17th studio album “One Foot In The Grave” on June 2nd via Nuclear Blast Records.
Order “One Foot In The Grave” physically here – Digital here.
Today, the band presents a lyric video for the song “Syrian Nightmare”. Check it out here:
Frontman Gerre states: “This is a song with a really serious message: It’s about those catastrophic conditions in Syria where countries from all over the world try to enforce their power interests. And as always, the people suffer endlessly. That’s what makes us enormously sad, but also angry since everyone’s just watching; massacres become a daily routine. I realised this even more when I was recording the song’s vocals, so they turned out very aggressive.”
“One Foot In The Grave” was recorded at Gernhart Studio (Troisdorf, Germany) together with producer Martin Buchwalter (DESTRUCTION, SUIDAKRA) in January 2017. The new artwork was brought to life by Patrick Strogulski, who is a student of Sebastian Krüger, the former TANKARD cover artist. He also created the cover artworks for »A Girl Called Cerveza«and »R.I.B.«.
24.06. D Dischingen – Rock am Härtsfeldsee
01.07. D Gardelegen – Metal Frenzy
05.08. D Wacken – Wacken Open Air
12.08. E Villena – Leyendas Del Rock
26.08. D Cham – L.A. Moshclub-Festival
02.09. D Katzenbach – Metallergrillen
22.09. D Weinheim – Café Central
23.09. D Annaberg-Buchholz – Alte Brauerei
06.10. D Erfurt – From Hell
07.10. D Rostock – M.A.U. Club
08.10. D Braunschweig – B58 *SOLD OUT*
28.10. GE Tiflis – tba
25.11. MAL Johore – Rockin
01.12. D Nuremberg – K4-Festsaal
02.12. D Berlin – BiNuu
16.12. NL Eindhoven – Eindhoven Metal Meeting
29.12. D Frankfurt – Batschkapp (TANKARD & Friends-Festival)
30.12. D Ingolstadt – Eventhalle Westpark
It is their jubilee year! 35 years of TANKARD!
And, of course, a suitable soundtrack cannot be neglected for the occasion. The band’s 17th studio album will be entitled “One Foot In The Grave” and will be released on June 2nd, 2017 via Nuclear Blast.
The band have revealed the third video trailer in which they are talking about the songwriting process and the lyrics of the new album. Check it out here:
Pre-order “One Foot In The Grave” digitally and receive ‘Arena Of the True Lies’ instantly or stream the song here.
The tracklisting of the anniversary album reads as follows:
1. Pay To Pray
2. Arena Of The True Lies
3. Don`t Bullshit Us!
4. One Foot In The Grave
5. Syrian Nightmare
6. Northern Crown (Lament Of The Undead King)
7. Lock`Em Up!
8. The Evil That Men Display
9. Secret Order 1516
10. Sole Grinder
TANKARD – Tourdates 2017:
05.05. D Cologne – Underground
06.05. D Rheine – Hypothalamus
24.06. D Dischingen – Rock am Härtsfeldsee
01.07. D Gardelegen – Metal Frenzy
05.08. D Wacken – Wacken Open Air
12.08. E Villena – Leyendas Del Rock
26.08. D Cham – L.A. Moshclub-Festival
02.09. D Katzenbach – Metallergrillen
22.09. P Porto – Hard Club
23.09. P Lisbon – Cine-Teatro De Corroios
06.10. D Erfurt – From Hell
07.10. D Rostock – M.A.U. Club
08.10. D Braunschweig – B58 *SOLD OUT*
28.10. GE Tiflis – tba
25.11. MAL Johore – The Rockin
01.12. D Nuremberg – K4-Festsaal
02.12. D Berlin – BiNuu
16.12. NL Eindhoven – Eindhoven Metal Meeting
29.12. D Frankfurt – Batschkapp (TANKARD & Friends Festival)
30.12. D Ingolstadt – Eventhalle Westpark
It is their jubilee year! 35 years of TANKARD!
And, of course, a suitable soundtrack cannot be neglected for the occasion. The band’s 17th studio album will be entitled “One Foot In The Grave” and will be released on June 2nd, 2017 via Nuclear Blast.
The band has released the first single titled ‘Arena Of The True Lies’ right in time for the pre-order start today. The song was premiered last Saturday on Rock Antenne and can be heard and watched in the form of a lyric video here:
Vocalist Gerre commented on the track: “‘Arena Of The True Lies’ deals with all of those insane things occuring on in the Internet! People are getting blamed and offended, there are lots of fake news stories and with every one, a part of them stays in people’s minds! Our own fake news story on April 1st was a good example of this! People have stopped talking to each other, and they mainly communicate via new media. These are strange times… By the way: TANKARD have existed as a fake band for over 35 years, but we’re still doing well, aren’t we?”
Pre-order “One Foot In The Grave” digitally and receive ‘Arena Of the True Lies’ instantly or stream the song here.
The tracklisting of the anniversary album reads as follows:
1. Pay To Pray
2. Arena Of The True Lies
3. Don`t Bullshit Us!
4. One Foot In The Grave
5. Syrian Nightmare
6. Northern Crown (Lament Of The Undead King)
7. Lock`Em Up!
8. The Evil That Men Display
9. Secret Order 1516
10. Sole Grinder
“One Foot In The Grave” was recorded at Gernhart Studio (Troisdorf,Germany) together with producer Martin Buchwalter (DESTRUCTION, SUIDAKRA) in January 2017.
It is their jubilee year! 35 years of TANKARD!
And, of course, a suitable soundtrack cannot be neglected for the occasion. The band’s 17th studio album will be entitled “One Foot In The Grave” and will be released on June 2nd, 2017 via Nuclear Blast.
The band has just released the first trailer for that upcoming album. The video was a result of the listening session of the new album, which took place at the pub “Alte Liebe” in Frankfurt (Germany) on February 17th and it shows the first impressions of the German press.
Check it out here:
The band also presents the tracklist of the anniversary album:
1. Pay To Pray
2. Arena Of The True Lies
3. Don`t Bullshit Us!
4. One Foot In The Grave
5. Syrian Nightmare
6. Northern Crown (Lament Of The Undead King)
7. Lock`Em Up!
8. The Evil That Men Display
9. Secret Order 1516
10. Sole Grinder
This time, the album is going to have a serious streak; not only filled with humor but criticising today’s society. Even the traditional beer song ‘Secret Order 1516’ displays some critical elements.
But don’t worry: fans of the typical TANKARD humour won’t be disappointed! With songs like ‘Sole Grinder’, the band hasn’t forgotten their raison d’être. This song pays tribute to the band’s manager Buffo (Gerre:»The funniest choleric person in Germany«) in an ironic way.
The new artwork was brought to life by Patrick Strogulski, who is a student of Sebastian Krüger, the former TANKARD cover artist. He also created the cover artworks for “A Girl Called Cerveza” and “R.I.B.”.
Song-Premiere on German radio “Rock Antenne”:
On April 8, 2017, TANKARD, together with ROCK ANTENNE, presents you the first single “Arena Of The True Lies“. In the show “Tuff Stuff” (starting at 11 pm) presenter Thomas Moser will present the new song. You can find more information about the reception at http://www.rockantenne.de/empfang
“One Foot In The Grave” was recorded at Gernhart Studio (Troisdorf,Germany) together with producer Martin Buchwalter (DESTRUCTION, SUIDAKRA) in January 2017.
The band have already published a studio trailer in which you can have a look behind the scenes of the record’s production. In addition, you may also listen to the very first song snippets.
Watch it here:
Don’t miss the Kings Of Beer live:
05.05. D Köln – Underground
06.05. D Rheine – Hypothalamus
24.06. D Dischingen – Rock am Härtsfeldsee
01.07. D Gardelegen – Metal Frenzy
05.08. D Wacken – Wacken Open Air
12.08. E Villena – Leyendas Del Rock
26.08. D Cham – L.A. Moshclub-Festival
02.09. D Katzenbach – Metallergrillen
22.09. P Porto – Hard Club
23.09. P Lisbon – Cine-Teatro De Corroios
06.10. D Erfurt – From Hell
07.10. D Rostock – M.A.U. Club
08.10. D Braunschweig – B58 *SOLD OUT*
28.10. GE Tiflis – tba
25.11. MAL Johore – The Rockin
01.12. D Nürnberg – K4-Festsaal
02.12. D Berlin – BiNuu
16.12. NL Eindhoven – Eindhoven Metal Meeting
29.12. D Frankfurt – Batschkapp (TANKARD & Friends-Festival)
30.12. D Ingolstadt – Eventhalle Westpark
It is their jubilee year! 35 years of TANKARD!
And, of course, a suitable soundtrack cannot be neglected for the occasion. The band’s 17th studio album will be entitled “One Foot In The Grave” and will be released on June 2nd, 2017 via Nuclear Blast.
Today, the band presents the cover artwork of the anniversary album. With this, the iconic band mascot, the TANKARD-Alien, celebrates his return after about 13 years of absence. The alien was born in 1989 with the “Alien-EP” and has already graced five album covers. The TANKARD fan club “Maniac Aliens” is named after it also.
The artwork was brought to life by Patrick Strogulski, who is a student of Sebastian Krüger, the former TANKARD cover artist. He also created the cover artworks for “A Girl Called Cerveza” and “R.I.B.”.
Vocalist Gerre comments: “Mister Strogulski has once again created a real masterpiece and surpassed himself.
Our first plan was, that I would be on the cover instead of the alien… but, lucky me, it ended up being the alien…”
Song-Premiere on German radio “Rock Antenne”:
On April 8, 2017, TANKARD, together with ROCK ANTENNE, will present you the debut single “Arena Of The True Lies”. In the show “Tuff Stuff” (starting at 11 pm) presenter Thomas Moser will broadcast the new song. You can find more information about tuning in at http://www.rockantenne.de/empfang/
“One Foot In The Grave” was recorded at Gernhart Studio (Troisdorf,Germany) together with producer Martin Buchwalter (DESTRUCTION, SUIDAKRA) in January 2017.
The band have already published a studio trailer in which you can have a look behind the scenes of the record’s production. In addition, you may also listen to the very first song snippets.
Watch it here:
Don’t miss the Kings Of Beer live:
05.05. D Köln – Underground
06.05. D Rheine – Hypothalamus
24.06. D Dischingen – Rock am Härtsfeldsee
01.07. D Gardelegen – Metal Frenzy Open Air
05.08. D Wacken – Wacken Open Air
26.08. D Cham – L.A. Moshclub-Festival
02.09. D Katzenbach – Metallergrillen
22.09. P Porto – Hard Club
23.09. P Lisbon – Cine-Teatro De Corroios
06.10. D Erfurt – From Hell
07.10. D Rostock – M.A.U. Club
08.10. D Braunschweig – B58
28.10. GE Tiflis – tba
25.11. MAL Johore – Rockin
01.12. D Nürnberg – K4-Festsaal
02.12. D Berlin – BiNuu
29.12. D Frankfurt – Batschkapp (TANKARD & Friends Festival)
30.12. D Ingolstadt – Eventhalle Westpark
