Friday, June 29, 2018

Tankard

Tankard - Zombie Attack - 1986
Tankard - Zombie Attack - 1986
Tankard - Chemical Invasion - 1987
Tankard - Chemical Invasion - 1987
Tankard - The Morning After / Alien - 1988
Tankard - Alien - 1989
Tankard - The Meaning Of Life - 1990
Tankard - Fat, Ugly & Live - 1991
Tankard - Stone Cold Sober - 1992
Tankard - Stone Cold Sober - 1992
Tankard - Two-Faced - 1994
Tankard, Tankwart - The Tankard - 1995
Tankwart - Himbeergeist Zum Frühstück - 1996
Tankard - Disco Destroyer - 1998
Tankard - Kings Of Beer - 2000
Tankard - B-Day: 20th Anniversary Album - 2002
Tankard - Beast Of Bourbon - 2004
Tankard - The Beauty And The Beer - 2006
Tankard - Thirst - 2008
Tankard - Vol(L)ume 14 - 2010
Tankard - A Girl Called Cerveza - 2012
Tankard - R.I.B. - 2014
Tankard - One Foot In The Grave - 2017
Tankard - One Foot In The Grave - 2017
01. Tankard - Zombie Attack, 1986 Vinyl LP Album
     Noise International - N 0046
02. Tankard - Zombie Attack, 1986 CD Album Reissue
     Noise International - N 0046-3
     Reissue from 1993
03. Tankard - Chemical Invasion, 1987 CD Album Reissue
     Sanctuary Records, Noise Records - 2759679, 2759679
     Reissue from 2011
04. Tankard - Chemical Invasion, 1987 Vinyl LP Album Repress
     Combat - 88561-8200-1
     Reissue from 1989
05. Tankard - The Morning After / Alien, 1988 CD Compilation Remastered Reissue
     Noise, Sanctuary Records - N04002, N04002
     Reissue from 2005
06. Tankard - Alien, 1989 Vinyl 12" Mini-Album
     Noise International, Noise International - N 0131-5, NUK 131
07. Tankard - The Meaning Of Life, 1990 CD Album Reissue Remastered
     Noise International, Sanctuary Records - NO4012, NO4012
     Reissue from 2005 - 5 live bonus tracks
08. Tankard - Fat, Ugly & Live, 1991 CD Album
     Noise International - N 0166-2
     Heavy Metal
09. Tankard - Stone Cold Sober, 1992 CD Album Remastered Reissue
     Союз, Noise Records, Sanctuary - N04022, N04022, N04022
     Reissue from 2006
10. Tankard - Stone Cold Sober, 1992 Vinyl 12" 45 RPM Picture Disc Maxi-Single
     Noise International - N 0190-9
11. Tankard - Two-Faced, 1994 CD Album Reissue Remastered
     Noise Records - N04032
     Reissue from 2005
12. Tankard, Tankwart - The Tankard, 1995 CD Compilation
     Sanctuary Records, Noise Records - N04042, N04042 , Compilation
     Reissue from 2005 - Contains 19 songs by: Tankard, Tankwart
13. Tankwart - Himbeergeist Zum Frühstück, 1996 CD Album
     CD-Maximum - CDM 1107-2758
     Reissue from 2008
14. Tankard - Disco Destroyer, 1998 CD Album
     Century Media - 77209-2
15. Tankard - Kings Of Beer, 2000 CD Album
     Century Media - 77274-2
16. Tankard - B-Day: 20th Anniversary Album, 2002 CD Album
     CD-Maximum - CDM 0702-934
17. Tankard - Beast Of Bourbon, 2004 CD Album Enhanced Limited Edition
     AFM Records - AFM 076-9
18. Tankard - The Beauty And The Beer, 2006 CD Album
     AFM Records - AFM 108-2
19. Tankard - Thirst, 2008 CD Album
     AFM Records - AFM 231-2
20. Tankard - Vol(L)ume 14, 2010 CD Album
     AFM Records, Союз - AFM 324-2, AFM 324-2
21. Tankard - A Girl Called Cerveza, 2012 CD Album
     Nuclear Blast - NB 2917-2
22. Tankard - R.I.B., 2014 CD Album
     Pacheco Records - 055
23. Tankard - One Foot In The Grave, 2017 CD Album, CD Album, All Media Limited Edition Numbered
     Nuclear Blast - none
24. Tankard - One Foot In The Grave, 2017 CD Album, CD Album, All Media Limited Edition Numbered
     Nuclear Blast - none
     Live At The Rock Hard Festival 2016
THRASH TIL BEER! Hangover forever! Tankard have been at it for over 35 years and do not seem to contemplate retirement. Thrash til death? Remember glorious 1986: Darkness Descends, Reign In Blood, Life Of Dreams, Lo Spirito Continua, Game Over... and Zombie Attack!! What a neck-breaking year. Zombie Attack was less dark than the other bombs, but just as essential and powerful. This album contains only classics and is by far my favorite in their impressive discography, for it also has that excellent punk edge - fans of GBH should salivate. The next two albums offer an increase in intensity and speed - Assassin level - but from the 90s on, things become less exciting. NB: none of these post-1990 releases is bad, but the early fan can only become jaded because Tankard never renovate, innovate nor rejuvenate - except maybe on the two Tankwart albums which are almost entirely punk rock, not a particularly interesting one, yet cool stuff for the NoFx enthusiast. Speaking of punk, do not miss their Gang Green cover (nor the Rose Tattoo one for that matter). Beast Of Bourbon stands out for its ferocity that almost touches Sodom levels. More good, energetic album are B-Day, Disco Destroyer and a couple of others. but but but for the last 10 years nothing sufficiently exciting has come out of the Tankard factory - like Destruction, they just release albums that have all the parameters, but not the soul. On top of that, Tankard excel at party or horror sci-fi lyrics, but every time they touch on "social issues" and other serious matters, they end up ridiculing themselves with superficial, irritating, adolescent militant crap that would make a high school punk band blush. Man, at your age, read a book or two and think for a minute before excreting facebook-level pissosophy, or keep drinking. Alright, that being said, Tankard are a pillar of the thrash metal and let's bang our heads against the zombie of bourbon!
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!ZER Tankard ZER!

3 comments:

  1. This one brings some sweet memories... what about the 2007 "Best Case Scenario: 25 Years In Beers"? Thanx for the lot!

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    1. I usually skip best of releases. Are there unreleased tracks?

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  2. yes, old stuff re-recorded and, as I can remember, quite enjoyable
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmUYVZpBIXE

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