TANKARD

Release Year: 2011
Artist Origin: GER
Style: loud dynamic energetic thrash metal

marking a studio debut for newly recruited drummer Olaf Zissel, openly tagged as the happiest Tankard record [1995] ever done, this catchy, sing-along friendly yet diverse ten track set is nonetheless as sincere as everything else the genius swingers have ever accomplished, mixing speed, thrash, power, heavy metal and punk with admittedly blistering results, where even the use of harmonica and banjo finds its way into such an exploding blend and that was indeed something unusual to hear at that era - they prefer to take the party to the very limit of lunacy, and it works in a surprisingly splendid way!; essential European re-issue comes with a remastered sound, plenty of vintage photos in the booklet, and most importantly - the entire nine track covers' album [1994], using an alternate moniker of Tankwart, as bonus, which turns into a non-stop laugh session even for non-German speakers