Tank release new album, "Valley of Tears"

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   Metal Mind Production released "Valley Of 
Tears", the new album by the British heavy metal legend 
TANK, on September, 25th. An official album 
teaser is available at THIS location.

You can now read a very interesting interview with 
Cliff Evans, Tank’s guitarist on the Bonavox 
Magazine’s website. He comments the work on “Valley Of Tears” 
album:

“Our last two albums ‘War Nation’ and ‘War Machine’ 
featured the amazing vocals of Doogie White which really helped to elevate TANK 
to a new level and open up a whole new audience that previously would never have 
been exposed to our music. This was the direction that Mick and me had wanted to 
go in for a long time but were unable to until we brought in a world class 
vocalist. Doogie’s voice gave us a more classic rock sound but with our 
trademark guitar growl it still had the TANK edge.
After Doogie departed to join up with Michael Schenker, 
we decided to take TANK in a much heavier direction. In came former Dragonforce 
frontman ‘ZP Theart’. Some people thought this was a strange choice for vocalist 
but we knew what he was capable of and he was definitely one of the best 
performers around. He was in our touring line up for a couple of years before we 
started working on material for ‘Valley of Tears’ so he knew where we were 
heading and what we were about.
This album is a huge step forward from our previous 
albums and ZP’s vocals, melodies and lyrics have been a major part of 
this.
Also, the addition of former ‘Sodom’ drummer Bobby 
Schottkowski to the line up has given us the power and drive that we’ve been 
looking for. He’s the backbone of the band now. It’s like he’s always been with 
us.
Working with Barend Courbois was such a great privilege. 
He joined us on our first ever Brazilian tour and played on the album just 
before he headed out on tour with his regular band ‘Blind Guardian’.
There’s some very talented and experienced musicians on 
this album and it really shows in the final result. If you like metal, this is 
for you!”

You can read the interview in THIS 
location. 

British heavy metal legend TANK return this Autumn with their 
tenth studio album! “Valley Of Tears” is their first album release featuring the 
amazing vocal talents of former Dragonforce frontman ZP Theart and marks a new 
era for the band. The vocalist injected new energy and inspiration into the band 
since joining them in 2013 and now it’s time to capture this sound on the new 
record! To complement ZP’s vocals TANK now have one of the best rhythm sections 
in metal: Bobby Schottkowski, formerly drumming with Sodom and current Blind 
Guardian member - Barend Courbois on bass. Together with Mick Tucker and Cliff 
Evans on guitars they ready to take another big step forward in the evolution of 
TANK and make another metal album of great quality that will surely stand the 
test of time.
The band’s last two releases ‘War Machine’ and ‘War Nation’ 
(both released on Metal Mind Productions) were two of their bestselling albums 
and featured amazing performances from former Rainbow/Malmsteen and current 
Schenker vocalist - Doogie White. “Valley of Tears” is heading in a much heavier 
direction and as always will be driven to the max by their trademark Gibson Les 
Paul/Marshall stack wall of sound. The album was produced by Phil Kinman.

“Valley Of Tears” is scheduled for worldwide release on 
September, 25th.

Tank
“Valley Of Tears” 

Label: Metal Mind Productions
Cat. no.: MASS CD 1511 DG
Barcode: 5907785038981
Format: CD DG
Genre:  Heavy Metal
Release date: 25.09.2015 

Tracklist:

1. Valley Of Tears 
2. War Dance
3. Eye Of A Hurricane
4. Hold On
5. Living A Fantasy 
6. Heading For Eternity
7. World On Fire
8. Make A Little Time
9. One For The Road

Tank – line-up:
Cliff Evans – guitars
Mick Tucker – guitars
ZP Theart (Dragonforce) – vocals
Bobby Schottkowski (Sodom) – drums
Barend Courbois (Blind Guardian) – bass guitar

TANK – official website:
www.tankofficial.com

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Metal Mind Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 01 2013 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 169	Topic: Tank release new album, "Valley of Tears" Posted: November 09 2015 at 08:40
	Metal Mind Production released "Valley Of Tears", the new album by the British heavy metal legend TANK, on September, 25th. An official album teaser is available at THIS location. You can now read a very interesting interview with Cliff Evans, Tank’s guitarist on the Bonavox Magazine’s website. He comments the work on “Valley Of Tears” album: “Our last two albums ‘War Nation’ and ‘War Machine’ featured the amazing vocals of Doogie White which really helped to elevate TANK to a new level and open up a whole new audience that previously would never have been exposed to our music. This was the direction that Mick and me had wanted to go in for a long time but were unable to until we brought in a world class vocalist. Doogie’s voice gave us a more classic rock sound but with our trademark guitar growl it still had the TANK edge. After Doogie departed to join up with Michael Schenker, we decided to take TANK in a much heavier direction. In came former Dragonforce frontman ‘ZP Theart’. Some people thought this was a strange choice for vocalist but we knew what he was capable of and he was definitely one of the best performers around. He was in our touring line up for a couple of years before we started working on material for ‘Valley of Tears’ so he knew where we were heading and what we were about. This album is a huge step forward from our previous albums and ZP’s vocals, melodies and lyrics have been a major part of this. Also, the addition of former ‘Sodom’ drummer Bobby Schottkowski to the line up has given us the power and drive that we’ve been looking for. He’s the backbone of the band now. It’s like he’s always been with us. Working with Barend Courbois was such a great privilege. He joined us on our first ever Brazilian tour and played on the album just before he headed out on tour with his regular band ‘Blind Guardian’. There’s some very talented and experienced musicians on this album and it really shows in the final result. If you like metal, this is for you!” You can read the interview in THIS location. British heavy metal legend TANK return this Autumn with their tenth studio album! “Valley Of Tears” is their first album release featuring the amazing vocal talents of former Dragonforce frontman ZP Theart and marks a new era for the band. The vocalist injected new energy and inspiration into the band since joining them in 2013 and now it’s time to capture this sound on the new record! To complement ZP’s vocals TANK now have one of the best rhythm sections in metal: Bobby Schottkowski, formerly drumming with Sodom and current Blind Guardian member - Barend Courbois on bass. Together with Mick Tucker and Cliff Evans on guitars they ready to take another big step forward in the evolution of TANK and make another metal album of great quality that will surely stand the test of time. The band’s last two releases ‘War Machine’ and ‘War Nation’ (both released on Metal Mind Productions) were two of their bestselling albums and featured amazing performances from former Rainbow/Malmsteen and current Schenker vocalist - Doogie White. “Valley of Tears” is heading in a much heavier direction and as always will be driven to the max by their trademark Gibson Les Paul/Marshall stack wall of sound. The album was produced by Phil Kinman. “Valley Of Tears” is scheduled for worldwide release on September, 25th. Tank “Valley Of Tears” Label: Metal Mind Productions Cat. no.: MASS CD 1511 DG Barcode: 5907785038981 Format: CD DG Genre: Heavy Metal Release date: 25.09.2015 Tracklist: 1. Valley Of Tears 2. War Dance 3. Eye Of A Hurricane 4. Hold On 5. Living A Fantasy 6. Heading For Eternity 7. World On Fire 8. Make A Little Time 9. One For The Road Tank – line-up: Cliff Evans – guitars Mick Tucker – guitars ZP Theart (Dragonforce) – vocals Bobby Schottkowski (Sodom) – drums Barend Courbois (Blind Guardian) – bass guitar TANK – official website: www.tankofficial.com
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Metal Mind Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 01 2013 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 169	Posted: November 09 2015 at 08:43
	Metal Mind Production will release "Valley Of Tears", the new album by the British heavy metal legend TANK, on September, 25th. An official lyric video to „Make a Little Time”, the second track promoting the album is available at THIS location. Cliff Evan, Tank’s guitarist comments: “With a classic 'rock n roll' vibe and a chorus that will stick in your memory for ever, 'Make a Little Time' shows that Tank and it's new line up can successfully deliver everything from full on metal to laid back rock anthems that will no doubt establish Tank as one of Britain’s best rock bands.” British heavy metal legend TANK return this Autumn with their tenth studio album! “Valley Of Tears” is their first album release featuring the amazing vocal talents of former Dragonforce frontman ZP Theart and marks a new era for the band. The vocalist injected new energy and inspiration into the band since joining them in 2013 and now it’s time to capture this sound on the new record! To complement ZP’s vocals TANK now have one of the best rhythm sections in metal: Bobby Schottkowski, formerly drumming with Sodom and current Blind Guardian member - Barend Courbois on bass. Together with Mick Tucker and Cliff Evans on guitars they ready to take another big step forward in the evolution of TANK and make another metal album of great quality that will surely stand the test of time. The band’s last two releases ‘War Machine’ and ‘War Nation’ (both released on Metal Mind Productions) were two of their bestselling albums and featured amazing performances from former Rainbow/Malmsteen and current Schenker vocalist - Doogie White. “Valley of Tears” is heading in a much heavier direction and as always will be driven to the max by their trademark Gibson Les Paul/Marshall stack wall of sound. The album was produced by Phil Kinman. “Valley Of Tears” is scheduled for worldwide release on September, 25th. Tank - Valley Of Tears Label: Metal Mind Productions Cat. no.: MASS CD 1511 DG Barcode: 5907785038981 Format: CD DG Genre: Heavy Metal Release date: 25.09.2015 Tracklist: 1. Valley Of Tears 2. War Dance 3. Eye Of A Hurricane 4. Hold On 5. Living A Fantasy 6. Heading For Eternity 7. World On Fire 8. Make A Little Time 9. One For The Road Tank – line-up: Cliff Evans – guitars Mick Tucker – guitars ZP Theart (Dragonforce) – vocals Bobby Schottkowski (Sodom) – drums Barend Courbois (Blind Guardian) – bass guitar TANK – official website: www.tankofficial.com
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Metal Mind Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 01 2013 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 169	Posted: January 21 2016 at 13:31
	"Valley Of Tears", the new album by the British heavy metal legend TANK, was officially released in late September. Now the album is also available on a vinyl. “Living A Fantasy”, another track taken from the album, can be streamed at THIS location. British heavy metal legend TANK return this Autumn with their tenth studio album! “Valley Of Tears” is their first album release featuring the amazing vocal talents of former Dragonforce frontman ZP Theart and marks a new era for the band. The vocalist injected new energy and inspiration into the band since joining them in 2013 and now it’s time to capture this sound on the new record! To complement ZP’s vocals TANK now have one of the best rhythm sections in metal: Bobby Schottkowski, formerly drumming with Sodom and current Blind Guardian member - Barend Courbois on bass. Together with Mick Tucker and Cliff Evans on guitars they ready to take another big step forward in the evolution of TANK and make another metal album of great quality that will surely stand the test of time. The band’s last two releases ‘War Machine’ and ‘War Nation’ (both released on Metal Mind Productions) were two of their bestselling albums and featured amazing performances from former Rainbow/Malmsteen and current Schenker vocalist - Doogie White. “Valley of Tears” is heading in a much heavier direction and as always will be driven to the max by their trademark Gibson Les Paul/Marshall stack wall of sound. The album was produced by Phil Kinman. Tank – line-up: Cliff Evans – guitars Mick Tucker – guitars ZP Theart (Dragonforce) – vocals Bobby Schottkowski (Sodom) – drums Barend Courbois (Blind Guardian) – bass guitar TANK – official website: www.tankofficial.com
	Metal Mind Productions - Promo/PR www.metalmind.com.pl www.facebook.com/metalmindproductions ul. Czajek 31, 40-534 Katowice POLAND

Metal Mind Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 01 2013 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 169	Posted: August 11 2016 at 02:52
	British heavy metal legend TANK released today the first video from their most recent and also one of their best-selling studio albums, “Valley of Tears”. “Make a Little Time” was filmed in the desert hills just outside the town of Mojacar in Southern Spain and the production was handled by MGV Productions. You can stream the video in THIS location. Cliff Evans comments: “We didn’t want to make the usual low budget, derelict warehouse style video that so many bands seem to go for these days so in order to do the song justice we decided to find a more interesting location. We contacted Dale Webb at MGV and he found the ideal backdrop that provided the essential vibe that goes so well with the song. Unusually for this part of Spain the weather was stormy and overcast but that added a great atmosphere to the performance. The video really captures the raw energy but also the laid back side of the band. We like nothing better than playing our own brand of rock ’n’ roll and drinking beer together!” Mick Tucker adds: “We’re so pleased with the amazing response that we’ve had for our ‘Valley of Tears’ album which was released at the end of last year. We wanted to portray the songs visually so we decided to invest in making a couple of top quality videos for our fans to enjoy and share the experience of what we’re doing. We only had one day to film everything we needed so it was hard work but we had plenty of cold Estrella beer close to hand to keep us going.” A second video filmed for the title track of the album “Valley of Tears” is scheduled for release later this summer. "Valley Of Tears", the most recent album by the British heavy metal legend TANK, was released in late September 2015. It is their first album release featuring the amazing vocal talents of former Dragonforce frontman ZP Theart. The vocalist injected new energy and inspiration into the band since joining them in 2013 and now it’s time to capture this sound on the new record! To complement ZP’s vocals TANK now have one of the best rhythm sections in metal: Bobby Schottkowski, formerly drumming with Sodom and current Blind Guardian member - Barend Courbois on bass. Together with Mick Tucker and Cliff Evans on guitars they ready to take another big step forward in the evolution of TANK and make another metal album of great quality that will surely stand the test of time. The band’s last two releases ‘War Machine’ and ‘War Nation’ (both released on Metal Mind Productions) were two of their bestselling albums and featured amazing performances from former Rainbow/Malmsteen and current Schenker vocalist - Doogie White. “Valley of Tears” is heading in a much heavier direction and as always will be driven to the max by their trademark Gibson Les Paul/Marshall stack wall of sound. The album was produced by Phil Kinman. Tank – line-up: Cliff Evans – guitars Mick Tucker – guitars ZP Theart (Dragonforce) – vocals Bobby Schottkowski (Sodom) – drums Barend Courbois (Blind Guardian) – bass guitar TANK – official website: www.tankofficial.com
	Metal Mind Productions - Promo/PR www.metalmind.com.pl www.facebook.com/metalmindproductions ul. Czajek 31, 40-534 Katowice POLAND