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Tank

Group · United Kingdom · London · formed 1980

British heavy metal band

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Also known as 坦克 (樂團)

Debut: 1981
Recording span: 38 years
Release groups: 21
Timeline events: 69
Wiki language versions: 18

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Timeline

69 events+ Member joins 30− Member leaves 25▣ Album 12◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1

1980s
1. 1980 · Formed
  Formed in 1980
  source: wikidata
2. 1980 · Member joins
  Algy Ward joins the band
  bass guitar,original
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1980 · Member joins
  Mark Brabbs joins the band
  drums (drum set)
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1980 · Member joins
  Peter Brabbs joins the band
  electric guitar
  source: musicbrainz
5. November 1981 · Debut release
  Debut release: Don't Walk Away
  First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
6. 1982 · Album
  Album: Filth Hounds of Hades
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. August 1982 · Album
  Album: Power of the Hunter
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 1983 · Member leaves
  Mark Brabbs leaves the band
  drums (drum set)
  source: musicbrainz
9. 1983 · Member leaves
  Peter Brabbs leaves the band
  electric guitar
  source: musicbrainz
10. 1983 · Member joins
  Mick Tucker joins the band
  electric guitar
  source: musicbrainz
11. 10 June 1983 · Album
  Album: This Means War
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
12. 1984 · Album
  Album: Honour & Blood
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
13. 1984 · Member joins
  Cliff Evans joins the band
  electric guitar
  source: musicbrainz
14. 1984 · Member joins
  Graeme Crallan joins the band
  drums (drum set)
  source: musicbrainz
15. 1985 · Member leaves
  Graeme Crallan leaves the band
  drums (drum set)
  source: musicbrainz
16. 1985 · Member joins
  Gary Taylor joins the band
  drums (drum set)
  source: musicbrainz
17. 1985 · Member joins
  Michael Bettell joins the band
  drums (drum set)
  source: musicbrainz
18. 1985 · Member leaves
  Michael Bettell leaves the band
  drums (drum set)
  source: musicbrainz
19. 1987 · Album
  Album: Tank
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
20. 1989 · Member leaves
  Algy Ward leaves the band
  bass guitar,original
  source: musicbrainz
21. 1989 · Member leaves
  Mick Tucker leaves the band
  electric guitar
  source: musicbrainz
22. 1989 · Member leaves
  Cliff Evans leaves the band
  electric guitar
  source: musicbrainz
23. 1989 · Member leaves
  Gary Taylor leaves the band
  drums (drum set)
  source: musicbrainz
1990s
1. 1997 · Member joins
  Algy Ward joins the band
  bass guitar,original
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1997 · Member joins
  Cliff Evans joins the band
  electric guitar
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1997 · Member joins
  Mick Tucker joins the band
  electric guitar
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1997 · Member joins
  Steve Hopgood joins the band
  drums (drum set)
  source: musicbrainz
2000s
1. 2001 · Member leaves
  Steve Hopgood leaves the band
  drums (drum set)
  source: musicbrainz
2. 2001 · Member joins
  Bruce Bisland joins the band
  drums (drum set)
  source: musicbrainz
3. 2002 · Album
  Album: Still at War
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 2007 · Member leaves
  Bruce Bisland leaves the band
  drums (drum set)
  source: musicbrainz
5. 2008 · Member leaves
  Algy Ward leaves the band
  bass guitar,original
  source: musicbrainz
6. 2008 · Member joins
  Chris Dale joins the band
  electric bass guitar
  source: musicbrainz
7. 2008 · Member joins
  Dave Cavill joins the band
  drums (drum set)
  source: musicbrainz
8. 2008 · Member joins
  Doogie White joins the band
  lead vocals
  source: musicbrainz
9. 2009 · Member joins
  Mark Brabbs joins the band
  drums (drum set)
  source: musicbrainz
10. 2009 · Member leaves
  Mark Brabbs leaves the band
  drums (drum set)
  source: musicbrainz
2010s
1. 25 October 2010 · Album
  Album: War Machine
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 2011 · Member leaves
  Dave Cavill leaves the band
  drums (drum set)
  source: musicbrainz
3. 2011 · Member joins
  Mark Cross joins the band
  drums (drum set)
  source: musicbrainz
4. 2012 · Member leaves
  Mark Cross leaves the band
  drums (drum set)
  source: musicbrainz
5. 2012 · Member joins
  Steve Hopgood joins the band
  drums (drum set)
  source: musicbrainz
6. 5 June 2012 · Album
  Album: War Nation
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 2013 · Member joins
  Algy Ward joins the band
  drums (drum set),original
  source: musicbrainz
8. 2013 · Member joins
  ZP Theart joins the band
  lead vocals
  source: musicbrainz
9. 3 June 2013 · Album
  Album: Breath of the Pit
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
10. 2014 · Member leaves
  Chris Dale leaves the band
  electric bass guitar
  source: musicbrainz
11. 2014 · Member leaves
  Doogie White leaves the band
  lead vocals
  source: musicbrainz
12. 2014 · Member leaves
  Steve Hopgood leaves the band
  drums (drum set)
  source: musicbrainz
13. 2014 · Member joins
  Barend Courbois joins the band
  electric bass guitar
  source: musicbrainz
14. 2014 · Member joins
  Bobby joins the band
  drums (drum set)
  source: musicbrainz
15. 25 September 2015 · Album
  Album: Valley of Tears
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
16. 2017 · Member leaves
  ZP Theart leaves the band
  lead vocals
  source: musicbrainz
17. 2017 · Member leaves
  Barend Courbois leaves the band
  electric bass guitar
  source: musicbrainz
18. 2017 · Member joins
  David Readman joins the band
  lead vocals
  source: musicbrainz
19. 2017 · Member joins
  Randy van der Elsen joins the band
  electric bass guitar
  source: musicbrainz
20. 12 October 2018 · Album
  Album: Sturmpanzer
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
21. 26 April 2019 · Album
  Album: Re-Ignition
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2020s
1. 2021 · Member leaves
  Randy van der Elsen leaves the band
  electric bass guitar
  source: musicbrainz
2. 2021 · Member joins
  Gavin Gray joins the band
  electric bass guitar
  source: musicbrainz
3. 2021 · Member joins
  Russell Gilbrook joins the band
  drums (drum set)
  source: musicbrainz
4. 2023 · Member leaves
  Algy Ward leaves the band
  drums (drum set),original
  source: musicbrainz
5. 2023 · Member leaves
  Bobby leaves the band
  drums (drum set)
  source: musicbrainz
6. 2023 · Member leaves
  David Readman leaves the band
  lead vocals
  source: musicbrainz
7. 2023 · Member leaves
  Russell Gilbrook leaves the band
  drums (drum set)
  source: musicbrainz
8. 2023 · Member joins
  Marcus von Boisman joins the band
  lead vocals
  source: musicbrainz
9. 2024 · Member leaves
  Gavin Gray leaves the band
  electric bass guitar
  source: musicbrainz
10. 2024 · Member joins
  Karl Wilcox joins the band
  drums (drum set)
  source: musicbrainz
11. 2025 · Member joins
  Gavin Kerrigan joins the band
  electric bass guitar
  source: musicbrainz

Biography

English biography627 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1357754690

Biography

Tank (often stylized as TANK) are an English heavy metal band formed in 1980 by Algy Ward, a former member of The Damned. The original band is known as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement. Tank was often compared to Motörhead as both bands were trios fronted by singing bassists, and played a loose, almost punk-styled metal music with often colourful lyrics.
After acrimonious legal and creative disputes, Algy Ward led one version of the group until his death on 17 March 2023, while guitarists Mick Tucker and Cliff Evans continued to lead another version of the band.

History

Their 1982 debut album, Filth Hounds of HadesFilth Hounds of Hades1982 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Shellshock3:112Struck by Lightning3:103Run Like Hell3:404Blood, Guts and Beer3:435That's What Dreams Are Made Of5:266Turn Your Head Around3:227Heavy Artillery3:258Who Needs Love Songs?3:069Filth Hounds of Hades3:5610(He Fell in Love With a) Stormtrooper5:17, was positively received by both punk and metal fans as well as most critics, regarded now as one of the best albums of the NWOBHM 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."
As was the case with many other bands of the era, Tank was never able to build on the promise shown by their first album. The band continued on for years through line-up changes and waning commercial fortunes before finally disbanding in 1989. Ward resurrected the band in 1997 playing tour dates around Europe and Japan for a couple of years. Five of their songs appeared on a Japanese compilation called Metal Crusade '99.
The album Still At WarStill at War2002 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Still at War6:172T.G.N.I.D.7:033Light the Fire (Watch 'em Burn)4:284The World Awaits5:575And Then We Heard the Thunder3:516In the Last Hours Before Dawn5:137Conspiracy of Hate5:038When the Hunter Becomes the Hunted6:439Return of the Filth Hounds4:2210The Blood's Still on Their Hands5:5211The Fear Inside3:37 emerged in 2002. In August 2006, Ward said that he was working on the next Tank album, SturmpanzerSturmpanzer12 October 2018 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks12000 Miles Away5:062March2:553No More War3:314Lianne's Crying5:075First They Killed the Father5:596Sturmpanzer (Part 1 & 2)5:507Living in Fear of...5:018Which Part of F.O. Don't U Understand?3:329The Last Soldier6:0510Little Darling (Thin Lizzy cover)3:2711Revenge of the Filth Hounds (Parts 1 & 2)7:2112Untitled3:09.
On 20 December 2008, a new line-up was announced. Guitarists Mick Tucker and Cliff Evans were joined by original drummer Mark Brabbs and former Bruce Dickinson bassist Chris Dale. Algy Ward was replaced by former Rainbow singer Doogie White. For 2010, the band replaced Brabbs with Voodoo Six drummer, Dave Cavill and released the new Tank album War MachineWar Machine25 October 2010 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Judgement Day5:142Feast of the Devil5:223Phoenix Rising6:564War Machine7:035Great Expectations4:246After All5:037The Last Laugh4:418World Without Pity6:109My Insanity6:1810Dead Man Walking4:4511Honour and Blood6:42, with this line-up in released in October 2010. For 2011, the band replaced Cavill with heavy metal drummer, Mark Cross.
In February 2012, the band announced their first live DVD recorded the previous summer in Poland with additional footage to be recorded in March 2012. The band also released details of the return of former drummer, Steve Hopgood, along with details of the forthcoming album, War NationWar Nation5 June 2012 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1War Nation6:102Song of the Dead5:063Hammer and Nails4:544Don't Dream in the Dark4:535Grace of God4:546Dreamer5:257Justice for All4:168Wings of Heaven5:329State of the Union3:5910Hard Road3:52. The album was released on 4 June on Metal Mind Productions, produced by Phil Kinman at his west London studios.
In 2013, it emerged that Algy Ward had resurrected his own version of the band, with all tracks on a new album called Breath of the PitBreath of the Pit3 June 2013 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Breath of the Pit6:072T-342:563Kill or Be Killed5:054Healing the Wounds of War6:065Stalingrad (Time Is Blood)4:436Victim5:437Crawl Back into Your Hole5:028Retribution3:119Conflict Primeval5:2410Circle of Willis5:31 being "written, played and shouted" by Ward himself. According to Algy Ward, Sturmpanzer was to be released sometime in 2015. Tank led by Tucker/Evans was scheduled to release their third album that year as well. The album, called Valley of TearsValley of Tears25 September 2015 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Valley of Tears7:102War Dance5:043Eye of a Hurricane5:514Hold On5:525Living a Fantasy5:026Heading for Eternity4:387World on Fire4:558Make a Little Time5:119One for the Road3:10, was scheduled to be released on 9 June, but was pushed back to 18 September.
In January 2016, Ward stated that Sturmpanzer was finished and would be finally released in early 2016. However, it was later delayed, and finally released in November 2018.
In June 2019, the Tucker-Evans Tank embarked on their debut Australian tour (the first visit of Tank in general to the country), co-headlining with Girlschool and Raven, after Venom Inc. had to pull out for health reasons.
Algy Ward died on 17 May 2023.
In March 2024, the band participated in the Hell's Heroes music festival, which took place at White Oak Music Hall in Houston and was headlined by Sodom and Queensrÿche. They performed a "classic set" for this event.

Members

Mick Tucker (1983–1989, 1997–present) – guitar
Cliff Evans (1984–1989, 1997–present) – guitar
Karl Wilcox (2024–present) – drums
Marcus von Boisman (2023–present) – vocals
Gavin Kerrigan (2025–present) – bass

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.

Normalised profile metrics with percentile rank
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	18	78.1th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	21	87.5th
Studio albums	12	92.8th
Awards recorded	0	0th
Timeline events	69	99.4th
Recording span (years)	38	78th
Genres	4	84.7th

Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.

Discography (21 release groups · 12 studio albums)

Albums · 12

Filth Hounds of Hades
1982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 38:16
1Shellshock3:11
2Struck by Lightning3:10
3Run Like Hell3:40
4Blood, Guts and Beer3:43
5That's What Dreams Are Made Of5:26
6Turn Your Head Around3:22
7Heavy Artillery3:25
8Who Needs Love Songs?3:06
9Filth Hounds of Hades3:56
10(He Fell in Love With a) Stormtrooper5:17
Power of the Hunter
1982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 40:26
A1Walking Barefoot Over Glass5:33
A2Pure Hatred3:51
A3Biting and Scratching4:41
A4Some Came Running3:03
A5T.A.N.K.3:51
B1Used Leather4:21
B2Crazy Horses2:52
B3Set Your Back on Fire3:57
B4Red Skull Rock4:07
B5Power of the Hunter4:10
This Means War
1983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 40:03
A1Just Like Something From Hell8:31
A2Hot Lead Cold Steel5:46
A3This Means War5:19
B1Laughing in the Face of Death5:17
B2If We Go (We Go Down Fighting)5:27
B3I (Won't Ever Let You Down)4:40
B4Echoes of a Distant Battle5:03
Honour & Blood
1984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 42:44
A1The War Drags Ever On8:14
A2When All Hell Freezes Over5:56
A3Honour and Blood6:32
B1Chain of Fools4:08
B2W.M.L.A.5:17
B3Too Tired to Wait for Love4:37
B4Kill8:00
Tank
1987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 44:47
1Reign of Thunder7:21
2March On, Sons of Nippon4:12
3With Your Life6:29
4None but the Brave6:47
5The Enemy Below4:44
6Lost4:56
7(The Hell They Must) Suffer4:45
8It Fell From the Sky5:33
Still at War
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 58:26
1Still at War6:17
2T.G.N.I.D.7:03
3Light the Fire (Watch 'em Burn)4:28
4The World Awaits5:57
5And Then We Heard the Thunder3:51
6In the Last Hours Before Dawn5:13
7Conspiracy of Hate5:03
8When the Hunter Becomes the Hunted6:43
9Return of the Filth Hounds4:22
10The Blood's Still on Their Hands5:52
11The Fear Inside3:37
War Machine
2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:02:38
1Judgement Day5:14
2Feast of the Devil5:22
3Phoenix Rising6:56
4War Machine7:03
5Great Expectations4:24
6After All5:03
7The Last Laugh4:41
8World Without Pity6:10
9My Insanity6:18
10Dead Man Walking4:45
11Honour and Blood6:42
War Nation
2012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 49:01
1War Nation6:10
2Song of the Dead5:06
3Hammer and Nails4:54
4Don't Dream in the Dark4:53
5Grace of God4:54
6Dreamer5:25
7Justice for All4:16
8Wings of Heaven5:32
9State of the Union3:59
10Hard Road3:52
Breath of the Pit
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 49:48
1Breath of the Pit6:07
2T-342:56
3Kill or Be Killed5:05
4Healing the Wounds of War6:06
5Stalingrad (Time Is Blood)4:43
6Victim5:43
7Crawl Back into Your Hole5:02
8Retribution3:11
9Conflict Primeval5:24
10Circle of Willis5:31
Valley of Tears
2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 46:53
1Valley of Tears7:10
2War Dance5:04
3Eye of a Hurricane5:51
4Hold On5:52
5Living a Fantasy5:02
6Heading for Eternity4:38
7World on Fire4:55
8Make a Little Time5:11
9One for the Road3:10
Sturmpanzer
2018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 57:03
12000 Miles Away5:06
2March2:55
3No More War3:31
4Lianne's Crying5:07
5First They Killed the Father5:59
6Sturmpanzer (Part 1 & 2)5:50
7Living in Fear of...5:01
8Which Part of F.O. Don't U Understand?3:32
9The Last Soldier6:05
10Little Darling (Thin Lizzy cover)3:27
11Revenge of the Filth Hounds (Parts 1 & 2)7:21
12Untitled3:09
Re-Ignition
2019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:07:39
1Walking Barefoot over Glass (Re-Recorded)4:56
2Power of the Hunter (Re-Recorded)4:03
3Just Like Something from Hell (Re-Recorded)7:57
4(He Fell in Love with a) Stormtrooper (Re-Recorded)5:03
5This Means War (Re-Recorded)5:51
6Shellshock (Re-Recorded)2:18
7W.M.L.A. (Re-Recorded)5:05
8Honour and Blood (Re-Recorded)6:49
9Blood, Guts and Beer (Re-Recorded)3:45
10Echoes of a Distant Battle (Re-Recorded)4:38
11The War Drags Ever On (Re-Recorded)7:44
12Valley of Tears (bonus' With Doogie White On Vocals)7:11
13Shell Shock (bonus' With Jimmy D On Guitars)2:19

Single · 2

Single release groups, by first release date
Cover	Year	Title	Notes	First release
	1981	Don't Walk AwaySearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 10:26 ADon't Walk Away3:20 B1Shellshock2:40 B2Hammer On4:26		November 1981
	1982	Turn Your Head AroundSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 7:34 1Turn Your Head Around3:21 2Steppin' on a Landmine4:13		1982

Album · 6

Album release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	Notes	First release
1985	Armour PlatedSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:22:19 Disc 110 tracks · 39:32 1Don't Walk Away3:06 2Power of the Hunter4:12 3Run Like Hell4:16 4Filth Hounds of Hades4:03 5(He Fell in Love with a) Stormtrooper5:20 6Red Skull Rock4:08 7The Snake3:33 8Who Needs Love Songs?3:16 9Steppin' on a Landmine4:15 10Turn Your Head Around3:23 Disc 211 tracks · 42:47 10Turn Your Head Around3:23 11Crazy Horses (Osmonds cover)2:31 12Some Came Running3:11 13Hammer On4:10 14Shellshock2:30 15That's What Dreams Are Made Of (T.W.D.A.M.O)5:29 16Biting and Scratching4:41 17Used Leather4:21 18Blood, Guts and Beer4:09 19Filth Bitch Boogie4:30 20T.A.N.K.3:52	Compilation	1985
1998	The Return of the Filth Hounds: LiveSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 10 tracks · 48:11 1This Means War6:19 2Echoes of a Distant Battle4:55 3T.W.D.A.M.O.4:53 4And Then We Heard the Thunder3:49 5Don’t Walk Away3:46 6Honour and Blood7:02 7Power of the Hunter5:57 8Shellshock2:44 9In the Last Hours Before Dawn5:03 10And Then We Heard the Thunder3:43	Live	1998
2001	War of Attrition Live 1981Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:16:06 1Shellshock3:06 2Steppin’ on a Landmine4:38 3Blood, Guts and Beer4:06 4Run Like Hell4:16 5Don’t Walk Away5:13 6Filth Hounds of Hades3:53 7Stormtrooper6:21 8The Snake3:32 9Shellshock (demo)2:39 10Run Like Hell (demo)4:29 11Blood, Guts and Beer (demo)4:20 12Hammer On (radio session)4:25 13Don’t Walk Away (radio session)3:14 14Heavy Artillery (radio session)3:27 15T.W.D.A.M.O. (live 1982)5:51 16Blood, Guts and Beer (live 1982)4:36 17Too Tired to Wait for Love (demo)4:05 18Man Who Never Was (demo)3:55	Live	2001
2006	Tank Selected FavoritesSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:17:30 1Still at War5:03 2And Then We Heard the Thunder3:50 3Conspiracy of Hate5:02 4Echoes of a Distant Battle (live)4:53 5Don't Walk Away (live)3:44 6Shellshock (live)2:43 7And Then We Heard the Thunder3:47 8Return of the Filthhounds4:21 9And Then We Heard the Thunder (live)3:48 10In the Last Hours Before Dawn5:12 11Honour and Blood (live)7:00 12C-Ing-Dub-All (live)6:25 13Power of the Hunter (live)5:56 14Still at War6:18 15In the Last Hours Before Dawn5:01 16Light the Fire (Watch 'Em Burn)4:27	Compilation	20 June 2006
2007	The Filth Hounds of Hades: Dogs of War, 1981–2002Search Spotify Search YouTube Music	Compilation	19 November 2007
2012	War Machine LiveSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 12 tracks 1This Means War 2Judgement Day 3Echoes of a Distant Battle 4Phoenix Rising 5Feast of the Devil 6Honour and Blood 7Great Expectations 8T.W.D.A.M.O. 9Don't Dream in the Dark 10Power of the Hunter 11(He Fell in Love with a) Stormtrooper 12The War Drags Ever On	Live	12 November 2012

EP · 1

EP release groups, by first release date
Cover	Year	Title	Notes	First release
	2006	Tank's When the Hunter Becomes the HuntedSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 7 tracks · 40:34 1The World Awaits5:56 2This Means War (live)6:18 3The Fear Inside3:54 4T.W.D.A.M.O. (live)4:51 5The Blood's Still on Their Hands5:51 6T.G.N.I.D.7:02 7When the Hunter Becomes the Hunted6:42		24 June 2006

Stats & PK

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Tank metrics with percentile rank among published artists
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	18	78.1th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	21	87.5th
Studio albums	12	92.8th
Awards recorded	0	0th
Timeline events	69	99.4th
Recording span (years)	38	78th
Genres	4	84.7th

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Line-up

Band line-up and band memberships with dates
Name	From	To	Role
Algy Ward	1980	1989	bass guitar,original
Mark Brabbs	1980	1983	drums (drum set)
Peter Brabbs	1980	1983	electric guitar
Mick Tucker	1983	1989	electric guitar
Cliff Evans	1984	1989	electric guitar
Graeme Crallan	1984	1985	drums (drum set)
Gary Taylor	1985	1989	drums (drum set)
Michael Bettell	1985	1985	drums (drum set)
Algy Ward	1997	2008	bass guitar,original
Cliff Evans	1997	present	electric guitar
Mick Tucker	1997	present	electric guitar
Steve Hopgood	1997	2001	drums (drum set)
Bruce Bisland	2001	2007	drums (drum set)
Chris Dale	2008	2014	electric bass guitar
Dave Cavill	2008	2011	drums (drum set)
Doogie White	2008	2014	lead vocals
Mark Brabbs	2009	2009	drums (drum set)
Mark Cross	2011	2012	drums (drum set)
Steve Hopgood	2012	2014	drums (drum set)
Algy Ward	2013	2023	drums (drum set),original
ZP Theart	2013	2017	lead vocals
Barend Courbois	2014	2017	electric bass guitar
Bobby	2014	2023	drums (drum set)
David Readman	2017	2023	lead vocals
Randy van der Elsen	2017	2021	electric bass guitar
Gavin Gray	2021	2024	electric bass guitar
Russell Gilbrook	2021	2023	drums (drum set)
Marcus von Boisman	2023	present	lead vocals
Karl Wilcox	2024	present	drums (drum set)
Gavin Kerrigan	2025	present	electric bass guitar

Where this record comes from

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aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9e4d93b6-0b22-4914-a3e4-efe8b8cd0378
discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9e4d93b6-0b22-4914-a3e4-efe8b8cd0378
core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q933207
genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q933207
seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_%28band%29
biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_%28band%29

Why this artist is in the database

List of heavy metal bands — rank #253
Tank | United Kingdom | 1980–1989, 1997–present |

Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Yellowxander at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q933207 · MusicBrainz: 9e4d93b6-0b22-4914-a3e4-efe8b8cd0378

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