Huge Algy Ward era TANK fan here. It's extremely difficult (and expensive) to find theirs albums in Uruguay. Only own a Spanish single from their first album and a T-Shirt. Learned some songs with my bass while fighting cancer some years ago. Still working to transcribe Hammer On since the lyrics aren't anywhere. Greetings from South America!
Thank you so much for posting this video. Tank always has been and always will be one of my all time favorite bands. As long as Algy was fronting the band. I commend you on the info you passed along within the video, even if I disagreed with most of what you said about the music itself. Your video channel is such a wealth of info on bands that have been forgotten through the years or overlooked for whatever reason. Thank you again and please keep up the good work.
OK, I"m going to blow up the internet. First, didn't know Algy had passed. Shame on me. TANK, inconsistent as they were, WERE SO GOOD. I recall Jason Newsted saying in an Alternative Press interview (going way back here) that Lars listened to them a lot. (THEN WHY NO TANK SONG ON GARAGE DAYS? Unforgivable.) Post Filth Hounds, Kerrang basically helped destroy their career (not that their live shows helped). When their box set came out, Algy was pretty vocal that they wouldn't see a dime from it and didn't exactly encourage fans to purchase. I still have some of their 7" records. As different as Filth Hounds and Power of the Hunter were, I still loved Power (but prefer Filth). Ok, didn't blow up the internet that much but thanks for starting this dialogue. Poor Algy. Always seemed like he was just barely getting by. RIP Algy.
Tank, man these have been kicking ass for decades! They always had that dirty, rough and tumble look and sound to them that is exactly how they should be.
Tank was so good. My older cousin got me into them when I was maybe 6 or 7. I still listen to them to this day. Awesome band. They definitely don’t get the recognition they deserve. Great video!
Like most people my age, the NWOBHM bands was my jumping off point in my love of rock and metal. Sadly, because so many of these bands never made it past the demo stage, the only thing most of us had were cassette tapes doing the rounds at school and they were usually a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy x10, but we didn’t mind because we knew that under all that sound deterioration there was something so good. I remember Tank from those school days, thanks for the trip down memory lane.
This my favorite type of music and my favorite era. Life is a battle, and it's the best subject for Rock n Roll. Just as good as love is, anyway. This Means War is a kickass album. Times were pretty rough in the early 80's, which is why it's perfect for life today.
Another excellent choice and another band I absolutely dislike. It's Now, one would ask "why'd you stayed for the whole 45' minutes if you dislike them?" The answer is simple. To find out if I've misjudged them, or if in the end of the video I feel that I was right. That's the beauty of Metal School. You either learn of a band you didn't know, reassess your point of view, or confirm your own feelings. This is what makes these videos even better! Thank you for another excellent effort! No matter what my opinion is R.I.P. Algy Ward. Metal is family, not division.
Haha, couldn’t agree more. Everyones tastes are different and one of the great things about heavy metal is the variety. Glad you still dig the video! I’m sure I’ll hit on one we both agree on soon 😊🤘🏻
I think they were ignored or polarizing. Filth came out when punks were slooooowly easing into admitting they appreciate Motorhead but Tank never got the juice to be appreciated by punk fans and they were too sloppy for a lot of metalheads.
Killer band , great and fair review of them . Personally find This means war and Honour & Blood their strongest hours. “If a bullet don’t get ya then the dysentery will!”
Very Cool! The bassist/lead singer is like a metal Greg Lake. lol Never heard of them and very surprised. I had access to several imports back in the day. Thanks!
Hi from New Zealand..I have all tanks albums..had to get them 2nd hand over the years..I really like them..if the lead singer had left its not tank..his voice is really unique..I think you do a great job with your channel mate..very nice work..looking forward to the next band..😊
I really like their first five albums, though I lost track of them after that. "Filth Hounds..." is my favorite, but "Honour & Blood" is right behind it, with only the cover of the Aretha Franklin song dragging it down for me. Great song, I just don't need to hear Tank (or Little Caesar) doing it. Thanks for this fun, nostalgic video!
Man thank you for posting this. I love your videos. I had a hard day at work and when I saw you put out a new video my day got more relaxed. Thank you.
YEEEAAAAHHHHH!!!! TANK!!!\m/ I've been WAITING for this Metal School episode. Finally got the wish lol. Filth Hounds, This Means War and Honour and Blood are some of the best albums EVER!!! Thanks for this man, R.I.P. Algy Ward.
Thank you - yet ANOTHER band I’ve heard of but never actually listened to. I’m going to start my journey at War Machine since I really like what I heard from the video far and possess zero ties to their original sound, then work my way around to their initial single.
Great review! Dug the band right up to Honour and Blood! Early tank was incredible..Mick Tucker was a great guitarist contributing to the bands overall sound..Thank you for the review for others not familiar with the band to check them out
Don’t recall ever hearing of these guys, thanks for the video! Can definitely hear the Mötorhead vibe, a band that I’ve personally never really cared for. Nonetheless, these guys do rock out. Another great video.
I literally did just buy my favorite 3 Tank CDs (thankfully available) This Means War, Honour & Blood, Tank. I always liked the shouted vocals from Algy Ward. Ok, I might also need Power of the Hunter. Just for Walking Barefoot Over Glass.
I always loved the Sodom version of "Don't Walk Away" on their Agent Orange album. In general, Tank to me was one of those good not great bands of their time. But I do find it strange that two non original members who showed up relatively late in the early run of albums chose to use that name decades later. It's not like Tank is a top brand. Tucker and Evans really should have had their own band name and truly owned the project, not have some weird foot in the past.
Sounds cool. Interesting, in my ears it is still hard rock… but I do hear some metal vibes in their later work. I had never heard of this band before. Good singing.
I felt in love with a storm... eeeeeeeeeer... I mean with TANK since the first time I got "Filth Hounds..." back in the 80's, which is a MASTERPIECE (all songs are PERFECT) You forgot to mention that "Crazy Horses" from "Power Of The Hunter" is an The Osmonds cover For me TANK is Algy Ward and anything else... any other thing is something else, but not TANK. Congratulations another incredible awesome video well documented, narrated, and produced.
When you're a young kid and you get an allowance or from your first job,.. there's not a lot of money to go around, so I always seen this album sitting on the shelf at the record stores but couldn't buy it because I was buying other bands. Now I regret it. Definitely going to add them to my collection now!
This guys high. This is an amazing album from beginning to the end. It’s not Honor and Blood but every song on here and yes even the Donnie Osmond track are just bangers and ent body with a hard rock NWOBHM will enjoy from Samson to Saxon. I mean Lemmy loved this band. And this era was just awesome.
Tank are a one of the most underrated NWOBHM bands! Thanks for highlighting them!
RIP Algy Ward.
"Filth Hounds of Hades" is a stone cold classic! BLOOD, GUTS AND BEER!!
No doubt \m/
In my Top One of NWBHM records 😂
@@georgemaranville3305 😆
One of my favorite 80's Metal group! Rip Algy. There albums are underrated especially the first album.
Same. Filth Hounds is a hell of a record beginning to end!
When Algy passed - I then knew just how much I liked TANK.
Honour and Blood!
That opening riff gets my blood pumping along with
When all hell freezes over!
I love Tank so much, Honour and Blood is probably one of my favourite albums of all time.
RIP Algy.
My favorite by Tank 🤘
Me too. Tank is such a special band, raw and epic.
Yeah, H&B is Tank's best record.
Huge Algy Ward era TANK fan here. It's extremely difficult (and expensive) to find theirs albums in Uruguay. Only own a Spanish single from their first album and a T-Shirt. Learned some songs with my bass while fighting cancer some years ago. Still working to transcribe Hammer On since the lyrics aren't anywhere. Greetings from South America!
Theyre a band that should get a lot more recognition. Their stuff was always amazing and it got overlooked by a lot of metalheads over here
La formazione con Algy Ward e i fratelli Brabbs era Grandissima, il loro primo album , heavy metal purissimo ,Mitici 🤟🤟🤟
Thank you so much for posting this video. Tank always has been and always will be one of my all time favorite bands. As long as Algy was fronting the band. I commend you on the info you passed along within the video, even if I disagreed with most of what you said about the music itself. Your video channel is such a wealth of info on bands that have been forgotten through the years or overlooked for whatever reason.
Thank you again and please keep up the good work.
Tank is one of those bands that gives fans of fast, thumping heavy metal what they want; fast and thumping heavy metal.
One of the best purchases I ever made was that 1981-2002 boxset. Pricey, but worth every penny. RIP Algy
The original Tank is one of the greatest bands of all time! PURE ROCK 'N' ROLL POWER! Thanks for the awesome video, HAMMER ON!!!
Great band, great video!
🫡🤘🏻
OK, I"m going to blow up the internet. First, didn't know Algy had passed. Shame on me. TANK, inconsistent as they were, WERE SO GOOD. I recall Jason Newsted saying in an Alternative Press interview (going way back here) that Lars listened to them a lot. (THEN WHY NO TANK SONG ON GARAGE DAYS? Unforgivable.) Post Filth Hounds, Kerrang basically helped destroy their career (not that their live shows helped). When their box set came out, Algy was pretty vocal that they wouldn't see a dime from it and didn't exactly encourage fans to purchase. I still have some of their 7" records. As different as Filth Hounds and Power of the Hunter were, I still loved Power (but prefer Filth). Ok, didn't blow up the internet that much but thanks for starting this dialogue. Poor Algy. Always seemed like he was just barely getting by. RIP Algy.
Honour&Blood is my all time favorite.I remember the day i buy the vinyl.Metal till the grave
Thank you for the great work man! This is metal history gold, always looking forward to your videos 🤘
The Osmond cover was awesome
My favorite nwobhm Band beside Angel Witch And Raven! R.I.P Algy Ward
The first four Tank albums are four of the greatest hard rock albums of all time.
Especially "Honour and Blood" is awesome record.
Tank, man these have been kicking ass for decades! They always had that dirty, rough and tumble look and sound to them that is exactly how they should be.
So sick! What a great addition to the Metal School archive! I've been waiting for a new MS video, and this does not disappoint!
Tank was so good. My older cousin got me into them when I was maybe 6 or 7. I still listen to them to this day. Awesome band. They definitely don’t get the recognition they deserve. Great video!
Tank is one of my favorite band😃👍
Like most people my age, the NWOBHM bands was my jumping off point in my love of rock and metal. Sadly, because so many of these bands never made it past the demo stage, the only thing most of us had were cassette tapes doing the rounds at school and they were usually a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy x10, but we didn’t mind because we knew that under all that sound deterioration there was something so good. I remember Tank from those school days, thanks for the trip down memory lane.
So happy you took on tank! Would love to see you tackle NWOBHM band Demon they played with so many different sounds.
Whenever I think of Tank, the first song that comes to mind is "Run Like Hell"
This my favorite type of music and my favorite era. Life is a battle, and it's the best subject for Rock n Roll. Just as good as love is, anyway.
This Means War is a kickass album. Times were pretty rough in the early 80's, which is why it's perfect for life today.
RIP Algy Ward!
Another excellent choice and another band I absolutely dislike. It's Now, one would ask "why'd you stayed for the whole 45' minutes if you dislike them?" The answer is simple. To find out if I've misjudged them, or if in the end of the video I feel that I was right. That's the beauty of Metal School. You either learn of a band you didn't know, reassess your point of view, or confirm your own feelings. This is what makes these videos even better! Thank you for another excellent effort! No matter what my opinion is R.I.P. Algy Ward. Metal is family, not division.
Haha, couldn’t agree more. Everyones tastes are different and one of the great things about heavy metal is the variety. Glad you still dig the video! I’m sure I’ll hit on one we both agree on soon 😊🤘🏻
I think they were ignored or polarizing. Filth came out when punks were slooooowly easing into admitting they appreciate Motorhead but Tank never got the juice to be appreciated by punk fans and they were too sloppy for a lot of metalheads.
Another excellent choice. Thanks for doing these.
Fucking love TANK. Still have the first 4 lps on my permanent playlist
its a good day when metal school uploads 🤘
Thank you very much, I waited so long for this one! Great work again!
My favorites are the first two albums.
RIP Algy.
Always loved 'This Means War', but in recent years I've realised most of the other albums are pretty decent too.
LOVE Tank..R.I.P Algy. I was in the Tank fan club in 1982 (true)
Killer band , great and fair review of them .
Personally find This means war and Honour & Blood their strongest hours.
“If a bullet don’t get ya then the dysentery will!”
Very Cool!
The bassist/lead singer is like a metal Greg Lake. lol
Never heard of them and very surprised. I had access to several imports back in the day.
Thanks!
That’s what dreams are made of is a great song.
TANK RULES OK!🤘
Algy is still hardly missed.
It is a tragedy what they did to his work
Thank you for another awesome Metal History Documentary.Love all your videos!! 🤘👌🤘
Hi from New Zealand..I have all tanks albums..had to get them 2nd hand over the years..I really like them..if the lead singer had left its not tank..his voice is really unique..I think you do a great job with your channel mate..very nice work..looking forward to the next band..😊
I really like their first five albums, though I lost track of them after that. "Filth Hounds..." is my favorite, but "Honour & Blood" is right behind it, with only the cover of the Aretha Franklin song dragging it down for me. Great song, I just don't need to hear Tank (or Little Caesar) doing it. Thanks for this fun, nostalgic video!
Finally,..A band that I have never heard of,
......thank you brother man!!!
Love this band!! You should cover Accept, Saxon, Celtic Frost, Anvil, Annihlator, or Exciter.
Exciter would be interesting.
I recently came across an old og copy of This Means War.. love it ❤
Man thank you for posting this. I love your videos. I had a hard day at work and when I saw you put out a new video my day got more relaxed. Thank you.
Glad I could help! 🤘🏻
I remember hearing “Hot Lead Cold Steel” back in 1984 on KMET’s Friday night Mighty Metal Hour. It’s still my favorite Tank song.
I remember that show well. Hosted by Jim Ladd. RIP to both.
Tks bro thats aweosome.
Tank is a great band, hope to see Rage (this one will be a LONG video) or Grave Digger in the next ones.
I just keep hearing Gene Simmons singing on the early stuff. Can't get it out of my head. 🤟🤘🤟🤘
Really? I heard Ted Nugent
love the way you do your videos, always waiting for the next one!
Great video. What an underrated band! 🤘
Dude! I haven't listened to my copy of "This Means War" for so long, I totally forgot that intro!
Thank you Metal School for introducing me to some awesome bands like this who until today I've never heard of keep it up
best channel on YT. can't get enough
❤️🤘🏻
I’m old enough to have seen these guys with Motörhead + bought that first EP! Loved it!
Same here. I saw Tank with Motörhead in Finland in 1981. Great show from both bands.
Hell yeah Tank!!!
Tank have a close bond to Motörhead for one single element: Both bands were rooted in the spirit of punk rock.
Another great video. Thank you very much for doing this. I will be checking these guys out for sure :-D
been waiting for a Tank video for a while hehe, great documentary of one of most underrated bands.
Fantastic band
Wow, this awesome feature...turned my head around! 😇😎
The metal school is really cool, I'm a 57-year-old metal fan and I enjoy it.
Thanks for the great video. How had I never heard of this awesome band before!
This is a long time ago, dang. I love this show, also James Hetfield loved this band.
Who cares what Hetfield likes?
YEEEAAAAHHHHH!!!! TANK!!!\m/ I've been WAITING for this Metal School episode. Finally got the wish lol. Filth Hounds, This Means War and Honour and Blood are some of the best albums EVER!!! Thanks for this man, R.I.P. Algy Ward.
Honour and Blood is my favorite. Great record.
RIP Algy. ❤
A New Wave of British Heavy Metal classic!
Tank = quality content
Wow, Tank. Takes me back. To better times
Thank you - yet ANOTHER band I’ve heard of but never actually listened to. I’m going to start my journey at War Machine since I really like what I heard from the video far and possess zero ties to their original sound, then work my way around to their initial single.
Algy Ward baby! Tank sounded like early Maiden and Motörhead. Just awesome!
Rest in power, Algy.
Freaking great band🎸💥💪
To de mi líbí 🤘
My favorite NWOBHM band!
Great review! Dug the band right up to Honour and Blood! Early tank was incredible..Mick Tucker was a great guitarist contributing to the bands overall sound..Thank you for the review for others not familiar with the band to check them out
Don’t recall ever hearing of these guys, thanks for the video!
Can definitely hear the Mötorhead vibe, a band that I’ve personally never really cared for. Nonetheless, these guys do rock out. Another great video.
Nicely done. Certainly Tank were a premier NWOBHM band who should have been more known than they were.
Tank is a very good band
I literally did just buy my favorite 3 Tank CDs (thankfully available) This Means War, Honour & Blood, Tank. I always liked the shouted vocals from Algy Ward. Ok, I might also need Power of the Hunter. Just for Walking Barefoot Over Glass.
Honor and blood and the self titled from 87, had them on cassette, they lived in my glovebox, great for cruising around… and getting stoned
Nice! Love Tank!!!
I always loved the Sodom version of "Don't Walk Away" on their Agent Orange album. In general, Tank to me was one of those good not great bands of their time. But I do find it strange that two non original members who showed up relatively late in the early run of albums chose to use that name decades later. It's not like Tank is a top brand. Tucker and Evans really should have had their own band name and truly owned the project, not have some weird foot in the past.
I thought was stupid beyond just being a headscratcher. Algy IS/WAS Tank. Makes zero sense, agree.
nicenice, i should dig around my viny collection, i think i´ve 4 Tank releases, haven´t thought of this awesome band for a long time
One of the best bands of the time. RIP Algy.
Sounds cool. Interesting, in my ears it is still hard rock… but I do hear some metal vibes in their later work. I had never heard of this band before. Good singing.
Glad i stumbled onto this! Great band!
Honor and blood came out when I was 13. Blew me away.
Loved them! 🤘Honour and Blood was first one that I've heard from them
Great commentary. I agree with all your takes.
RIP algy ward!!!
I felt in love with a storm... eeeeeeeeeer... I mean with TANK since the first time I got "Filth Hounds..." back in the 80's, which is a MASTERPIECE (all songs are PERFECT)
You forgot to mention that "Crazy Horses" from "Power Of The Hunter" is an The Osmonds cover
For me TANK is Algy Ward and anything else... any other thing is something else, but not TANK.
Congratulations another incredible awesome video well documented, narrated, and produced.
When you're a young kid and you get an allowance or from your first job,.. there's not a lot of money to go around, so I always seen this album sitting on the shelf at the record stores but couldn't buy it because I was buying other bands. Now I regret it. Definitely going to add them to my collection now!
First live band I saw. Supporting Motorhead.Ace of Spades tour. 1980. Oxford
This guys high. This is an amazing album from beginning to the end. It’s not Honor and Blood but every song on here and yes even the Donnie Osmond track are just bangers and ent body with a hard rock NWOBHM will enjoy from Samson to Saxon. I mean Lemmy loved this band. And this era was just awesome.
One of my all time favorite bands!
Reign Of Thunder! RIP Algy Ward , i didn't know about his passing until now..
Another great vid, another band I've heard of but never actually heard