Sad news from German beer loving thrashers Tankard. The band has informed that drummer Olaf Zissel was hospitalized because of a suspected stroke. Furthermore, they also confirmed that Gerd Lücking from Holy Moses will step in on their upcoming live shows. On a recent update, the band has confirmed that he has been discharged from the hospital and will now rest.

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Tank's new and tenth studio album Valley Of Tears is coming out on September 18th on Metal Mind Productions, three years after War Nation was released. Today, the band has revealed the title track of their new record and you can whet your appetite now. You can listen to the 7-minute tune "Valley Of Tears" via YouTube below. Tell us your impressions of this first track.

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Valley Of Tears, the new album by the British heavy metallers Tank, has had its release date pushed back to September 18th from the previously announced June 8th. This is happening because the band wants more time to mix the album and pay closer attention to detail.

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British heavy metal soldiers Tank return in June with their tenth studio album, titled Valley Of Tears. Today the band reveals its artwork and tracklist. The forthcoming record is scheduled for release in Europe on June 8th and in the U.S. on June 9th through Metal Mind Productions. Take a look at the skull-filled album cover art below.

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British heavy metal crusaders Tank recently extended their record deal with Metal Mind Productions, the label that re-released the band's back catalogue and issued their recent albums War Machine (2010) and War Nation (2012). Now, the recording is underway for the new Tank studio album scheduled for release in Europe on June 8th and in the US on June 9th. Titled Valley Of Tears, this will be the first album to feature the vocals of former DragonForce frontman ZP "Zippy" Theart.

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Metal Mind Productions has announced the extension of the recording deal with British heavy metal veterans Tank. The band's forthcoming, yet-untitled album is planned for March 2015. This will be their first record with new vocalist ZP Theart (ex-DragonForce), drummer Bobby Schottkowski (ex-Sodom) and bassist Barend Courbois (Blind Guardian) in the band.

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British heavy metal veterans Tank are currently writing and rehearsing material for the follow-up to their 2012 album, War Nation. The band is scheduled to enter the studio in November to begin recording the new record for a tentative early February release. Joining guitarists Mick Tucker and Cliff Evans on the new album will be former DragonForce frontman ZP Theart, who has been a member of Tank's touring lineup for the past two years. And also new recruits Bobby Schottkowski, formerly of Sodom, on drums, and current Blind Guardian member Barend Courbois on bass.

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German thrash legends Tankard release an official music video for the new track "Fooled By Your Guts". The song appears on their latest new release, R.I.B., which was released last Friday, on June 20th via Nuclear Blast Records. This video clip can be seen and heard through the YouTube player below.

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German thrashers Tankard have recently premiered the music video for the track "R.I.B. (Rest In Beer)" and now you can watch the video here. The song is taken from the upcoming new album R.I.B., coming on June 20th, 2014 via Nuclear Blast Records. The clip was filmed in March 2014 under the direction of Jan Öhlenschläger in Frankfurt (Germany). Enjoy!

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The Germans Tankard just revealed the first song off of R.I.B., their upcoming new album set to be released June 20th, 2014 via Nuclear Blast. It's Tankard, so you know what to expect, fun thrash. The song "Fooled By Your Guts" is now available below.

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German thrash metal veterans Tankard have just revealed the album artwork and tracklist for their upcoming new album, entitled R.I.B.. The artwork was brought to life by Patrick Strogulski, who is a student of Sebastian Krüger, the former Tankard cover artist. The tracklist, 10 brand new songs, can be seen below the artwork. The album recording was once again done with producer Michael Mainx, who also produced the band's last two albums.

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This week the iconic thrash metal band Tankard will enter the Studio "23" in Frankfurt, Germany to record the follow-up to A Girl Called Cerveza. Taking inspiration from the motto "never change a winning team", the guys kick off the recording again with producer Michael Mainx, who also produced the last two albums. The new studio album will be titled R.I.B. (Rest In Beer) and is set to be released in the summer of 2014 via Nuclear Blast.

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Serj Tankian is undoubtedly a busy man: 2013 saw the releases of Orca and Jazz-iz Christ, and the guy is still at it. The Armenian singer, poet, songwriter, activist and composer, in fact, just released the video for "Distant Thing", off his latest effort, Jazz-iz Christ released by Serjical Strike Records.

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Tankard's obsession with beer is well-known and that is not going away on their new album, which is already in the works. They are going to call it R.I.B. (Rest In Beer) of all things. The veteran thrashers have a release date planned for summer 2014 via Nuclear Blast.

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A couple of months ago, the release of the charity single "We Are" was announced for July 18th (Mandela Day). The single "We Are" features vocals from Serj Tankian and Ihsahn, as well as guitar solos by Devin Townsend. For the ones who are curious to see how these musicians merged for this Revolution Harmony project, now you can. Listen to the song from this dream collaboration right now on the official lyric video below.

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