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.

The new album's arrival will coincide with Tank's performance at the 2015 70,000 Tons Of Metal cruise, where the band will debut the entire album to the fans on board as well as play a second show of Tank classics from the past 30 years.

Mick Tucker said: "We recently completed our first tour of Brazil with this line-up and now we really want to capture the sound and energy of the band on record. Within seconds of first jamming together we knew we had a great line-up that can once again stretch the boundaries of our particular style of Metal. ZP, Bobby and Barend have given us a good kick in the ass and we can't wait to get into the studio and make some noise. And drink some beer."

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