TANK86's blog

We are very honoured (and very f*ckin' psyched) to announce we'll be playing a showcase at the 2012 Roadburn festival on Saturday April 14th.

We'll use this very fitting occasion to finally release "Rise" on vinyl as well!

Check out the official Roadburn statement and flyer:

Roadburn Festival Introduces: TANK86

We are very excited to announce the third installment of Roadburn Festival Introduces. The idea is to show promising Dutch bands that combine their own vibe with a distinctive Roadburn flair, whether that means a psychedelic slant, having roots in the heavy 70s or an unstoppable need to churn out instru-metal.

This year, we will offer TANK86 the opportunity to connect with the international Roadburn community during an intimate show at the Cul de Sac on Saturday April 14th. Doors open 1pm and the show starts at 2pm.

TANK86 have been honing their instrumental take on stoner, epic doom, sludge, old-school headbanging heavy metal and even progressive metal since 2004. Their hard work has come to fruition on their highly acclaimed full-length album Rise, and we feel the band has something unique and interesting to offer Roadburners.

Initially, TANK86 may have prompted comparisons to Karma To Burn's brand of bone-charring riffs and heavy, groove-based approach, but over the years the band's instru-metal has matured in the rehearsal space and live on stage (including a European tour with Dozer) into something special and genre-defying.

Live, TANK86 are just as dynamic and atmospheric as they are on record, building up some captivating grooves by way of neck-snapping, killer riffing, and a whirlwind of instrumental wizardry (pairing odd time signatures with plenty of tempo changes), hair-raising hooks, spooky passages and relentless power that draws the audience in. It's always an exciting show.

The Netherlands has been long overdue for a band to put the lowlands back on the international instru-metal map. We're thrilled to see TANK86 rise to the occasion!

We did a cool interview with Metalbite.com. Check it out right here.

Heya folks! 2011 has been a heavy year. We released Rise and are stoked about the great response to it worldwide. We gigged our asses off and had an awesome time. A big cheers to all you guys for your support!

So what are we up to in 2012?
We've recorded a brand new track and it is currently being mastered at Tower Studios in France. We will release the track on a limited 7-inch vinyl split with our heavy Belgian brothers Sardonis. It will see the light of day early next year.

A tour through Germany and Belgium is in the works. It's too early to go into details, but things are looking awesome. More info in a month or so.

January brings a couple of uniquely cool shows:
- An all-instrumental night @ Lakei Helmond, with Long Distance Calling (DE), Atlantis and Sardonis.
- A heavy night in Elektra Sliedrecht with Izah
- The mighty Mudgate Festival in Azijnfabriek Roermond, with Mars Red Sky (FR), Electric Moon (DE), Year of no light (FR), and many awesome others.

See you next year and stay heavy you bastards!

We've added a couple of new gigs:
18-11-2011 Willemeen, Arnhem (/w Evant Garden, Deaf by Stoning)
13-01-2012 Lakei Helmond (w/ Long Distance Calling, Sardonis and Atlantis)
21-01-2012 Mudfest, Azijnfabriek, Roermond (/w Toner Low, Huata (Fr) & The Machine
28-04-2012 Terneuzen Stonerfest, De Pit, Terneuzen

Some more reviews from Germany:
http://www.gaesteliste.de/review/show.html?_nr=12268
http://www.music-scan.de/Templates/reviews_team.php?id=15835
http://powermetal.de/review/review-Tank_86/Rise,19139.html

We've got a couple of newsbits for ya:

The latest issue of Dutch music magazine FRET features an article about TANK86 as well as a review of the album. You can read the issue online here

German webzine Terrorverlag reviewed Rise. Check it out here.

Plufest in Nijmegen on October 22nd is cancelled (it will be moved to a new date in spring), we play the Crossroads in Kaatsheuvel instead.

We played a lats minute show last weekend at the Breda Barst festival. We've got some cool pictures over on Facebook.