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\n\u201cValley Of Tears\u201d, the new album by the British heavy metal band, TANK, has had its release date pushed back to September, 18th from the previously announced June, 8th. Cliff Evans, the band\u2019s guitarist comments the situation in an official statement:<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve decided, along with our label Metal Mind, to put the release date for our 10th album \u2018Valley of Tears\u2019 back until September 2015. Originally planned for release in June, we now feel that the album really deserves more time and attention during the mixing stage to get it exactly how we want it. Having ZP Theart on vocals has upped our game once again and the attention to detail in the albums production requires more time to get it exactly how we want it. \u2018Valley of Tears\u2019 will definitely be worth the wait!\u201d<\/p>\n
Evans comments also the recording process:
\n\u201cBobby (Schottkowski) recorded the drum tracks in Germany with his producer Waldemar Sorychta who\u2019s previous work includes albums for Lacuna Coil, Tiamat and Sodom to name but a few. The drums are the backbone of the album and they seriously kick ass! Barend (Courbois) laid down the bass guitar in Holland a couple of days before heading out on a sold out world tour with German metal legends Blind Guardian. He\u2019ll be back with us for our festival shows later this summer. The guitars were recorded in London under the guidance of producer Phil Kinman who is the master at capturing the sound of a Les Paul through a Marshall amp. No frills. Just awesome power! The album will be mastered by Ade Emsley who recently undertook the task of remastering the entire Iron Maiden catalogue for 24 bit iTunes release. They\u2019ll be some teasers coming up over the summer including a video for the title track \u2018Valley of Tears\u2019 and more tour dates will be announced soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
British heavy metal legend TANK return with their tenth studio album! \u201cValley Of Tears\u201d is their first album release featuring the amazing vocal talents of former Dragonforce frontman ZP Theart and marks a new era for the band. The vocalist injected new energy and inspiration into the band since joining them in 2013 and now it\u2019s time to capture this sound on the new record! To complement ZP\u2019s vocals TANK now have one of the best rhythm sections in metal: Bobby Schottkowski, formerly drumming with Sodom and current Blind Guardian member \u2013 Barend Courbois on bass. Together with Mick Tucker and Cliff Evans on guitars they ready to take another big step forward in the evolution of TANK and make another metal album of great quality that will surely stand the test of time.
\nThe band\u2019s last two releases \u2018War Machine\u2019 and \u2018War Nation\u2019 (both released on Metal Mind Productions) were two of their bestselling albums and featured amazing performances from former Rainbow\/Malmsteen and current Schenker vocalist \u2013 Doogie White. \u201cValley of Tears\u201d is heading in a much heavier direction and as always will be driven to the max by their trademark Gibson Les Paul\/Marshall stack wall of sound. The album was produced by Phil Kinman.<\/p>\n
\u201cValley Of Tears\u201d is scheduled for worldwide release on September, 18th.<\/p>\n
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\nCliff Evans \u2013 guitars
\nMick Tucker \u2013 guitars
\nZP Theart (Dragonforce) \u2013 vocals
\nBobby Schottkowski (Sodom) \u2013 drums
\nBarend Courbois (Blind Guardian) \u2013 bass guitar
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\nSource: Metal Rules
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