TYGERS OF PAN TANG (Legendary NWOBHM band – UK 🇬🇧 ) – Will release “Animal Instinct” (reissue) via Mighty Music on November 22, 2024 #tygersofpantang #nwobhm #heavymetal
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Robb Weir,Ā TYGERS OF PAN TANGĀ founder and keeper of the flame, was at a cross roads. He had tried to keep the Tygers alive with differing lineups but now he was in the position of seeing his hopes dissolve completely as the band were unable to find just the right vocalist. He was determined to give it one more chance and the band cast around for a new front man. He knew that this was possibly his last chance. Enter Jack Meille, resident of Florence and possessor of a set of pipes that could not only do justice to the Tygers back catalogue, but crucially, create the hard rock melodies essential to the bandās sound for the future.
Robb remembers Jackās audition well. āI knew, from the moment I put my hand up to stop Jackās audition 40 seconds in and offered him the jobā¦ I just knew he was going to be the āVoiceā of the Tygersā. He joined the existing line-up of Robb Weir, Craig Ellis, Dean Robertson and Brian West and soon they were in the studio together recording what would become āAnimal Instinctā.
Jack has strong memories of his first session recording with the band. āI was so nervous on the first day of recording in the studio. I had written quite a few melodies and lyrics but it was the first time that I had recorded away from Florence, in a studio I had never been in. Everything was so new, exciting and demanding at the same time! I remember I had the best sleep of my life as I was so exhausted after every sessionā.
There was always something about that original release though that bothered the band: the sleeve. It was felt that it didnāt do the band justice. Step in Andy Pilkington, responsible for the last two Tygers albumsā covers. He was asked to create a cover that would sit happily alongside the quality seen in other Tygers album sleeves. They also felt that the sound required a new mix and called upon the services of trusted friend and producer Marco Angioni to add the necessary sheen to an already fine sounding album. A bonus track, āDonāt Say RockānāRoll Is Gonna Dieā has also been added to the re-issue.
But we will leave the final word to Geoff Barton (the man who coined the term NWOBHM) who, when he reviewed āAnimal Instinctā for Classic Rock magazine, reckoned it was not only an album deserving of 8 out of 10, but he confessed it to be āpreferable to the then current offerings from Whitesnake and Def Leppardā.
āAnimal Instinctā will be reissued on LP (transparent light blue vinyl, limited to 500 copies), CD and digital formats on November
22nd, 2024 via Mighty Music.
Track List:
1. Rock Candy
2. Cry Sweet Freedom
3. Live For The Day
4. Let It Burn
5. If You See Kay
6. Hot Blooded
7. Devils Find A Fool
8. Winners And Losers
9. Cruisin’
10. Bury The Hatchet
11. Dark Rider
12. Don’t Say R’n’R Is Gonna Die
Recording lineup:
Robb Weir – guitars
Craig Ellis – drums
Jack Meille – vocals
Brian West – bass
Dean Robertson – guitars
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