This Means War (Tank album)
| This Means War | ||||
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| Studio album by Tank | ||||
| Released | 10 June 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 39:59 | |||
| Label | Music for Nations | |||
| Producer | John Verity | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 9/10[2] |
| Sounds |  [3] |
This Means War is the third album by British heavy metal band Tank, released in 1983. On this album, the line-up expanded to a four-piece, with the addition of second guitarist Mick Tucker, former member of the NWOBHM band White Spirit. Thanks to Tucker's songwriting contributions and to the sound expanded by an extra guitar, the band changed their music in comparison with their previous albums with longer, more melodic compositions, which helped differentiate Tank from Motörhead, the band they were often compared to.[4]
Track listing
All songs written by Tank.
- Side one
- "Just Like Something from Hell" – 8:30
- "Hot Lead, Cold Steel" – 5:46
- "This Means War" – 5:18
- Side two
- "Laughing in the Face of Death" – 5:16
- "(If We Go) We Go Down Fighting" – 5:26
- "I (Won't Ever Let You Down)" – 4:40
- "Echoes of a Distant Battle" – 5:03
- CD edition bonus tracks
Since 2007, editions of the album have been available on CD with the following bonus tracks:
- "The Man Who Never Was" (B-side of "Echoes of a Distant Battle" single) – 4:31
- "Whichcatchewedmycuckoo" (additional B-side of "Echoes of a Distant Battle" 12") – 3:20
- "Swapiyayo" (from French version of This Means War LP) – 1:13
Personnel
- Tank
- Algy Ward – vocals, bass
- Peter Brabbs – guitar
- Mick Tucker – guitar
- Mark Brabbs – drums
- Production
- Produced by John Verity
References
- ↑ Heibutzki, Ralph. "Tank - This Means War review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
- ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 350–351. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ↑ Bushell, Garry (25 June 1983). "Gotcha!". Sounds. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ↑ "This Means War reviews part 2". Official Tank Fan Club Website. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
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