Hey, if the new lineup continues to sound as good as they do on this album, Weir’s desire to stick around for a while longer just may come true sooner than later. Respect to original member Robb Weir for dragging this band through the decades of turbulence and reforming the Tygers Of Pan Tang in 1999. She's always had a passion for music, but she didn't get into Hard Rock and Heavy Metal music until she discovered Rick Allen's story in the summer of 2019. Our recent live shows have demonstrated a harmony within the band and, coupled with the quality of Bloodlines, the potential to create music and perform live shows for some considerable time to come,” said Weir. As mentioned before, there’s definitely a commercial feel to the album, shown through tracks like “Edge of the World,” “In My Blood,” and “Taste of Love.

Bloodlines | Tygers Of Pan Tang | Target Group

The backbone of the band – Craig Ellis on drums, together with Jack Meille on vocals, have now been together for considerably longer than the first Tygers and were recently joined by Francesco Marras on guitar, and Huw Holding on bass. Still metal at its core, the melodic vocals and exemplary guitar solos ensure that the songs are worthy rivals to the very best of their back catalogue. We also sell a wide range of refurbished Mobile Phones and Tech from major brands like Apple, Samsung, Sony, Microsoft and much more. We started in 1985 and are comprised of Metal gurus from the United States, Norway, England, France, and Canada!

The songs are pretty much on the short side from some three minutes with two tracks just going over the five-minute mark. Recording an EP (“A New Heartbeat”) to celebrate their re-signing with Mighty Music, the Tygers demonstrated just how potent the new lineup was becoming. Fire On The Horizon’’ with its neck break speed and hellish guitar work is definitely a highlight while ,,Taste Of Love’’ is the ballad that is compulsory for a band like Tygers Of Pan Tang. although, to be fair, former Almighty bass player Gav Grey, who was on the EP, had left the band before its release) but as long as Robb Weir is there, then the fire still burns.

Tygers Of Pan Tang - The Official Site Tygers Of Pan Tang - The Official Site

From there, her tastes expanded to other bands such as AC/DC, Bon Jovi, Metallica, Judas Priest, Saxon, Cinderella, and Overkill.She was inspired by his determination to play drums for Def Leppard again after losing his left arm in a car accident. The time has likely come to delete ‘ NWOBHM legends’ as a prelude to any mentioning of Tygers Of Pan Tang. Put brutally, this is the sound of the band’s founding guitarist Robb Weir dithering about with an assortment of unmemorable sidemen; the red-raw appeal of the Tygers’ early-doors, Jess Cox-fronted line-up is now a very distant memory.

Tygers Of Pan Tang – Bloodlines (2023, Vinyl) - Discogs Tygers Of Pan Tang – Bloodlines (2023, Vinyl) - Discogs

While “Believe” and “A New Heartbeat” suffer from concepts that have been used over and over again in songwriting, therefore suffering from the “cliché” factor. What they can do, though, is make new, fresh material that has the DNA of the past running through it. Working together for the first time with producer Tue Madsen (Moonspell) has given the band a boost. It might maybe not take this band on a new route and it might not sound too surprising perhaps but it is pure quality. Add in Raven and the Tygers, and you’ve got – not far off – a bill that says, “just about every ace NWOBHM band that ain’t Maiden.In my opinion, Black Rose, Holocaust and Tygers Of Pan Tang have never got the credit they deserve and yet they have released some of the finest heavy metal albums over the last decade and they deserve your attention. There is little doubt too that Tygers Of Pan Tang are rightfully proud of this record: “I feel as confident with our new line-up as I did all those years ago when “Wildcat” appeared on the shelves, and it was given a unanimous thumbs-up.