Algy Ward is the rare beast who carried punk's spit into heavy metal's engine room. With The Saints (1977-1979) he learned how to make a bass line snarl; with The Damned (1979-1980) he helped drive the "Machine Gun Etiquette" comeback like the amplifier was on fire. In 1980 he formed Tank and stayed on the front line - vocals and bass slung low - through the first run (1980-1989), the later revival (1997-2003), and his own late-era return (2013-2023). He wasn't chasing studio perfection; he leaned into volume, grit, and speed, and he also stepped into production work when needed. I always hear him as a moving wall: not fancy, not polite, just forward motion until it hurts.
TANK - This Means War 12" Vinyl LP Album
- RoadrunneR Records Release
"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.
