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Legends of Rock Festival, Spain Confirmed 14/08/10

Tygers 2010 - Wildcat 30th Anniversary!!

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GANGLAND 'LIVE' HQ Video Footage/Heavy Metal Maniacs

Yes, Even More Footage from 'Heavy Metal Maniacs' - 19th Nov. 2009 

Further addition is the 'third' piece of high quality video footage taken from 'Heavy Metal Maniacs'/Hoorn/Netherlands. This clip is of the much requested Suzy Smiled track. 

 

Originally featured on the Wildcat ('80) album our current line-up, while still paying respect to the original recording we 'Tygerized' it to bring it a little more up-to-date.

Always a crowd pleaser... hope you enjoy it too.

 

Its on our MySpace site (scoll down and featured on the left) or.... on U-Tube via this link:

(* if you've time please please leave a comment on there too so as to push it up the viewing charts)

 

'SUZY SMILED' :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zHrJ7qde1k
 

 
 

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More footage from 'Heavy Metal Maniacs' - 17th Nov. 2009 

Just added is the second of a number of high quality video footage taken of our performance at the 'Heavy Metal Maniacs' / Hoorn/Netherlands.

 

Really does give a good idea of how the Tygers sound and look in action - once again our friend Erwin Sueten's done a tremendous job... (big thanks).

View it from our MySpace site (scoll down and featured on the left) or....

on U-Tube via this link (if you've time please leave a comment on there too as this will push it up the viewing charts).

 

'HELLBOUND' :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZzbIhPbpcM

 

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Footage taken using a Canon IXUS860 digital camera. Exceeds expectations, capturing not only great quality video but the sound is pretty damn good too.

Check out Erwins band 'Fireforce' on their Myspace site via this link:

http://www.myspace.com/fireforcemetal

High quality video footage from 'Heavy Metal Maniacs' in Hoorn/Netherlands. - 16th Nov. 2009 

Our good friend Erwin Suetens has taken some high quality video footage of our performance at the 'Heavy Metal Maniacs' gig we did recently in Hoorn/Netherlands. This is the first of a number of clips to be uploaded which we'll notify everybody about as they appear. If you want a pretty good idea of how the Tygers sound and look in action then check these vids out - Erwin's done a great job... (thanks mate).

You can view it from our MySpace site (scoll down and featured on the left) or if you've the time, please view it on U-Tube via this link (and please leave a comment on there too as this will push it up the viewing charts).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBj0EFFeo6M&feature=channel 

Taken with a Canon IXUS860 digital camera it exceeds its expectations way beyond its appearance, capturing not only great quality video but the sound is pretty damn good too.

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New Wave Of British Heavy Metal book release - 13th Nov. 2009 

North East UK writer Mark Gregory has written, produced and released a new book titled "No Sleep till Saltburn". It provides an insight and history into the many active bands in and around the North East of England including the Tygers of Pan Tang. Check out this link to find out more about the book:
http://www.myspace.com/nosleeptillsaltburn

Mark appeared recently on television talking about the new book - the appearance includes considerable video footage of the Tygers at the peak period of the 80's on the infamous show 'The Tube' during the interview. Catch Robb in action LIVE with the boys via this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg_DxCg8x4Y

 

Tygers join forces with RAM - 28th Oct. 2009  We are pleased to announce with immediate effect our association with RAM (Rock Artist Management) as our sole Booking Agent for the UK. The company, along with their partner Agents will also represent the band in North America and Canada. We are very excited about adding RAM to our affiliate list and hope to work very closely in arranging not only our UK Touring commitments but our long overdue visit to the USA.

Free Music! - "Live For The Bay" & "Hot Blooded"

Music Glue now includes "Live for the Bay" as well as "Hot Blooded so check out musicglue.com for a direct link to the site.

Latest News - June 2009

2009 has so far been a busy year for the Tygers of Pan Tang and we thought we had a steady plan for the year but after receiving two phone calls we were thrown into absolute chaos once again with schedules, time-scales and more detailed planning meetings taking place. These two phone calls came from firstly The Chronicle Newspaper in Newcastle to record a Whitley Bay FC Wembley Celebration song (which is available now on free digi download or on the new Animal Instinct x 2) and secondly Angel Air Records expressing interest in releasing a deluxe version of "Animal Instinct". Both were opportunities that could not be missed so as always we agreed to the almost un-achievable projects and knuckle down getting on with the plan.

The Chronicle had left it late in contacting us but following some intervention from a music lover in the North East of England and friend of the Journalist involved, they made contact 3 weeks prior to the final. The bands association with Whitley Bay comes from the early years when the band were based there, lived there and never failed to promote the region in interviews etc. We immediately booked the recording studio and set about writing the song. Because of the tight time scale we thought about re-writing "Live for the Day" as this has become a live favourite and has that anthemic chorus changing the title to "Live for the Bay". We checked out the previous footie songs by other artists and thought this would be very different to them. The band wrote and recorded the song in a week and it was available for free downloading on Music Glue one week before the final at Wembley which we are pleased to say the Team won 2-0. If you have not heard the song and want this free download you can check it out by visiting the Music Glue site.

New Music - Animal Instinct x2

The second call was from our old friend Peter at Angel Air Records who have released a couple of Tygers product in the past including "Visions from the Cathouse and "Live in the Roar" asking if we would be interested in releasing a deluxe version of Animal Instinct. After some serious negotiation we agreed as long as the deluxe package included some new songs, Some older classic songs re-recorded and a free DVD with some of our archived unseen footage from 2007/8. We did not want to give you just another standard version of Animal Instinct with slightly different Artwork but a whole New Package. With only four weeks to produce all parts to make this happen the guys did a great job by getting the recording of the bonus material recorded. We think we have produced a product that is great value for money for both those who have not already bought the album as well as those loyal fans who have. What also make this release special is that it is Angel Air Records 300th Release. The Tygers are back again to tight schedules and more pressure (we love it really).

Animal Instinct x 2 is a deluxe version of Animal instinct and I have to say we are very excited. We have slightly different artwork completed as you would expect, We have two new songs including something brand new (more later) & "Live for the Bay", 3 classic tracks re-recorded, the whole of Animal Instinct and nearly 2 hours of DVD footage recorded over the last two years. We will be releasing much more news about this over the next couple of weeks via an official press release on our sites and within the media.

Great New Merchandise Available

Merchandise News now - In the midst of night we raided Robbs collection of Tygers memorabilia and stole 2 tour shirts for re-production. These are original shirts from the 1980 UK Tour & 1982 British Tour so you get the original design that has been transferred by our supplier onto modern shirts. The 1980 shirt is quite special as it has been designed to immediately wash to a vintage feel, what this means is that the design after one wash will fade slightly giving it an authentic look and feel. (Please be aware of this before buying). The shirts are now available on the Webshop priced £20 + Posting and are a limited edition of 100 each design.

The Classic album Cover Designs have now completely sold out so we thought this would be the natural progression to move onto Tour Classics. We have some other ideas for the next line so watch out for more news to come.

We have received a lot of enquiries for Back & Beyond 2 so we came up with the following idea. To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Wildcat (2010) we are proposing the next Back & Beyond EP will include one new song and four/ five tracks re-worked from the Wildcat album. The EP will be titled Back2Beyond and we are looking for a release date of approx. December 2009. We will only be pressing 500 copies and will sell these via the Tyger force fanclub first then the webshop so make sure you are part of the Tyger Force by dropping us an email via the contact page on the website. We may do some pre-release sales and the guys will sign the covers for collectability but again watch out for updates.

Tour News

On the touring side we are playing as many countries as posssible this year with visits to Greece, Poland, Holland, Germany and we are now planning more dates in Italy for August and the UK for September/ October. There is also a possiblilty of more mainland European dates in October/ November. Please keep checking out the myspace & gig guide.

Other News

Animal Instinct

Animal Instinct continues to sell well around the world and is now widely available in the UK, Mainland Europe and Japan. We have a release date of 23rd September for the USA and this will be through our distributor Redeye. We are very excited with the initial interest in the USA and hope that all our fans who have found it difficult to find the album get their copies from Redeye, it is also comforting to know that you will not be paying high import charges etc. As the album continues to sell more and more countries are added and we are next looking at Australia and South America although we may have some new for Scandinavia too. If you have not got a copy and you are looking to buy one please stay away from eBay as there are a number of Bootleg versions on there that are inferior quality in terms of sound and artwork. always buy from a recognised reputable Retailer.

We are now looking at early 2009 for European Dates and we hope to be able to confirm shows in Italy, Greece, Netherlands, Austria and Scandinavia very soon. Our fan base is worldwide and we are determined non UK fans do not miss out on the Tygers. For all the 2008 UK and 2009 European dates the set list has been re-shaped and extended with some new songs from Animal Instinct added as well as some more classics. Please make sure you get your tickets and support the band live as it promises to be a great night of Classic Rock music.

Keep In Touch

We will be looking for Street Team Leaders in all countries to head up fan sites etc in your own countries to create that local buzz. This will really help whan touring and of course you would be part of that activity as a member of the Touring Party. If your interested drop us a line on the contact page.

Finally the Tygers Force mailing List continues to grow every month and we are getting both our older fans and new fans writing in every day. Let me say its great to have you back on board and hope you will participate and help spread the word the Tygers are back. If you are not on the list simply send an email through the contact page with a few words on who you are. We like to know our fans so when we meet its like old friends re-united.

New Endorsments

Craig Ellis is proud to have recently been included in the endorsees roster of Aquarian drumheads. "To use Aquarian heads exclusively is an honour" states Craig, "they are exceptional quality and offer great versatility from a huge product range".

To achieve the sound suitable for the music created both in the recording studio and LIVE Craig has chosen: Superkick II/Ported combination for bass drum, Response II Texture Coated/Classic Clear combination for toms and Focus X/Classic clear combination for snare.

For further information on Aquarian visit: Aquarian Drum Heads.

Product Endorsement

Robb and Brian are proud to announce there association and sponsership deal with Spear Guitars. A new name in guitars, both lead and bass are fantastic quality and build. Robb has chosen the 'Tomcat' range, (Check out the tyger paw inlays on the neck.) While Brian is playing the new S2, Five string active model. Check out the boys playing them live!

  

In order to make the live shows as professional as possible we work in partnership with Widd signs for our backdrops. We are hoping to have another shortly for Animal Instinct. we would like to thank them for there support.

Craig Ellis is pleased to announce his association and endorsement from two leading companies within the drum fraternity. Industry Standard professionals Protection Racket soft casings, and Hardcase International Limited will be protecting Craig's equipment ensuring that it arrives safe and sound to every gig. Craig commented that these cases are the best in the Industry and I am delighted that such companies are interested in the Tygers and myself especially. For more information please check out the companies websites.

The Tygers are very pleased to announce their association with CH Guitars, we would like to thank Chris Howe for his continued support and technical knowledge to ensure that the Tygers always achieve the hardest rock sound possible.

The company has a wide range of guitars and spare parts to suit all budgets. For further information please visit their website chguitars.co.uk or contact Chris direct on info@chguitars.co.uk

Early 2009

We have been busy revamping our Myspace site for 2009 and you will see there is a lot more graphics and photos on there than ever before. We have also increased the songs on the player to 10 so there is loads of tunes to listen to whilst reading the blogs etc. We are closing in now on 100,000 hits to the site and with your help we will acheive this landmark figure within the next two months. Please visit the site whenever possible to increase the daily hits. We also want to hear from you as to what you want to see on both sites so if you have any suggestions then please contact us and we will see what we can do.

You will note we have added a couple more festivals for 2009 in the Uk and Poland and we are still hopefull of more appearnaces at some of Europes best metal gatherings. As for our intentions to get to Holland and Greece we are still hopefull but please bare with us. due to the worldwide credit slump some of the promoters we were talking to etc are been a little more cautious to bring bands over due to the high cost of touring so negotiations are taking much longer than expected. We are also looking for a suitable tour support slot this year for the UK as well as headline tour later in the year.

Back & Beyond 2

We still have some intention to release a Back & Beyond 2 through the fansite Tyger Force so if your not part of this then email us on the contact page and we will add you to the fan club for updates etc. We are considering Suzie Smiled, Gangland, Raised on Rock + 2 New tracks. We will get 500 printed so it will be another great addtion to your Tygers collectables.

Forthcoming Merchandise

We are looking at also re-producing some older tour shirts from 1980 & 1982 so watch out for these in the Tygers Web Shop. The classic shirts have now almost sold out, we have some odd sizes in Spellbound, Crazy Nights & Wildcat so please email us prior to ordering so we can check we have the size you are wanting. If you have not got a copy of the New album Animal Instinct then we are now selling this on the web shop too.

Older News

2009 will see the band heading off straight away to Italy to play four dates. The last time the band played Italy they had a great time and you guys proved you know how to Rock. The spirit and enthusiasm for the Tygers in Jacopos homeland is overwhelming and we hope you will all come out once again to have a great time. We have a fantastic Italian support band in Planet Hard, plus our old friends Blast Off in Verona just to get you into the mood for those early 80s classic NWOBHM tunes.

For our fans in Holland we are looking to get to you in late March early April. The venues are being booked now so we should know the dates very soon. We are also looking at some shows in Greece which seems to be a country we can never get to, because of cancellations but are determined to play for you guys this year. There will be other countries played in 2009 and if you want us to play your country let us know and we will do whatever we can to make it happen.

Looking Back at 2008 we would like to thank you all for your support throughout. We set out to achieve some milestones with a new album, playing live and generally getting the Tygers name back in the field of Classic British Hard Rock. It was hard work at times with some frustrations along the way but we made people aware the band was back. The response to the new album Animal Instinct was fantastic by both the music industry and you the fans and this inspired the band to keep trekking the long path of Rock n Roll. Having a new product opened a lot of doors which allowed us to play around the UK and ultimately Hard Rock Hell 2 (The Dragons Ball) in December which really was a day to remember. We played the second stage to a packed crowd and really got the message across that the Tygers were back roaring. We hope 2009 will start and continue as 2008 ended as we believe that we still have a lot of milage in promoting Animal Instinct to the many Rock fans across the world who have not heard the new material.

UK Tour

After a short break to catch our breath, we are now back up and running and ready to close the year off with some touring and further promotion of the new album Animal Instinct. Tour dates for the UK are now confirmed and listed on the gigs page. We expect another couple to be added and these will be listed as soon as we have confirmation.

For this tour we wanted to give you the fans something really special, we are aware of the current economic climate out there so if you are to choose a gig to go to we wanted this to be it. To give real value for money we have secured Steve Grimmett as special guest. For those of you not familiar with Steve's work he was the singer for Grim Reaper and Lionsheart. Following the success of his latest solo album Personal Crisis this was a fantastic opportunity to get another named artist on the bill.

The third band and tour support will be Crimes of Passion who are one of the best up and coming bands the UK has to offer, they have recently toured with White Lion across Europe so expect them to be one of the tightest bands around. We have looked at keeping the ticket prices as low as possible, however this will depend on the promoter/venue but expect them to be less than £10.00 each.

After such a hectic year, we were conscious it had been a bit quiet of late on the News front. We needed to take a breath and get ourselves ready for the next step forward. The planning element that goes into the bands future is key to its success and the break has given us time to agree the next two years strategy (in theory anyway). 

The album has sold well and we are getting new and returning fans coming back every day. We get a number of emails via the website and Myspace site suprised that the band is still a going concern. The press reviews have been fantastic too, Geoff Barton of Classic Rock Magazine gave the album 8/10 and commented that if he only had enough money for one album between Def Leppard's "Welcome to the Sparkle Lounge", Whitesnake's "Good to be Bad" and Animal Instinct he would plump for Animal Instinct. Komodo Rock website gave the album a 9/10 and others have averaged 8/10. Links to the individual reviews are opposite.

We have some further release dates now for Japan 23rd July through our Japanese record label Avalon Marquee, and the USA on September 23rd through Cargo Records. There are still some countries in Europe that the album is not frely available, if you find you cannot get hold of Animal Instinct then check out Amazon Worldwide, HMV or Cargo Records all of which will post International. 

New Merchandise

We have added the Full version DVD of Live at Berlin Studios to the Webshop. Some of you bought the pre-order Animal Instinct that had the sampler included. The DVD comes with professional artwork similar to Animal Instinct and is the final chapter to the package. It is limited edition again of 150 and we have already sold half through the monthly mailshot. We also still have a quantity of the much sought after EP Back and Beyond available which is becoming a collectors item worldwide.

On The Road

Although still yet to be fully arranged we plan to hit the road in October & November across the UK, along with some dates in Europe. In January we are returning to Italy, and then onto Scandanavia, Benelux etc. As soon as I have full Tour schedules confirmed we will advertise them on Myspace.

For our fans in the North East of England we will be holding a Christmas Party at Crook Town AFC in December at which the band will play some electric material and might do some songs that we do not necessarily play live anymore. Its going to be fun based with some audience participation. It will be a great relaxed night to get to know the Tygers on a social basis. I will update the site next month with full details.

Festival Appearances

Some new Festivals have been added including the 4Bs Festival at Pickering Showground on September 13th. This will be a two day event with some fantastic bands also included.


We are also delighted to have been invited to play at the Hard Rock Hell II event at Pontins Prestatyn. Hard Rock Hell was voted by Metal hammer as the festival of the year in 2007 and for those of you who made it you will know why. A great weekend with likeminded people partying and having a good time. Check out the link to the website for the last few remaining tickets.

Other news is that the Tygers will be playing the MetalRock Festival in Lillehammer Norway in August and the Monsters of Rock Festival in Malmoe, Sweden in September, we hope to see you there. Also Don't forget about Rock of Ages Festival UK in September which has to be the best value for money event this year. We can get evan cheaper tickets for you for this event so if you want tickets contact us via the website contact page, this is a limited offer so be quick. There should also be some more festival appearances confirmed very shortly.

New Album Finished!

The last three months has been the busiest time for the Tygers in a long, long time, there have been tour dates in both the UK and Italy, interviews, promotion and lastly the completion of the new album Animal Instinct. When an album is complete you always wonder how it is going to be received by the fans and media alike , with Animal Instinct we knew we had something special that you would immediately love. The pre-orders of the album have all been sent out and the feedback has been fantastic, there are already reviews appearing on the internet and we urge everybody to help spread the word through various hard rock websites and the music press that the Tygers are back, and firing on all cylinders.

The album will officially be available in the UK from May 19th and can be purchased via cargo as well as several other online resellers. The Album should also be available throughout the UK from HMV so if your local branch in not stocking the album demand that they do and let us know. The promotional activity is also now stepping up for the European releases which can be bought from some on-line CD shops now. The release dates may vary locally country to country so we will post the dates as we officially receive them. Finally on the Animal Instinct front we have agreed contracts with Avalon in Japan to release the album throughout Asia. This will include a remastered version of Rock and Roll man as an exclusive additional track.

During April we had the chance to hit the road to meet our great fans once again, which included a very memorable trip to Italy. As you are aware Jacopo Meille is a resident of Florence and a born and bred Italian, this really gives us a connection with our fans there who are not only Crazy Rockers but really carry a spirit like it was in 1980, we would like to thank all those who came to the shows, and those who brought their albums for signing and made us feel so welcome. We will be back in Italy hopefully before the end of the year.

Our return to the UK also gave us the opportunity to meet up with some old friends and convert some of our younger audience. We always get great feedback in the UK and we listen to this and try to take on board your comments. We think we are almost there with the live set content although there will be a couple of additions to add from the new album and maybe another older track added. We also listened to the musical direction you wanted which was a more Classic Hard Rock, this was music to our ears (sorry about the pun) because that was exactly what we wanted to produce. In the album sleeve notes, Robb dedicates the album to you the fans and this is because you have encouraged and supported the Tygers for so long and he wanted you to know that we could not have produced Animal Instinct without you.

Live Webcast

The Tygers of Pan Tang are delighted to announce that we will be streaming a live webcast performance across the Web on Saturday 15th March. This performance will be absolutely free and will give everybody a chance to chat with the band via a webcam link and/or by email.

We have been very conscious over the last six months that we have a great fanbase worldwide who cannot see the band play live so we want you to experience an hour of the currrent Live Set. This will be a Live performance in a studio, and will be mixed before going out giving you all a great sound as well. Remember check out the date 14th March, keep it in your diaries and please get involved as we love to hear your feedback.

Tygers Roar into 2008

During 2007 the Tygers resurgence went from strength to strength and with the release of the 5 Track EP Back & Beyond the fans were able to get their first taste of the musical direction the band is pursuing. The feedback was fantastic and the back to roots hard rock was a real winner. The new website also went on-line at the same time and again the feedback was great, we aim to update this site the first week every month. The my-space site however is constantly updated, enabling real time news to be communicated and allowing fans and other businesses alike access to the Tygers.

The Limited Edition of Animal Instinct will be dispatched the second week of April 2008, and some latest news is that we are looking at including some DVD footage of the band live in Italy to enhance the package.

One of the first strategies agreed last year was to make sure we were accessible to listen to the fans and you will experience this at shows as well, where you will find the band hanging out at the merchandise stand or watching the support bands in the audience. Please come up and say hello as we really do value your opinions and comments.

So What Does 2008 Look Like?

In January the band will complete the recording of the new album "Animal Instinct" which will then go for mixing in February. Ben Matthews of Thunder who did such a superb job with the Back & Beyond EP will undertake this task once again. A Limited Collectors Edition with a 250 run is now available for pre-order on the website shop. This edition will be signed and numbered and include a VIP pass which will also be numbered as per your CD.

We will make a draw each month and give away guest passes and prizes. You will have a 1:10 chance to win which is pretty good odds. We will also add some other little items to make sure the package is complete. I would expect these to sell pretty quickly so place your order quick to avoid disappointment.

On The Road

In April we will be visiting Italy for a short four date tour before returning back to the UK for more concert dates. Please refer to the Gigs page and Myspace site for more details on all shows.

In May we are confirmed for the Cliveaid Festival in Birmingham, this is a fantastic organisation and such a worthwhile cause.

We are also confirmed for the Rock of Ages Festival in September and are pursuing a number of other festival opportunities for the summer.

We are now actively seeking opportunities to tour throughout the world to promote the new album and would welcome any interest from perspective promoters and venues.

In The Studio

The band are delighted to announce that it is now signed to Cargo Records/ Livewire for the release and distribution of the new album Animal Instinct worldwide. We had a number of opportunities to explore but Cargo fitted our criteria perfectly with its knowledge and experience of the Hard Rock Market. It was also important that the company we chose, had the right infrastructure and worlwide partners to handle this release. We would like to thank Cargo for their commitment and enthusiasm to this project.

November will see a further EP release of Back & Beyond 2, again similar to the Back & Beyond EP it will consist of three classic songs re-worked and a further two brand new tracks added. It is very important as a band that we keep your interest and we intend to do just that.

It will be a busy year for the Tygers and with your support it will be very memorable.