What are the TYGERS OF PAN TANG
doing during the pandemic? Like
so many other combos -
diligently working on further
song material. In addition to
two new tracks, two old ones are
also given “new honours”. Age
before beauty? Approved! The
entry of Fireclown" clearly
evokes memories of the opening
sequence of "The Pilgrimage",
the epic hammer of the new SAXON
long groove 'Carpe Diem', but
the comparison cancels itself
out because the riff rocker from
the 1980s TYGERS OF PAN TANG,
remixed in compact sound format
- Debut 'Wild Cat', dates; this
also applies to 'Killers'. Both
pieces thunder out of the
speakers, overflowing with
refreshing dynamics with
succinctly rich bass grooves,
powerful roaring guitars and
wicked mangy esprit! So much
unpolished, earthy blues hard
rock feeling from the early days
of TYGERS stands out noticeably.
- NWOBHM-tobacco, which leaves
convinced fans in constant
ecstasy!
And now to the two new
compositions compared to the old
sont material: Not a gram less
snotty, coarse but full heavy
and highly melodic goes the old
school maniacs, polarized on
NWOBHM spirit, with heavy riff
collisions, filigree lead solos,
powerful drumming and enormous
steam on the cooler, including
anthem-like things Flair
downright overwhelming title
track "A New Heartbeat", a
cornucopia of concentrated joie
de vivre paired with
irrepressible energy! Guitarist
Robb Weir fires a series of
finest riff broadsides from the
six-string, shouter Jacopo
Meille is in top form, the
Italian singer with an
impulsive, distinctively
powerful hard n' heavy tube
shine in top form, mastering all
vocal lines that are directly
tailored to his power organ, the
same applies to the harmoniously
integrated rest of the band.
"Red Mist" rocks with a good
portion of drive on an excellent
stadium hard rock level,
interspersed with juicy breaks
plus banging beats, including
Jacopo's suitably lurid singing
- permanent headbanging and
fist-squeezing are guaranteed
without exception!
Such a brilliant early 80s
spirit as the TYGERS OF PAN TANG
of the NWOBHM transports 4-track
EP immediately awakens desire
for more! Not only the
SAXON/THIN LIZZY department
should like the gaudy
four-track, which reflects all
TYGERS OF PAN TANG strengths.
Great hard n' heavy sound! If
the next TYGERS OF PAN TANG long
iron to be expected soon, with a
focus on the early days, turns
out to be so compact, heavy,
catchy, anthem-like-melodic,
triggering an adrenaline rush in
a series, even this little
"pre-announcement" promises big
things in the near future!
Conclusion: A fine foretaste of
the upcoming TYGERS OF PAN TANG
peeling iron. - The TIGER is
hungry. So really damn fuckin'
hard n' heavy, that it hurts!
8.5/10
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