Heya folks, TANK86 is currently planning some shows in Germany. We'll be playing in Leipzig on Friday May 25th and in Berlin on Saturday May 26th. We're looking for some more shows in or around Germany around that time. If you are or know someone that can help us export our particular brand of Instrumental Riffage, please contact us.

Cheers!

We are very honoured (and very f*ckin' psyched) to announce we'll be playing a showcase at the 2012 Roadburn festival on Saturday April 14th.

We'll use this very fitting occasion to finally release "Rise" on vinyl as well!

Check out the official Roadburn statement and flyer:

Roadburn Festival Introduces: TANK86

We are very excited to announce the third installment of Roadburn Festival Introduces. The idea is to show promising Dutch bands that combine their own vibe with a distinctive Roadburn flair, whether that means a psychedelic slant, having roots in the heavy 70s or an unstoppable need to churn out instru-metal.

This year, we will offer TANK86 the opportunity to connect with the international Roadburn community during an intimate show at the Cul de Sac on Saturday April 14th. Doors open 1pm and the show starts at 2pm.

TANK86 have been honing their instrumental take on stoner, epic doom, sludge, old-school headbanging heavy metal and even progressive metal since 2004. Their hard work has come to fruition on their highly acclaimed full-length album Rise, and we feel the band has something unique and interesting to offer Roadburners.

Initially, TANK86 may have prompted comparisons to Karma To Burn's brand of bone-charring riffs and heavy, groove-based approach, but over the years the band's instru-metal has matured in the rehearsal space and live on stage (including a European tour with Dozer) into something special and genre-defying.

Live, TANK86 are just as dynamic and atmospheric as they are on record, building up some captivating grooves by way of neck-snapping, killer riffing, and a whirlwind of instrumental wizardry (pairing odd time signatures with plenty of tempo changes), hair-raising hooks, spooky passages and relentless power that draws the audience in. It's always an exciting show.

The Netherlands has been long overdue for a band to put the lowlands back on the international instru-metal map. We're thrilled to see TANK86 rise to the occasion!

Would you like some rare TANK86 merchandise for cheap?

We've been clearing out our merchandise stocks and we found a couple of older shirts which are now on sale in our webshop.

These are mostly shirts and girlies from the Ariba and Behold era, as well as some hoodies and other stuff. Only a couple of sizes are left and only small quantities in general. Shirts are only 5 euro's, so get 'em while they last.

Take me to the webshop now!

UPDATE: The Dmitrj girls tanktop is now sold out, so hurry up for the other stuff!

We've added a couple of sweet gigs:

• February 4th: Cafe Sputnik in Münster (GER) together with Zodiac (GER).
• February 24th: Taverne du Théâtre in La Louvière (BEL) together with Your Higness.
• March 24th: Plufest in Nijmegen (NL). Confirmed acts besides TANK86 are: Cowboys & Aliens (BEL), Grandfather (GER) and Went up in Smoke (NL). More acts to be added
• May 12th: Stoner Beardfest in Antwerp (BEL) together with Moroccan (BEL), Dopefight (UK), Your Highness (BEL), Ramon Zarate (BEL) and Sardonis (BEL)

In the meantime, don't forget the two awesome weekends coming up next:

• This Friday (Jan 13th) is Instrumental Landscape night at Lakei Helmond with Long Distance Calling (GER), Atlantis, SardoniS (BEL) and ourselves. www.lakeihelmond.nl/agenda/13-1-2012/Long%20Distance%20Calling/
• This Saturday (Jan 14th) we meet up with our Rising Magma buddies Izah to burn down Elektra in Sliedrecht. www.elektra-sliedrecht.nl/
• Next week it's time for the mighty Mudfest at Azijnfabriek Roermond (Jan 20th and 21st). With great bands such as Mars Red Sky (GER), Tonerlow (NL) Year of No Light (GER) and many others. Check out: jaapmelman.com/mudgate/index_mg.html for more info

We did a cool interview with Metalbite.com. Check it out right here.