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Tygers Of Pan Tang
Tygers Of Pan Tang
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Tygers Of Pan Tang were one of the classic NWOBHM bands, with their first two albums (the raw, simplistic but effective Wild Cat and the more polished Spellbound) being two of the better albums of the era. Spellbound is also notable for including a young John Sykes on guitar, who would later go on to fame and fortune with Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, and Blue Murder. The band's decision to move to a more mainstream, pop-metal sound on their subsequent releases was in retrospect a questionable move, as fans of the early material were turned off and the anticipated new audience never really materialized. Amidst lineup changes and poor reviews, the band finally called it a day after the release of Burning In The Shade in 1987.
Around 2000 guitarist Robb Weir began the process of putting a new version of Tygers back together. The following year two live albums were released, one documenting a 1981 live show and the other featuring the band at the Wacken festival in 1999, which was a reunion gig where Weir and vocalist Jess Cox got together and were backed by several members of Blitzkrieg. Since then two studio albums and another live album have been released, the most recent being Noises In The Cathouse.

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current lineup: Jacopo Meille vocals Robb Weir guitars Dean Robertson guitars Brian West bass Craig Ellis drums |
former members: Jess Cox vocals Jon Deverill vocals Tony Liddell vocals Richie Wicks vocals (ShadowKeep) Steve Lamb guitars John Sykes guitars (Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake) Fred Purser guitars Neil Sheppard guitars Richard Laws (Rocky) bass Dave Donaldson bass Brian Dick drums |

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Wild Cat
1980 MCA |
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Spellbound
1981 MCA |
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Crazy Nights
1982 MCA |
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The Cage
1983 MCA |
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The Wreck-age
1985 Music For Nations |
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First Kill
1986 Neat |
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Burning In The Shade
1987 Zebra |
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Live At Nottingham Rock City ('81)
2001 Neat |
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Live At Wacken '99
2001 Spitfire |
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Mystical
2001 Z |
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Cybernation "The Demos"
2002 |
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Live In The Roar
2003 Angel Air |
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Noises From The Cathouse
2003 Communique |
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Visions From The Cathouse
2004 Angel Air |
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Leg Of The Boot - Live In Holland
2005 Angel Air |
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(EP) Back & Beyond
2007 |
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Animal Instinct
2008 |
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