Beauty & The Beer

Tankard | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 12, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Locomotive Spain
• ASIN: B000H9I13C
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #426,064 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Ice-Olation

2. We Still Drink the Old Ways

3. Forsaken World

4. Rockstars No. 1

5. The Beauty and the Beast

6. Blue Rage-Black Redemption

7. Frankfurt: We Need More Beer

8. Metaltometal

9. Dirty Digger

10. Shaken Not Stirred

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

At the beginning there is A" like album title". Even before the first note has been written down in summer 2005, Frankurt `s cult thrashers Tankard have decided to call their next album The Beauty And The Beer".

This might seem a little bit unconventional, but it truly is tradition among the guys around singer Gerre. "First we have the name of the album, then the coverartwork and then some songs are written around that", he describes with a smile in his face. "That `s how things work with Tankard." And it has never been the wrong way so far. Especially the last years have been extremely successful for the boys being able to gather even more respect than before. Without any doubt Tankard are an institution - not only in the German metal scene. For almost 25 years (2007 will be the big anniversary) the German tankards have been showing the world what they can offer - and what they will offer. Cool and flowing like freshly poured out beer this combo has been running. Without seeming to be old-fashioned or bad tasting.

And so we have, with The Beauty And The Beer", again an album that Tankard `s discography can be very proud of. Full of thrashing power all songs are grooving like hell. Strong choruses and good mood are the big plus of this album and show the high art of brewing music the band is able to do.

Product Description

Again an excellent and very typical album of the cult thrashers from Frankfurt/Germany Extremely strong song material with hit potential within the scene ('The Beauty And The Beast', 'We Still Drink The Old Ways','Frankfurt: We Need More Beer', 'Metaltometal') Limited edition as digi-book including 1 videoclip! TANKARD can hold and improve their traditionally high standard with 'The Beauty And The Beer' and show themselves innovative and fresh even after almost 25 years Spectacular and funny videclip for 'The Beauty And The Beast', that has been e.g. shot in the whirlpool of a red light district-house in Frankfurt and that underlines the unique and sympathic character of the band further Traditionally high interest from the media in the band, their uniqueness and their cult character Advertisements and samplertracks in all relevant magazines (Rock Hard, Metal Hammer, Legacy etc.) --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thrash metal at it's finest!, July 13, 2006

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Diablo Corinthiano "Corinthian Metalhead" (Dark Side) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beauty & the Beer (Audio CD)

Classic german thrash style with very funny lyrics and a lot of catch riffs.If you love thrash metal and beer buy it!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Tankard as we know them, June 14, 2006

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Murat Batmaz (Istanbul, Turkey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beauty & the Beer (Audio CD)

Germany's thrash metal titans Tankard have returned with their trademark style combining fun humour and aggression. Looking at the hilarious artwork and giving their first couple of songs on this disc will be enough to form an opinion on their new album, The Beauty and the Beer.

Surprisingly, the disc impressed me with its neat production; everything sounds fresh and crisp from start to finish. The bass sound is amazing, as is the more than satisfying guitar work provided by Andy Gutjahr. He plays some of his finest riffs and leads in a long time, as his work on the dark intro of "Ice-Olation" attests to the depth of his playing. One of the best numbers on the album, this track is loaded with brutal thrash metal riffage, with distortion-laden slabs of rhythm guitars and pummeling bass dominating, whilst vocalist Abdreas Geremia does a great job delivering the lyrics. His singing is both aggressive and melodic - a perfect balance. Kudos also go to drummer Olaf Zissel as his playing on this track differs vastly from his more typical, 80's-style drumming on the subsequent cuts. "We Still Drink the Old Days", as its title suggests, is classic Tankard: beer, fun, humour, aggression. I love the opening bass riff of the cut, not only for its melody but also its full and elaborate tone. With great galloping bass lines and cutting thrash riffage, the song climaxes during its amazing lead solo, which is rather lengthy compared to most other Tankard tunes, but it is very well written and performed.

Songs like "Forsaken World" and the merciless "Blue Rage - Black Redemption" are both classic thrash anthems, with zero tolerance for modern production techniques. Fast, aggressive and pummeling guitar, bass and drum combination is rounded out by efficient vocals that spew out lyrics portraying hate and fun. "Frankfurt: We Need More Beer" sees the quartet returning to their humourous side, while they groove madly and churn out some impressive rhythms throughout. Tankard have always been a very consistent band, never fully abandoning their punk roots and always adding in their distinct German thrasy metal attitude. Not for everyone, but Tankard fans will hardly be disappointed by this album.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Thrash, October 5, 2007

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Fred Rayworth (Las Vegas, NV United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beauty & The Beer (Audio CD)

I've been curious about Tankard for a long time and like another recent band I heard of, I found this CD in the only CD store left in Las Vegas that has any kind of variety.

I've always liked thrash and this album fits the bill. Rousing rollicking songs with guitar solos aplenty. My only problem is that the singing gets a little monotonous. It would be nice if he (the singer) could use a little variety. That is the reason for the four stars. However, I'm not saying he is a bad singer, he is great, it would just be nice if he varied the tone of his vocals a little.

This is in your face, good time thrash and there is not a bad song on the album. Highly recommended.