1) Tank (stylized as … Read Full Bio ↴There are mutliple artists with this name:
1) Tank (stylized as TANK) is the name of two British heavy metal bands, both of which stem from a band formed in 1980 by Algy Ward (ex-The Saints, ex-The Damned). The band's brand filthy metal was loved by both punk and metal fans. The original band is known as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement. Tank was often compared to Motörhead as both bands were trios fronted by singing bassists, and played a loose, almost punk-styled metal music with often colourful lyrics. Lemmy, of Motörhead, helped them get their first record deal, and "Fast" Eddie Clarke was picked as producer for their debut album, "Filth Hounds of Hades". Heavily influenced by bands like Motörhead, they were a productive force of the NWOBHM movement, and are still making music in the 21st century. After legal and creative disputes, Algy Ward led one version of the group while guitarists Mick Tucker and Cliff Evans led the other (Tucker/Evans Tank).
2) Tank is the stage name of an American R&B singer, songwriter, musician, and producer, Durrell Babbs.
Tank was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on January 1, 1976 and he was raised in Clinton, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Tank took an instant interest in singing and playing the piano, partially due to his alliance to religion — his cousin directed the church choir and helped the aspiring vocalist foster his singing talent from an early age. His stage name comes from his chiseled physique. A multi-sport athlete in high school, he had the opportunity to play college football. However, Tank decided to focus on music, and his talent eventually led him to an opportunity to sing background vocals for Ginuwine during one of Ginuwine's tours. Next, he found himself singing with Aaliyah and then Blackground Records founder Barry Hankerson, and his son (and company president) Jomo Hankerson took notice, offering Tank the opportunity to become a solo artist. In 2001, Tank realized his ambitions, seeing his debut album, Force of Nature, released to a national audience. This LP rendered the Top 10 R&B ballad, "Maybe I Deserve".
The next year, Tank released his second album, One Man. The single of the same name had chart success as well. He also co-produced the smash hit single "One Minute Man" by Missy Elliott in 2002.
Tank has also made a name for himself as a producer and writer, working with artists such as Dave Hollister, Marques Houston, Omarion, Jamie Foxx, Donell Jones, Monica among others. Along with The Underdogs, he has worked with many different artists over the years and was also a contributor to the score of the film adaptation of the musical Dreamgirls, in which he also had a cameo.
Tank sold what was to be the lead single to his 3rd album, "I Luv Dem Girls", to Marques Houston who renamed it "Strip Club" (this song appears on Marques Houston's 3rd solo album "Veteran"). Tank has recently worked on Kelly Rowland's second album Ms. Kelly on the tracks "The Show" (a duet with Tank himself) and "Ghetto" featuring Snoop Dogg. "Ghetto" is also set to be the album's second single.
Tank released his 3rd solo album entitled "Sex, Love & Pain" on May 15, 2007. The first single of this album is "Please Don't Go". Tank has also formed a group with Ginuwine and Tyrese named TGT. Their first single will be a remix of "Please Don't Go", with an international tour entitled "The Shirts Off Tour" and search for a fourth member to follow.
Tank, along with Tyrese, are set to perform in West Oakland at the Paramount Theater on November 2, 2007.
3) Tank Taiwanese (呂建中), is a talented singer composer. TANK was said to be the next big thing after David Tao, Lee Hom and Jay Chou for his talent in composing songs, singing and dancing. Before releasing his debut album, TANK was already well known through his composed songs for S.H.E. Besides that, he was also known through his songs, 三國戀 (Romance in the 3 Kingdom) and 給我你的愛 (Give Me Your Love) which both are the ending themes for two famous Taiwan drama series. TANK also is the spokesperson for computer game, "激戰" (GuildWars) and composed a song for the game.
Since then, "TANK" had became one of the most popular keyword among new artists to be searched in search engines.
While TANK was choosing songs to be fitted to his debut album, he had uploaded several songs and had set a poll on wretch.cc to be listened by his friends and let them vote for songs to be fitted in his new album. To his surprise, thousands of fans came to his blog to listen to his songs.
TANK's debut album, Fighting 生存之道 (Fighting, The Law of Living) is a fusion of Hip Hop, RnB, Rock and traditional Chinese music. The album has been on the Taiwan album sales chart (G-music chart) number 1 spot for 3 weeks beating Tank's own idol, A Mei, Guang Liang and Rainie Yang. He is now still charting in G-music chart and his album has sold over 100,000 copies in Taiwan to date.
4) Tank was also a project by the German producers Christopher von Deylen and Sören Schnakenberg. They produced 5 electronic music tracks and made a few remixes for other artists.
5) Tank is one of the many names under which Guy Blakeslee (Entrance) releases music.
6) Tank is a french melodic death metal band formed in 2007. They define their music as "tank metal". They only released a self-titled EP in 2007, featuring two songs : Tank and Brothers in Arms.
Line-Up:
Raf - Vocals
Symheris - Lead Guitar
Edd - Rhythm Guitar
Olivier - Bass
Reno - Drums
7) Tank is a South Korean rapper, and singer. He is best known for his song 159cm.
Reign Of Thunder
Tank Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
We've been at the edge too many times,
To ignore the warning signs
Now that we're led by those who are blind,
To the world that is outside
They will ensure, that they'll make our lives,
A misery before our eyes
Which civil war goes on the side
It's out of our hands.
To a man we must fight or be overrun
And by midnight, the first strike has begun..
Would they rather die..or live and suffer...this reign of thunder
Nations in need, no longer have the right, to chose which war in which they fight..
Hatred and greed, and mad myopic sight
Add to the Anarchists delight
The poor will die whatever, in the ultimate defeat,
We sell them arms
But send them nothing they can eat..
Women and children, starved and alone..
They are like shadows painted on bare walls
In spite of the land in their hands, the respite will fool no-one..
And by midnight there is light, but no sun
Would they rather die, than live and suffer, through this reign of thunder
Take it as read, that what's left behind, incriminates the ones inside
And we are fed, all the same old lies, twisted thoughts of twisted minds
It's out of our hands...
In Tank's song Reign Of Thunder, Ward sings about the world's current state and the issues therein. The song starts with Ward outlining how the world has been at the edge too many times and how the warning signs can no longer be ignored. He then goes on to talk about how the world is being led by those who are blind to what's happening outside. These "power whores" are the ones who decide which civil war goes on which side, and they're making the lives of everyone miserable.
Ward highlights how the poor will die whatever, in the ultimate defeat, as in wars, the arms are sold to the poor, but they are sent nothing to eat. Thus, women and children starve, and nobody does anything in the offing. He also mentions that the nations in need no longer have the right to choose which war they want to fight, and the anarchists delight in the hatred and greed they cause. Ward finally questions if the people would rather die than live and suffer through this reign of thunder.
Overall, the song speaks of the world's current state, the wars, famine, poverty, and how the people enacting them are making people suffer. It calls for people to stand up and take control of the situation, even though it's out of their hands at the moment.
Line by Line Meaning
We've been at the edge too many times,
We've experienced too many close calls and dangerous situations
To ignore the warning signs
To disregard the indicators that something is wrong
Now that we're led by those who are blind,
Now that our leaders are ignorant and uninformed
To the world that is outside
To what is happening beyond our borders
They will ensure, that they'll make our lives,
They will guarantee that our lives become
A misery before our eyes
An utter source of pain and suffering we can see
These power whores, are those who decide..
These politicians obsessed with power decide
Which civil war goes on the side
Which side to support in a civil war
It's out of our hands.
We have no control over the situation
To a man we must fight or be overrun
We must fight to the last man or we will be overrun
And by midnight, the first strike has begun..
The first attack has started at midnight
Would they rather die..or live and suffer...this reign of thunder
Do they prefer death to living through this violent and destructive time?
Nations in need, no longer have the right, to chose which war in which they fight..
Countries in need can no longer select which war they participate in
Hatred and greed, and mad myopic sight
Blindness caused by insanity, greed, and hatred
Add to the Anarchists delight
Makes the anarchists happy
The poor will die whatever, in the ultimate defeat,
The poor always suffer and perish in the end
We sell them arms
We provide them with weapons
But send them nothing they can eat..
We don't provide them with food
Women and children, starved and alone..
Hunger and isolation for women and children
They are like shadows painted on bare walls
They seem invisible, just like shadows on a painted wall
In spite of the land in their hands, the respite will fool no-one..
Despite having territory, it won't bring peace to anyone
And by midnight there is light, but no sun
After midnight there is light, but it is not from the sun
Would they rather die, than live and suffer, through this reign of thunder
Do they prefer death to living through this violent and destructive time?
Take it as read, that what's left behind, incriminates the ones inside
Understand that what is left behind will blame those responsible
And we are fed, all the same old lies, twisted thoughts of twisted minds
We are continuously told false information by corrupt and malicious minds
It's out of our hands...
We cannot do anything about the situation
Contributed by Elijah V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@milossilva8630
We Never forget u Algy 🎸💔
@inakietxeberrialabayen
the best underrated band of the world
@herdyingfiance1130
The most underrated of the best bands as well
@WocklessGamingforAnimeMoms
@herdyingfiance1130 they were on par with Iron Maiden,Mötorhead,Dokken,The Scorpions etc to me at least. I could see how these long,slow,almost Martial Industrial or horror synth sounding intros with zero guitar might have alienated first time listeners in The 1980s,now not so much but Metal now is wildly different to in its original form.
@jesuscampos8136
Killer song 💥💣🎸
@herdyingfiance1130
banging till the scalp cracks... THIS is metal
@artojunka3701
There is two way, how to make heavyrock'n'roll music. Mr. Algy Ward knows the other. It stays forever.
@shaneplante936
holy FUCK -- This track slays
@deathcharge_metalpunx
tank forever !
@luisaugustocruzalves744
tank it's immortal.