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Heavy Metal
Mighty Music
New Release
Tygers Of Pan Tang
Electrifyed
Reviewed in issue:
116
Release Date:
11 Sept 2026
Reviewed by:
🟣 Dave Cockett
For Fans Of
Saxon
Diamond Head
Praying Mantis
Top three tracks
• Rise Up
• Dark Skies
• Revenge Is Sweet
Fireworks Verdict:
"‘Electrifyed’ sees them return to a more aggressive sound"
THE REVIEW
Words Of Wisdom!
Stalwarts of the then nascent NWOBHM scene, Tygers Of Pan Tang should need no introduction to Metal fans. Since emerging from the ashes of Proto-Punk act Trick in late 1977, they’ve ingrained themselves into the hearts and minds of generations of fans, and are still an active part of the modern live scene. Their biggest selling album was 1982’s ‘The Cage’ (their last for MCA), which, with its more commercially focused sound, is the most “untypical” Tygers album you’ll find.
After their original tenure ran aground in the late-eighties, the Tygers reformed around the millennium and have been active ever since, a steady stream of new studio albums culminating in the earth shattering ‘Bloodlines’ in 2023, perhaps the closest they’ve yet come to recapturing the essence of 1981’s seminal ‘Spellbound’ opus.
"they’ve ingrained themselves into the hearts and minds of generations of fans"
Members have come and gone over the years – the late, great John Sykes being the most notable – with founding guitarist Robb Weir being the one constant. That “revolving door” personnel policy still exists to this day (guitarist John Foottit being the most recent addition to the ranks), but since the arrival of vocalist Jacopo “Jack” Meille in 2004, they’ve consolidated their sound into an instantly recognisable maelstrom of energy and volume.
‘Electrifyed’ sees them return to a more aggressive sound which, whilst it sacrifices some of the intricate nuances they attained on ‘Bloodlines’, is nevertheless still steeped in those inimitable Tygers melodies we’ve come to know and love over the years.
Opener ‘Rise Up’, despite its brooding intro that reminded me of Dokken’s ‘Unchain The Night’, soon unleashes an insistent, dirty barrage of riffs that will no doubt act as a clarion call to the faithful on stage – great hook too! The punchy ‘Forevermore’ which follows has a discordant, almost Arabian twang which at times brought to mind the Diamond Head chestnut ‘Am I Evil’.
But I digress and the last thing I want to do is give you the impression that this is an album of recycled ideas from someone else’s playbook, as that’s not the case at all. Anthems like the rumbling title track, the low slung ‘Dark Skies’ and moody ‘Revenge Is Sweet’ are all future Tygers’ classics with hooks that hit hard and deep.
"The punchy ‘Forevermore’ which follows has a discordant, almost Arabian twang"
Why teach an old dog new tricks when the ones he already knows still entertain the crowds? Classic Tygers!
Reviewer:
🟣 Dave Cockett
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