Produced by Harris Johns (Sodom, Kreator, Voivod), and released in 1989, Alien EP was the last of many Tankard releases to be a perfect score.
With Zombie Attack (1986) being an excellent performance, to Chemical Invasion (1987) witch saw the band become more popular and successful in Germany, and to 1988's The Morning After, with a down-hill production, the band soon released this mini-LP titled Alien.
Alien features a classic production full of powerful, hard-a*** riffs, fast drums, funny lyrics, old-school sound, smart lyrics and catchy melodies.
Including the thrashy sound on the typical "Alien" title-track as well as fast-paced drum techniques, catchy solos and talent on songs like "666 Packs" and "Live to Dive", not only does this definitive EP feature three studio tracks; but it also contains a cover to the Rose Tattoo hit song "Remedy" from 1978 and a re-recording to their 1986 song "(Empty) Tankard)".
Though Tankard may not be too popular over states out of Germany, Alien is an ultimate thrash metal album for a true thrash metal fan!
A "Must-Own" for all thrash metal collector's!
Recommended tracks:
"Alien"
"666 Packs"
"(Empty) Tankard"
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