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Kings of Beer | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 28 April 2000 | |||
Recorded | January–February 2000 | |||
Genre | Thrash metal | |||
Length | 49:39 | |||
Label | Century Media | |||
Producer | Harris Johns | |||
Tankard chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Blabbermouth.net | (7.5/10) [1] |
Kings of Beer is the ninth studio album by German thrash metal band Tankard, released on 28 April 2000. [2] It is their first album with guitarist Andy Gutjahr. The album was re-released by AFM Records in 2007 with a cover version of Metallica's "Damage, Inc.".
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Flirtin' with Desaster" | Geremia, M. Kipness | Gutjahr, Thorwarth, Zissel | 4:03 |
2. | "Dark Exile" | A. Bulgaropulos, Geremia | Gutjahr, Thorwarth, Zissel | 4:53 |
3. | "Hot Dog Inferno" | Bulgaropulos | Bulgaropulos | 3:26 |
4. | "Hell Bent for Jesus" | Geremia, Kipness | Gutjahr, Thorwarth, Zissel | 4:20 |
5. | "Kings of Beer" | Geremia, Kipness | Gutjahr, Thorwarth, Zissel | 5:38 |
6. | "I'm So Sorry!" | Geremia, K. Pohl | Gutjahr, Thorwarth, Zissel | 3.12 |
7. | "Talk Show Prostitute" | Geremia, Kipness | Gutjahr, Thorwarth, Zissel | 4:35 |
8. | "Incredible Loudness" | Geremia | Thorwarth | 3:44 |
9. | "Land of the Free" | Geremia, Kipness | Gutjahr, Thorwarth, Zissel | 5:09 |
10. | "Mirror, Mirror" | Geremia, Kipness | Gutjahr, Thorwarth, Zissel | 4:21 |
11. | "Tattoo Coward" | Geremia, Pohl | Gutjahr, Thorwarth, Zissel | 4:02 |
12. | "Damage, Inc." | James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Cliff Burton, Lars Ulrich | Gutjahr, Thorwarth, Zissel | 5:10 |
Total length: | 49:39 |
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