| One Foot in the Grave | ||||
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| Released | 2 June 2017 | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 48:25 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
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One Foot in the Grave is the seventeenth studio album by the German thrash metal band Tankard. It was released on 2 June 2017, on the Nuclear Blast label. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metal Hammer (Germany) | 6/7 [2] |
| Metal Hammer (UK Press) | 7/10 |
| Rock Hard | 8/10 [3] |
Metal Hammer Germany called the track "Arena of the True Lies" a catchy continuation of the band's previous album R.I.B and cited "Syrian Nightmare" as being singer Gerre's expression of anger about the current political situation in the Middle East. [2] The reviewer for Rock Hard, too, praised the album as being catchy with strong lyrics, although he found the riffs too unoriginal for a thrash release. [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pay to Pray" | 5:22 |
| 2. | "Arena of the True Lies" | 5:08 |
| 3. | "Don't Bullshit Us!" | 3:56 |
| 4. | "One Foot in the Grave" | 4:47 |
| 5. | "Syrian Nightmare" | 4:31 |
| 6. | "Northern Crown (Lament of the Undead King)" | 4:22 |
| 7. | "Lock'Em Up!" | 4:10 |
| 8. | "The Evil That Men Display" | 3:14 |
| 9. | "Secret Order 1516" | 7:23 |
| 10. | "Sole Grinder" | 5:28 |
| Total length: | 48:25 | |
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] | 26 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [5] | 96 |
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