| Vol(l)ume 14 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 17 December 2010[ citation needed ] | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 50:22 [1] | |||
| Label | AFM Records | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metal Hammer |   [2] |
| Thrash | (7.9/10) [3] |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Blabbermouth | [5] |
Vol(l)ume 14 is the fourteenth studio album by the German thrash metal band Tankard, released through AFM Records.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Time Warp" | 6:01 |
| 2. | "Rules for Fools" | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Fat Snatchers (The Hippo Effect)" | 5:12 |
| 4. | "Black Plague (BP)" | 4:24 |
| 5. | "Somewhere in Nowhere" | 4:09 |
| 6. | "The Agency" | 5:04 |
| 7. | "Brain Piercing öf Death" | 4:20 |
| 8. | "Beck's in the City" | 3:29 |
| 9. | "Condemnation" | 6:23 |
| 10. | "Weekend Warriors" | 7:25 |
| Total length: | 50:22 | |
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