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TYGERS OF PAN TANG
1980 - Wild Cat.
1981 - Spellbound.
1981 - Crazy Nights.
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August 23, 1980 - 2025: 45 years of: Wild Cat.

Another entry ...from the animal kingdom.

After the SCORPIONS, WHITESNAKE and recent LEPPARD, hard-rocknroll now presents: the TYGERS OF PAN TANG.

The gates gave in, the riot is imminent, as the loud assault of "Euthanasia" and "Slave To Freedom" rings. Young and obnoxious, these "Wild Catz" really want "Money". Overdriven classicrock by testosterone, the raw "Insanity" feeds the backstreet "Killers" with a purpose, as the bass-lick of "Fireclown" spreads fear into the competition.

England's ultimate sucker-punch: The New Wave Of British Heavy-Metal.

The year is 1980 and the island would be swarmed by ANGEL WITCH, IRON MAIDEN, GIRLSCHOOL and the motorcycle men of SAXON ...a brutal take-over ...a neat experience.

Don't touch 'em there, these TYGERS OF PAN TANG are of the untamed kind. The next roar shall bite harder with 1981's Spellbound LP ...featuring a certain John Sykes.

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Wild Cat = full LP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JMjUm4Yvg0&list=PLdgFk-dTMiRh_98QcLJ94N_N3APiT_sVU
Live in 1980
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnzrCF5tpA4
Live at Reading in 1980
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUylXUadG4A

April 10, 1981 - 2026: 45 years of: Spellbound.

A feline fury.

Fully afire after 1980's Wild Cat LP, Northern England's undomesticated ones shall not be silenced. Focusing on Round Two, the band would upgrade with new singer Jon Deverill and guitarist John Sykes ...these are the new TYGERS OF PAN TANG.

From the streets, this "Gangland" riot is rebel filled ...come and "Take It". Hard ripping rocknroll is traded with "Silver And Gold", while the rabid "Tyger Bay" resonate like an H-bomb. A lovely riffraffing, as "The Story So Far" and the luck of the draw "Blackjack" electrifies on cue and in unison, amps are pushed to the limits on devilish "Hellbound" metalized arenarock.

A rough revolution from the United Kingdom ...a tide-changing wave.

Striking the bell twice during 1981, the TYGERS OF PAN TANG would deliver more sharp clawed decibels with November's Crazy Nights LP.

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Spellbound = full LP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqlaPtkPqgg&list=OLAK5uy_nR81RJ3ss3bJF5U06PPaEG7K9HDEwEmWs
Live at the BBC in 1981
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t5iP__7Etg

November 3, 1981 - 2026: 45 years of: Crazy Nights.

Two minutes to midnight.

Still spellbound, after April 1981's LP of the same name, Great Britain gets rolled over with the hardest of rock. Running wild under the moonlight, here's the third strike from the TYGERS OF PAN TANG.

Instant rampage as "Do It Good" and the luscious "Love Don't Stay" screams out loud. Riding the new wave with pride, this unit is "Raised On Rock" and clearly "Never Satisfied". Metal with a firm grip, the crushing continues with the disturbance title-track for "Crazy Nights" and the extra laps of "Running Out Of Time".

Like a rocknroll King Kong, this wild TYGER is taking over the downtown's skyscrapers ...even the R.A.F. couldn't stop him !

The TYGERS OF PAN TANG would modify the formula and change the pace with an attempt at American hardrock, with 1982's The Cage LP.

RIP John Sykes (1959-2024)

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Crazy Nights = full LP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu7enL8awR4&list=OLAK5uy_l7vEu-MZg-O984Puf_cSX_6ENsXvFnKD8
TV performances in 1981 and 1982
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu_w0YK3HO4