Tankcsapda

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BIOGRAPHY OF TANKCSAPDAThe rock-trio TANKCSAPDA ( means TANKTRAP), was formed in 1989. In he beginning the group ventured into the depths of punk, but in the following years, after a serious number of live performances, their style has evolved into a hard-rock mixture, which still contains some early punk&roll elements, but also punk and heavy metal influences.
Still, one of the most important factors for the Tankcsapda fans is the quality of the lyrics, which has drawn a considerable fan base to the band. The first major success of the band came in 1992, when Tankcsapda released their first real studio LP, and the success story has been continuing ever since. The band have issued seven studio LPs, a live LP and a compilation. The sales records of the Tankcsapda LPs is extraordinary in the category of rock bands: the group has achieved golden records for 6 of their 7 studio LPs (in Hungary a band is awarded with a golden record when the sales exceed 20.000 copies). One of the records even broke the 40.000-copy barrier!
The ever-widening fan base has responded exceptionally well to the records and attended the live shows in greater numbers as the years passed by. The group is well-represented in the media: their videos appear regularly in the different music shows on TV, and they are frequent guests of the Hungarian Music Channel, called Viva+. One sure sign of success is the fact that the readers of the most popular rock magazine, Metal Hammer, has voted for Tankcsapda every year as the most popular domestic rock-group since 1996.
The group has had live performances in the recent years together with such bands as Motörhead, Bad Religion, New Model Army, Faith No More, Apocalyptica, Therapy?, Clawfinger and Cannibal Corpse, Slipknot, Hatebreed.
In the beginning, the records were released by one of the Hungarian labels of Warner Music, but since 1999, the band has been with SonyMusic Hungary. The publisher and the band respect each other, and the co-operation between the two parties is excellent. There were a number of member changes in the line-up of the band during the past 13 years, but the essence remained the same, therefore more and more new faces and fans emerge around the band, together with the old fans.
Tankcsapda discography:
Baj van !! (demo tapes) 1989 (There is Trouble!!)
Punk & Roll CD * 1990. (Punk & Roll)
A legjobb Méreg CD* 1992. (The best poison)
Jönnek a férgek CD * 1994. ( The worms are coming)
Az ember tervez CD * 1995. (When man appoints)
Eleven live CD 1996. (Live)
Connektor :567: CD 1997. (Connector :567:)
Ha zajt akartok CD 1999. ( If you want noise)
Tankologia compilation CD *1999. (Tankology 10 years unreleased and rare tracks)
Agyarország CD * 2001. ( The land of violence)
Elni vagy Egni * 2004. (to life or to burn)
*- gold albums
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