Is it possible that in their 3rd decade the beer obsessed German thrashers will take on a socially responsible bent? The opening ‘Octane Warriors’ is their take on the over used blood-for-oil theme and the slow chugger ‘When Daddy Comes To Play’ is plucked from the headlines, the Austrian who kept his daughter prisoner for more than 20 years. The feel is all the horrific with children-sung chorus. Worry not. As if to set the record straight, Tankard include ‘MyEvilFart’ (capitalization altered here for emphasis/clarity) an ode to the GI tract which includes line like “Burning flame of power. Eat beans and that’s how it goes.” There’s also the man with foot fetish visits masked dominatrix only to find out it’s his wife ‘Sexy Feet Under’. An autobiographic ‘Hyperthermia’ tells of a trip to a Finnish sauna.

All are delivered in the most concrete thrash/crossover context the Germans have created in a long time!