Origin: Whitley Bay, England  
Genres: NWOBHM, Hard Rock
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Tygers Of Pan Tang

Tygers Of Pan Tang were one of the classic NWOBHM bands, with their first two albums (the raw, simplistic but effective Wild Cat and the more polished Spellbound) being two of the better albums of the era. Spellbound is also notable for including a young John Sykes on guitar, who would later go on to fame and fortune with Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, and Blue Murder. The band's decision to move to a more mainstream, pop-metal sound on their subsequent releases was in retrospect a questionable move, as fans of the early material were turned off and the anticipated new audience never really materialized. Amidst lineup changes and poor reviews, the band finally called it a day after the release of Burning In The Shade in 1987. Fast forward to 2000, with Robb Weir putting together a new Tygers lineup, which has recorded several albums since.

Recent album: Live Blood, released on April 26, 2024.

Current Members

Jacopo Meille

vocals

Robb Weir

guitars

Francesco Marras

guitars

Huw Holding

bass (ex-Avenger, ex-Blitzkrieg)

Craig Ellis

drums

Former Members/Guests

Jess Cox

vocals

Jon Deverill

vocals (ex-Persian Risk)

Tony Liddell

vocals

Richie Wicks

vocals (ex-Angel Witch, ex-ShadowKeep)

Steve Lamb

guitars

John Sykes

guitars (Thin Lizzy, ex-Whitesnake)

Fred Purser

guitars

Neil Sheppard

guitars

Glenn Howes

guitars (Fist)

Dean Robertson

guitars

Michael McCrystal

guitars (White Spirit)

Rocky (Richard Laws)

bass

Dave Donaldson

bass

Brian West

bass

Gavin Gray

bass (Tank (Tucker/Evans version))

Brian Dick

drums

Chris Percy

drums


Discography



Wild Cat  
1980 MCA
  1. Euthanasia
  2. Slave To Freedom
  3. Don't Touch Me There
  4. Money
  5. Killers
  6. Fireclown
  7. Wild Catz
  8. Suzie Smiled
  9. Badger Badger
  10. Insanity
  • Jess Cox
  • Robb Weir
  • Rocky
  • Brian Dick
1980 BNR Top Ten Album



Spellbound  
1981 MCA
  1. Gangland
  2. Take It
  3. Minotaur
  4. Hellbound
  5. Mirror
  6. Silver And Gold
  7. Blackjack
  8. Story So Far
  9. Tyger Bay
  10. Don't Stop By
  • Jon Deverill
  • Robb Weir
  • John Sykes
  • Rocky
  • Brian Dick
1981 BNR Top Ten Album



Crazy Nights  
1982 MCA
  1. Do it good
  2. Love don't stay
  3. Never satisfied
  4. Running out of time
  5. Crazy nights
  6. Down and out
  7. Lonely man
  8. Make a stand
  9. Raised on rock
  • Jon Deverill
  • Robb Weir
  • John Sykes
  • Rocky
  • Brian Dick


The Cage  
1983 MCA
  1. Rendezvous
  2. Lonely at the top
  3. Letter from L.A.
  4. Paris by air
  5. Tides
  6. Making tracks
  7. The Cage
  8. Love potion No.9
  9. You always see what you want
  10. Danger in paradise
  11. The Actor
  • Jon Deverill
  • Robb Weir
  • Steve Lamb
  • Fred Purser
  • Rocky
  • Brian Dick


The Best Of The Tygers Of Pan Tang  COMPILATION
1984 MCA
  1. Rendezvous
  2. Lonely at the Top
  3. Rock and Roll Men
  4. Hellbound
  5. Slave to freedom
  6. Wild Cat
  7. Love Potion Nº 9 (The Clovers cover)
  8. Making Tracks
  9. Paris by Air
  10. The Story so Far
  11. Suzie Smiled
  12. Crazy Nights
  13. Don't Touch Me There
  14. Don't Stop By


The Wreck-age  
1985 Music For Nations
  1. Waiting
  2. Protection
  3. Innocent Eyes
  4. Desert Of No Love
  5. The Wreck-Age
  6. Women In Cages
  7. Victim
  8. Ready To Run
  9. All Change Faces
  10. Forgive And Forget
  • Jon Deverill
  • Steve Lamb
  • Neil Sheppard
  • Dave Donaldson
  • Brian Dick


First Kill  COMPILATION
1986 Neat
  1. Slave to Freedom
  2. Angel
  3. Straight as a Die
  4. The Final Answer
  5. Euthanasia
  6. Shakespear Road
  7. Don't Take Nothing
  8. Alright on the Night
  9. Bad Times
  10. Small Town Flirt


Burning In The Shade  
1987 Zebra
  1. The First (The Only One)
  2. Hit It
  3. Dream
  4. Sweet Lies
  5. Maria
  6. Hideaway
  7. Open To Seduction
  8. The Sircle Of The Dance
  9. Are You There?
  10. The Memory Fades
  • Jon Deverill
  • Steve Lamb
  • Brian Dick


Live At Nottingham Rock City ('81)  LIVE
2001 Neat
  1. Take It
  2. Rock And Roll Man
  3. Black Jack
  4. Tyger Bay
  5. Insanity
  6. Euthanasia
  7. Mirror
  8. Wild Catz
  9. Money
  10. Don't Stop By
  11. Gangland
  12. Silver And Gold
  13. Hellbound
  14. Slave To Freedom
  15. All or Nothing.
  • Jon Deverill
  • Robb Weir
  • John Sykes
  • Rocky
  • Brian Dick


Live At Wacken '99  LIVE
2001 Spitfire
  1. Intro
  2. Rock & Roll Man
  3. Euthanasia
  4. Don't Touch Me There
  5. Money
  6. Suzy Smiled
  7. Wild Cat
  8. Insanity
  9. Fireclown
  10. Straight As A Die
  11. Burnin Up
  12. Tush
  13. Love Potion # 9
  • Jess Cox
  • Robb Weir
  • Glenn Howes
  • Gavin Gray
  • Chris Percy


Mystical  
2001 Z
  1. Detonator
  2. Firepower
  3. Keep The Rock Alive
  4. Secret
  5. Mystical
  6. Roar
  7. Street Fighter
  8. Jump In Your Shoes
  9. Ride 4 Free
  10. Greed
  11. Sun Lotion Suicide
  • Tony Liddell
  • Robb Weir
  • Dean Robertson
  • Brian West
  • Craig Ellis


Cybernation "The Demos"  
2002
  1. Cybernation
  2. Bad Bad Kitty
  3. Deja-vu
  4. Mystical
  5. Running Man
  6. Firepower
  • Richie Wicks
  • Robb Weir
  • Dean Robertson
  • Brian West
  • Craig Ellis


Live In The Roar  LIVE
2003 Angel Air
  1. Detonator
  2. Rock 'n' Roll Man
  3. Lonely At The Top
  4. Mystical
  5. Bad Bad Kitty
  6. Cybernation
  7. Running Man
  8. Suzie Smiled
  9. Take It
  10. Paris By Air
  11. Deja-Vu
  12. Don't Stop By
  13. Firepower
  14. Hellbound
  15. Love Potion No9
  16. Cat Scratch Fever
  • Richie Wicks
  • Robb Weir
  • Dean Robertson
  • Brian West
  • Craig Ellis


Noises From The Cathouse  
2003 Communique
  1. Boomerang
  2. Godspeak
  3. master of Illusion
  4. Highspeed Highway Superman
  5. The Spirit Never Dies
  6. Cybernation
  7. Deja Vu
  8. Bad Bad Kitty
  9. Running Man
  10. Three In A Bed
  • Richie Wicks
  • Robb Weir
  • Dean Robertson
  • Brian West
  • Craig Ellis


Visions From The Cathouse  VIDEO
2004 Angel Air


Leg Of The Boot - Live In Holland  LIVE
2005 Angel Air
  1. Master Of Illusion
  2. Highspeed Highway Superman
  3. Running Man
  4. Insanity
  5. Youthanasia
  6. Slave To Freedom
  7. Rock n' Roll Man
  8. Suzie Smiled
  9. Don’t Stop By
  10. Take It
  11. Don’t Touch Me There
  12. Firepower
  13. Hellbound
  14. Highspeed Highway Superman (2 wheeled version
  15. Slave to Freedom (new studio version)
  16. Don't Touch Me There (new studio version)
  • Jacopo Meille
  • Robb Weir
  • Dean Robertson
  • Brian West
  • Craig Ellis


Big Game Hunting  COMPILATION
2005 Castle


Bad Bad Kitty  COMPILATION
2005


Back & Beyond  EP
2007
  1. Live For The Day
  2. Hellbound
  3. Rock & Roll Man
  4. Take It
  5. Bury The Hatchet
  • Jacopo Meille
  • Robb Weir
  • Dean Robertson
  • Brian West
  • Craig Ellis


Animal Instinct  
2008
  1. Rock Candy
  2. Cry Sweet Freedom
  3. Live for the Day
  4. Let it Burn
  5. If you see Kay
  6. Hot Blooded
  7. Devils find a Fool
  8. Winners & Losers
  9. Cruisin
  10. Bury the Hatchet
  11. Dark Rider
  • Jacopo Meille
  • Robb Weir
  • Dean Robertson
  • Brian West
  • Craig Ellis


The Wildcat Sessions  EP
2010 self-released
  1. Euthanasia
  2. Slave to Freedom
  3. Suzie Smiled
  4. Don't Touch Me There
  5. Wildcatz
  • Jacopo Meille
  • Robb Weir
  • Dean Robertson
  • Brian West
  • Craig Ellis


The Spellbound Sessions  EP
2011 self-released
  1. Gangland
  2. Take It
  3. Hellbound
  4. Mirror
  5. Tyger Bay
  6. Don't Stop By
  • Jacopo Meille
  • Robb Weir
  • Dean Robertson
  • Brian West
  • Craig Ellis


Ambush  
2012
  1. Keeping Me Alive
  2. These Eyes
  3. One Of A Kind
  4. Rock & Roll Dream
  5. She
  6. Man On Fire
  7. Play To Win
  8. Burning Desire
  9. Hey Suzie
  10. Mr. Indispensable
  11. Speed
  • Jacopo Meille
  • Robb Weir
  • Dean Robertson
  • Gavin Gray
  • Craig Ellis
2012 Readers' Album #100



Tygers Sessions: The First Wave  COMPILATION
2015


Tygers Of Pan Tang  
2016 Mighty Music
  1. Only The Brave
  2. Dust
  3. Glad Rags
  4. The Reason Why
  5. Never Give In
  6. Do It Again
  7. I Got The Music In Me
  8. Praying For A Miracle
  9. Blood Red Sky
  10. Angel In Disguise
  11. The Devil You Know
  • Jacopo Meille
  • Robb Weir
  • Michael McCrystal
  • Gavin Gray
  • Craig Ellis


Ritual  
2019 Mighty Music
  1. Worlds Apart
  2. Destiny
  3. Rescue Me
  4. Raise Some Hell
  5. Spoils Of War
  6. White Lines
  7. Words Cut Like Knives
  8. Damn You!
  9. Love Will Find A Way
  10. The Art Of Noise
  11. Soil On
  • Jacopo Meille
  • Robb Weir
  • Michael McCrystal
  • Gavin Gray
  • Craig Ellis


Majors & Minors  COMPILATION
2021 Mighty Music
  1. Only the Brave
  2. Destiny
  3. She
  4. Never Give In
  5. Worlds Apart
  6. Glad Rags
  7. Let It Burn
  8. White Lines
  9. The Devil You Know
  10. Keeping Me Alive
  11. Hot Blooded
  12. Damn You!
  13. Spoils of War (Orchestral Mix)
  14. What You Say
  15. Plug Me In


A New Heartbeat  EP
2022 Mighty Music
  1. A New Heartbeat
  2. Red Mist
  3. Fireclown
  4. Killers
  • Jacopo Meille
  • Robb Weir
  • Francesco Marras
  • Huw Holding
  • Craig Ellis


Bloodline  
2023 Mighty Music
  1. Edge of the World
  2. In My Blood
  3. Fire on the Horizon
  4. Light of Hope
  5. Back for Good
  6. Taste of Love
  7. Kiss the Sky
  8. Believe
  9. A New Heartbeat
  10. Making All the Rules
  • Jacopo Meille
  • Robb Weir
  • Francesco Marras
  • Huw Holding
  • Craig Ellis


Live Blood  LIVE
2024 Mighty Music
  1. Intro
  2. Euthanasia
  3. Keeping Me Alive
  4. Love Don't Stay
  5. Gangland
  6. Edge of the World
  7. Destiny
  8. Back for Good
  9. Only the Brave
  10. Paris by Air
  11. Do It Good
  12. Fire on the Horizon
  13. A New Heartbeart
  14. Suzie Smiled
  15. Hellbound
  16. Love Potion No. 9 (The Clovers cover)



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