Die With A Beer In Your Hand - Music

Tankard Is A German Thrash Metal Band Founded In 1982. Inventors Of The "Alcoholic Metal"-Genre. The Band Chose Their Name After Looking Through A Dictonary And Seeing A Word Defined As "beer Mug". Tankard Were Formed By Three Classmates Andreas "Gerre" Geremia Axel Katzmann And Frank Thorwarth. At The Time The Band Was Known As Vortex And Avenger Until The Current Name Of Tankard Was Discovered By The Band In A Dictionary. Their First Song Written Was Called "Ray Death" A Song About Nuclear War And Their First Gig Was Played In A Local Classroom In 1983. As The Band Were Not Permitted To Drink Alcohol In The School They Smuggled Their Beer In With Milk Cartons. Soon After Band Member Bernhard Rapprich Left The Band As His Conservative Father Did Not Want Him "hanging Around With A Bunch Of Drunks" And Was Replaced By Andy Bulgaropulos. In 1984 Tankard Signed To Noise Records After Narrowly Missing Out On Signing With Steamhammer During A Gig Where Guitarist Andy Bulgaropulous Made The Mistake Of Wearing A Blue Sweatshirt With A Deer On The Front Creating The Wrong Image And Causing Steamhammer To Retract Their Offer Of A Contract. Members * Andreas "Gerre" Geremia 1982 - Vocals
* Frank Thorwarth 1982 - Bass
* Olaf Zissel 1994 - Drums
* Andy Gutjahr 1998 - Guitars Former Members Guitars *Axel Katzmann 1982-1995 *Andy Bulgaropulos 1982-1998 *Bernhard Rapprich 1982 Drums *Oliver Werner 1982-89 *Arnulf Tunn 1989-1993 read less