Tankcsapda is a
Hungarian heavy metal and
hard rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...
band.
History
Tankcsapda was formed in 1989, in
Debrecen
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,
Hungary
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. The group started off as a
power trio
A power trio is a rock and roll band format having a lineup of electric guitar, bass guitar and drum kit (drums and cymbals), leaving out a second rhythm guitar or keyboard instrument that are often used in other rock music bands that are quart ...
with only drums, bass and guitar playing punk rock, but continuously expanded their repertoire with different elements of rock music. They initially performed in small venues and published their album on small independent labels. The band's first important commercial development came in 1995, with the release of their fourth album, ''Az Ember Tervez'' (Man Makes Plans), which has become the first gold record for Tankcsapda.
In 2003, they finally crossed over to the mainstream, with the release of their ''Élni vagy Égni'' (To Live or to Burn) album, and two singles off this record: "Be Vagyok Rúgva" ("I'm Drunk") and "Örökké Tart" ("Lasts Forever").
After the album of 2003 and the successful compilation album that followed, they released one of their heaviest albums to date, ''Mindenki Vár Valamit'' (Everyone's Expecting Something), succeeded by a live album ''Elektromágnes'' (Electromagnet). Their newest studio album, released in 2014, is ''Urai vagyunk a helyzetnek'' (We Are On Top of the Situation). Tankcsapda completed its first US tour in the fall of 2015 with
Sledgeback.
Discography
Albums:
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*''Baj Van!!'' (1989) (There Is Trouble!!)
*''Punk and Roll'' (1990)
*''Legjobb Méreg'' (1992) (The Best Poison)
*''Jönnek A Férgek'' (1994) (The Worms Are Comin')
*''Az Ember Tervez'' (1995) (Man Plans)
*''Eleven'' (1996) (Vivid/Lively)
*''Cause for Sale'' (1996)
*''Connektor:567'' (1997)
*''Ha Zajt Akartok'' (1998) (If You Want Noise)
*''Tankológia'' (1999) (Tankology)
*''Ez Az A ház - Maxi'' (2000) (This is the House)
*''Agyarország'' (2001) (Magyarország = Hungary, Agyarország = Tusk Country)
*''Baj Van'' (2002) (There Is Trouble)
*''Szextárgy - Maxi'' (2003) (Sex Object)
*''Élni vagy Égni'' (2003) (To Live or To Burn)
*''A Legjobb Mérgek - Best Of'' (2004) (The Best Poisons - Best Of)
*''Mindenki Vár Valamit'' (2006) (Everyone Waits for Somethin')
*''Elektromágnes'' (2007) (Electromagnet)
*''Minden Jót'' (2009) (All the Best)
*''Rockmafia Debrecen'' (2012) (Rock Mafia in Debrecen)
*''Igazi hiénák'' (2013) (True Hyenas)
*''Urai vagyunk a helyzetnek'' (2014) (We Are On Top of the Situation)
*''Liliput hollywood'' (2020)
Band members
Current lineup
*László Lukács – vocals/bass guitar (1993–present); vocals/lead guitar (1989–1993)
*Tamás Fejes – drums (2000–present)
*Gábor Sidlovics - guitar (2012–present)
Former members
*Attila "Labi" Tóth Laboncz – bass guitar (1989–1993)
*György Buzsik – drums (1989–1997)
*Ottó Elek – drums (1997–2000)
*Levente "Cseresznye" ("Cherry") Molnár – lead guitar (1993–2012)
References
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Hungarian heavy metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 1989
Musical trios