Robb Weir, Tygers Of Pan Tang founder and keeper of the flame, was at a cross roads. He had tried to keep the Tygers alive with differing line-ups but now he was in the position of seeing his hopes dissolve completely as the band were unable to find just the right vocalist. He was determined […]

Tygers Of Pan Tang will be celebrating a return to their roots in the North of England town Whitley Bay on 9th November 2024. The home of the original four Tygers and their centre of operations when John Sykes and Jon Deverill were band members, they last played there in 1979. They had a residence […]

Mighty Music are proud to announce the release of a live album by the Tygers Of Pan Tang, to be called ‘Live Blood‘. Stalwarts of the NWOBHM, the Tygers are currently celebrating eight years with Mighty Music during which time they have released three well-received new albums, the most recent of which ‘Bloodlines‘, was met with universal critical acclaim […]

Review: Tygers of Pan Tang – Bloodlines Mighty Music (May 5th, 2023) Reviewer: Jason Hopper I am admittedly late to the party when it comes to Tygers of Pan Tang. I discovered them by reviewing ‘Majors & Minors‘, a best of collection of their most recent four albums (review here) and now I have the […]

Robb Weir is never a man to take what he has for granted. Having led Tygers Of Pan Tang since their first album through a number of line-up changes, he recognises that the current Tygers are probably the strongest since they were at the forefront of the NWOBHM. The original band, who made four albums for MCA Records, survived the unexpected departure of Jess Cox to run Neat […]