--- title: "Tygers of Pan Tang" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/tygers-of-pan-tang" genre: "NWOBHM" country: "United Kingdom" formed: 1978 --- # Tygers of Pan Tang **Tygers of Pan Tang** is a nwobhm band, from United Kingdom, active 1978 to present. Tygers of Pan Tang are an English heavy metal band that were a part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement. They formed in 1978 in Whitley Bay, England, and were active until 1987. The band reformed in 1999 and continue to record and perform. The name is derived from Pan Tang, a fictional archipelago in Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melniboné fantasy series whose wizards keep tigers as pets. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tygers_of_Pan_Tang ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Tygers of Pan Tang | | Genre | NWOBHM | | Parent genre | Heavy Metal | | Origin | Whitley Bay, United Kingdom | | Formed | 1978 | | Releases in catalog | 20 | ## Genres [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [NWOBHM](https://themetalnet.com/genre/nwobhm) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Robb Weir](https://themetalnet.com/musician/robb-weir) | Background vocals, Electric guitar | 1999 to present | Current | | [Craig Ellis](https://themetalnet.com/musician/craig-ellis) | Background vocals, Percussion, Drums (drum set) | 2000 to present | Current | | [Jacopo Meille](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jacopo-meille) | Lead vocals | 2004 to present | Current | | [John Sykes](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-sykes) | Background vocals, Electric guitar | 1980 to 1982 | Former | | [Richie Wicks](https://themetalnet.com/musician/richie-wicks) | Lead vocals | 2001 to 2004 | Former | | [Marc Paganini](https://themetalnet.com/musician/marc-paganini) | | | Former | | [Brian Dick](https://themetalnet.com/musician/brian-dick) | Percussion, Drums (drum set) | 1985 to 1987 | Former | | [Brian West](https://themetalnet.com/musician/brian-west) | Bass | 2000 to 2011 | Former | | [Fred Purser](https://themetalnet.com/musician/fred-purser) | Electric guitar | 1982 to 1982 | Former | | [Jess Cox](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jess-cox) | Lead vocals | 1978 to 1999 | Former | | [Jon Deverill](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jon-deverill) | Lead vocals | 1980 to 1987 | Former | | [Richard Laws](https://themetalnet.com/musician/richard-laws) | Background vocals, Electric bass guitar | until 1982 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1980 | [Neat Records 3 Pack](https://themetalnet.com/album/690ecca5-596b-42d6-8a1a-b08223f1ce59) | EP | | 1980 | [Wild Cat](https://themetalnet.com/album/57e4c253-1818-3000-984e-0a1f386d1083) | Album | | 1981 | [Crazy Nights](https://themetalnet.com/album/761b84e9-2bd1-34b1-b354-4f4d5ee4021f) | Album | | 1981 | [Spellbound](https://themetalnet.com/album/14b2ccc5-420e-3cf7-bd33-820260d7d696) | Album | | 1982 | [The Cage](https://themetalnet.com/album/85363b84-d826-35e1-8ce5-cfd803b01a0d) | Album | | 1985 | [The Wreck-Age](https://themetalnet.com/album/81ff2ae4-3b85-3318-b84c-e9d4ae6689a6) | Album | | 1987 | [Burning in the Shade](https://themetalnet.com/album/fe421850-381b-343a-bf19-23185ae26344) | Album | | 2001 | [Mystical](https://themetalnet.com/album/4bf132ac-3aaa-4211-825c-9c8d2d216416) | Album | | 2004 | [Noises From the Cathouse](https://themetalnet.com/album/6a91882f-7129-36f3-b404-47fbe19b3ec2) | Album | | 2008 | [Animal Instinct](https://themetalnet.com/album/3c33a59e-fecd-4faa-a5c1-528379aa08f5) | Album | | 2008 | [Back & Beyond](https://themetalnet.com/album/b1b0eed5-98ce-45e5-82f5-148005aec114) | EP | | 2011 | [The Spellbound Sessions](https://themetalnet.com/album/30c0ac12-2894-44eb-8daf-7576e98eafe6) | EP | | 2011 | [The Wildcat Sessions](https://themetalnet.com/album/9d2df546-ca97-487d-a553-4025bf4277f9) | EP | | 2012 | [Ambush](https://themetalnet.com/album/31423e20-0ff6-42ad-a7cc-3b22da2aae54) | Album | | 2014 | [The Crazy Nights Sessions](https://themetalnet.com/album/4ff292ee-e7a1-410e-9b09-25e5185fd795) | EP | | 2015 | [Tygers Sessions: The First Wave](https://themetalnet.com/album/90810a05-1429-4497-a3b0-56fc382a791e) | Album | | 2016 | [Tygers of Pan Tang](https://themetalnet.com/album/fcd4aa2d-cfb1-4afe-954b-e89f8b155b38) | Album | | 2019 | [Ritual](https://themetalnet.com/album/ddf9231c-a2d0-4bca-993b-d55bb50fc0f6) | Album | | 2022 | [A New Heartbeat](https://themetalnet.com/album/b4d2ed04-2064-4193-bbc0-b0bfad4ad049) | EP | | 2023 | [Bloodlines](https://themetalnet.com/album/90b7cb06-706e-4b08-81c3-57f1d35fd42a) | Album | ## Related bands - 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spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1MZ8NERIuOS610KBhr6yna - apple music: https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/3222883 --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/tygers-of-pan-tang](https://themetalnet.com/band/tygers-of-pan-tang). 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