Tankcsapda is a Hungarian

Hungary

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 heavy metal

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 and hard rock

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 band.

History

Tankcsapda was formed in 1989, in Debrecen

Debrecen

Debrecen , is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. Debrecen is the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar county.- Name :...

, Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

. The group started off as a power trio

Power trio

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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 inidependent labels. The band's first important commercial development came in 1995, with the release of their fourth album, Az Ember Tervez (Man 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 (Live or Burn) album, and two singles off this record: "Be Vagyok Rúgva" ("I'm Drunk") and "Örökké Tart" ("Lasts Forever").
After the mainstream-breaking album of 2003 and the very successful compilation album that followed, they took a left turn and released one of their heaviest albums to date, Mindenki Vár Valamit (Everyone Waits for Something), succeeded by a live album Elektromágnes (Electromagnet). Their newest album, released in October 2009, is Minden Jót (All the Best).

Discography

Albums:

• 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)
• Szextárgy - Maxi (2003) (Sex Object)
• Élni vagy Égni (2003) (Live or 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)

Current lineup

• László Lukács – vocals/bass guitar (1993–present); vocals/lead guitar (1989–1993)
• Levente "Cseresznye" ("Cherry") Molnár – lead guitar (1993–present)
• Tamás Fejes – drums (2000–present)

Former members

• Attila "Labi" Tóth Laboncz – bass guitar (1989–1993)
• György Buszik – drums (1989–1997)
• Ottó Elek – drums (1997–2000)