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2[[caption-width-right:320:They'll use all their metal powers to give you a heart [[MetalScream ATTAAAAAAAAACK!]]]]
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4->''"Black leather lords we're so tall and so proud\
5Warfare is our battle cry, shout it aloud!"''
6-->-- "Warfare"
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8Jag Panzer is a PowerMetal band from Colorado that was founded in 1981 by Joey Tafolla, Harry Conklin, John Tetley, and Rick Hilyard, originally under the name "Tyrant". In 1983 it turned out that [[OneSteveLimit another band had already taken that name]] and they were forced to change it. They saw a poster depicting a UsefulNotes/WorldWarII "Jagdpanzer" armored vehicle, decided that would be AGoodNameForARockBand, and simplified it to "Jag Panzer". Harry Conklin appropriated "Tyrant" as his StageName. Initially heavily influenced by the NewWaveOfBritishHeavyMetal, Jag Panzer moved towards a more pugilistic, aggressive sound by the mid-80s and became one of the preeminent American power metal bands. Their first album, 1984's ''Ample Destruction'' was an instant underground classic, due to its massively heavy riffing, supremely badass lyrics, Conklin's even ''more'' badass vocals, and Joey Tafolla's insanely fast shredding, and became one of the most highly sought after metal records of all time. After that, Jag Panzer's fortunes took a turn for the worse; Harry Conklin and Joey Tafolla left the band (liner notes in a later release indicate that Conklin's departure may have been less than amicable). The band recorded a second album, ''Chain of Command'', in 1987 with Bob Parduba on vocals and Chris Lasegue on lead guitar, but the record label ran out of money and the album was never released until 2004. Jag Panzer subsequently disbanded in 1988.
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10A reunion came in 1994, but the first fruits were nowhere near comparable in quality to their releases from the '80s; the '90s were an AudienceAlienatingEra for heavy metal, and Jag Panzer's third album, ''Dissident Alliance'', reflected that. The style changed from power metal to GrooveMetal, the production and songwriting took a serious hit, and, worst of all, instead of Harry Conklin's bestial howling, the album featured Daniel Conca delivering a vocal performance reminiscent of [[Music/{{Pantera}} Phil Anselmo]], only much worse. However, in 1997, Harry Conklin and Joey Tafolla rejoined the band, and Jag Panzer signed to Century Media and released ''The Fourth Judgement'', bringing back the old style that had made them famous. From there, Jag Panzer has gone from strength to strength, releasing a string of excellent records, including five with Chris Broderick of Music/{{Nevermore}} and Music/{{Megadeth}} fame. Their most recent album, ''The Scourge of the Light'' came out in early 2011. Unfortunately, this proved to be their final album, as lead guitarist Chris Lasegue left soon after and on July 25, 2011, the band announced that they would disband again instead of seeking another guitarist. This changed in 2013, however, as they quietly scheduled several reunion shows and officially declared that they were back with Joey Tafolla returning in 2014.
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12Current lineup:
13* Harry "Tyrant" Conklin - Vocals
14* Mark Briody - Rhythm Guitars
15* Joey Tafolla - Lead Guitars
16* John Tetley - Bass
17* Rikard Stjernquist - Drums
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19Former members:
20* Bob Parduba - Vocals
21* Daniel Conca - Vocals
22* Chris Broderick - Lead Guitars
23* Chris Kostka - Lead Guitars
24* Christian Lasegue - Lead Guitars
25* Rick Hilyard - Drums
26* Reynold Carson - Drums
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28Albums
29* 1983 - ''Tyrants'' (EP): "Battle Zones", "Death Row"
30* 1984 - ''Ample Destruction'': "Licensed to Kill", "Warfare", "Reign of the Tyrants", "The Crucifix"
31* 1987 (released 2004) - ''Chain of Command'': "Chain of Command", "Shadow Thief"
32* 1994 - ''Dissident Alliance'': "Jeffrey - Behind the Gate", "Spirit Suicide", "The Church"
33* 1997 - ''The Fourth Judgement'': "Black", "Shadow Thief", "Judgement Day"
34* 1998 - ''The Age of Mastery'': "Iron Eagle", "Chain of Command"
35* 2000 - ''Thane to the Throne'': "Thane of Cawdor", "Bloody Crime", "Tragedy of Macbeth"
36* 2001 - ''Mechanized Warfare'': "Take to the Sky", "All Things Renewed"
37* 2003 - ''Decade of the Nail-Spiked Bat'' (re-recordings of early material)
38* 2004 - ''Casting the Stones'': "The Mission (1943)", "Legion Immortal"
39* 2011 - ''The Scourge of the Light'': "Condemned to Fight", "Burn", "The Book of Kells"
40* 2017 - ''The Deviant Chord'': "Far Beyond All Fear", "Foggy Dew", "Fire of Our Spirit"
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43!!Jag Panzer show examples of:
44* TheBandMinusTheFace: ''Chain of Command'' and ''Dissident Alliance''. The former is well-liked by fans, the latter...[[FanonDisContinuity not as much]].
45* BatterUp: Jag Panzer like baseball bats, especially ones with nails in them.
46* ChronologicalAlbumTitle: ''The Fourth Judgment''
47* ConceptAlbum: ''Thane to the Throne'', which is an adaptation of ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''.
48* CoverVersion: "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald", originally by GordonLightfoot.
49* EchoingAcoustics: ''Chain of Command''
50* EpicRocking: "The Crucifix", "Jeffrey - Behind the Gate", "Judgement Day", "Tragedy of Macbneth", "All Things Renewed", "The Book of Kells"
51* HarshVocals: Daniel Conca did these. Nobody liked them.
52* HellBentForLeather
53* IntercourseWithYou: "Licensed to Kill", "Call of the Wild", "Cycles"
54* LighterAndSofter: ''Chain of Command'' was considerably less heavy and aggressive than ''Ample Destruction''.
55* MetalScream: The Tyrant does lots of these, especially in the earlier albums. There's a truly insane one in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEmrza6BHUQ#t=4m09s "The Crucifix"]] that has to be heard to be believed.
56* MyspeldRokband: The band's name is a misspelling of "Jagdpanzer," German for "tank destroyer."
57* ObligatoryBondageSong: "Cycles" (with a side order of HoYay)
58* OneSteveLimit: Between 1994 and today, the band has had ''three'' lead guitarists named Chris.
59* PowerBallad: "When Walls Come Down"
60* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Judgement, not Judgment.
61* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Bob Parduba sounds just like Harry Conklin, only not as mean.
62* TropeCodifier: Along with Music/{{Manowar}}, Music/MetalChurch, Music/{{Helstar}}, and Vicious Rumors, they are this for US power metal.

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