Album: The Cage by Tygers of Pan Tang (1982)
Genre: Heavy Metal | Style: Metal
Record Label: Mighty Music
Format: Album

Description: The Cage is a 1982 album by British heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang, released on MCA Records. It is considered by many to be the finest album of the band, selling over 200,000 copies and giving birth to two top 50 songs in the UK, namely the covers of Leiber & Stoller's "Love Potion No. 9" and the lesser known RPM song "Rendezvous". It is shortly after producing this album that the band split for the first time, due to tensions with their record company. Robb Weir and Brian Dick then formed the band Sergeant.

Artist Background: Tygers of Pan Tang are an English heavy metal band who are 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. Part of the Whitley Bay, England music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Heavy Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Saxon, Praying Mantis, Angel Witch, Diamond Head

Music Scene: Part of the Whitley Bay, England music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Heavy Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Heavy Metal, Metal, 1980s, Album, Mighty Music


The Cage is a 1982 album by British heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang, released on MCA Records. It is considered by many to be the finest album of the band, selling over 200,000 copies and giving birth to two top 50 songs in the UK, namely the covers of Leiber & Stoller's "Love Potion No. 9" and the lesser known RPM song "Rendezvous". It is shortly after producing this album that the band split for the first time, due to tensions with their record company. Robb Weir and Brian Dick then formed the band Sergeant.

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