Tygers of Pan Tang

Emerging in 1978 as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, English rockers Tygers of Pan Tang employ a muscular blend of melody and might that falls somewhere betweenDef LeppardandSaxon. After debuting in 1980 with the raw, chart-toppingWildcat, the band issued a string of successful LPs with more commercial aspirations and landed a pair of hits with "Hellbound" and a fiery cover of theLeiber & Stoller-penned "Love Potion No. 9." Label disputes ate up the next few years, putting a damper on their ascension, but they returned with a retooled lineup in 1985. The group ceased operations two years later, but officially re-formed in 1999 around guitarist and co-founderRobb Weir, who guided the band through the ensuing decades with studio albums likeAnimal Instinct(2008),Tygers of Pan Tang(2016), andBloodlines(2023).