Draft:The Morning After (Tankard album)

The Morning After	is the third studio album by German thrash metal band Tankard released on October 17, 1988. It was remastered in 2005 with the bonus Alien EP tracks with the new title The Morning After / Alien, and was re-released again in 2017 with the Noise Records-ReRelease series as a 2CD Deluxe Edition Digipak; The second CD containing the Alien EP. An official music video was made for the title track "The Morning After".

Reception
Reception has generally been positive of the album. Staff Reviewer Fernando Alves on Sputnikmusic called it a '"Teutonic Thrash Metal classic. Metal meets german beer! Some good moments but not an essential Thrash album." A reviewer from Rock Hard gave it high praise, mentioning how the band has gotten even better since their previous album, and that "everything is a bit harder and more brutal" than on the predecessor. "The Morning After isn't the revelation that some might have been expecting, in my opinion, but a solid and potent follow-up album." A reviewer from the webzine Metal Storm gave it a positive review but criticized the performance and songwriting as definitely not pushing any boundaries, as well as the production not giving the guitar tone enough punch. "These aren't huge issues but the whole album seemed to lack the components of a classic in the genre. It's written well enough, it's fun, and enjoyable for a few listens, but upon repeated listens it loses its appeal a bit."

Personnel

 * Andreas “Gerre” Geremia - vocals
 * Andy Boulgaropoulos - guitar
 * Axel Katzmann - guitar
 * Frank Thorwarth - bass
 * Oliver "O.W." Werner - drums


 * Production
 * Buffo Schnädelbach - photography
 * Sebastian Krüger - design, cover art
 * Harris Johns - producer, mixing
 * Karl-U. Walterbach - executive producer
 * Martin Becker - photography