Their 1982 debut album, Filth Hounds of Hades , was positively

Their 1982 debut album, Filth Hounds of Hades , was positively received by both punk and metal fans as well as most critics, regarded now as one of the best albums of the NWOBHM movement. AllMusic critic, Eduardo Rivadavia; described it as “Tank’s best album ever, and qualifying it as an essential item in the record collection of any serious ’80s metal fan.”