Hailing from the great US metal mecca of Colorado, Jag Panzer were the American answer to NWOBHM, albeit with a more aggressive edge (No fluffy keyboards or radio friendly choruses here).  In an all too familiar story in Robscurity-land, the band began their career under a different name (Tyrant), but were forced to change it because another band already existed in California with that name.  Seriously, was it that tough to come up with an original name?  The original Tyrant line-up consisted of Harry Conklin on vocals (later nicknamed...what else? the "Tyrant"), Mark Briody, guitarist, John Tetley (bass) and Rick Hilyard (drummer).  How did they come up with their unusual name, you may ask?  Apparently they saw a poster featuring a German World War II tank, named Jagdpanzer (literally "hunting tank" in German).  Being as these were American boys, they were unable, unwilling, or just too stoned to pronounce the name correctly, and as a result, dropped the letter "D" from the name and simply called it Jag Panzer.  After recording an EP in 1983, the band recruited Joey Tafolla, a native Californian as their second guitarist, and promptly recorded their first full length album, the spectacular Ample Destruction.  Issued on the independent record label Azra Records., the album became a favorite among the members of the underground US power metal scene.