A German Metal band hailing from the Ulm area, TYRANT were fronted by the hilariously named Kerrmit. TYRANT issued a number of independent albums through the mid to late 80s. The band would be part of the Garattoni/Marek production and management team roster, based in Kirchheim/Teck near Stuttgart in Southern Germany, and also including such artists as STORMWITCH, STRANGER and GRAVESTONE. The initial TYRANT release, 1984's ‘Mean Machine’, released by Camel Records and recorded in Spygel Studios in Kircheim in July through August of 1984 it was engineered by Batze Kramer, featured Kerrmit, the guitar pairing of Carl Tomaschko and Holgar Thiele, bassist Andre Papack and drummer Micky Budde.