Tankard drummer Olaf Zissel was born on 29 January, 1968 in Mörfelden, a Town in Southern Hessen, "where the sheep are constantly nervous. Oh, besides sheep there was also a record shop."



Olaf Zissel joined Tankard in 1994, replacing Arnulf Tunn. Previously Zissel had played in plenty of bands, inluding Autopsia, Mäthrasher and Killrays.