It was on this world tour that the band recorded music for the album, which was released in 1980. They travelled extensively across the world, including the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK. The band embarked on a 9-month tour to promote Tusk. The production costs were estimated to be over $1 million (equivalent to $3.37 million in 2017), making it the most expensive rock album recorded to that date. It is considered more experimental than their previous albums, partly a consequence of 's sparser songwriting arrangements and the influence of. ' Released: July 1980 (NL) Tusk is the twelfth studio album by British-American rock band, released as a on October 12, 1979.
