Atlantis (TNT album)

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Atlantis
TNT Atlantis.jpg
Studio album by
TNT
Released22 September 2008
Recorded2008
Genre Heavy metal
Label Bonnier Amigo
TNT chronology
The New Territory
(2007)
Atlantis
(2008)
A Farewell to Arms / Engine
(2010)

Atlantis is the eleventh studio album by Norwegian hard rock band TNT. It was released on 22 September 2008.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Hello, Hello" (Ronni Le Tekro, Tony Mills, Erland Hvalby) - 4:03
  2. "Peter Sellers Blues" - 4:45
  3. "Baby's Got Rhythm" - 3:39
  4. "Tango Girl"(Tekro) - 4:08
  5. "Me and Dad" - 7:52
  6. "Atlantis" - 4:09
  7. "The Taste of Honey" (Mills, Tekro, Persen) - 3:42
  8. "Bottle of Wine" - 3:17
  9. "The Missing Kind" - 4:07
  10. "Love of My Life" - 3:14
  11. "Had it, Lost it, Found it" - 4:55

Bonus tracks

Band/Personnel

Additional personnel

Reception

The album was much more well received than The New Territory , with many Norwegian outlets giving it 5 or 6 out of 6, European metal review site Hard Rock Haven giving it 8.1/10. However, Melodic Rock gave it a significantly less enthusiastic review of 69%, though the reviewer did state it was better than The New Territory. German newspaper reviews have been detracting.

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