Frequencies from Planet Ten

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Frequencies from Planet Ten
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Studio album by
Released1 October 1997
RecordedMarch 1996 – March 1997 at The Square Center, Nottingham, and Rhythm Studios Stratford
Genre Heavy metal
Length47:21
Label Rise Above, The Music Cartel
Producer Dave Chang
Orange Goblin chronology
Electric Wizard/Our Haunted Kingdom
(1996)
Frequencies from Planet Ten
(1997)
Nuclear Guru
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Frequencies from Planet Ten is the debut album by the British band Orange Goblin. [2] [3] It was released in 1997 by Rise Above Records. In 2002, it was reissued as a double CD coupled with their second album, Time Travelling Blues (1998). The reissue version contains two bonus tracks, both taken from their Man's Ruin EP, Nuclear Guru . The latter bonus track is a cover of Black Sabbath's "Hand of Doom". The original Japanese press also contains these two bonus tracks.

Contents

Both "Saruman's Wish" and "Lothlorian" have their basis in J. R. R. Tolkien's epic fantasy The Lord of the Rings . Saruman is an evil wizard and Lothlórien is a mythical forest which is home to a race of elves.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Astral Project"6:49
2."Magic Carpet"3:19
3."Saruman's Wish"6:04
4."Song of the Purple Mushroom Fish"2:33
5."Aquatic Fanatic"4:20
6."Lothlorian"1:26
7."Land of Secret Dreams"7:38
8."Orange Goblin"5:33
9."Star Shaped Cloud (ends at 7:05. After 1 minute and 30 seconds of silence, at 8:35 begins a hidden track.)"9:39

Personnel

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References

  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. Frequencies from Planet Ten at AllMusic
  2. Poole, Debbie (29 March 2001). "Orange Goblin are ready to rock out". The Evening Times. p. 32.
  3. Berelian, Essi (2005). The Rough Guide to Heavy Metal. Rough Guides. p. 263.