| Loaded Mental Cannon | ||||
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| Released | October 22, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 51:37 | |||
| Label | Record Heaven | |||
| Producer | Michelle Meldrum, Stefan Olsson | |||
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Loaded Mental Cannon is the debut album by the heavy metal band Meldrum. Guest appearances on the album include Brian Robertson (formerly of Thin Lizzy), Marcel Jacob (of Talisman) and founder/guitarist Michelle Meldrum's husband John Norum (of Europe). [1] [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Story of Junk" | Michelle Meldrum, Frida Ståhl | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Aspartame" | Meldrum, Hasse Sjölander | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Feeding the Hope" | Meldrum, Kelly Keeling | 4:04 |
| 4. | "Through Shattered Eyes" | Meldrum, Ståhl, Sjölander, Moa Holmsten | 5:12 |
| 5. | "Feeling Small" | Meldrum, Ståhl | 3:31 |
| 6. | "Chaos" | Meldrum, Ståhl | 4:21 |
| 7. | "Two Lost Worlds" | Meldrum, Ståhl, Sjölander | 6:32 |
| 8. | "Brake" | Meldrum, Keeling | 4:20 |
| 9. | "Attakapa" | Meldrum, Keeling | 4:53 |
| 10. | "New World Order" | Meldrum, Keeling, Karen Kreutzer | 4:18 |
| 11. | "Crossin the Line" | Meldrum, Ståhl | 3:09 |
| 12. | "Reign Mantra" | Meldrum, Keeling | 4:05 |
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