TNT | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 1983 | |||
Recorded | Nidaros Studios, Trondheim | |||
Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock | |||
Length | 35:00 | |||
Label | PolyGram | |||
Producer | Bjørn Nessjø | |||
TNT chronology | ||||
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TNT is the first album by the Norwegian rock band TNT. It is their only album to feature Norwegian lyrics. [1]
In 1984, the first half of the album (side 1 on the original vinyl release) was re-recorded with English lyrics and released as an EP also named TNT . [2] Bass player Steinar Eikum had been replaced by Morten Skaget (credited as Morty Black) for the English language recording. Two tracks would also reappear in English versions later, with Tony Harnell on vocals. Harnell rewrote the lyrics for "U.S.A." before the band included it on the Knights of the New Thunder LP and CD. "Eddie" came as a bonus track on Knights of the New Thunder and the single American Tracks. The English version of "Harley-Davidson" has been performed live several times by Harnell as well as his successor Tony Mills.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Harley-Davidson" | Dag Ingebrigtsen, Gustav Alfheim | 4:05 |
2. | "U.S.A." | Dag Ingebrigtsen, Ronni Le Tekrø, Gustav Alfheim | 3:38 |
3. | "Bakgårdsrotter" | Dag Ingebrigtsen, Gustav Alfheim | 3:15 |
4. | "Etyde i fuzz-mål" (instrumental) | Ronni Le Tekrø | 1:16 |
5. | "Eddie" | Dag Ingebrigtsen, Gustav Alfheim | 4:47 |
6. | "Showet er i gang" | Dag Ingebrigtsen, Gustav Alfheim | 3:36 |
7. | "Pirrende Irene" | Dag Ingebrigtsen, Gustav Alfheim | 3:29 |
8. | "Mafia" | Dag Ingebrigtsen, Ronni Le Tekrø, Gustav Alfheim | 3:07 |
9. | "Eventyr" | Dag Ingebrigtsen, Gustav Alfheim | 3:42 |
10. | "Varmt & Hardt" | Dag Ingebrigtsen, Gustav Alfheim | 4:05 |
TNT is a Norwegian heavy metal band from Trondheim, formed in 1982. The band has released fourteen studio albums, three EPs and four live albums while going through numerous lineup changes since its formation. Guitarist Ronni Le Tekrø is the only consistent member of the band. TNT has sold between 4–5 million albums worldwide as of 2016.
Tony Harnell is an American singer, best known for his work with Norwegian hard rock band TNT. He is also known for his wide vocal range, with his modal voice spanning over four octaves. In 2015, Harnell was briefly the frontman for heavy metal band Skid Row.
Firefly is the sixth studio album by the Norwegian rock band TNT. It was released in 1997.
Ronni Le Tekrø is a Norwegian musician best known as the guitarist and one of the founders of hard rock band TNT, as a solo artist and for his work with Vagabond and Terje Rypdal. He has been described as "one of the foremost purveyors of melodic metal", with Guitar World ranking him as one of the ten best guitarists in the world in 1989 and one of 25 influential cult guitarists in 2009. Le Tekrø resides in Nyhagen in Vestre Toten, where he also runs his own studio. He has released thirteen studio albums with TNT and six solo albums.
Tell No Tales is the third studio album by the Norwegian rock band TNT. It was the best-selling TNT album in the U.S., according to their bass guitarist Morty Black. This album diverted from the power metal style of Knights of the New Thunder into a more glam metal direction. Rock Candy Records reissused a remastered CD of the album in February 2022.
My Religion is the eighth studio album by the Norwegian rock band TNT, released on 8 March 2004. It marked a return to the glam metal direction that ended with Realized Fantasies. It was said to be a "breath of fresh air" by most fans and received excellent reviews worldwide when it was released. It is regarded by a large part of TNT's fanbase to be their best album ever, including more known albums such as Tell No Tales and Intuition. Sid Ringsby joined the band to finish the rest of the touring for My Religion and to record the follow-up album, All The Way to the Sun.
Intuition is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian rock band TNT. The sound of the album was more commercial than on their previous albums. It is one of their most successful albums so far. Swedish metal band Dragonland covered the album's title track on their album Astronomy. The CD was reissued by Rock Candy Records in February 2022
"10,000 Lovers " is a hit single by the Norwegian band TNT, taken from their 1987 album, Tell No Tales. It was written about a girl who TNT's vocalist at that time, Tony Harnell, knew. The single reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart in America, peaking at number 100 and earned the band a Norwegian Grammy.
Knights of the New Thunder is the second studio album by the Norwegian rock band TNT. It was the first TNT album recorded with their new vocalist Tony Harnell, who had replaced their original singer Dag Ingebrigtsen. It was their last album playing traditional heavy metal, as their later releases have a more commercial/glam metal style.
Till Next Time: The Best of TNT is a compilation album by Norwegian rock band TNT.
The Big Bang: The Essential Collection is a compilation album by the Norwegian rock band TNT, released in 2003. The compilation mainly focuses on the studio albums the band released in the 1980s, from TNT (1982) to Intuition (1989). Guitarist Ronni Le Tekrø had suggested for the inclusion of several tracks from the 1992 album Realized Fantasies, however only the single "Downhill Racer" was included. No material was included from the band's most recent albums at the time, Firefly (1997) and Transistor (1999). The compilation also includes two newly recorded tracks, "Hey Love" and "Satellite", and an outtake from the Tell No Tales sessions, "Destiny".
All the Way to the Sun is the ninth studio album by the Norwegian rock band TNT. The album was first rumoured to be on the heavy side of TNT, but came out in the end as a more straight forward pop rock album. It did not get as many positive reviews as My Religion but was still regarded as a fairly good TNT album. It also sold less than the previous album. The band toured Norway to support the release as well as shows in Sweden, the UK and in Spain where they recorded what became Live in Madrid before Tony Harnell left the band for professional and personal reasons. "Driving" has been played before several major car races in the USA.
Live In Madrid is a live CD + DVD package by the Norwegian rock band TNT. It was the last TNT album recorded with vocalist Tony Harnell, who left the band in 2006.
Firefly and Live! is a compilation album by the Norwegian rock band TNT.
The New Territory is the tenth studio album by the Norwegian rock band TNT, and was released on 30 June 2007. It is their first album with Tony Mills on vocals.
Starbreaker is a heavy metal/hard rock band signed on Frontiers Records. The band has released three full-length studio albums.
Atlantis is the eleventh studio album by Norwegian rock band TNT. It was released on 22 September 2008.
Round Trip is the debut album by former TNT singer Tony Harnell, released on July 2, 2010, credited to Tony Harnell & The Mercury Train. Although it is considered a solo album, Harnell says this is not his solo album but rather a project, while his debut solo album is yet to be released.
A Farewell to Arms is the twelfth studio album by the Norwegian rock band TNT, released in December 2010. The album is in stark contrast to the previous two TNT albums, being a very 1980s-melodic rock-oriented album.
TNT is a 1984 English-language EP based on a selection of Norwegian-language songs from TNT's debut album TNT, released two years previously.