''Knights of the New Thunder'' is the second studio album by the Norwegian rock band

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. It was the first TNT album recorded with their new vocalist

Tony Harnell Tony Harnell (born September 18, 1962) is an American singer, best known for his work with Norwegian hard rock band TNT. He is known for his wide vocal range, with his modal voice spanning over four octaves. Harnell has also been the frontman of ...

, who had replaced their original singer

Dag Ingebrigtsen Dag Ingebrigtsen (born 12 December 1958) is a Norwegian musician who had his debut in 1977 with the group Subway Suck. Ingebrigtsen was born in Trondheim, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic cou ...

. It was their last album playing

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, as their later releases have a more commercial/

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style. Most of the songs on the album had been written and recorded as demos while Ingebrigtsen was still in the band, but most of the lyrics were rewritten by Harnell. Some of the song titles were also changed; "Toys for Boys" and "Black Sheep of Valhalla" became "Break the Ice" and "Knights of the Thunder", respectively. Two songs from TNT's self-titled first album, "USA" and "Eddie", were re-recorded and included on the album, though "Eddie" was an exclusive bonus track on the CD edition in Europe, and replaced "Tor with the Hammer" on U.S. editions. "Eddie" also came on the single American Tracks bundled with the LP in Europe.Discogs' page about the bundle
/ref> The album's original cover art featured an illustration of half-naked women and caused controversy in Norway. A new cover was made and used for the national and international editions, except for Japan where the album was released with its original cover.

Track listing

Personnel

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– vocals (credited as Tony Hansen) *

Ronni Le Tekrø Ronni Le Tekrø (born Rolf Ågrim Tekrø, 5 October 1963) 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 describe ...

– guitars * Morty Black – bass guitar, synthesizer *

Diesel Dahl Morten "Diesel" Dahl (born 19 June 1959) is a Norwegian musician. He is the drummer and a founding member of the hard rock band TNT. He started playing the drums at the age of 15, and played in bands like Burn, Edge and Hotlips before he formed ...

– drums, percussion (credited as Diesel Scan-Dahl) ;Additional personnel *Bård Svendsen – keyboards, background vocals ;Production *Bjørn Nessjø – producer *Rune Nordahl – engineer

References

Sources

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