''Frequencies from Planet Ten'' is the debut album by British
stoner metal band
Orange Goblin. 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
''Time Travelling Blues'' is the second album by British stoner metal band Orange Goblin, released in 1998 on Rise Above Records and The Music Cartel. In 2002, it was re-released by Rise Above as a double CD packaged with '' Frequencies from Pla ...
'' (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
"Hand of Doom" is a song by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, originally appearing on their second album ''Paranoid'', released in 1970.
Background
The song was conceived after the band had observed a growing number of US soldiers a ...
". The original Japanese press also contains these two bonus tracks.
Both "Saruman's Wish" and "Lothlorian" have their basis in
J. R. R. Tolkien's epic fantasy ''
The Lord of the Rings''.
Saruman
Saruman, also called Saruman the White, is a fictional character of J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel ''The Lord of the Rings''. He is leader of the Istari, wizards sent to Middle-earth in human form by the godlike Valar to challenge Sauron, t ...
is an evil wizard and
Lothlórien is a mythical forest which is home to a race of elves.
Track listing
Personnel
*Ben Ward – vocals
*Pete O'Malley – guitar
*Joe Hoare – guitar
*Martyn Millard – bass
*Duncan Gibbs – keyboards
*Chris Turner – drums
References
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1997 debut albums
Orange Goblin albums
Rise Above Records albums