TNT: Knights of the new Thunder PROMO Gold Stamped promo LP 1984 Killer Norwegian Heavy Metal. Check Video “Seven Seas”+ audio (whole album). RECOMMENDED

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Knights of the New Thunder is the second studio album by the Norwegian heavy metal band TNT. This was the first TNT album recorded with their new vocalist Tony Harnell, who had replaced their original singer Dag Ingebrigtsen.
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.

BLUE Cover (showing winged axe and Viking helmet) in many markets.
Label: Mercury ‎– 422-818 865-1 M1, Mercury ‎– 818 865-1
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, 22 – Allied Press
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Heavy Metal

Track listing:
“”Seven Seas”” – 4:15
“”Ready to Leave”” – 2:57
“”Klassisk Romance”” – 0:58
“”Last Summer Evil”” – 2:36
“”Without Your Love”” – 3:50
“”Break the Ice”” – 2:22
“”Eddie”” – 4:43
“”USA”” – 3:40
“”Deadly Metal”” – 2:30
“”Knights of the Thunder”” – 4:10

Band
Tony Harnell – Vocals (credited as Tony Hansen)
Ronni Le Tekro¸ – Guitars
Morty Black – Bass guitar
Morten “”Diesel”” Dahl – Drums, percussion

Additional personnel
Baard Svensen – Keyboards and background vocals

an amazing album, flawless production, executed by extremely talented musicians and it is joy to listen to it again and again and again.


5.0 out of 5 stars Tony Harnell is one of the Greats!,
The most important point to make about this band is the vocalist, Tony Harnell. He comes from the trained, range, operatic tradition. If you like the mastery and musicianship of other singers such as, Halford, LeBrie, Tate, Dickinson, etc…you will really love Harnell tracks. This is the album I would start with and I also recommend “”tell no tales””….
A truly GREAT rock vocalist!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars What memories…,
I was around sixteen when this album came out, and all of us were incredibly impressed with its freshness. Le Tekro “”machine-gun”” style was unheard of then, and unmatched to this day; any whippersnapper out there professing to know his style or use elements of it (while at the same time hoping no one will recognize the influence) is too late. It been done, and better than you or anyone else will ever manage, no matter how many MIT classes you’ve been to. I used to blast the h*** out of this album at all the raging Heavy Metal Vomit parties we hosted then. God, I miss the eighties.
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5.0 out of 5 stars TNT: Knights of the New Thunder,
Nostalgia not withstanding, the songs are well crafted and brilliantly performed with heavy emphasis paid to pleasing hooks. I wouldn’t say that these are timeless classics that sound as fresh today as when they were released, but rather that they exemplify many of the trends that would define eighties hard rock/metal music and set a trajectory for many bands that were to follow. This album is a great illustration of eighties traditional hard rock/metal before Glam Metal totally polluted the genre.

The guitar playing throughout is technically ferocious with solos ranging from beautifully melodic to random haphazardness. While everyone was seemingly emulating Eddie Van Halen at the time, Ronni Le Tekro did manage to carve out a little niche of his own and this album is loaded with what has become his trademark “”machine-gun”” picking style. Vocally, the singing exhibits another staple of mid-to-late eighties hard rock/metal; the high-soaring falsetto male voice with lush accompanying harmonies. Tony Harnell is certainly one of the finer voices to emerge from the era and this album is a showcase for his talent.

What caught me by surprise was that this imported version of K.O.T.N.T. is somewhat of a different offering than that of the State-side version I originally bought: The drum-intro on the import bonus track, “”Thor with the Hammer”” is the same intro as “”Deadly Metal”” on the U.S. version. Also of notable interest is that the guitar solo in “”Break the Ice”” is different; the import has a more off-the-cuff version (almost as if pressed for time, Mr. Le Tekro had to quickly throw a solo together) whereas the U.S. version has a more honed, melodically-satisfying take.

All in all, this is STILL an excellent album! Highlights include “”Seven Seas,”” “”Without Your Love,”” “”Deadly Metal,”” “”Break the Ice,””
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome hair metal!,
I first heard this in 1988. my friend had it on cassette. every time he rode in my car,we would crank it up!.i never knew it was available anymore,for the longest time,and even now you cannot purchase this at ANY local retailer,just received this Saturday,and don’t know when i’ll stop listening to it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars I give this album 10 stars! it that good.,
Not much to say,just that TNT is one of my favorite bands and this is one of the best albums I’ve ever owned period. Harnell and Letekro is just awesome as always. and check out other albums by TNT too,like intuition and tell no tales. and if you don’t like TNT then your just stupid!
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5.0 out of 5 stars SMOKING,
Every song on this LP rocks. This is there best LP by far. Go out and buy this today.
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5.0 out of 5 stars top-of-the-line Scandanavian 80 metal,
I originally bought this on tape around 1982. It is awesome if you like blistering guitar solos, ’80s style shreaking/amazing vocals, and melodic metal song-writing. I spent $25 or so on the import LP a few years ago once I found it! Well worth it. TNT is one of my favorites!
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5.0 out of 5 stars TNT best and first,
This album is the greatest. TNT debut – its basically 80 hair metal at its finest. Although this band is quite unique and never released anything comparable to the first album. . LeTekro is a great metal guitarist I wonder what he is doing today?
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5.0 out of 5 stars Quality, Polished, Guitar-driven Metal from the 80
This band rocks. I saw them on MTV late one night (back when MTV focused only on music, before they became a propaganda machine for the political Left), went out and bought the album, and have loved it ever since!

Tony Harnell is operatically trained and has an amazing range, clear enunciation, and adequate (but not over-the-top) emotion/passion in his singing. Ronnie Le Tekro is perhaps the most underrated and unknown guitar hero of the 80. He writes killer riffs, has excellent tone (clean!), and possesses one of the most accurate speed-picking talents in the world. The rhythm section is more than adequate on this album.

Standouts include the power rock of Seven Seas and Knights of the Thunder, the beautiful tone and picking of Klassisk Romance, one of the best ballads of all time in Lost Without Your Love, the haunting guitars of Eddie, and the high energy of Deadly Metal.

TNT should have been a household name in the US in the 80, but sadly here, sometimes talent takes a back seat to payoffs, “”who you know in the business,”” the latest gimmick, and the whim of the talentless masses who jump on the bandwagon every chance they get.

Their loss, my gain, and your gain too, if you buy this.
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5.0 out of 5 stars TNT at their best,
Could not be better. Harnell singing is incredible and the guitar playing is remarkable. This is what 80s metal was all about”


The Hard Rock Show? Better call it the 2 posers and one Metalhead show! These guys don’t know their dick from their ass:


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