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Infobox musical artist| name = TNT| image = TNT Norway.jpg| caption = TNT on stage in 2009.| image_size =| background = group_or_band| origin = Trondheim , Norway | genre = Hard rock , glam metal , Heavy metal music|heavy metal , Adult-oriented rock|AOR | years_active = 1982–1992 1996–present| label =| associated_acts = Vagabond (band)|Vagabond , Starbreaker (band)|Starbreaker , Westworld (American band)|Westworld , Stage Dolls | website = http://www.tnttheband.com Official website| current_members = Tony Mills (musician)|Tony Mills Ronni Le Tekrø Victor Borge (bassist)|Victor Borge Morten Dahl|Diesel Dahl | past_members = Dag Ingebrigtsen Steinar Eikum Morten Skogstad|Kenneth Odiin John Macaluso Morten Skaget|Morty Black Tony Harnell TNT is a Norway|Norwegian hard rock / glam metal band from Trondheim , formed in 1982. The band has released twelve studio albums, three EPs and two live albums while going through numerous line-up changes since its formation. Guitarist Ronni Le Tekrø is the only consistent member of TNT.
History
1980s
TNT was formed in the Norwegian city Trondheim in 1982, by vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dag Ingebrigtsen , guitarist Ronni Le Tekrø , bassist Steinar Eikum and drummer Morten Dahl|Morten "Diesel" Dahl .cite web |url= http://www.dagbladet.no/tekstarkiv/artikkel.php? id=5001060062756& tag=item |title=Tekstarkiv - Dagbladet.no |accessdate=2011-03-16 |language=Norwegian |format= |work=dagbladet.no Securing a national record contract with PolyGram subsidiary Vertigo Norway, they released TNT (TNT album)|their self-titled debut album the same year — their only album that features Norwegian lyrics — and got a hit with the single "Harley-Davidson". In August 1983 Morten Skaget|Morty Black replaced Steinar Eikum on bass,cite web |url= http://www.metal-rules.com/interviews/TNT-August2004.htm |title=Metal-Rules.com: Interview with TNT's Morty Black |accessdate=2011-03-13 |work=Metal-Rules.com and the following year United States|American vocalist Tony Harnell became TNT's new frontman, making his debut on their album Knights of the New Thunder . His unique and powerful 4 octave range was the final element the band needed to break out of Norway and into the world market. The album was a huge success in Scandinavia and the band then was offered a worldwide deal with Mercury/Polygram worldwide out of New York. Knights was then released in the U.S. in 1984 and the video for "Seven Seas" got heavy rotation on MTV and the album entered the billboard charts.
Morten Skogstad|Kenneth Odiin became TNT's new drummer and played on TNT's fourth studio album, Intuition (TNT album)|Intuition , in 1989. This release marked a more Album-oriented rock|AOR -oriented sound, still maintaining a little of the hard rock edge of the previous album. Intuition was another huge success in Scandinavia and Japan. It was also the band's best received American release and saw the band embarking on their first headlining tour of the U.S. which broke attendance records across the country in small theaters and large clubs, thanks to the prominent display of the video for the title track on MTV.
1990s
After the touring to support Intuition was done, Odiin left the band and was replaced by John Macaluso . The band negotiated a new (and generous) record contract with Atlantic Records , and released the studio album Realized Fantasies and the live recording Three Nights in Tokyo , both in 1992. However, Atlantic did a poor job of promoting the album in the States (assuring that TNT would never find huge success in America) and also the rest of the world. The same year they decided to take a break, choosing to focus on various solo projects. In 1996 the compilation Till Next Time – The Best of TNT was released, and Harnell, Le Tekrø and Black reformed TNT with session drummer Frode Lamøy . That line-up recorded two albums, Firefly (TNT album)|Firefly in 1997 and Transistor (TNT album)|Transistor in 1999.
2000s
Tony Harnell left the band in April 2006 for both personal and professional reasons,cite web |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=50710 |title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET - Vocalist TONY HARNELL Quits TNT |accessdate=2011-03-13 |format= |work=roadrunnerrecords.com although his final show was on June 30, when TNT played the Polar Rock Festival in Storsteinnes, Norway.cite web |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=53851 |title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET - Vocalist TONY HARNELL To Perform Final Show With TNT |accessdate=2011-03-13 |format= |work=roadrunnerrecords.com He was replaced by British hard rock singer Tony Mills (musician)|Tony Mills (of UK act Shy (band)|Shy , coincidentally supporting TNT for Harnell's farewell show).cite web |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=52390 |title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET - New TNT Singer Speaks |accessdate=2011-03-13 |format= |work=roadrunnerrecords.com Despite leaving the band, Harnell collaborated with iMagic Films and producer Darren Paltrowitz on a live DVD featuring his performance with the band in Madrid, Spain from April 1, 2006. The Live in Madrid CD + DVD package was released in Japan in August 2006 and elsewhere in the world in September.
In 2007 TNT released their tenth studio album, The New Territory to mixed reviews and controversy amongst the fans. Their eleventh studio album, Atlantis (TNT album)|Atlantis , was released on September 22, 2008 in both Norway and Japan. The album was influenced by The Beatles and Queen (band)|Queen , and was mixed by Tommy Hansen, who also worked on My Religion and All the Way to the Sun . On December 12, 2008, the original TNT line-up, consisting of Dag Ingebrigtsen, Ronni Le Tekrø, Steinar Eikum and "Diesel" Dahl, did a one-off reunion during a concert that was done to celebrate Ingebrigtsen's 50th birthday.cite web |url= http://www.adressa.no/kultur/article1208853.ece |title=Dags store natt - adressa.no |accessdate=2011-03-13 |language=Norwegian |format= |work=adressa.no
2010s
TNT's twelfth studio album, A Farewell to Arms (album)|A Farewell to Arms , was released in Japan on December 15, 2010. "Diesel" Dahl has said that the album is an attempt to recapture the old TNT sound. Bård Svendsen, who provided keyboards and backing vocals on Knights of the New Thunder and Tell No Tales , worked on the album as well.cite web |url= http://www.adressa.no/kultur/musikk/article1483786.ece |title=TNT i studio - ny plate kommer til høsten - adressa.no |accessdate=2011-03-13 |language=Norwegian |format= |work=adressa.no The album was mixed by Tommy Hansen, and has been described by him as " Def Leppard on Amphetamine|speed ". It was released in Europe in January 2011. The album has been retitled as Engine for the Scandinavian and American release. In Norway the album was released as an exclusive joint publishing deal between the Narvesen chain of convenience stores and TNT on December 27.cite web |url= http://www.heavymetal.no/show.article.asp? menuid=& artid=13116 |title=heavymetal.no - Tnt, big in Japan |accessdate=2011-03-19 |language=Norwegian |format= |work=heavymetal.no In an interview on the Norwegian radio show Stjerneklart in January 2011, Ronni Le Tekrø stated that it might be TNT's last album. "I can promise that it will be the very last TNT album," he said, "It might not be fully decided, but we might feel that this album is an honorable end to albums being released from the band. TNT will not split up, but I can't see that we're going to make a new studio album for many years."cite web |url= http://www.nrk.no/kultur-og-underholdning/1.7489943 |title=Siste album fra TNT? - Kultur-og-underholdning - NRK |accessdate=2011-03-13 |language=Norwegian |format= |work=nrk.no
On April 27, 2011 keyboardist Dag Stokke , who had toured with TNT since April 1987 and appeared on every album from Realized Fantasies to A Farewell to Arms ,Cite news | last=Dahle | first=Jan | author-link= | title=Dag Stokke – Rockestjerne og kirkeorganist | newspaper=TNT BookAzine | volume= | issue= | pages=16 | year=2010 |language=Norwegian | url= died of cancer.cite web |url= http://www.vg.no/musikk/artikkel.php? artid=10084893 |title=TNT-keyboardist Dag Stokke død - VG Nett |accessdate=2011-04-27 |language=Norwegian |format= |work=vg.no cite web |url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=157351 |title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET - TNT Keyboardist Loses Battle With Cancer At Age 44 |accessdate=2011-04-27 |format= |work=roadrunnerrecords.com He was replaced by Roger Gilton.cite web |url= http://www.oa.no/kultur/article5693467.ece |title=Kjapt og effektivt av TNT | oa.no |accessdate=2011-08-07 |language=Norwegian |format= |work=oa.no
A new live DVD recorded in Madrid is set for release in 2012.
Band members
Current line-up
Ronni Le Tekrø - Lead guitar, background vocals (1982–92, 1996–present)
Tony Mills (musician)|Tony Mills - Lead vocals (2006–present)
Victor Borge (bassist)|Victor Borge - Bass guitar, background vocals (2005–present)
Roger Gilton - Keyboards, background vocals (2011–present)
Discography
Main|TNT discography
Year
Title
Label
1982
TNT
PolyGram
1984
Knights of the New Thunder
1987
Tell No Tales
1989
Intuition
1992
Realized Fantasies
Atlantic Records
1997
Firefly
Norske Gram
1999
Transistor
2004
My Religion
MTM
2005
All the Way to the Sun
2007
The New Territory
Cosmos Music Group
2008
Atlantis
2010
A Farewell to Arms
TNT Records
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.tnttheband.com TNT - The Official Site
http://www.ronniletekro.com Ronni Le Tekro Official Site
http://www.tonyharnell.com Tony Harnell Official Site
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