''Gathering of Freaks'' is the second album from the Heavy Metal band Freak of Nature, fronted by former

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lead singer

Mike Tramp Michael Trempenau (born 14 January 1961), better known as Mike Tramp, is a Danish singer best known for his work with the glam metal band White Lion. Since 1998, he has also released several solo albums. In 2012, Tramp went on a solo acoustic to ...

, released in 1994.

Overview

The album spent one week at #66 on the

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in October 1994. It was the band's only UK chart presence. The album was recorded in

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, and

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with producer Phil Kaffel. All songs were written by the band with lyrics provided by Mike Tramp. Following the release of the album guitarist Kenny Korade was replaced by Marcus Nand and the band undertook another tour in support of the album. 2011 The promo single "Enemy" featured a music video.

Track listing

# "The Gathering" # "Enemy" # "Stand Back" # "Raping the Cradle" # "Big Black Hole" # "The Tree" # "Candle" # "Need" # "Open Space" # "Get It Yourself" # "Powerless" # "The Parting"

Personnel

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

* Dennis Chick –

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featu ...

* Kenny Korade – rhythm guitar * Jerry Best –

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* Johnny Haro – drums Touring Members *

Marcus Nand Marcus Nand (born Merseyside, England) is a guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer, and sound engineer best known for his work with flamenco guitar. After learning rock, blues, and flamenco in Spain in his youth, he has been based in Los Angel ...

– rhythm guitar

Charts

References

1994 albums Freak of Nature (band) albums Music for Nations albums {{1990s-hard-rock-album-stub