''Tell No Tales'' is the third studio album by the
Norwegian
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* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
* Demographics of Norway
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hard rock
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band
TNT
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. It was the best-selling TNT album in the U.S., according to their bass guitarist
Morty Black
Morten Skaget (born on 12 August 1960 in Trondheim, Norway), most commonly known by his former stage name Morty Black, is a bassist best known for playing with international bands like JORN, Ken Hensley, Terje Rypdal and TNT.power metal
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style of ''
Knights of the New Thunder
''Knights of the New Thunder'' is the second studio album by the Norwegian heavy metal band TNT. It was the first TNT album recorded with their new vocalist Tony Harnell, who had replaced their original singer Dag Ingebrigtsen.
Most of the songs ...
'' into a more
glam metal
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direction.
Rock Candy Records reissused a remastered CD of the album in February 2022
Track listing
Personnel
Band
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Tony Harnell
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– vocals
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Ronni Le Tekrø
Ronni Le Tekrø (born Rolf Ågrim Tekrø, 5 October 1963) is a Norwegian guitarist best known for playing with the Norwegian hard rock band TNT and as a solo guitarist cooperating with guitarists Terje Rypdal and Mads Eriksen as "N3". LeTekrø ...
– guitars, guitar synthesizer
*
Morty Black
Morten Skaget (born on 12 August 1960 in Trondheim, Norway), most commonly known by his former stage name Morty Black, is a bassist best known for playing with international bands like JORN, Ken Hensley, Terje Rypdal and TNT.Diesel Dahl
Morten "Diesel" Dahl (born 19 June 1959 in Trondheim, Norway) is the drummer and co-founder of the Norwegian 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 TNT t ...
– drums, percussion
Additional personnel
*Håkon Iversen – background vocals
*Bård Svendsen – keyboards and programming
*Bjørn Nessjø – keyboards and programming
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Carlos Waadeland – keyboards and programming
Charts
Album
Singles
Certification
Album credits
*Bjørn Nessjø – producer
*Rune Nordahl – engineer
*Mario Rodriguez – engineer
*Bob Ludwig – mastering
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Mark Weiss – photography
*Jackie Murphy – cover design
*Koppel & Scher – cover design
Tom Schwab-Bits and pieces. Dale Matson-Bits and pieces.
References
External links
Ronni Le Tekrø Official Website
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1987 albums
TNT (Norwegian band) albums