Artist: RONNI LE TEKRO [TNT]
Album: EXTRA STRONG STRING REMASTERED (CD)

Release date: 2000/ 2007
Media type: CD

Ronni LeTekro is the most famous and also the best six string artist from Norway. In the year 2002, the guitar wizard celebrates his 20th recording anniversary. Nevertheless - or let's better say due to his immense experience in rock music - "Extra Strong String" sounds fresh, exciting and up to date. Originally recorded and only released in Japan in 1999, the album will now hit the shops in Europe for the first time and therefore been re-mastered, and re-packaged as well. Also, the bonus track entitled "Publicity" has been added. For the first time ever in his career, guitarist LeTekro also took over the vocal job and brilliantly passes this challenge. LeTekro's guitar style is as versatile as his song-writing. Originally coming from the traditional, classic hard rock of the 80s, a time when he gained huge success with his now reformed band TNT in Europe, North America and Japan, the guitarist also became famous for building bridges from slightly progressive music with his band Vagabond, traditional 70s hard rock with his Thin Lizzy cover outfit Bad Habitz through to the common instrumental work with his Norwegian guitar colleague Rypdal. All those styles now can be found united to one piece of music on "Extra Strong String" with a modern, up to date approach and many more sounds from other genres integrated. One highlight on the CD with no doubt is the contemporary adaptation of the Alice Cooper's classic "Welcome To My Nightmare". The band on LeTekro's first solo release consists of members of the aforementioned outfits as well as guitarist/ producer Ken Ingwersen who was responsible for many productions on TNT's albums.

TRACKLIST:

Track 1 - Shuffle Of The Buffalo
Track 2 - Dig It
Track 3 - Half Of The Tune
Track 4 - A Song For While I'm Away
Track 5 - Tracks In The Snow
Track 6 - I Remember
Track 7 - Welcome To My Nightmare
Track 8 - Spend The Night
Track 9 - Nobody Loves On
Track 10 - Love Keeps Calling
Track 11 - Publicity

LINE-UP:

Vocals & guitars: Ronni Le Tekro (TNT, Vagabond)
Bass: Morty Black (TNT, Vagabond)
Drums: Frode Lamoy (TNT)
Keyboards: Dag Stokke (TNT, Vagabond)

Additional guitars & bass: Ken Ingwersen (Rags, Speed, Street Legal)