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Ronni Le Tekro Interview: Norwegian Steel
Ronni Le Tekro may be an unfamiliar name to some of you, but to those in the know he has been raved about for nigh on 25 years. Ronni hit international recognition in the mid 80's with Norwegian melodic rockers TNT. Possessing a truly unique style, he combined blazing speed and accuracy with a genuinely unique melodic approach - and this combined with some of the greatest riffs known to humanity means that any and all guitarists into rock/metal/shred who have yet to sample his delights should make it a priority to check him out post haste!
TNT were always a cut above the standard melodic rock/metal bands of the era with a fresh approach to songwriting that combined the pomp and majesty of Queen with a finely tuned pop metal sensibility, soaring vocals, ambitious arrangements and crystalline production.
1984's Kights Of The New Thunder immediately found international success, and building upon this 1987's ‘Tell No Tales' was quite simply a stupendous record: monstrous riffs, catchy and immediate melodies and simply soaring guitar playing abound on this pivotal album. Their international stature grew, and along with 1989's more ‘pop metal' approach on ‘Intuition' ensured a great few years of sold out tours, healthy record sales and critical acclaim.
Sadly, in the 90's they the same fate as many bands in this genre, when the sudden Grunge Rock explosion decimated their international fanbase. Now in 2008 Ronni and the band are back again with a new album ‘Atlantis' and it was high time to catch up with the man himself.