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That hint didn't help :P
A quick look at Tina's overall chart, and voila: sharing the same 4th place - The Almighty and Lake of Tears.
The Almighty were among a number of '90s British hard rock bands (also including the Wildhearts, Wolfsbane and Thunder to name but a few), which received extremely enthusiastic reviews in their homeland but achieved little or no success in America. In the Almighty's case, the problem may have been that its members were mostly veterans of the punk scene role-playing as a heavy metal band for fashion's sake.
After the disintegration of New Model Army in 1988, their rhythm guitarist, Ricky Warwick, founded the Almighty in his native Glasgow, Scotland with lead guitarist Tantrum, bassist Floyd London and drummer Stump Monroe. The foursome gradually moved away from their punk origins, acquiring a hard rock sound and biker image to match the prevalent heavy metal trends of the day.
The 1989's excellent "Blood, Fire and Love" resulted in a solid collection of metal anthems spiked with punk attitude. 1991's "Soul Destruction" may have retained much of the debut's general formula, but the band played it a bit too safe for most critics and fans. The subsequent tour saw the Almighty struggling with internal strife and exaustion. Guitarist Tantrum exited at tour's end, being quickly and efficiently replaced by ex-Alice Cooper band member Pete Freezin'. The Canadian's arrival seemed to re-energize the band, and 1993's "Powertrippin'" saw a surge of creativity as the group tried to keep up with the quickly changing musical scene.
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The Almighty "Addiction"
Album "Powertrippin'" - 1993
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