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Bolt Thrower are a death metal band from Coventry, England. They formed in 1986 and released their first album with Vinyl Solution in 1988. They then shifted to a new record label, Earache Records, soon becoming one of the best selling bands on that label. Their current label is Metal Blade Records. The band has had a succession of members and have toured Europe, the United States and Australia. This article is about the musical genre. ... The ballista (Latin, from Greek ballistÄ“s, from ballein to throw, plural ballistae) was a powerful ancient crossbow, although employing several loops of twisted skeins to power it, it used torsion (instead of a prod). ... For other uses, see Coventry (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Vinyl Solution was a record label of the late 1980s and early 1990s, that was spawned from an independent London based record store based at 231 Portobello Road (now known as Intoxica Records). ... Earache Records is a heavy metal-orientated record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme music by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records, in the period 1988-1992. ... Metal Blade redirects here. ... Karl Willetts Karl Willetts (born 21 September 1966) is a death metal vocalist from the UK. He joined the British death metal band Bolt Thrower in 1988. ... Jo Bench Jo-Anne Bench is a death metal bass player from Birmingham, England. ... Gavin Ward is one of the two founding members of Bolt Thrower. ... Barry Thompson Barry (Baz) Thompson plays lead and rhythm guitar in Bolt Thrower on all albums. ... Martin Kearns joined Bolt Thrower as a drummer after Andy Whale left in 1994, not much is known about him. ... Andy Whale Andrew Whale (usually known as Andy Whale) is a drummer from Birmingham, UK. He is best known for playing the drums in Bolt Thower, which he did from the start of the band until 1994. ... Martin van Drunen fronting Bolt Thrower Martin van Drunen is a Dutch death metal vocalist, who started out in the band Pestilence. ... Alex Thomas is an English drummer from Lutterworth, Leicestershire, who currently performs with Badly Drawn Boy. ... Dave Bjerregaard Ingram is a death metal vocalist from Birmingham, England. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... For other uses, see Coventry (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Vinyl Solution was a record label of the late 1980s and early 1990s, that was spawned from an independent London based record store based at 231 Portobello Road (now known as Intoxica Records). ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Earache Records is a heavy metal-orientated record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme music by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records, in the period 1988-1992. ... Metal Blade redirects here. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

The band takes its name from a weapon in the popular tabletop strategy game Warhammer Fantasy Battle. The lyrics and artwork of their second and third album were based on Warhammer as well as its futuristic companion Warhammer 40,000, with much of the art actually being provided by the game's publisher, Games Workshop. The general theme of their lyrics is war and its consequences. It has been suggested that Armies of warhammer be merged into this article or section. ... Warhammer 40,000 (informally known as Warhammer 40K, WH40K, W40K or just 40K) is a science fantasy game produced by Games Workshop. ... For the defunct company, see Game Designers Workshop. ...

History

Early history: 1986-1988

Bolt Thrower were formed in September 1986 as a hardcore and thrash metal band, influenced largely by thrash bands such as Slayer and hardcore punk bands like Crass and Discharge^[1]. The band was founded by bassist Gavin Ward and guitarist Barry Thompson in a Coventry pub toilet during a hardcore punk gig. Shortly thereafter Andrew Whale and Alan West joined on drums and vocals respectively. In April 1987 the In Battle There Is No Law demo was recorded with this line-up. See also: Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 // 1986 - Goo Goo Dolls are formed in Buffalo, New York. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by its signature high speed and aggression. ... For other uses, see Slayer (disambiguation). ... For information about the anarchist writer, see Chris Crass Crass was an English anarchist punk rock band, formed in 1977[1][2] and based around Dial House, an open house community near Epping, Essex. ... Discharge is an influential Hardcore punk band formed in the UK in 1977, whose music is characterized by a heavy, distorted, and grinding guitar-driven sound and anti-melodic shouted or screamed vocals, with lyrics on anarchist and pacifist themes. ... Gavin Ward is one of the two founding members of Bolt Thrower. ... Barry Thompson Barry (Baz) Thompson plays lead and rhythm guitar in Bolt Thrower on all albums. ... For other uses, see Coventry (disambiguation). ... An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada... A classical music concert in the Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne 2005 Kasia Kowalska concert in Warsaw A concert is a live performance, usually of music, before an audience. ... Andy Whale Andrew Whale (usually known as Andy Whale) is a drummer from Birmingham, UK. He is best known for playing the drums in Bolt Thower, which he did from the start of the band until 1994. ... Alan West is a former British singer. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1987 Record labels established in 1987 // January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ...

Their second recording was the Concession of Pain demo, which they made in September of 1987. Gavin had switched to guitars and they recruited Alex Tweedy to play the bass. However, Alex did not show up for the recording, and so Gavin played both guitar and bass for the demo. Two weeks after the recording session, Gavin's girlfriend Jo Bench replaced Tweedy. This article is about the death metal band. ... Jo Bench Jo-Anne Bench is a death metal bass player from Birmingham, England. ...

With this line-up they recorded their first Peel session on January 3, 1988, with John Peel, the alternative disk jockey of BBC Radio One^[2]. He had received their second demo and became enthusiastic about the band. They recorded four tracks for it, resulting in a deal with Vinyl Solution to release one album. Just before the recording of their first full-length album, they replaced their singer with their driver Karl Willetts. Their debut LP, In Battle there is no Law is only a half hour in length and has a primitive and raw sound often categorized as grindcore. is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1988 Record labels established in 1988 // Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. ... â€œPeel Sessionsâ€ redirects here. ... BBC Radio 1 is a British radio station, specialising in popular music aimed at a young audience (children, teenagers and young adults). ... Vinyl Solution was a record label of the late 1980s and early 1990s, that was spawned from an independent London based record store based at 231 Portobello Road (now known as Intoxica Records). ... Karl Willetts Karl Willetts (born 21 September 1966) is a death metal vocalist from the UK. He joined the British death metal band Bolt Thrower in 1988. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... In Battle There Is No Law is the debut album of Bolt Thrower. ... Grindcore, often shortened to grind, is an evolution of hardcore punk, most commonly associated with death metal, a very different though similarly extreme style of music. ...

1989-1994

They were not satisfied with the deal with Vinyl Solution as it was a pure hardcore label at that time. The label did little promotion for Bolt Thrower and their blend of death metal and hardcore punk, so after one album Bolt Thrower decided to leave Vinyl Solution and were signed by Earache Records. Earache Records had also signed many other death metal bands including Carcass and Napalm Death. The band worked a little on their style and changed to playing faster, more aggressive and powerful songs, becoming more of a deathgrind band. The production of this album was not great, though it was an improvement on previous attempts. The artwork was done by Games Workshop (they produce games such as Warhammer) as a gaming supplement they produced had a similar name to the album Bolt Thrower was about to release. After Games Workshop heard the recording of the songs for Bolt Thrower's second Peel session, which was recorded on 6 November 1988^[2], they offered to do the expensive artwork for Bolt Thrower's album. The band accepted this offer. The record was released in 1989 with the title of Realm of Chaos and with the subtitle Slaves To Darkness. Most of the lyrics to the songs were also influenced by the game, but not merely because of the deal with Games Workshop. Karl, Andy and Gavin were very much into the games Games Workshop produced and they wrote a couple of songs about these games. Some obvious examples are "Plague Bearer" and "World Eater". Most lyrics can however be projected on war, the general theme Bolt Thrower uses. After the recording of Realm of Chaos they went on the Grindcrusher Tour with label mates Napalm Death, Carcass and Morbid Angel. On the Cenotaph EP one song ("Realm of Chaos") appears that is recorded during this tour. This EP also features the two CD-bonus tracks from War Master and Realm of Chaos plus the song "Cenotaph". album cover This is an album cover. ... album cover This is an album cover. ... Warhammer 40,000 (informally known as Warhammer 40K, WH40K, W40K or just 40K) is a science fantasy game produced by Games Workshop. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Earache Records is a heavy metal-orientated record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme music by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records, in the period 1988-1992. ... Carcass were a British band formed by Napalm Death guitarist Bill Steer together with drummer Ken Owen in 1985. ... Napalm Death is a grindcore/death metal band formed in the village of Meriden near Birmingham, England in 1982 by Nicholas Bullen and Miles Ratledge. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the defunct company, see Game Designers Workshop. ... For the tabletop games, see Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000. ... is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Cover of the 2005 re-issue Realm of Chaos, subtitled Slaves to Darkness, is a Bolt Thrower album, recorded at Loco studios in April 1989, engineered by Tim Lewis. ... Nurgle overlooking his army, as depicted on the cover of Realm of Chaos:The Lost and the Damned In the fictional universes of Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Fantasy, Nurgle is one of the four major Chaos gods. ... In the fictional universes of Warhammer 40,000, the World Eaters are a Legion of the Chaos Space Marines. ... Napalm Death is a grindcore/death metal band formed in the village of Meriden near Birmingham, England in 1982 by Nicholas Bullen and Miles Ratledge. ... Carcass were a British band formed by Napalm Death guitarist Bill Steer together with drummer Ken Owen in 1985. ... Morbid Angel is a Florida-based death metal band assembled in 1983. ...

Continuing, they recorded their third and final Peel session on 22 July, 1990^[2]. On this three songs from the upcoming album were performed in raw versions as well as "Lost Souls Domain" off Realm Of Chaos. Next step in the history of Bolt Thrower was the album titled War Master. This album is very ingenious, they took out the grindcore influences becoming more death metal band. They put in some more skills in playing and making it all sound far more sophisticated. And this time the production was done skilfully. It was recorded, as the previous album in the Slaughterhouse studios, which burned down two weeks after the recordings were completed. Again Games Workshop offered to do their artwork; however as it was considered too expensive, Bolt Thrower declined the offer. The former head-designer of Games Workshop would do the artwork, resulting in quite similar artwork as that of Realm of Chaos. For the U.S. tour they did to promote the War Master album, they used an old US school bus as tour bus, loaded with many computer games. All three Peel Sessions were then released on one CD named The Peel Sessions 1988-90 in 1991. is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1990 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1990 Record labels established in 1990 list of years in music // January 21 - MTVs Unplugged premieres on cable television with musical guest, Squeeze February 6 - Billy Idol is involved in a serious motorcycle accident, resulting in several broken bones. ... War Master is a Bolt Thrower album, recorded at Slaughterhouse studios in September 1990, produced by Bolt Thrower and Colin Richardson. ... Grindcore, often shortened to grind, is an evolution of hardcore punk, most commonly associated with death metal, a very different though similarly extreme style of music. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic - President George Walker Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... See also: 1991 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels established in 1991 // 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ...

Their next step was the albumThe IVth Crusade. The title has a double meaning, as it was their fourth studio album (not counting the Peel sessions), but the album title also refers to the Fourth Crusade and the capturing of Constantinople. The cover artwork is a painting from Eugène Delacroix, showing "The Entry of the Crusaders in Constantinople". For the historical event, see Fourth Crusade. ... The Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople (EugÃ¨ne Delacroix, 1840). ... This article is about the city before the Fall of Constantinople (1453). ... Ferdinand Victor EugÃ¨ne Delacroix (April 26, 1798 â€“ August 13, 1863) was one of the most important of the French Romantic painters. ...

They downtuned their guitars even more and wrote slower songs which were heavier and more bombastic. It leans more towards doom metal influenced by bands like Candlemass, in combination with their own massive death metal sound. The album was followed by the tour World Crusade with the Polish death metal act Vader and the Swedish death metal band Grave in Europe. The band toured the US again as well as Australia. During this time a single was released called Spearhead containing a very heavy, extended remix of the CD track "Spearhead" plus two new tracks and "Dying Creed" off the album. Downtune refers to the guitar, when the guitar is tuned to a lower key. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Candlemass is a Swedish epic doom metal band established in the 1980s by Leif Edling (bass), its leader and songwriter. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Grave is a Swedish (Visby) death metal band. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic - President George Walker Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...

Classic line-up (from 1988 to 1994): Image File history File links Bolt Thrower Logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Bolt Thrower Logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...

Their next album is called ...For Victory and was released in 1994. It was the final album with Karl Willetts and Andrew Whale. Both left the band because of changing life directions^[3]. The latest American tour did not go well, they returned home prematurely and by this time the band was quite fed-up with touring. They too made a partial return to their Hardcore/thrash metal roots, whilst not forgetting their doom influences, though the vocals tended to sound a bit different: less growling, but more hardcore punk styled; they were somewhat more like hoarse screaming, especially on "When Glory Beckons" and "Armageddon Bound". A limited edition of the album exists containing a bonus Live CD, called War (sometimes called "Live War"). After the album release Karl Willetts was replaced by Dutchman Martin van Drunen, and Martin Kearns, who took over the drum kit. ...For Victory is a Bolt Thrower album. ... See also: 1994 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1994 Record labels established in 1994 // January 29 - The Supremes Mary Wilson is injured when her jeep hits a freeway median and flips over just outside of Los Angeles, California. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by its signature high speed and aggression. ... Death grunts, also referred to as death growls, death vocals or harsh vocals[1], is a vocalisation style usually employed by vocalists of the death metal musical genre, but is also occasionally used in a variety of other heavy metal sub-genres. ... For other uses, see Netherlands (disambiguation). ... Martin van Drunen fronting Bolt Thrower Martin van Drunen is a Dutch death metal vocalist, who started out in the band Pestilence. ... Martin Kearns joined Bolt Thrower as a drummer after Andy Whale left in 1994, not much is known about him. ...

1995 to present

In 1995 and 1996 the band did two European tours^[4]. Then in 1997, Martin van Drunen decided to leave the band again as he had never felt he really became a part of Bolt Thrower, and also because he got a disease that made his hair fall out due to which he felt insecure on stage^[5]. For at least one show in Germany long time friend Dave Ingram stood in. Martin Kearns decided to leave again. The position at the drum kit is now taken by Alex Thomas. Karl Willetts temporarily rejoined the band to do the vocal duties on the next album. The band switched record labels from Earache to Metal Blade Records, because since the US ...For Victory tour they had seen a lack of success with Earache. Earache had also wanted to get rid of them and Bolt Thrower wanted to leave Earache as soon as possible, so they parted company. See also: 1995 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1995 Record labels established in 1995 // January 18 - Jerry Garcia wrecks his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California. ... See also: 1996 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1996 Record labels established in 1996 // January 8 - Madonnas stalker, Robert Hoskins is found guilty and convicted on five charges of assault, stalking, and threatening to kill the singer. ... See also: 1996 in music, other events of 1997, 1998 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert (the day after his birthday) at Madison Square Garden, with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic... Dave Bjerregaard Ingram is a death metal vocalist from Birmingham, England. ... A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as a cowbell, wood block or tambourines, arranged for convenience playing by a single drummer. ... Alex Thomas is an English drummer from Lutterworth, Leicestershire, who currently performs with Badly Drawn Boy. ... Earache Records is a heavy metal-orientated record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme music by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records, in the period 1988-1992. ... Metal Blade redirects here. ...

The album titled Mercenary was released on 8 September 1998 in Europe and on 10 November 1998 in the USA, and features 9 tracks. It is over all a bit slower than its predecessors. However, it is definitely very heavy and sounds very much Bolt Thrower. And Karl returned to perform his previous style of singing; the hardcore punk influences have disappeared again. After the album recording, Karl left the band again and the band have recruited Dave Ingram permanently after he left Benediction. The cover artwork of Mercenary Mercenary is a Bolt Thrower album. ... is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1998 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1998 Record labels established in 1998 // 1998 - The single Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls sets a new hot 100 airplay record, 18 weeks at number one. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Benediction is a British death metal band from Birmingham. ...

In November 1998, Earache Records released Who Dares Wins, an album featuring various older recordings, including the songs from the Spearhead EP and Cenotaph EP. The band themselves do not agree with the release this album, as it is a cheap cash-in from Earache and they warn not to buy it. Originally, it was titled No Guts - No Glory but the title was changed because one song on Mercenary has the same title and Metal Blade objected. Following the release of the album a European tour was done, called Into the Killing Zone with Dave Ingram on vocals^[4]. Metal Blade redirects here. ... Dave Bjerregaard Ingram is a death metal vocalist from Birmingham, England. ...

After a short European tour in 2001 (only 5 dates)^[4], they started to work on a new album. Honour - Valour - Pride was released in late 2001 on Metal Blade and shows a progression from the direction taken on Mercenary. It contains 9 tracks; the digipak has one bonus track. Martin Kearns is now back with the band after he settled his things in his life. Alex Thomas departed since he lacked interest in the musical direction of Bolt Thrower. For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... See also: 2001 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels established in 2001 // January 1 Comeback of Guns N Roses in House of Blues Hum disbands. ... Honour - Valour - Pride is a Bolt Thrower album. ... Metal Blade redirects here. ... A compact disc in Digipak-style packaging; seen here: Boards of Canadas 1998 release Music Has the Right to Children Digipak is a patented style of compact disc or DVD packaging, and is a registered trademark of MeadWestvaco, Inc. ...

In 2004 the band began working on new material for their latest album. They intended to record it in the May of 2004, with the release set to the end of the year by Metal Blade. Meanwhile a European tour and a US tour were prepared. Unfortunately, right before the recording could begin, Dave Ingram decided to leave, due to health and personal issues^[6]. This put off the new record and tours, and priority was set to finding a new singer. On 18 November 2004, the band announced the return of Karl Willetts. Recording of the album, titled Those Once Loyal, started in May 2005; it was released on 11 November in Germany, 14 November in the rest of Europe and 15 November in the USA 2005. It has been met with widespread critical acclaim from magazines such as Rock Sound, Rock Hard and Metal Hammer. A European tour followed in January and February 2006^[4] A second leg followed in April, with dates in Scandinavia, UK, Spain and more^[4]. A US tour was planned to take place later in the year, however lack of financial support from the label forced the band to cancel these plans^[7]. The band are now considering leaving Metal Blade, although they are currently continuing to work on an (as yet untitled) new album. ^[7]. See also: 2004 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels established in 2004 2000s in music. ... is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Karl Willetts Karl Willetts (born 21 September 1966) is a death metal vocalist from the UK. He joined the British death metal band Bolt Thrower in 1988. ... Those Once Loyal is an album by the British death metal band Bolt Thrower. ... See also: 2005 in heavy metal music 2005 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2005 Record labels established in 2005 Albums released in 2005 January 1 - In most of Europe, copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier, including... Rock Sound magazine launched in the UK in 1999 and has built up a great reputation for championing new music. ... Music sample: Beastie Boys - Rock Hard (1984) ( file info) â€” Problems listening to the file? See media help. ... Metal Hammer (sometimes MetalHammer) is a monthly heavy metal magazine in the United Kingdom, Ireland and in Germany, Austria, Spain, Greece, Poland, Hungary, Switzerland, Serbia and Montenegro by a different publisher. ... See also: 2006 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2006 Record labels established in 2006 Ti // January â€“ James Nicholl, drummer of Pay*Ola became ill and was admitted to hospital. ... For other uses, see Scandinavia (disambiguation). ...

Meanwhile, Earache has coincided the release of Those Once Loyal with a re-release of the Realm of Chaos featuring new artwork. The band encourage people not to buy it as (like Who Dares Wins) it was released without their consultation let alone consent. Furthermore, it has been alleged that the band has not received royalties from Earache for a number of years^[8].

Members

Current line-up

Barry Thompson Barry (Baz) Thompson plays lead and rhythm guitar in Bolt Thrower on all albums. ... Rhythm guitar is a guitar that is primarily used to provide rhythmic and harmonic accompaniment for a singer or for other instruments in an ensemble. ... Lead guitar refers to a role within a band, that provides melody or melodic material, as opposed to the rhythm of the rhythm guitar, bass, and drums. ... Gavin Ward is one of the two founding members of Bolt Thrower. ... Rhythm guitar is a guitar that is primarily used to provide rhythmic and harmonic accompaniment for a singer or for other instruments in an ensemble. ... Jo Bench Jo-Anne Bench is a death metal bass player from Birmingham, England. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, popping or using a pick. ... Martin Kearns joined Bolt Thrower as a drummer after Andy Whale left in 1994, not much is known about him. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Karl Willetts Karl Willetts (born 21 September 1966) is a death metal vocalist from the UK. He joined the British death metal band Bolt Thrower in 1988. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ...

Former members

This article is about the death metal band. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, popping or using a pick. ... Alan West is a former British singer. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Dave Bjerregaard Ingram is a death metal vocalist from Birmingham, England. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Martin van Drunen fronting Bolt Thrower Martin van Drunen is a Dutch death metal vocalist, who started out in the band Pestilence. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Alex Thomas is an English drummer from Lutterworth, Leicestershire, who currently performs with Badly Drawn Boy. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Andy Whale Andrew Whale (usually known as Andy Whale) is a drummer from Birmingham, UK. He is best known for playing the drums in Bolt Thower, which he did from the start of the band until 1994. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ...

Discography

Demos

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Studio Albums

In Battle There Is No Law is the debut album of Bolt Thrower. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1988 Record labels established in 1988 // Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. ... Cover of the 2005 re-issue Realm of Chaos, subtitled Slaves to Darkness, is a Bolt Thrower album, recorded at Loco studios in April 1989, engineered by Tim Lewis. ... See also: 1989 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1989 Record labels established in 1989 // January 7 - Genesis 88 and Sunrise/Back to the Future stage large-scale illegal Acid House party in London January 14 - Paul McCartney releases Ð¡Ð½Ð¾Ð²Ð° Ð² Ð¡Ð¡Ð¡Ð exclusively in Russia. ... Cenotaph is a mini-album by Bolt Thrower. ... // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ... See also: 1990 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1990 Record labels established in 1990 list of years in music // January 21 - MTVs Unplugged premieres on cable television with musical guest, Squeeze February 6 - Billy Idol is involved in a serious motorcycle accident, resulting in several broken bones. ... War Master is a Bolt Thrower album, recorded at Slaughterhouse studios in September 1990, produced by Bolt Thrower and Colin Richardson. ... See also: 1991 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels established in 1991 // 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ... For the historical event, see Fourth Crusade. ... See also: 1992 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1992 Record labels established in 1992 // 1992 was a pivotal year in the development of music. ... The cover artwork of Spearhead Spearhead is a mini-album bij Bolt Thrower. ... // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ... See also: 1993 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1993 Record labels established in 1993 // Date Unknown- Christian Rock label Tooth and Nail Records is formed. ... ...For Victory is a Bolt Thrower album. ... See also: 1994 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1994 Record labels established in 1994 // January 29 - The Supremes Mary Wilson is injured when her jeep hits a freeway median and flips over just outside of Los Angeles, California. ... The cover artwork of Mercenary Mercenary is a Bolt Thrower album. ... See also: 1998 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1998 Record labels established in 1998 // 1998 - The single Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls sets a new hot 100 airplay record, 18 weeks at number one. ... Honour - Valour - Pride is a Bolt Thrower album. ... See also: 2001 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels established in 2001 // January 1 Comeback of Guns N Roses in House of Blues Hum disbands. ... Those Once Loyal is an album by the British death metal band Bolt Thrower. ... See also: 2005 in heavy metal music 2005 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2005 Record labels established in 2005 Albums released in 2005 January 1 - In most of Europe, copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier, including...

Live and compilation albums

The Peel Session is a Bolt Thrower EP of their first Peel Sessions . ... // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1988 Record labels established in 1988 // Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. ... The Peel Sessions 1988-90 is a Bolt Thrower album consisting of three Peel Sessions. ... See also: 1991 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels established in 1991 // 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ... War is a live album by Bolt Thrower recorded in Manchester 1992, on an 8-track tape. ... See also: 1994 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1994 Record labels established in 1994 // January 29 - The Supremes Mary Wilson is injured when her jeep hits a freeway median and flips over just outside of Los Angeles, California. ... Who Dares Wins is a compilation of various rare Bolt Thrower tracks from EPs and other sources: Tracks 1-4 are from the Cenotaph EP, tracks 5-8 are from the Spearhead EP and the tracks 9 and 10 are from the same session as ...For Victory, previously released on... See also: 1998 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1998 Record labels established in 1998 // 1998 - The single Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls sets a new hot 100 airplay record, 18 weeks at number one. ...

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The cover artwork of Mercenary Mercenary is a Bolt Thrower album. ... Honour - Valour - Pride is a Bolt Thrower album. ... Those Once Loyal is an album by the British death metal band Bolt Thrower. ...

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Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Bong-Ra is the performing name of Dutch Breakcore musician Jason Kohnen from Utrecht. ... <nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here<nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here<nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here<nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here<nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here</nowiki></nowiki></nowiki></nowiki></nowiki> This article is about electronic music. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Jo Bench Jo-Anne Bench is a death metal bass player from Birmingham, England. ... Wesley Willis Wesley Willis (May 31, 1963 â€“ August 21, 2003) was a musician and artist from Chicago. ... Illdisposed is a Danish Death Metal band that have recently signed to Roadrunner Records. ... Grindcore, often shortened to grind, is an evolution of hardcore punk, most commonly associated with death metal, a very different though similarly extreme style of music. ... Butcher ABC is a Japanese goregrind band formed in 1993. ... Maryland Deathfest (often abbreviated to MDF) is an annual metal festival held in or near Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The festival mostly features death metal and grindcore bands. ... Jo Bench Jo-Anne Bench is a death metal bass player from Birmingham, England. ... The Project Hate MCMXCIX (often referred to as Project Hate or simply The Hate) is a Swedish death metal band. ...

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Categories: Articles with trivia sections from October 2007 | Musical groups established in 1986 | English musical groups | British heavy metal musical groups | British death metal musical groups | Music from Coventry, England Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Bolt Thrower are a death metal band from Coventry, England. ... Karl Willetts Karl Willetts (born 21 September 1966) is a death metal vocalist from the UK. He joined the British death metal band Bolt Thrower in 1988. ... Gavin Ward is one of the two founding members of Bolt Thrower. ... Jo Bench Jo-Anne Bench is a death metal bass player from Birmingham, England. ... Barry Thompson Barry (Baz) Thompson plays lead and rhythm guitar in Bolt Thrower on all albums. ... Martin Kearns joined Bolt Thrower as a drummer after Andy Whale left in 1994, not much is known about him. ... Dave Bjerregaard Ingram is a death metal vocalist from Birmingham, England. ... Alan West is a former British singer. ... Martin van Drunen fronting Bolt Thrower Martin van Drunen is a Dutch death metal vocalist, who started out in the band Pestilence. ... Andy Whale Andrew Whale (usually known as Andy Whale) is a drummer from Birmingham, UK. He is best known for playing the drums in Bolt Thower, which he did from the start of the band until 1994. ... Alex Thomas is an English drummer from Lutterworth, Leicestershire, who currently performs with Badly Drawn Boy. ... The Peel Session is a Bolt Thrower EP of their first Peel Sessions . ... In Battle There Is No Law is the debut album of Bolt Thrower. ... Cover of the 2005 re-issue Realm of Chaos, subtitled Slaves to Darkness, is a Bolt Thrower album, recorded at Loco studios in April 1989, engineered by Tim Lewis. ... Cenotaph is a mini-album by Bolt Thrower. ... War Master is a Bolt Thrower album, recorded at Slaughterhouse studios in September 1990, produced by Bolt Thrower and Colin Richardson. ... For the historical event, see Fourth Crusade. ... The cover artwork of Spearhead Spearhead is a mini-album bij Bolt Thrower. ... ...For Victory is a Bolt Thrower album. ... The cover artwork of Mercenary Mercenary is a Bolt Thrower album. ... Honour - Valour - Pride is a Bolt Thrower album. ... Those Once Loyal is an album by the British death metal band Bolt Thrower. ... War is a live album by Bolt Thrower recorded in Manchester 1992, on an 8-track tape. ... The Peel Sessions 1988â€“90 is a Bolt Thrower album consisting of three Peel Sessions. ... Who Dares Wins is a compilation of various rare Bolt Thrower tracks from EPs and other sources: Tracks 1-4 are from the Cenotaph EP, tracks 5-8 are from the Spearhead EP and the tracks 9 and 10 are from the same session as ...For Victory, previously released on...

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