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Bolt Thrower are a death metal band from Coventry, England. Many consider Bolt Thrower to have a strong grindcore influence, particularly their earlier works. 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. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (533x800, 90 KB) Summary Bolt Thrower promo pictures for the Those Once Loyal LP. Licensing This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or organization to promote their work or product in the media, such as advertising... The Precinct in Coventry city centre. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 kmÂ² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2005 est. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Death metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal that evolved out of thrash metal during the early 1980s. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 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-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York USA, which helped pioneer extreme music by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal releases in the period 1988-1992. ... Metal Blade Records is an independent record label which was founded in 1981 by Brian Slagel. ... 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 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 a British drummer from around Birmingham. ... Dave Bjerregaard Ingram is a death metal vocalist from Birmingham, England. ... Death metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal that evolved out of thrash metal during the early 1980s. ... The ballista (Latin, from Greek ballistÄ“s, from ballein to throw, plural ballistae) was a powerful ancient crossbow. ... Death metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal that evolved out of thrash metal during the early 1980s. ... The Precinct in Coventry city centre. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 kmÂ² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2005 est. ... Grindcore, also known as grind, is an evolution of hardcore punk, most commonly associated with death metal and crust punk. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the 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). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Earache Records is a heavy metal-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York USA, which helped pioneer extreme music by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal releases in the period 1988-1992. ... Metal Blade Records is an independent record label which was founded in 1981 by Brian Slagel. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ...

The band takes its name from a weapon in the popular tabletop strategy game Warhammer Fantasy Battle. The lyrics and artwork of their second 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. Warhammer Fantasy Battle 7th edition rulebook Warhammer Fantasy Battles (often abbreviated as Warhammer or WHFB) is a tabletop wargame created by Games Workshop and set in the Warhammer Fantasy setting. ... Cover of the Warhammer 40,000 4th edition rulebook This article is about the tabletop miniature wargame and the fictional universe in which it is set. ... 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. 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: 1985 in music, other events of 1986, 1987 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // January 23 - The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis... Hardcore punk is a subgenre of punk rock which originated in the United States of America in the late 1970s. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres, that is characterised by its high speed and aggression. ... Slayer is an American thrash metal band, formed in 1982 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King in Huntington Park, California. ... For information about the anarchist writer see Chris Crass Crass was an influential English anarchist punk rock band. ... Discharge is an influential UK 82 hardcore band. ... Gavin Ward 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. ... The Precinct in Coventry city centre. ... 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. ... 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: 1986 in music, other events of 1987, 1988 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // 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. 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. 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. January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1987 in music, other events of 1988, 1989 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. ... Autobiography John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 â€“ 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, and journalist. ... 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. ...

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 grindcore, death metal band. The production of this piece 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, 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 labelmates 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. ... Cover of the Warhammer 40,000 4th edition rulebook This article is about the tabletop miniature wargame and the fictional universe in which it is set. ... Hardcore punk is a subgenre of punk rock which originated in the United States of America in the late 1970s. ... Earache Records is a heavy metal-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York USA, which helped pioneer extreme music by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal releases in the period 1988-1992. ... Carcass was a British death metal/goregrind 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. ... Grindcore, also known as grind, is an evolution of hardcore punk, most commonly associated with death metal and crust punk. ... For the defunct company, see Game Designers Workshop. ... For the tabletop games, see Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Realm of Chaos, subtitled Slaves to Darkness, is a Bolt Thrower album, recorded at Loco studios in April 1989, engineered by Tim Lewis. ... In the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Fantasy, Nurgle is the god of disease, decay, consistency and the related concept of despair. ... 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 was a British death metal/goregrind 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. 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. The songs on this album are quite similar stylewise to those on 'Realm of Chaos' but more ingenious. They put in some more skills in playing and did not lose their extreme grind edge at the same time, making it all sound far more sophisticated. And this time the production was done skillfully. It was recorded, as the previous album in the Slaughterhouse studios, which burnt down two weeks after the recordings were completed. Again Games Workshop offered them to do the 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 on 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. July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... See also: 1989 in music, 1990 in British music, other events of 1990, 1991 in music, 1990s in music and the 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... War Master is a Bolt Thrower album, recorded at Slaughterhouse studios in September 1990, produced by Bolt Thrower and Colin Richardson. ... 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: 1990 in music, other events of 1991, 1992 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ...

Their next step was The IVth Crusade, so-called because it was their fourth album (not counting the Peel sessions). They took out most of the grindcore influences, downtuned their guitars even more and wrote slower songs which were heavier and more bombastic. It tends more to 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. The cover of the album The IVth Crusade The IVth Crusade is a Bolt Thrower album. ... Grindcore, also known as grind, is an evolution of hardcore punk, most commonly associated with death metal and crust punk. ... Downtune refers to the guitar, when the guitar is tuned to a lower key. ... Doom metal is a form of heavy metal that emerged as a recognized genre of metal in the mid-1980s. ... Candlemass is a Swedish Doom metal band established in the 1980s by Leif Edling (bass), its leader and songwriter. ... Vader is a Polish death metal band founded in 1986[1]. It stands as one of the best known European death metal bands. ... 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): 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by 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. 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 had more 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: 1993 in music, other events of 1994, 1995 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music. // Events January 29 - The Supremes Mary Wilson is injured when her jeep hits a freeway median and flips over just outside of Los Angeles, California. ... Hardcore punk is a subgenre of punk rock which originated in the United States of America in the late 1970s. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres, that is characterised by its high speed and aggression. ... The death grunt (also referred to as death growl, death vocal, vokills or, derisively, cookie monster vocal) is a singing style usually employed by vocalists of the death metal musical genres, but also can be heard in a variety of other heavy metal subgenres. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I shall maintain) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe National animal: Lion Capital (and largest city) Amsterdam Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy - Queen Beatrix - Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War - Declared July 26, 1581 - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... 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. 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. 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. Image File history File links Bolt Thrower This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... Image File history File links Bolt Thrower This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... See also: 1994 in music, other events of 1995, 1996 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // January 18 - Jerry Garcia wrecks his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California. ... See also: 1995 in music, other events of 1996, 1997 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // 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 mostly a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. ... Alex Thomas is a British drummer from around Birmingham. ... Earache Records is a heavy metal-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York USA, which helped pioneer extreme music by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal releases in the period 1988-1992. ... Metal Blade Records is an independent record label which was founded in 1981 by Brian Slagel. ...

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. ... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... See also: 1997 in music, other events of 1998, 1999 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events February 15 - Sir Edward Elgars unfinished third symphony, completed by Anthony Payne is performed for the first time at the Royal Festival Hall. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... 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. Metal Blade Records is an independent record label which was founded in 1981 by Brian Slagel. ... Dave Bjerregaard Ingram is a death metal vocalist from Birmingham, England. ...

After a short European tour in 2001 (only 5 dates), 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. World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... See also: 2000 in music, 2001 in music (UK), other events of 2001, 2002 in music, 2000s in music and the list of years in music // January 1 - Comeback of Guns N Roses in House of Blues January 1 - Hum disbands. ... Honour - Valour - Pride is a Bolt Thrower album. ... Metal Blade Records is an independent record label which was founded in 1981 by Brian Slagel. ... A digipak is a style of compact disc or DVD packaging. ...

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, mostly due to health issues. This put off the new record and tours, and priority was set to finding a new singer: on 18 November 2004, the band had announced the return of Karl Willetts. Recording of the album, entitled 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. A second leg followed in April, with dates in Scandinavia, UK, Spain and more. A US tour is expected later this year. See also: 2004 in music (UK) other events of 2004 list of years in music 2000s in music // January 1 Vienna New Years Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in Vienna, conducted by Riccardo Muti Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol January 3 - Britney Spears marries Jason Allen Alexander, a... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 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 music (UK) 2005 in music (Switzerland) Other events of 2005 List of years in music 2000s in music 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 Bill Haleys... Rock Sound magazine launched in the UK in 1999 and has built up a great reputation for championing new music. ... Artist Beastie Boys Genre Hip_Hop Label Def Jam Released 1984 Tracklisting 1. ... // Magazine History Metalhammer (sometimes MetalHammer) is a monthly heavy metal magazine in the UK, and in Germany, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Switzerland and Serbia And Montenegro by a different publisher. ... // January â€“ James Nicholl, drummer of Pay*Ola became ill and was admitted to hospital. ... Scandinavia is a region in Northern Europe. ...

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.

Bong-Ra, an popular artist from the hardcore/breakcore electronic music genre, released an LP in 2005 entitled Grindkrusher. It almost exlusively features samples and remixes of various Bolt Thrower recordings, as well as a song entitled Jo Bench. Bong-Ra is the performing name of Dutch Breakcore musician Jason Kohnen from Utrecht. ... Look up hardcore in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Breakcore is a loosely defined electronic music style that brings together elements of industrial, jungle, hardcore techno and IDM into a breakbeat-oriented sound that encourages speed, complexity, impact and maximum sonic density. ... Jo Bench Jo-Anne Bench is a death metal bass player from Birmingham, England. ...

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 popular music band, especially a rock band, that provides melody or melodic material, as opposed to the rhythm of the rhythm guitar, bass, and drums. ... Gavin Ward 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. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ... 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

Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ... 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 a British drummer from around Birmingham. ... 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

See also: 1986 in music, other events of 1987, 1988 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... See also: 1986 in music, other events of 1987, 1988 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ...

Standard releases

In Battle There Is No Law is the debut album of Bolt Thrower. ... See also: 1987 in music, other events of 1988, 1989 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. ... 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: 1988 in music, other events of 1989, 1990 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 7 - Genesis 88 and Sunrise/Back to the Future stage large-scale illegal Acid House party in London January 14 - Paul McCartney releases Back in the... 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: 1989 in music, 1990 in British music, other events of 1990, 1991 in music, 1990s in music and the 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... War Master is a Bolt Thrower album, recorded at Slaughterhouse studios in September 1990, produced by Bolt Thrower and Colin Richardson. ... See also: 1990 in music, other events of 1991, 1992 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ... The cover of the album The IVth Crusade The IVth Crusade is a Bolt Thrower album. ... See also: 1992 in music (UK) other events of 1992 list of years in music 1990s in music // 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: 1992 in music, other events of 1993, 1994 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 8 - The U.S. Postal service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. ... ...For Victory is a Bolt Thrower album. ... See also: 1993 in music, other events of 1994, 1995 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music. // Events 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: 1997 in music, other events of 1998, 1999 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events February 15 - Sir Edward Elgars unfinished third symphony, completed by Anthony Payne is performed for the first time at the Royal Festival Hall. ... Honour - Valour - Pride is a Bolt Thrower album. ... See also: 2000 in music, 2001 in music (UK), other events of 2001, 2002 in music, 2000s in music and the list of years in music // January 1 - Comeback of Guns N Roses in House of Blues January 1 - Hum disbands. ... Those Once Loyal is an album by the British death metal band Bolt Thrower. ... See also: 2005 in music (UK) 2005 in music (Switzerland) Other events of 2005 List of years in music 2000s in music 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 Bill Haleys...

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: 1987 in music, other events of 1988, 1989 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events 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: 1990 in music, other events of 1991, 1992 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // 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: 1993 in music, other events of 1994, 1995 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music. // Events 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: 1997 in music, other events of 1998, 1999 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events February 15 - Sir Edward Elgars unfinished third symphony, completed by Anthony Payne is performed for the first time at the Royal Festival Hall. ...

Video clips

Audio files (mp3)

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. ...

External links

References

Categories: Musical groups established in 1986 | Peel Sessions artists | English musical groups | Bolt Thrower | British heavy metal musical groups | Death metal musical groups | Music 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 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 a British drummer from around Birmingham. ... 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. ... 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. ... The cover of the album The IVth Crusade The IVth Crusade is a Bolt Thrower album. ... 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 1988-90 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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