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Encyclopedia > Gavin Ward (musician)
Gavin Ward
Born
Genre(s) Death metal
Affiliation(s) Bolt Thrower
Label(s) Metal Blade
Notable guitars BC Rich Virgin/Beast
Years active 1986-
Official site http://www.boltthrower.com

Gavin Ward is one of the two founding members of Bolt Thrower. He started out as the bass player early on in the band in 1986, and so can be heard on the first demo. For the second demo, he switched to playing lead and rhythm guitar, but also played the bass. He plays lead and rhythm guitar on all albums, save Mercenary and Honour - Valour - Pride; there he plays solely rhythm guitar. Ward is also one of the lyricists of the band. Death metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal that evolved out of thrash metal during the early 1980s. ... Bolt Thrower are a death metal band from Coventry, England. ... Metal Blade Records is an independent record label which was founded in 1981 by Brian Slagel. ... B.C. Rich is a manufacturer of guitars, known for their unusual and somewhat threatening body shapes, popular among exponents of extreme metal, most famously Sepultura. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bolt Thrower are a death metal band from Coventry, England. ...


Before Ward started with Bolt Thrower he helped out the punk band The Varukers on one of their tours - the band later joined them on a European tour. Punk Rock is an anti-establishment music movement that began about 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified by The Ramones,the Misfits, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... The Varukers are a hardcore punk band formed in 1979, . The band has gone through many line-up changes over the years with the only constant member being Rat on vocals. ...


Gavin Ward is from Leamington Spa, England. The Royal Pump Rooms and Baths Leamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa but commonly just Leamington, (pronounced Lemmington — IPA: ) is a spa town in central Warwickshire, in England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ...


Equipment

  • BC Rich Virgin/Beast
  • Boss GX700
  • Marshall 9040 200w power amp
  • 4 x Marshall 4x12
Bolt Thrower
Karl Willetts | Gavin Ward | Jo Bench | Barry Thompson | Martin Kearns
Dave Ingram | Alan West | Martin van Drunen | Andrew Whale | Alex Thomas
Discography
Studio albums: The Peel Session | In Battle There Is No Law | Realm of Chaos | Cenotaph | War Master
The IVth Crusade | Spearhead | ...For Victory | Mercenary | Honour - Valour - Pride | Those Once Loyal'
Live albums: War
Compilations: The Peel Sessions 1988-90 | Who Dares Wins

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Gavin Ward (musician) at AllExperts (188 words)
Gavin Ward is one of the two founding members of Bolt Thrower.
Ward is also one of the lyricists of the band.
Before Ward started with Bolt Thrower he helped out the punk band The Varukers on one of their tours - the band later joined them on a European tour.
Bolt Thrower FAQ - Interview (3377 words)
Gavin Ward: Whale was totally loyal in the old days, and that's why he was retained in the band.
Gavin Ward: It was one of them ones where you were looking for the sound of getting it all right.
Gavin Ward: Games Workshop was good, because it prodded Earache more; where Earache was probably slightly interested in the band, but when they knew someone else was interested and was going to finance everything...
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