Bolt Thrower
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Coventry, United Kingdom
Taking their name from a weapon in one of their favorite tabletop miniatures games, Warhammer Fantasy Battle, they drafted vocalist Alan West, guitarist Barry Thompson, and bassist Jo Bench (one of the first female musicians to take part in an extreme metal group of any sort) to complete the lineup. True to their name, Bolt Thrower dedicated their career to analyzing and dissecting all aspects of human warfare - its history, weapons, etc. - and took to the road to perfect a brutalizing musical onslaught worthy of such subject matter.
Despite the material’s general inaccessibility, legendary BBC Radio1 DJ John Peel became an early supporter, hosting the group for various early sessions (subsequently released in 1991 with the expected Peel Sessions title), bolstering their profile on the way to securing a deal with the Vinyl Solutions label.
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Those Once Loyal
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Mercenary
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The IVth Crusade
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Realm of Chaos
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Events
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Apr
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Bolty Birthday Bash – Boltfest
HMV Forum, London, United Kingdom
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Rock Hard Festival 2012
Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
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Aug
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Party.San Metal Open Air
Flugplatz, Obermehler, Germany
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