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Bolt Thrower
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Coventry, United Kingdom
One of Britain’s most consistent and enduring death metal bands, Coventry’s Bolt Thrower has weathered the best and worst of times in the genre’s history without giving in to commercial temptations or altering its sound. The fact that they were unusually blessed with a steady lineup throughout much of their career contributed to this stability, and though they were rarely bestowed much praise for their efforts, Bolt Thrower gradually established itself as one of the best death metal bands ever to emerge from England.
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.
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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War Master
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The IVth Crusade
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Granite Wall
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Entrenched
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Those Once Loyal
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When Cannons Fade
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Last Stand of Humanity
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Salvo
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Anti-Tank (Dead Armour)
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War
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World Eater
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No Guts, No Glory
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Destructive Infinity
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Shoutbox
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Frogsoda wrote:
REALM OF KHAOS
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Audiophil85 wrote:
Come to me!
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lean_cavalcante wrote:
Come to Brazil! =(
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Adamantum wrote:
Come to Serbia :)
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TheYardstick wrote:
That "wheelchair guy" is Jeff fucking Becerra of Possessed fame.
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tabasco4RR wrote:
respect to the wheelchair guy
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InsaneReality wrote:
Prepare for the fucking WAR!
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jon1987 wrote:
they are full of win !!!
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HeavyMetalPL wrote:
FOR THE EMPEROR!
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Days_of_Prayer wrote:
Bolt Thrower makes me feel all warm and tingly inside.
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BlueGhost60 wrote:
Warhammer 40K
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prdssn wrote:
These limey cocksuckers need to tour in Scandinavia.
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LORD_KENIGER wrote:
I own about 8 audio bootlegs of BT + one official live cd, that was added to "...for victory" cd. sadly, I don't know about any bootlegs with Van Drunen vocals on, there are only some with Dave Ingram doing the vocal duties. and btw, fuck the Tool :)
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wickedbitchen wrote:
aw i love bolt thrower
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obtusellama wrote:
My favourite Death metal band, that's for sure. I always chuck on some Bolt Thrower when I get into a few games of Company of Heroes.
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MikisTurelio wrote:
this band is a legend.
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metal_gimp wrote:
Theres the a 2CD version of For Victory... with a live performance on disc two, apart from that I have no idea. Apparently, in an interview for Global Domination.se Martin says he thinks there are probably live bootlegs of his time with the band around somewhere, maybe. :|
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Kamahl16 wrote:
Really an amazing band, I have neglected them too much in the past.
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Orangeandblack wrote:
Is there any reasonable Live botlegs going around at all?
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Zhoobs wrote:
Wow. Not really a Bolt Thrower fan, but that default is epic. Is there anymore info on that? or who he is?
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Events
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Apr
29
Bolt Thrower
Atak, Enschede, Netherlands
1 shout
| 32 attendees
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Apr
30
Neurotic Deathfest 2010
013, Tilburg, Netherlands
70 shouts
| 127 attendees
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May
1
Bolt Thrower
The Asylum, Hockley, Birmingham, United Kingdom
5 shouts
| 19 attendees
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