Bolt Thrower were a British death metal band from Coventry, England. The band formed in 1986 and released their debut album in 1988 through Vinyl Solution. They later signed to Earache Records, where they became one of the label’s more commercially successful acts, before moving to Metal Blade Records for their final releases. Over the course of their career, the band experienced several lineup changes and toured extensively in Europe, the United States, and Australia.
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Bolt Thrower were a British death metal band from Coventry, England. The band formed in 1986 and released their debut album in 1988 through Vinyl Solution. They later signed to Earache Records, where they became one of the label’s more commercially successful acts, before moving to Metal Blade Records for their final releases. Over the course of their career, the band experienced several lineup changes and toured extensively in Europe, the United States, and Australia. During their approximately 30-year history, Bolt Thrower released eight studio albums, three EPs, one live album, three compilation albums, and two demo recordings. As of 2005, their albums had sold over 100,000 copies in the United States.
Following the release of their eighth studio album, "Those Once Loyal" (2005), Bolt Thrower announced an indefinite hiatus from recording in June 2008. The band continued to perform live until the death of drummer Martin Kearns on 14 September 2015. Bolt Thrower formally disbanded in 2016 on the first anniversary of his death.
Bolt Thrower have been described by commentators as one of Britain’s more long-running and stylistically consistent death metal bands.
Studio albums
In Battle There Is No Law! (1988)
Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness (1989)
War Master (1991)
The IVth Crusade (1992)
...For Victory (1994)
Mercenary (1998)
Honour Valour Pride (2001)
Those Once Loyal (2005)
Extended plays
The Peel Session (1988)
Cenotaph (1991)
Spearhead (1992)
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