Group

Bolt Thrower

English death metal

From: Coventry, United Kingdom
Active: 1986–2016
Rating: ★ 5 (2 votes)
Releases: 29

death metal
old school death metal
grindcore

About

Bolt Thrower were a British death metal band from Coventry, England. They formed in 1986 and released their first album with Vinyl Solution in 1988. The band moved to Earache Records and became one of the label's best-selling bands. Their last label was Metal Blade Records. The band had a succession of members and toured Europe, the United States, and Australia. Over the course of their 30-year career, Bolt Thrower released eight studio albums, three EPs, one live album, three compilation albums and two demos. Their albums have sold over 100,000 copies in the United States as of 2005.

Following the release of their eighth album, Those Once Loyal (2005), Bolt Thrower announced an indefinite hiatus from recording in June 2008, although they continued to tour until drummer Martin Kearns's death on 14 September 2015 and their subsequent disbandment in 2016, on the first anniversary of his death.
Bolt Thrower have been called "one of Britain's most consistent and enduring death metal bands."

From Bolt Thrower on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Gavin Ward 1986–1987, 1987–2016 · original member · former electric bass guitar, electric guitar
Alan West 1986–1988 · original member · former lead vocals
Andrew Whale 1986–1994 · original member · former drums (drum set)
Barry Thomson 1986–2016 · original member · former electric guitar
Alex Tweedy 1987–1987 · former electric bass guitar
Karl Willetts 1987–1994, 1998–1998, 2004–2016 · former lead vocals
Jo Bench 1987–2016 · former electric bass guitar
Martin van Drunen 1994–1997 · former lead vocals
Martin Kearns 1994–1997, 1999–2015 · former drums (drum set)
Alex Thomas 1997–1999 · former drums (drum set)
Dave Ingram 1998–2004 · former lead vocals