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Bolt Thrower

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 then shifted to a new record label, Earache Records, soon becoming one of the best selling bands on that label. Their last label was Metal Blade Records. The band had a succession of members, and had 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.

Following the release of their eighth album Those Once Loyal (2005), Bolt Thrower announced an indefinite hiatus from recording albums in June 2008, although they would continue to tour until the death of drummer Martin Kearns 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

Barry "Baz" Thomson – guitar (1986–2016)
Gavin Ward – guitar (1987–2016), bass (1986–1987)
Jo Bench – bass (1987–2016)
Karl Willetts – vocals (1987–1994, 1997–1998, 2004–2016)
Martin Kearns – drums (1994–1997, 1999–2015; his death)

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