Bolt Thrower
Formed: 1986
From:
Coventry,
United Kingdom
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Bolt Thrower News
Below is our complete Bolt Thrower news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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DeathCollector To Release Debut Album In June
British / Irish death metal group DeathCollector have announced their debut album, "Death's Toll," to be released 23rd June via Prosthetic Records.
The band - featuring members of Bolt Thrower, Memoriam, Ashen Crown, Zealot Cult and more - have also released their lead single, "A Taste of Ichor," another taste of the incredible forthcoming release. You can check out the lyric video below.
Speaking on the album announcement, DeathCollector comments: "DeathCollector came into being towards the end of the pandemic, as a way for friends to keep working on music. But thanks to support from the underground, plus the amazing backing/support from Prosthetic Records, "Death's Toll" hits the streets this coming June.
"The album is a mixture of all things we've loved in music over the years. Everyone involved has put their heart and soul into this release, and we are eager to see where this opportunity will take us… For now we'll leave you with the first single, 'A Taste of Ichor'. We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed recording it!" More...
Memoriam (Ex-Bolt Thrower) Premiere New Single
“Total War” has premiered as the second advance track from British death metal outfit Memoriam‘s (Ex-Bolt Thrower, Benediction) approaching record, “Rise To Power“, due out on February 03rd via Reaper Entertainment.
Explains vocalist Karl Willetts: More...
Memoriam (Ex-Bolt Thrower, Etc.) Premiere New Song
Memoriam (ex-Bolt Thrower, etc.) premiere a second advance track from their impending fourth studio full-length, “To The End“. A new lyric video for “Failure To Comply” from that effort is streaming below. Reaper Entertainment have slated the new album for a March 26th release date.
Explains singer Karl Willetts (ex-Bolt Thrower): More...
Memoriam (ex-Bolt Thrower, Etc.) Premiere New Song
Memoriam (ex-Bolt Thrower, Benediction etc.) premiere a new song and lyric video entitled "Onwards Into Battle", taken from their upcoming new album "To the End", which will be out in stores March 26th via Reaper Entertainment.
Check out now "Onwards Into Battle" below.
Darkened (Grave) Premiere New Song "1000 Years"
Darkened (Grave, Memoriam, ex-Bolt Thrower, ex-Dismember) premiere a new song entitled "1000 Years", taken from their impending full-length "Kingdom of Decay", which will be out in stores September 11th via Edged Circle Productions.
Check out now "1000 Years" below.
Darkened Premiere New Song "The Old Ones"
Multi-national death metal band Darkened (Grave, Memoriam, ex-Bolt Thrower, ex-Dismember), premiere a new song entitled "The Old Ones", taken from their upcoming full-length "Kingdom of Decay", which will be out in stores September 11th via Edged Circle Productions.
Check out now "The Old Ones" below.
Memoriam Premiere New Song & Lyric Video
Memoriam (ex-Bolt Thrower, etc.) premiere their new lyric video and track titled “Undefeated“. That track is taken from the group’s impending new record “Requiem For Mankind“, which is scheduled for a June 21st release via Nuclear Blast.
Comments frontman Karl Willetts : More...
Memoriam (ex-Bolt Thrower, etc.) Premiere New Song
Memoriam (ex-Bolt Thrower, etc.) premiere a new lyric video for their new single “Shell Shock“. It’s the first track to be premiered from the group’s new release “Requiem For Mankind“, out in stores June 21st via Nuclear Blast.
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1914 Premiere New Song "Passchenhell"
Lviv, Ukraine based 1914 - featuring David Ingram (Benediction, Bolt Thrower, Just Before Dawn, Ursinne, Down Among the Dead Men) on vocals - premiere a new song called "Passchenhell", taken from their upcoming new album "The Blind Leading the Blind", which will be out in stores November 11th via Bandcamp.
Check out now "Passchenhell" below.
Bloodbath Premiere New Track “Bloodicide”
Bloodbath premire a new track called “Bloodicide”. The song is off of their upcoming new album, “The Arrow Of Satan Is Drawn“, out October 26th via Peaceville. Guesting on this new track are Jeff Walker (Carcass), Karl Willetts (Memoriam/ex-Bolt Thrower) and John Walker (Cancer).
Comments Bloodbath‘s frontman Nick Holmes (also Paradise Lost) :
“The lads play a part in representing the backbone of the old school British Death Metal scene, which has also been a big influence on Bloodbath since the beginning.”
Says Jeff Walker: More...
Down Among the Dead Men Premiere New Song
Down Among the Dead Men - featuring David Ingram (ex-Bolt Thrower, Ursinne, Echelon, ex-Benediction) and Rogga Johansson - premiere a new song titled "The End of Time", taken from their upcoming new album "…and You Will Obey Me", which will be out next month via Transcending Obscurity.
Check out now "The End of Time" below.
Memoriam Premiere New Music Video
A new music video for Memoriam‘s (ex-Bolt Thrower) song “Nothing Remains” has been premiered and is streaming for you below. March 23rd has been announced as the release date for the group’s sophomore album, “The Silent Vigil“, out via Nuclear Blast Records.
The band commented of the track: More...
Memoriam (Ex-Bolt Thrower, Etc.) Premiere New Song
Memoriam (ex-Bolt Thrower, etc.) debut their new song “Bleed The Same” from the band’s sophomore album “The Silent Vigil” which is slated for a March 23rd release through Nuclear Blast.
Says the band of it: More...
Ursinne (Bolt Thrower Etc.) Premiere Music Video
Oldschool death metal super-group Ursinne, consisting of Jonny Pettersson (Wombbath, Ashcloud, Henry Kane) and Dave Ingram (Echelon, Down Among The Dead Men, ex-Hail Of Bullets/Bolt Thrower/Benediction) premiere a new video for "Something Wicked This Way Comes", taken from their album "Swim With the Leviathan", which was released on August 20 of this year through Transcending Obscurity Records.
Check out now "Something Wicked This Way Comes" below.
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Ursinne Premieres New Song "Devil May Care"
Death metal super-group Ursinne, consisting of Jonny Pettersson (Wombbath, Ashcloud, Henry Kane) and Dave Ingram (Echelon, Down Among The Dead Men, ex-Hail Of Bullets/Bolt Thrower/Benediction) premieres a new song entitled "Devil May Care", taken from the upcoming debut album "Swim With the Leviathan", which will be released on August 20 through Transcending Obscurity Records.
Check out now "Devil May Care" below.
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Sunday Bloody Sunday - Bolt Thrower
Bolt Thrower’s name does not refer to the Greek god of thunder, Zeus. It is in fact a large crossbow, a medieval batiste. It is the perfect moniker for a band who writes exclusively on the topic of war, or at least most of the time they’re writing on that sordid topic. War is something grand, whether you support it or not, it changes the fabric of our society.
A bolt thrower could change the fabric of society, too, ripping and impaling ranks of soldiers. How do you defend against the bolt thrower? How do you defend against the band Bolt Thrower? You can’t, their music will pound you, ground you, and light you on fire. It is melodic guitars. It has groove. The vocals are growly, but you can understand every word Karl Willetts speaks of, every bloody-muddy scene. Sometimes it’s pure fast hardcore, but it’s always on the topic of martial ways—battles won, battles lost, lives lost, lives survived, loss, pain, grief.
Karl knows grief all too well when his band mate Martin "Kiddie" Kearns passed and decided to pursue his loss combined with Benediction regulars, Frank Healy and Scott Fairfax and former Bolt Thrower drummer Andrew Whale joined the group as a way to fuel their bereavement into the ultimate English death record, Memoriam, which will come out on the 24th of March, 2017.
This interview, however, isn’t about Memoriam. There is a great video of Memoriam posted below, but this interview focuses exclusively on Karl Willett’s influences on how he shapes Bolt Thrower. Sit back and read the following interview concerning BOLT THROWER and don’t let the tunnel rats pongee your ankles.
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Memoriam Debuts New Song & Lyric Video
Memoriam - featuring ex-Bolt Thrower vocalist Karl Willetts and drummer Andrew Whale alongside Benediction guitarist Scott Fairfax and bassist Frank Healy - debuts a new song and lyric video entitled "Surrounded By Death". The track is taken from the upcoming new album "For The Fallen", which will be released March 24th throuch Nuclear Blast.
Check out now "Surrounded By Death" below.
Commented Karl Willetts: More...
Echelon Debuts New Video For "Lex Talionis"
Old school death metal super-group Echelon - featuring Dave Ingram (Hail of Bullets, ex-Bolt Thrower and Benediction), Kjetil Lynghaug and Johan Berglund (Paganizer) - debuts a new video for "Lex Talionis", taken from the band's latest album "The Brimstone Aggrandizement", which is available now through Transcending Obscurity Records - digitally, in a limited edition digipak CD, and bundled with a Mark Riddick-designed shirt.
Check out now "Lex Talionis" below.
Stench Price Pre-Release Full-Album Streaming
New grindcore supergroup Stench Price - involving members of Brutal Truth, Necrophagist, Benighted, Monument Of Misanthropy, Cynic, Hail of Bullets, Benediction, Bolt Thrower, The Grotesquery etc. - premieres the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming self-titled EP, which comes out on Wednesday, November 30th through Transcending Obscurity Records in a limited box-set format as well as standard formats.
Check out now "Stench Price" in its entirety below.
Echelon Premieres "Plague of the Altruistic"
International death metal supergroup Echelon - featuring Hail of Bullets and Paganizer members - premieres a new song entitled "Plague of the Altruistic", taken from the upcoming new album "The Brimstone Aggrandizement", which will be out in stores December 22 via Transcending Obscurity Records.
Check out now "Plague of the Altruistic" below.
The artwork for the as of yet untitled effort will be created by Mark Riddick (from Transcending Obscurity Records label mates Fetid Zombie). More...