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What should I know about Bolt Thrower?

Bolt Thrower is listed in New Lore artist data as Metal (Death Metal), from Coventry, England, UK. This House Questions page organizes the profile into facts, official links, music, merch, and event information.

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Bolt Thrower is listed in New Lore artist data as Metal (Death Metal), from Coventry, England, UK. This House Questions page organizes the profile into facts, official links, music, merch, and event information.

Bolt Thrower is listed in New Lore artist data as Metal (Death Metal), from Coventry, England, UK. This House Questions page organizes the profile into facts, official links, music, merch, and event information.

Artist snapshot

Key facts pulled out of the legacy artist profile.

GenreMetal (Death Metal)
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OriginCoventry, England, UK
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Active Since1986
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LabelMetal Blade Records (metalblade.com / metalblade.de)
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Notable AchievementsFormed 1986; 25+ years active without splitting up; Boltfest 2012 raised £12,411.80 (~€15,000 / ~$20,000) for Teenage Cancer Trust; drummer Martin "Kiddie" Kearns passed away 14 Sep 2015 — band confirmed his drum position buried with him; played first-ever shows in Greece (2010); played first-ever show on water (Close-Up Båten, Sweden, 2014); played Atak Club in Enschede 11 times over 20 years; given the honour to play the last-ever show at old Atak Club (2008)
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Official websitehttps://boltthrower.com
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Tour status

Legacy source did not include a current full date table.

Legacy source did not include a current full date table.

Music and releases

Representative releases and listen links from the legacy profile.

In Battle There Is No LawAlbum
1988
Realm Of ChaosAlbum
1989
WarmasterAlbum
1991
IVth CrusadeAlbum
1992
SpearheadEP
1993
...For VictoryAlbum
1994
MercenaryAlbum
1998
Honour Valour PrideAlbum · Metal Blade Records
2001
Those Once LoyalAlbum · Metal Blade Records
2005

Merch and store items

Featured merch rows from the legacy artist profile.

Current inventory

ItemPriceCategory
Early Bird Show Tickets (Australia 2015)Not specified
"No Grolsch, No Glory" T-Shirt + Flip Top Grolsch Beer (Show 1, Atak 2010)€5 deposit (for entry + shirt + beer)
"No Grolsch, No Glory" T-Shirt (Show 2 — different version, Atak 2010)€5 deposit

Official links

Links preserved from the legacy profile.

SourceURLWhat it includes
Official websitehttps://boltthrower.comhttps://boltthrower.com
Official linkhttp://www.metalblade.comhttp://www.metalblade.com
Official linkhttp://www.metalblade.dehttp://www.metalblade.de
Official linkhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/closeupbaten/https://www.facebook.com/groups/closeupbaten/
Official linkhttps://boltthrower.com/interact/fanarea.phphttps://boltthrower.com/interact/fanarea.php
Official linkhttps://boltthrower.com/links/contact.phphttps://boltthrower.com/links/contact.php
Tickets or tourhttps://boltthrower.com/tour/tourdates.phphttps://boltthrower.com/tour/tourdates.php
Official linkhttps://boltthrower.com/discography/discography.phphttps://boltthrower.com/discography/discography.php
Official linkhttps://boltthrower.com/lyrics/lyrics.phphttps://boltthrower.com/lyrics/lyrics.php

Additional notes

Other usable notes from the legacy profile.

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What should I know about Bolt Thrower?

Bolt Thrower is listed in New Lore artist data as Metal (Death Metal), from Coventry, England, UK. This House Questions page organizes the profile into facts, official links, music, merch, and event information.