Bolt Thrower

death metal · Coventry

Founded

1986 to 2016

City

Coventry

Hub region

English Midlands

Status as of 5 September 2026

ended 2016

Connections

9 edges, 9 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.004 (rank 85 of 371) · people and production 0.000 (rank 230)

Confidence

High · sources: [W] [WRO] [PEL] [DGR] [MA] (register)

Realm of Chaos (1989, mixed by Colin Richardson at Slaughterhouse) and War Master (1991) on Earache; three Peel sessions; the Blood Brothers tour of 1990 with Autopsy and Pestilence. Disbands in 2016 after drummer Martin Kearns's death.

Connections

People and personnel

• produced byColin RichardsonRealm of Chaos mix, War Master1989 to 1994

Recording credits

• recorded atSlaughterhouse StudiosRealm of Chaos mixed; War Master1989 to 1990

Influence

• influencedFrozen Soul2018

Labels, festivals, tours, collaborations

• collaborationPestilenceBlood Brothers tour1990
• collaborationAutopsyBlood Brothers tour, with Pestilence1990
• labelMetal Blade Records1998 to 2005
• labelEarache Records1989 to 1997
• festival, venue or tourJohn Peel sessionsThree sessions1988 to 1990
• festival, venue or tourGrindcrusher tour1989