Bolt Thrower's "Realm Of Chaos" Remastered Vinyl Re-Release Via Earache Records

Earache Records issued the following:

"Due to the extremely high demand, we are repressing the vinyl of the classic Bolt Thrower album, 'Realm Of Chaos'. This release has been remastered in Full Dynamic Range from the original master tapes, ensuring the highest quality sound that the album has ever had! The original pressing completely sold out in less than a week, so if you missed out last time, make sure you order this one quickly!"

01. "Intro"

02. "Eternal War"

03. "Through the Eye of Terror"

04. "Dark Millennium"

05. "All that Remains"

06. "Lost Souls Domain"

07. "Plague Bearer"

08. "World Eater"

09. "Drowned in Torment"

10. "Realm of Chaos"

11. "Prophet of Hatred" (CD bonus track)

12. "Outro"

Realm of Chaos, subtitled Slaves to Darkness, is a Bolt Thrower album, recorded at Loco studios in April 1989, engineered by Tim Lewis. It was mixed at Slaughterhouse Studios in July 1989 and engineered by Colin Richardson. It is produced by Bolt Thrower and Digby Pearson. The cover art work is produced by Games Workshop. The whole album is closely tied to Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000 game background and Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness was the title of a gaming book by Games Workshop released in 1988.

The album was released on Earache Records: Mosh 13 in 1989. In 2005 a re-issue was released by Earache, featuring new artwork.

Realm of Chaos displays a progression from its previous output in speed and riffage. There is a strong focus on blast beats in many of the songs, with chaotic guitar soloing, common in grindcore. Nevertheless the signature heavy riffing is also apparent.

BOLT THROWER vinyl re-issues available for pre-order in the US, and out now in Europe!

On Janaury 17th, 2012, Metal Blade will re-issue the three BOLT THROWER albums Mercenary, Honour Valour Pride and Those Once Loyal on vinyl. All three albums are Gatefold LPs in coloured vinyl! Make sure to pre-order your copies ASAP since orders are going fast: http://www.metalblade.com/boltthrower. Metal Blade Records Europe released their versions on October 21st/24th, and can be ordered now!

BOLT THROWER comments on their 25th Anniversary: "Anniversaries are kind of easy to achieve. For a band, just don't split up and you'll reach one, whether it's 10, 20 or 35 years. And this year we've reached '25 years of not splitting up'!

We managed to stop others from making a big fuss about it, and didn't give in to the numerous offers and suggestions on how we should cash in on it! But it has made us appreciate the opportunities we've been given since 1986, and that we've been able to do everything we wanted to do without compromising in any way. We've been lucky enough to have played a lot of killer shows with great bands and met a lot of very cool people over the years, and we think that's the stuff that deserves some kind of celebration.

So, we want to organize a Bolty Birthday Bash, where we can reunite with some of these bands and invite you, the people who have supported us over the last 25 years. We were hoping to have everything worked out by now, but it turns out organizing a free show comes with its own unique problems, but we'll get there in the end! Well, that's all we can say for now, there will be more news to come soon, so keep checking back."

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BOLT THROWER – established 1986!

2011 is the year of the 25th anniversary in the history of BOLT THROWER. It´s about time for an update from the band:

"Anniversaries are kind of easy to achieve. For a band, just don't split up and you'll reach one, whether it's 10, 20 or 35 years. And this year we've reached '25 years of not splitting up'!

We managed to stop others from making a big fuss about it, and didn't give in to the numerous offers and suggestions on how we should cash in on it! But it has made us appreciate the opportunities we've been given since 1986, and that we've been able to do everything we wanted to do without compromising in any way. We've been lucky enough to have played a lot of killer shows with great bands and met a lot of very cool people over the years, and we think that's the stuff that deserves some kind of celebration.

So, we want to organize a Bolty Birthday Bash, where we can reunite with some of these bands and invite you, the people who have supported us over the last 25 years. We were hoping to have everything worked out by now, but it turns out organizing a free show comes with its own unique problems, but we'll get there in the end! Well, that's all we can say for now, there will be more news to come soon, so keep checking back."

Cheers,

Bolt Thrower

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Bolt Thrower

Bolt Thrower

Genre(s)

Death Metal

Lyrical theme(s)

War, Loss, Sacrifice, Brotherhood

Origin Formed in Current label Status

United Kingdom (Coventry, England) 1986 Metal Blade Records Active

Current line-up

Karl Willetts - Vocals (1987-1994, 1997-1998, 2004-) (Doom)

Barry Thompson - Guitar (1986-)

Gavin Ward - Guitar (1986- (Bass 1986-1987))

Jo-Anne Bench - Bass (1987-)

Martin "Kiddie" Kearns - Drums (1994-1997, 1999-)

Former/past member(s)

Vocals :

Alan West (1986-1987)

Martin van Drunen (1994-1997) (Hail of Bullets, Bunkur, Asphyx (Nld), Comecon, Death by Dawn, Pestilence (Nld), Submission (Nld), Mortuary I.O.D.)

Dave Ingram (1998-2004) (Strangler, Atobic, Downlord, Benediction, Warlord, Eyegouger)

Bass :

Alex Tweedy (part-time in early 1987)

Drums :

Andrew Whale (1986-1994) (Urban Chaos (Gbr), Drop Dead (Gbr), Colostomy)

Alex Thomas (1997-1999) (Earl Shilton, Groop Dogdrill)

Additional notes

Plans for a follow-up to "Those Once Loyal" were scrapped in June 2008 after the band were disatisfied with the material they had written. In a statement, they said that they would not release any album unless they were convinced it was at least on a par with its predecessor, and as result any plans to record were "postponed indefinitely."

Despite this, Bolt Thrower are still actively touring.

The band takes its name from a weapon in the popular tabletop strategy game Warhammer Fantasy Battles. The lyrics and artwork of their second and third albums were based on Warhammer Fantasy Battles, as well as its futuristic companion Warhammer 40,000 with much of the art actually being provided by the game's publisher, Games Workshop.

Jo Bench is generally considered to be among the earliest female members of an extreme metal band.

Discography

Rehearsal Demo, 1986

In Battle There Is No Law Demo, 1987

Concession of Pain Demo, 1987

Forgotten Existence Demo, 1988

The Peel Sessions EP, 1988

Promo '88 Demo, 1988

In Battle There Is No Law Full-length, 1988

Polka Slam / Crisis Point Split album, 1989

Realm of Chaos Full-length, 1989

Cenotaph EP, 1991

Warmaster Full-length, 1991

The Peel Sessions 1988-90 Best of/Compilation, 1991

The IVth Crusade Full-length, 1992

Spearhead EP, 1992

...For Victory Full-length, 1994

Mercenary Full-length, 1998

Who Dares Wins Best of/Compilation, 1999

Honour Valour Pride Full-length, 2002

Those Once Loyal Full-length, 2005

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