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Birmingham, UK
1986-

the band
Jo Bench: bass (1987-)
Alan West (1986-1989): vocals
Baz Thompson: guitar
Gavin Ward (ex-Varukers): bass (1986-1987), guitar (1987-)
Andy Whale: drums (1986-1994)
Karl Willets: vocals (1989-1998)
Alex Thomas: drums (1994-)
Dave Ingram (ex-Benediction): vocals (1998-)

partial discography
Peel Sessions EP (Dutch East 1988)
In Battle There Is No Law full-length (Future Shock 1988)
Realm of Chaos full-length (Combat 1989)
Warmaster full-length (Combat 1991)
The Fourth Crusade full-length (Combat 1991)
Who Dares Wins full-length (Earache 1994)
For Victory full-length (Earache 1995)
The IVth Crusade full-length (Earache 1996)
Mercenary full-length (Metal Blade 1998)

further reading
http://www.cs.nmt.edu/~laughlin/boltthrower.html
Black-background, Times-font text fan page with track listings for every album and little capsule reviews.

http://www.geocities.com/~reezon/boltthrower.html
Black-background, Times-font text fan page with track listings for every album and little capsule reviews.

http://home.student.utwente.nl/h.a.schotanus/btfaq/btsec1.htm
Black-background, Times-font... yeah, yeah. The (astonishingly exhaustive) Bolt Thrower FAQ - plenty of details on lineup changes and obscure demos.

http://members.aol.com/boltmail/index.htm
The Official Bolt Thrower Under Construction Notification Page. Just in case they ever put something up.

useful trivia fact
Bolt Thrower is something of a roleplaying game concept band. That's cool.

(Am told that the particular game is Warhammer, which features a bolt thrower as a weapon. Aha.)