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Karl Willetts
Karl Willetts (born 21 September 1966) is an English death metal vocalist, best known as the lead singer of Bolt Thrower and Memoriam. Biography Willetts joined the British death metal band Bolt Thrower in 1988. Before that, he drove the backline of the band. He stayed with Bolt Thrower until 1994, after the recording of '' ...For Victory''. He left the band mainly because he wanted to go back to university and finish his degree. Willetts rejoined as a session vocalist for the recording of ''Mercenary'' and left shortly thereafter because of financial reasons and lack of commitment. In the meantime, he got a job as a salesman of insurances besides other jobs. He resides in Solihull. Rumours persisted he had returned in 2001, but he did not. However, in November 2004, he actually did re-join Bolt Thrower after the departure of Dave Ingram. Willetts now has a degree in Cultural Studies from the Birmingham University. Willetts stayed in Bolt Thrower until the band broke up in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Metal
Death metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep death growl, growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, featuring double kick and blast beat techniques; minor keys or atonality; abrupt tempo, key, and time signature changes; and Chromatic scale, chromatic chord progressions. The lyrical themes of death metal may include slasher film-style violence,Moynihan, Michael, and Dirik Søderlind (1998). Lords of Chaos (2nd ed.). Feral House. , p. 27 political conflict, religion, nature, philosophy, true crime and science fiction. Building from the musical structure of thrash metal and Black metal#First wave, early black metal, death metal emerged during the mid-1980s. Bands such as Venom (band), Venom, Celtic Frost, Slayer, and Kreator were important influences on the genre's creation. Possessed (band), Possessed, Death (metal ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Battle There Is No Law!
''In Battle There Is No Law!'' is the debut album by British death metal band Bolt Thrower. It was recorded at Loco studios by Andrew Fryer, and mixed at Clockwork by Alan Scott. It was released on Vinyl Solution as Sol 11 on 20 June 1988, and re-released on Vinyl Solution as Sol 11 in 1992, with a different album sleeve. The album was again re-released in 2005 with the old album sleeve restored. The sound of the album dominantly featured characteristics of grindcore, with lyrics socio-politically charged as the members had roots in crust punk, and created a sound that was heavily influenced by their roots. German melodic death metal/metalcore act Heaven Shall Burn used the same album title for their debut EP as a homage to Bolt Thrower, claiming that the band had a huge influence on their music. Track listing *All songs written by Bolt Thrower Personnel ;Bolt Thrower * Karl Willetts – vocals * Gavin Ward – guitars * Barry Thomson – guitars * Andrew Whale – dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Heavy Metal Singers
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Alumni Of The University Of Birmingham
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Bolt Thrower Members
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English Male Singers
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Those Once Loyal
''Those Once Loyal'' is the eighth and final studio album by British death metal band Bolt Thrower, released on 11 November 2005 by Metal Blade Records. Recorded with producer Andy Faulkner at Sable Rose Studios in Coventry, England, it was the first Bolt Thrower album since ''Mercenary (album), Mercenary'' (1998) to feature vocalist Karl Willetts, who rejoined the band in November 2004. Musically, ''Those Once Loyal'' incorporates tighter song structures and arrangements into Bolt Thrower's Melody, melodic, Groove (music), groove-based sound, while enhancing the production quality of the band's previous albums. As with their earlier works, the lyrics address various aspects of war. Commentators and music critics have said that the album has a thematic focus on World War I, which was previously explored on the band's fifth album ''...For Victory'' (1994); its cover artwork was derived from a plaque on the Guards Memorial in St James's Park, St. James's Park, London. Well rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Dares Wins (album)
''Who Dares Wins'' is a compilation of various rare Bolt Thrower tracks from EPs and other sources: Tracks 1–4 are from the Cenotaph EP, tracks 5–8 are from the Spearhead EP and the tracks 9 and 10 are from the same session as " ...For Victory", previously released on "Rareache" (the anniversary compilation boxset of Earache Records) and the Japanese version of ''...For Victory''. It is released on Earache Records, Mosh 208 on 14 September 1998. The cover art is also taken from the ''Spearhead'' EP. The release coincided with the release of the album ''Mercenary'', which was Bolt Thrower's first album for Metal Blade Records. The band have hence accused Earache of trying to cash in on the band. Also, the album was originally intended to be titled ''No Guts, No Glory''; however because that is the title of a song on ''Mercenary'' Earache had to scrap that title. The band recommends not to buy this as they would never agree on releasing a compilation album. Track listing Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War (Bolt Thrower Album)
''War'' is a live album by Bolt Thrower recorded in Manchester 1992, on an 8-track tape, and released in 2010. It was originally recorded by the band members in order to have some of their own live recordings for posterity. Later on Earache Records wanted to release a special edition of the '' ...For Victory'' album, thus it was packed with that album in 1994 in a limited 2CD package; i.e., they just replaced the box with a 2CD box and added the second disc. The album is sometimes known or listed as ''Live War''. The promo edition was labeled Mosh 124, which is a mistake, since according to the official Earache catalogue Mosh 124 is a Fudge Tunnel album. Track listing Personnel * Karl Willetts – vocals * Gavin Ward – guitars * Barry Thomson – guitars * Andrew Whale – drums * Jo Bench Jo-Anne Bench is a British musician from Leamington Spa, who is best known as the Bass guitar, bassist for Bolt Thrower (band), Bolt Thrower. She has performed on all of the band's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spearhead (album)
''Spearhead'' is an EP by the British death metal band Bolt Thrower. It was recorded at Sawmill Studios, produced by Colin Richardson and Bolt Thrower, engineered by John Cornfield, mixed at Fon Studios in September 1992, engineered by Alan Fisch and Steve Harris. It was released on Earache Records: Mosh 73 in December 1992. Track listing All songs written by Bolt Thrower. Personnel * Karl Willetts – vocals * Gavin Ward – guitars * Barry Thomson – guitars * Andrew Whale – drums * Jo Bench Jo-Anne Bench is a British musician from Leamington Spa, who is best known as the Bass guitar, bassist for Bolt Thrower (band), Bolt Thrower. She has performed on all of the band's albums, but not on any of their demos. Noted for being one of few ... – bass References {{Authority control Bolt Thrower albums 1993 EPs Earache Records EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The IVth Crusade
''The IVth Crusade'' is the fourth studio album by British death metal band Bolt Thrower. It was recorded at Sawmill Studios in August 1992 and produced by Bolt Thrower and Colin Richardson. The album was engineered by John Cornfield and mixed at Fon studios. It was also engineered by Alan Fisch and Steve Harris. It was released through Earache Records as Mosh 70 in 1992. The album title comes from the Fourth Crusade and the capturing of Constantinople. The cover artwork is a painting from Eugène Delacroix, showing "The Entry of the Crusaders in Constantinople". For this album Bolt Thrower slowed down considerably compared to ''War Master'', focusing more on playing heavy riffs and a thick sound. The album features a more death/doom metal-driven style, and which was influenced by doom metal bands including Candlemass and Pentagram. Particularly, this style is apparent in songs like "This Time It's War" or "As the World Burns". "Embers" opens and ends as "Cenotaph" di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Peel Sessions 1988–90
''The Peel Sessions 1988–90'' is a Bolt Thrower (band), Bolt Thrower album consisting of three John Peel, Peel Sessions. It was released on Strange Fruit Records, Strange Fruit: DEI 8118–2 in 1991 and recorded live in the studio. It is produced by Dale Griffin. Track listing The tracks 1 to 4 are from the first Peel session. Track 5 to 8 are from their second Peel session and the last four tracks are from the last Peel session. This is the only recording of the track "Domination". The intro of the song was later used for "Prophet of Hatred". Personnel ;Bolt Thrower * Alan West (musician), Alan West – vocals on tracks 1–4 * Karl Willetts – vocals on tracks 5–12 * Gavin Ward – guitars * Barry Thomson – guitars * Andrew Whale – drums * Jo Bench – bass ;Production * Dale Griffin – producer * Mike Walters – engineering * Mike Engles – engineering * F. Kay – engineering * Don Walker – mastering External links * The Peel Sessions 1988–90 ' at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
