Bolt Action Five were a

dance-punk Dance-punk (also known as disco-punk) is a post-punk subgenre that emerged in the late 1970s, and is closely associated with the disco, post-disco and new wave movements.Rip It Up and Start Again: Post Punk 1978-1984. Simon Reynolds.Faber an ...

/ industrial band from London, England, composed of Tobias J Hughes, Ian William Galloway, Holly Murtha and Mark Murphy. They formed in early 2006 from a variety of different members and appeared repeatedly in '' Artrocker'' and '' PlayMusic'' magazines, as well as in ''

NME ''New Musical Express'' (''NME'') is a British music, film, gaming and culture website, bimonthly magazine, and brand. Founded as a newspaper in 1952, with the publication being referred to as a "Rock music, rock inkie", the ''NME'' would be ...

'', '' i-D'', '' Disorder Magazine'' and various online music journals. The band seemed to have difficulty describing their sound, variously categorising themselves as

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent reco ...

, electro, industrial pop,

, or electro-metal. In interviews they listed

Devo Devo is an American new wave band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 1973. Their classic line-up consisted of two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs ( Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a No. 14 ...

Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN (stylized as NIИ), is an American industrial rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1988. Its members are the singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Trent Reznor and his frequent col ...

Wire file:Sample cross-section of high tension power (pylon) line.jpg, Overhead power cabling. The conductor consists of seven strands of steel (centre, high tensile strength), surrounded by four outer layers of aluminium (high conductivity). Sample d ...

Prince A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...

and

Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Michael Jackson, one of the most culturally significan ...

as influences. The band split on 26 March 2008.

Members

* Tobias J Hughes – guitar * Holly Murtha – vocals, keyboards * Ian William Galloway – bass, keyboards, samplers, drum machines * Mark Murphy – keyboards, vocals, drum machines

Discography

Releases

Compilations

*"Spring Heeled Jack" – on Playmusic magazine compilation (October 2006) *"Gurl Howl" – on Artrocker magazine compilation (December 2006) *"Tree Friend Tree Foe" – on Japanese compilation (October 2007) *"Can The Freedom (Barringtone Remix)" – on Artrocker magazine compilation (December 2007)

Sources

* '' Artrocker'', "The Friday Review," Issue 48, Page 22 * ''Artrocker'', "Soundcheck," Issue 4, Page 10 * ''

'', "What's on the NME Stereo?," 30 March 2007 * ''Zoo'', "10 New Tracks," 30 March 2007
Profile
– from The Guardian New Bands
Review, Stealth, Nottingham
– from FRINKmusic {{Authority control English dance-punk musical groups English post-hardcore musical groups English industrial music groups

Members

Discography

Releases

Compilations

See also

Sources