''Cenotaph'' is an EP by

Bolt Thrower Bolt Thrower were an English death metal band from Coventry. They formed in 1986 and released their first album with Vinyl Solution in 1988. The band then shifted to a new record label, Earache Records, soon becoming one of the best selling ba ...

. Tracks 1 and 2 were recorded at

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in September 1990, track 3 was recorded at Slaugherhouse studios in July 1989. All three were produced by

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and Bolt Thrower. Track 4 was recorded live at Kilburn National on 16 November 1989. It is a rough audience recording, " ..that we feel captures the atmosphere of the

Grindcrusher ''Grindcrusher'' is a CD/LP released by Earache Records in 1989, showcasing nine of the label's bands. It contained a number of pioneer grindcore and death metal groups such as Napalm Death, Bolt Thrower, Morbid Angel, Carcass and Repulsion. Th ...

Tour". It was released on Earache: Mosh 33 in 1990 and has been deleted.

Track listing

*All songs written by Bolt Thrower

Personnel

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 ...

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Barry Thomson Barry "Baz" Thomson is an English musician, best known for being the lead and rhythm guitarist for death metal band Bolt Thrower until their disbandment in 2016. He co-founded the band in 1986, and was also the main songwriter of the band. He r ...

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Andrew Whale Bolt Thrower were an English death metal band from Coventry. They formed in 1986 and released their first album with Vinyl Solution in 1988. The band then shifted to a new record label, Earache Records, soon becoming one of the best selling b ...

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