Bolt Thrower Retrospective

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  • @tomasruzic6917
    @tomasruzic6917 4 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    Best Bolt Thrower album: Varies from day to day and what mood I'm in.
    Worst Bolt Thrower album: There is no worst album. They are all 10/10
    Bolt thrower fucking rules, anyone with functioning ears know that

    • @Highrollinhunter
      @Highrollinhunter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Bolt Thrower fucking rules they are better than Deicide in my opinion

    • @phoenixzappa7366
      @phoenixzappa7366 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      1st three albums I love. What's next ranked after that

    • @robertocaba5915
      @robertocaba5915 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Highrollinhunter BT destroys Deicide any day. Deicide have a very good first 3 albums and that's it really

  • @peeledapples4176
    @peeledapples4176 3 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    Jo Bench has one of the heaviest, most rumbling bass tones in metal. Like a thunderstorm during an earthquake.

    • @The90pete90
      @The90pete90 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      No, no she doesn’t.

    • @Pizza4Lunch
      @Pizza4Lunch ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Like a tank rolling through enemy lines.

    • @TSE_WOODY
      @TSE_WOODY ปีที่แล้ว

      @@The90pete90Who does then Pete you chode

    • @Kcutthth
      @Kcutthth ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Agree wholeheartedly.

    • @jamescooper-hope6930
      @jamescooper-hope6930 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      And groovy af.

  • @Mattulaak
    @Mattulaak 7 ปีที่แล้ว +390

    Bolt Thrower and DEATH are among the few bands to have a perfect discography.

    • @DownFallNetWork
      @DownFallNetWork  7 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Lol there are some bad death albums

    • @DJ_ancore
      @DJ_ancore 7 ปีที่แล้ว +112

      No there a no bad death album's

    • @claytonshirey
      @claytonshirey 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      DownFall NetWork no? All their albums are 9/10 or 10/10. Far better then bolt thrower

    • @DownFallNetWork
      @DownFallNetWork  6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      LOL

    • @claytonshirey
      @claytonshirey 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      DownFall NetWork oh

  • @NitroModelsAndComics
    @NitroModelsAndComics 5 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    The true soundtrack to Warhammer 40K. I listen as I'm painting armies and I'm always inspired.

    • @alphaniner3770
      @alphaniner3770 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      that is how I found them - I was into 40K - and scanning through the CDs at the music store I spotted a space marine on a cover. Must have been in the early 90s.

    • @j.j._
      @j.j._ ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Exactly a wet deam of war and destruction!

    • @Bredavendavin
      @Bredavendavin ปีที่แล้ว

      I listen while playing Advanced Squad Leader

    • @willdonohue1845
      @willdonohue1845 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Play them every time i paint/play my orks

    • @efogg3
      @efogg3 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Facts

  • @BomageMinimart
    @BomageMinimart 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Bolt Thrower kept getting better at being Bolt Thrower until they finally released the most Bolt Thrower album possible, at which point they stopped writing new songs: they had achieved perfection and they knew it. Absolutely one of the greatest bands of all time. Good job with this video, eh; mad props.

  • @denisjames8024
    @denisjames8024 6 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    by far the most underrated band ever .. as much as i wanted another album.. i do not think it is possible to top those once loyal.. one of the best albums ever

    • @mrn234
      @mrn234 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      underrated are you kidding me ?

    • @Zen-rw2fz
      @Zen-rw2fz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      There's memoriam, it's ok but karl's vocals didn't age that well

    • @cahayakasih3268
      @cahayakasih3268 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      1.15 migthy karl wearing humiliation(malaysia) tshirt... Checkout this military death metal bands..this is underrated..

    • @gaige8205
      @gaige8205 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      underrated ever, I think not, not saying I dont think they are awesome

    • @pedestrian6862
      @pedestrian6862 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cahayakasih3268 militan semesta glugluglgulglu semesta

  • @moth7640
    @moth7640 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I dont get why ppl don't like mercenary, i really love it

    • @big_dave_7178
      @big_dave_7178 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yea. Honour Valour Pride is generally ranked the weakest not Mercenary.

  • @Orangeokie7
    @Orangeokie7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Those Once Loyal is the king of all Bolt Thrower albums!

    • @cdeccles
      @cdeccles 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes

    • @pickle7428
      @pickle7428 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The IVth Crusade

    • @shillian4770
      @shillian4770 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mercenary for me is king

    • @Orangeokie7
      @Orangeokie7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@shillian4770 there really isn't a wrong answer. This is why BT is my all time favorite death metal band. 🤘🏼

  • @normanmacfarlane3049
    @normanmacfarlane3049 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Absolutely LOVE Bolt Thrower.
    The best death metal band ever .
    Every album is killer and the artwork is just brilliant.
    Love these guys.

  • @Alonoda
    @Alonoda 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    The repetetive riff appearing in some of the songs like powder burns, world eater, cenotaph etc.... is a great idea that creates a theme between albums... pretty special and epic

    • @robertocaba5915
      @robertocaba5915 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yup. Bob Marley did a similar thing live with Crazy Baldheads and Running away

    • @bjoern_thun_dersteel
      @bjoern_thun_dersteel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think the only Albums where the Riff doesnt shows is ...for victory, Honour-Valour-pride and "In Battle There's No Law!"

  • @markwillmott8936
    @markwillmott8936 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Lol, was actually at the gig you’re showing sporadically throughout the video. It was Jillys rock world in Manchester 93. Me and my friends thought it was a club night and stumbled on it by accident. Magnificent.

  • @trefod
    @trefod 6 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Man, I bought "In battle there is no law" when it came out and became a death metal fan boy. Then they released Realms of Chaos and that settled my musical tastes for the next decade. I still hold these two albums up as the two best death metal albums ever. I like the cleanliness of Entombed and enjoy Pestilence and Morbid Angel etc. But nothing compares to Bolt Thrower taking my virginity back in the late eighties.

    • @chrisford3559
      @chrisford3559 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dude I agree wholeheartedly! Give me my virginity back, let me hear Bolt Thrower for the first time.

  • @badtexasbill5261
    @badtexasbill5261 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    The IVth Crusade has a killer low end punch that is missing in some of their later work. Which is still good.

    • @MnemonicHeadTrip
      @MnemonicHeadTrip ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m a big fan of the lower tuning in realm of chaos, I don’t think they ever went back to that

  • @GREENWARRI0R
    @GREENWARRI0R 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Nothing I love more than listening to someone talk about my one of my favorite bands of all time.

  • @Splitsplatofficial
    @Splitsplatofficial 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Mercenary was the album that became my intro to bolt thrower when I was 12 years old. I'm 25 now and still love bolt thrower to death. Call me a dweeb but Powder Burns is my all time favorite song of theirs. Just something about that riff and sound just does it for me and it has always been in my head since the first time I ever heard it. Love this fucking band!

    • @skarmoon
      @skarmoon ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/r-I9MllEcQ8/w-d-xo.html

  • @aaronrichardson6755
    @aaronrichardson6755 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Mercenary was my introduction to the old school death metal genre and still my favourite album. I was a techno kid and listened to that album cover to cover and have never gone back!

  • @aboutthemetal8783
    @aboutthemetal8783 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Seriously underrated band

  • @nickhoffman9256
    @nickhoffman9256 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Warhammer + death metal =sheer perfection

    • @reign8492
      @reign8492 ปีที่แล้ว

      My thoughts exactly 🤘

  • @chaktsallo2165
    @chaktsallo2165 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Seen them in Dublin 1991 on the War Master tour. What a night. The bouncers were stage diving too

  • @randyfowler7456
    @randyfowler7456 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Warmaster changed my life

  • @FEBob
    @FEBob 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for the breakdown, im 43 and only just discovered this band within the last year… I’m very late to the party but glad to make it

  • @THEBONESBRIGADE
    @THEBONESBRIGADE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    LOVE IT!......Been into Bolt Thrower since the beginning.....

  • @MrT6R6E6Y6
    @MrT6R6E6Y6 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is the second, out of what I will spend the next year of my life watching. I'm 46, out of the womb MeTaL, absolutely love what you're doing !!!

  • @Kotzgrinder
    @Kotzgrinder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The Motörhead of Death Metal. Even their weakest stuff is at least "good". And Seeing them live back in 2010 one of the greatest concerts i ever visited. A Pure, fucking wall of sound.

  • @marceldushnok3731
    @marceldushnok3731 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Attack in the aftermath !!!
    ThanX to make this review !
    Bolt Thrower was and is my favourite "Deathmetal" band.

  • @chrisford3559
    @chrisford3559 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Man I've really enjoyed this. Been loving Bolt Thrower since I was 14, 49 now and still one of my absolute favorite bands EVER!!!!!!!!

  • @mazeoftorment805
    @mazeoftorment805 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    my favorite death metal band. own all of their albums on vinyl. war master and for victory are my 2 favorites.

    • @mrn234
      @mrn234 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      still try to get atleast the repressings on vinyl but i dont have so much money atm But it was funny when i got my Honor Valor Pride DLP repress it hat a Poster with it but from the Mercenary repress gnaah

    • @laynevlogz4922
      @laynevlogz4922 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I got an OG gatefold copy of Warmaster signed by the entire band... 🤘

  • @Pizza4Lunch
    @Pizza4Lunch ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Their final album is a Death Metal benchmark and the reason why they hadn't released anything else before splitting up. They felt Those Once Loyal was perfection and couldn't top it.

    • @oldjack-mi8gk
      @oldjack-mi8gk ปีที่แล้ว

      One of the most gratifying albums I’ve ever listened to, any genre. Start to finish everything is exactly right

  • @nof-bdybs6948
    @nof-bdybs6948 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Greatest DM band of all time.

  • @adamrichardson4332
    @adamrichardson4332 6 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    The cover of For Victory is British marines 'yomping' to victory across the Falklands. A small war against Argentina in the early 80's

    • @southeast4624
      @southeast4624 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's right,For victory is the only one I can listen to from start to finish, at least for now

    • @gort9623
      @gort9623 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      2 months war

  • @cenotaph8627
    @cenotaph8627 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    From 2017 I began listening to metal and in 2019 I discovered Bolt Thrower and I'm obssesed with them. Every time I'm listeing to their songs/albums it just feels like it was for the first time. They brought me into war stories/history more than school or any other shit had. If I would get a chance to see them live (without Martin sadly) I would give everything.

    • @spitfire656
      @spitfire656 ปีที่แล้ว

      Saw them live some years ago in belgium,totally amazing band! Bolt thrower did not do any of the biggest festivals around but then they showed up for a little hardcore festival called ieperfest in my hometown,totally unexpected but so cool 😄
      You can see the entire performance here: th-cam.com/video/lC6QwYGpR68/w-d-xo.html

  • @andreynikolaev4015
    @andreynikolaev4015 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    One of my favourites. I like all the stuff they released but "Those Once Loyal" will be played at my funeral.

  • @richardpaulkirk3500
    @richardpaulkirk3500 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for putting this together just brutal beauty. Been sick puppy this week with a few issues and covid to add extra flavour to my week . I have just been streaming almost constantly Bolt Thrower for days. So dam good and i kinda missed out on them back in the day for more shiitty life health reasons . Their music actually grows better with age 🤘

  • @DorianColeman
    @DorianColeman 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Salvo is no filler

    • @jordanwilson5964
      @jordanwilson5964 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nothing is filler with bolt thrower

  • @alanwhyte1348
    @alanwhyte1348 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bolt thrower are the best death metal band ever seen them about 7 times each time they blow me away fucking unreal live for hounor has to be my favorite album love the review dude great job

  • @Guardsman-sy8qm
    @Guardsman-sy8qm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    7:09 that's not a bizarre title. That is just a son of Angron, Primarch of the XII legion.
    Yup I'm a super nerd. I'll go away now

    • @MrZauberelefant
      @MrZauberelefant 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It's underappreciated how bolt Thrower owed their very name and lots of song titles to Warhammer and were even featured in White dwarf mag...

    • @Guardsman-sy8qm
      @Guardsman-sy8qm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MrZauberelefant indeed

  • @Williameagleblanket
    @Williameagleblanket 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Got to see Bolt Thrower May 2013 in Seattle. Epic concert it was. 🤘🎸☠️

  • @andrebrown3631
    @andrebrown3631 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very underrated band I knew people who liked death metal and never heard of them, thanks for making this I also didn't realize I somehow missed two albums.

  • @unnamedkorean7611
    @unnamedkorean7611 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i got into Bolt Thrower through the song Inside the Wire, it came into my spotify recommended ages ago and just fell in love with the band from there.

  • @Highrollinhunter
    @Highrollinhunter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Bolt Thrower, Death and the first four Metallica albums are my ultimate soundtrack to play Halo with when war master and creeping death play I'm ready to kill the whole entire covenant

  • @superunknown2812
    @superunknown2812 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    For Victory and Those once loyal and are killer albums

  • @wendleysebelon204
    @wendleysebelon204 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bolt Thrower is fucking epic!!Their sound is like a megaton tank rolling over you. We need one more tour. Just one!

  • @urnggrung5778
    @urnggrung5778 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just found this channel and I quite like it, very informative, very entertaining

  • @Death_Metal_Head
    @Death_Metal_Head ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Literally zero bad albums and zero bad songs. Although, I'll go against the grain and admit that The IVth Crusade is my favorite album.

  • @andreseniuk3141
    @andreseniuk3141 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hell Yeah 🤘. Love me some Bolt Thrower!!! Them and Benediction were some of the best death metal to come out during that era and easily the most underrated!!! Great work 🤘🤘🤘

  • @blo1able
    @blo1able 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This was a fucking awesome video. Please keep doing these retrospectives.

  • @forgemastermetal
    @forgemastermetal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is such a well put together "documentary". Fantastic work, Druid.

  • @SteveFamine
    @SteveFamine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Those Once Loyal and Realm of Chaos is my top album. I call Those Once Loyal is their best album. I've listened to it HUNDREDS of times while painting/lifting/cardio/anything. Hey Mercenary was solid as well! Great breakdown! This band is the stepping stone and gateway into the genre for tons of kids!

  • @fightclub5066
    @fightclub5066 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bolt Thrower is my favourite death metal band! I love them! They are just great! Greetings from germany

  • @JuanIparraguirre
    @JuanIparraguirre 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I agree, Warmaster was a transition album, still has blastbeats but they changed their tuning from low A to C# and started including those catchy breakdowns which marked the figure orientation of BT in terms of composition.

  • @old_romans
    @old_romans 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    1992, 9th grade, I moved away from Los Angeles to Miami. My best friend sent me a mix tape and it had World Eater on it. Now, we had been into Death and Obituary, but when I heard World Eater, it changed my life.

  • @Rhowhat
    @Rhowhat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Inside the Wire was on a free cd that came with Terroriser magazine when I was around 16 years old. Had me hooked.

    • @bingboompow8861
      @bingboompow8861 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It might be the best song on that album , I fucking LOVE honor valor pride .

  • @januszkazmierski1640
    @januszkazmierski1640 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    A bunch of seriously talented badasses, should get as just much recognition/fame as Morbid Angel, Deicide and Cannibal Corpse...

  • @SHINGIKAMI
    @SHINGIKAMI 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bolt Thrower is Sonic AF!🤘🏾😎🤘🏾Managed to see them 4x Live, Fucking Epic!!🤘🏾😎🤘🏾

  • @leningreider3258
    @leningreider3258 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    BEST BAND OF ALL TIME, NO BAD ALBUMS NO BAD SONGS, NO BULLSHIT NO FACISM

  • @rab1ez819
    @rab1ez819 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    World eater = one of the greatest death metal songs EVER

  • @francissheridan7712
    @francissheridan7712 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    you say it's not Grind and then tell me how long it is....dude, the whole of our city back then invented GRIND and this album is part of it!!!!

    • @CharMcDaddy
      @CharMcDaddy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed.. Spent most of my youth in Brum watching some legends in the making

    • @adamtmiddleton9985
      @adamtmiddleton9985 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      There is only like two decent grindcore bands so who cares?

  • @philyyz
    @philyyz 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    First saw them in maybe 1990 in a pub in Birmingham. What a day. never been so wrecked lol.
    Those once loyal is the best album for me. The title track is my Remembrance Day prayer. Just brilliantly worked.

  • @bentheguitarlord8391
    @bentheguitarlord8391 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Yea I personally think Mercenary is one of the bands best releases. It’s got a very solid catalog and has some of their best songs. Starts off with “Zeroed” and “Laid to Waste” which are both very strong and a great way to start off the album. Then “Return to Chaos” is in my opinion one of the heaviest songs off the album, followed by the title track which shows some amazing riffs and vocals. “To the Last...” is probably the weakest track off of the album but it’s still not bad at all. Then “Powder Burns” starts off the second half of the album and is personally one of my favourite Bolt Thrower songs. Although it can be somewhat repetitive at times, I think the riffs are absolutely amazing and it just flows well. “Behind Enemy Lines” is a solid song and brings us into the highlight of the album “No Guts, No Glory” which is one of the bands best songs, being fast, heavy, and just a well written death metal song. Then “Sixth Chapter” is just a great track to end off the album. I don’t know why it’s considered their worst work, as every song on it is strong and it’s just overall a great album! Probably #3 on my list

    • @williamj.6418
      @williamj.6418 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ben The Guitar Lord / I continuealy agree. I really enjoy Mercenary. I always thought .....For Victory was always at the bottom of the BOLT THROWER totem.🤘

  • @brettskie0752
    @brettskie0752 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the review on this insane legendary band. I Love this BAND!

  • @satanacuntfest
    @satanacuntfest 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    The AC/DC of Death Metal and i mean that in the most respective way

    • @cdeccles
      @cdeccles 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      So you don’t like them?

    • @satanacuntfest
      @satanacuntfest 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cdeccles Yes I do like Bolt Thower

    • @kaktus-jooseppi4597
      @kaktus-jooseppi4597 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      the AC/DC of death metal is cannibal corpse

  • @jpmtlhead39
    @jpmtlhead39 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    A Brilliant Band,with a brutal unique sound. Cenotaph is a huge track.
    One of The greastet bands Ever.

  • @ManoSaarinenCarmanen81
    @ManoSaarinenCarmanen81 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Though Bolt Thrower is legendary band with great legacy but BT's spirit came back in the form of Memoriam which is also great band and they already have 3 awesome albums and 4th album in the making!

  • @MrDippy-nm7xp
    @MrDippy-nm7xp 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Jo bench has some of the best bass tones and the fourth crusade is the first song I heard from them and I was sold

  • @danteruivo
    @danteruivo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bolt Thrower has a perfect discography. All 10/10s.

  • @Szlejer
    @Szlejer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Bolt Thrower is a forgotten gem... I listen to metal since the 80' and they are still my favorites... But I never liked their early albums... I love everything from Crusade and up.

  • @folden2008
    @folden2008 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Honour-Valour-Pride and Mercenary are awesome albums so underrated for sure,I love all their albums they are my favourite Death Metal band,awesome video I was looking for this very informative love it

  • @metalmax930
    @metalmax930 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Mercenary is by far my favorite, all Bolt Thrower albums are awesome.

  • @ProfessorPedroLuciano
    @ProfessorPedroLuciano ปีที่แล้ว

    Congrats from Brazil! Bolt Thrower rules!

  • @Belial0Harvester
    @Belial0Harvester 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    WORRRRRRRRRLD EAAAAAAATEEEEEEEER !!!
    There are lots of excellent metal acts, none of em embodies war like BT does and none probably ever will.
    They were the soundtrack of so many WH40K games.
    BOLT THROWER IS WAR !

  • @Chen_0000
    @Chen_0000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Spearhead is one of my favourites from all albums

  • @elvisdajlani1972
    @elvisdajlani1972 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    melodic brutal death metal. top score

  • @DragonSlayer334
    @DragonSlayer334 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "No guts no glory" sounds a lot like the riff from Anti-Tank

  • @JEKAZOL
    @JEKAZOL 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video mate!

  • @dvrkvlley8571
    @dvrkvlley8571 ปีที่แล้ว

    ...damn, HONOR is a great song, my man! I love Bolt Thrower, interviewed them 20 years ago, great dudes!

  • @brettskie0752
    @brettskie0752 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for such a good review of an EPIC band!!

  • @77numerouno
    @77numerouno 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for this great video 👍

  • @somethingsomething9008
    @somethingsomething9008 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really glad more people are starting to appreciate this band

  • @radupitica
    @radupitica 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    How do so many people hate Mercenary? :( I have some bias because this album introduced me to Bolt Thrower and it has incredible riffs.

    • @jonmorgan6300
      @jonmorgan6300 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      same here 👍🤟🤘

    • @jeffnovak568
      @jeffnovak568 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Production. Before and after they had better production on their stuff, for some reason Mercenary had this annoying, tinny, irritating noise that just interfered with the overall sound of all the songs. The songwriting is fine, the playing is fine, the production was terrible.

  • @jonweber.8.756
    @jonweber.8.756 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude...dude you ARE me lol. Pretty much everything I think about these guys you nailed.

  • @j.j._
    @j.j._ ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bolt Thrower (my go to.)

  • @rubbertire6608
    @rubbertire6608 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If you like bolt thrower you'll love frozen soul

  • @deathbyslanina
    @deathbyslanina 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Unpopular opinion: Mercenary is the best Bolt Thrower album and one of the best in the genre

    • @DownFallNetWork
      @DownFallNetWork  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      wrong

    • @B-Bigbawz
      @B-Bigbawz 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Care to explain why my dude?

    • @joeyuzwa891
      @joeyuzwa891 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yup. Riffs are wayyyyyyyyyyyy too good not to be considered at LEAST one of their best. I have no clue why it’s widely considered their worst

    • @jaimuzyka3177
      @jaimuzyka3177 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Phantomlord Exactly

    • @heifehen6222
      @heifehen6222 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Dont listen to idiots how say what is wrong or right. All art is subjective. Mercenary is amazing, while the production is not the best. Powder Burns was the first song I ever learned how to play on a guitar from start to finish. Fuck the haters and elitist idiots.

  • @gazthomas9213
    @gazthomas9213 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Major influence in my playing (gaz warlord uk ) big respects to bolthrower from start to finish 👊👊👊👍👍👍

  • @rodoxxs6134
    @rodoxxs6134 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great retrospective... Ave Bolt Thrower...

  • @skruffejs666
    @skruffejs666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fantastic Death metal band made UK , It's a pity that the Benediction is over

  • @kkech1
    @kkech1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    *sigh* gotta put on the whole discography now

  • @adamtmiddleton9985
    @adamtmiddleton9985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Mercenary is my favorite Bolt Thrower album.

  • @benallanson7453
    @benallanson7453 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Greatest fucking band of all time. Absolute perfection

  • @aboutthemetal8783
    @aboutthemetal8783 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Living in the Midlands when the English extreme ( death ) metal scene was emerging I really feel that bolt throwers were let down by their management / record company as far as promoting the band and their music went , back in the day if Dig ( earache owner) or one of his mates didn't like you ,things for your band got difficult , he was about to sign my band , two of us were at the Nottingham office with Dig and a guy from lawn mower death , Dig played this guy his favourite song from my bands demo , as soon as his friend said that's just stupid fast guitars and double bass drumming , it's nothing new , Dig face changed , he asked us to do another demo with slower songs and said he will be signing us he just wanted to hear more of our slow stuff , after we left the office he never answered our calls .

  • @mtsupkin
    @mtsupkin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mercenary was the album what drawn me in. By far it's my favourite album.

  • @MalloryMinerva
    @MalloryMinerva 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    In Battle is a deathgrind album, and it sounds a lot like other 80's grindcore.

  • @Baresark
    @Baresark ปีที่แล้ว +1

    BTFFBT. This and Carcass my favourite metal bands.

  • @williamj.6418
    @williamj.6418 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is definitely one band I am so glad I kept around. Especially the first three albums. Even on Discogs they are not cheap at all especially the first pressings. If they're available at all. 🤘

    • @rftopaccess
      @rftopaccess 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Someone stole my "in battle there is no law" cassette and to this day it still pisses me off on the rare occasion I think about it.

    • @williamj.6418
      @williamj.6418 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Steve-0 Kandido/ I always wondered what the karma was for steeling someone's music.

    • @rftopaccess
      @rftopaccess 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@williamj.6418 maybe that person's cassette player ate up the tape would be my guess

  • @pedroalexandredillemburg3751
    @pedroalexandredillemburg3751 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Usually I don't even listen to Death Metal, except Bolt Thrower, great band.

    • @fahrezirafid8
      @fahrezirafid8 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      U should try Morbid Angel too

    • @pedroalexandredillemburg3751
      @pedroalexandredillemburg3751 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fahrezirafid8 Nowadays I listen to other bands, but I'm not a big fan o Morbid Angel.

    • @coldvoid
      @coldvoid 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pedroalexandredillemburg3751 🤦‍♂️🙄

  • @TheMisterReeves
    @TheMisterReeves 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Barry thompsons son is my bestmate and its crazy how he makes me a cuppa whenever i go round

  • @01redcloud
    @01redcloud 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    afterlife wat a bangerrrrr 👍👍👍

  • @Jimmy-n6j
    @Jimmy-n6j ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this band makes me happy to go to war! If I could listen to Bolt Thrower as i meet the abyss I Will die a happy man! Thanks for the vid bro.

  • @45banshee
    @45banshee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dude kept talking about the riffs and guitar work but I more focused on rhe drums damn the drums are killer from this band

    • @Sergio-nb4hj
      @Sergio-nb4hj 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yesss, there is something very special about how absolutely crushing the drums are. Zero focus on impressing the listener on any front other than sheer power. Gives the riffs so much of their bludgeoning feel and the steamrolling quality people always bring up in reference to the band

  • @stonedcrow5821
    @stonedcrow5821 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bolt Thrower are one of the only bands I say "fuckin'" every time I introduce them to people, and it is NOT a pejorative. It's like a "FUCKIN' Bolt Thrower", they are the "BEST"... We can do DEATH in England, trust that..... "Those Once Loyal" is one of - if not THE BEST - death record of all time.