Gavin Ward is one of the two founding members of the now disbanded
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 b ...
. He started out as the bass player early on in the band in 1986, and so can be heard on the first demo. For the second demo, he switched to playing lead and rhythm guitar.
He plays lead and rhythm guitar on all albums, save ''Mercenary'' and ''Honour - Valour - Pride''; there he plays solely rhythm guitar. Ward was also one of the lyricists of the band.
Bolt Thrower disbanded in 2016, a year after the death of their drummer
Martin Kearns
Martin Kearns (7 March 1977 – 14 September 2015) was an English drummer, specializing in death metal, known for his association with Bolt Thrower since 1994. He joined the band at age 17 after playing in several local bands in Coventry, playi ...
.
Before Ward started with Bolt Thrower he helped out the
punk
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band
The Varukers
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on one of their tours - the band later joined them on a European tour.
He is from
Leamington Spa
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, England.
Equipment
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BC Rich
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Virgin/Beast
* Boss GX700
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9040 200w power amp
* 4 x Marshall 4x12
References
English heavy metal guitarists
Bolt Thrower members
Living people
People from Leamington Spa
Year of birth missing (living people)
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