''In Battle There Is No Law!'' is the debut album by British

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band

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 ...

. It was recorded at Loco studios by

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, and mixed at Clockwork by Alan Scott. It was released on Vinyl Solution as Sol 11 in 1988 and re-released on Vinyl Solution as Sol 11 in 1992, with a different

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. The album was again re-released in 2005 with the old album sleeve restored. The sound of the album dominantly featured characteristics of

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, with lyrics socio-politically charged as the members had roots in

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, and created a sound that was heavily influenced by their roots. German melodic death metal/

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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 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 ...

- vocals * Gavin Ward - guitars * Barry Thomson - guitars *

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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* Jo Bench - Bass guitar ;Production *

- Production * Alan Scott - Mix * Paul McHale - Front cover * Jim - Additional artwork

External links

* ''In Battle There Is No Law!''at Allmusic {{Authority control 1988 debut albums Bolt Thrower albums