''The Peel Sessions 1988–90'' is a
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 ...
album consisting of three
Peel Sessions. It is released on
Strange Fruit
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: DEI 8118-2 in 1991 and recorded live in the studio. It is produced by
Dale Griffin
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Track listing
The tracks 1 to 4 are from the first Peel session. Track 5 to 8 are from their second Peel session and the last four tracks are from the last Peel session.
This is the only recording of the track "Domination". The intro of the song was later used for "Prophet of Hatred".
Personnel
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Alan West –
vocals
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on tracks 1–4
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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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vocals
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on tracks 5–12
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Gavin Ward –
guitar
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Barry Thomson
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guitar
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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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drums
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Jo Bench
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Bass
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;Production
* Dale Griffin - Producer
* Mike Walters - Engineering
* Mike Engles - Engineering
* F. Kay - Engineering
* Don Walker - Mastering
Bolt Thrower albums
Peel Sessions recordings
1991 live albums
1991 compilation albums
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