''War'' is a live album 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 b ...
recorded in
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
1992, on an 8-track tape. It was originally recorded by the band members in order to have some of their own live recordings for posterity. Later on
Earache Records
Earache Records is a British independent record label, music publisher and management company founded by Digby Pearson in 1985, based in Nottingham, England, with offices in London and New York. The label helped to pioneer extreme metal by rel ...
wanted to release a special edition of the ''
...For Victory'' album, thus it was packed with that album in 1994 in a limited 2CD package; i.e., they just replaced the box with a 2CD box and added the second disc. The album is sometimes known or listed as ''Live War''.
The promo edition was labeled Mosh 124, which is a mistake, since according to the official Earache catalogue Mosh 124 is a
Fudge Tunnel
Fudge Tunnel were an English rock band formed in Nottingham by Alex Newport, David Ryley and Adrian Parkin. They were known for straddling noise rock and metal.
History
After two singles on Pigboy/Vinyl Solution Records ("Fudge Tunnel" in 19 ...
album.
Track listing
Personnel
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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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Gavin Ward -
guitar
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Barry Thomson
Barry "Baz" Thomson is an English people, 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 o ...
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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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*"Jo", a song by Mr. Oizo from ''Lambs Anger''
* Jo a fictio ...
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Bass guitar
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Bolt Thrower albums
1994 live albums
Earache Records live albums