BOLT THROWER - mercenary LP Weird Folk

BOLT THROWER - mercenary LP Weird Folkincl. poster, 180 gr. vinyl Bolt Thrower were a British death metal band from Coventry, England. They formed in 1986 as "Bolthrower" and changed to the commonly known spelling after their first official practise rehearsal demo in December. In September 14th 2016, a year after the death of Martin "Kiddie" Kearns, the band disbanded. Bolt Thrower takes its name from a weapon in the popular tabletop strategy game Warhammer Fantasy Battle. The lyrics and

“I was basically lying in the dirt half the time

exercise ball and an amplified DNA kit that recalls both 80s pop and the hectic minimalism of Michael Nyman

pulling together kosmische synth

allowing Sterba to graciously tear up his hat in the face of those who have come before him as he claws through America’s gnarly 21st century landscape with his tongue

i realized he had captured more than me trying to get through the piece

and his own identity and legacy

before splintering again

yielding something closer to a rural gothic novella in spirit and scope

to Great Black Music luminaries from the hallowed AACM

and oft kilter rock’n’roll sensibilities reminiscent to that of KARP

but essentially there's a curiosity of spirit and a considered pacing to 'Locus Suspectus' which is intrinsic to his sound

Hardcore punk from Jyväskylä