Bolt Thrower was a British death metal band from Coventry, England. 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 bands on that label. Their last label was Metal Blade Records. The band had a succession of members and had toured Europe, the United States, and Australia. Over the course of their 30-year career, Bolt Thrower released eight studio albums