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Bolt Thrower's "Boltfest" raises $20,000 for the Teenage Cancer Trust!
Bolt Thrower's birthday bash, Boltfest, has succeeded in raising a considerable sum for Teenage Cancer Trust*. The show held at the HMV Forum in London on April 7th, included an impressive line-up handpicked by Bolt Thrower: Autopsy, Discharge, Benediction, and Vallenfyre - all who, according to the band, helped 'contribute to great memories' throughout their 26 year career. All 2050 tickets sold out in just over 2 weeks, with the band hoping to achieve their target of £10,000 for TCT.
The band announced today: "The next piece of news, and the one which we're most proud of, is to let you all know the amount we've raised for Teenage Cancer Trust: £12,411.80 (approx 15,000 Euros / $20,000)!!!
The money has already been handed over to TCT, so on behalf of them we'd like to thank everyone who donated by participating in Boltfest."
Bolt Thrower previously spoke about their decision to stage Boltfest, "Anniversaries are kind of easy to achieve. For a band, just don't split up and you'll reach one, whether it's 10, 20 or 35 years. And this year we've reached '25 years of not splitting up!' We managed to stop others from making a big fuss about it, and didn't give in to the numerous offers and suggestions on how we should cash in on it! But it has made us appreciate the opportunities we've been given since 1986, and that we've been able to do everything we wanted to do without compromising in any way.
Obviously you can't charge people to come to your own birthday party, so as soon as we came up with the idea for Boltfest, we decided we should pay all the costs for the event ourselves. We also wanted to use Boltfest as an opportunity to do some good, and turn it into something more than just another show.
So we've decided to ask everyone to donate £5.99 to charity if they want to come to the party. This way, with your help, we hope Boltfest will raise £10,000 for a good cause!"
*Teenage Cancer Trust is a registered charity, no. 1062559 (England and Wales) and SCO39757 (Scotland).
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BOLT THROWER sets date for Boltfest!
All proceeds to go to charity; show set for April 7th, 2012 at the HMV Forum in London
Bolt Thrower offers the following update:
"Pay No More than £5.99!"
Obviously you can't charge people to come to your own birthday party, so as soon as we came up with the idea for Boltfest, we decided we should pay all the costs for the event ourselves. We also wanted to use Boltfest as an opportunity to do some good, and turn it into something more than just another show.
So we've decided to ask everyone to donate £5.99 to charity if they want to come to the party. This way, with your help, we hope Boltfest will raise £10,000 for a good cause!
The charity we've chosen is Teenage Cancer Trust*. We're sadly among the millions whose lives have been affected by this devastating illness, and have seen first-hand the work charities like Teenage Cancer Trust do, and the difference it makes in those difficult times, so we're very happy to be able to support this deserving charity.
Tickets are limited to 1800 and can be bought at the HMV Ticket shop from Friday 16th Dec 09:00 GMT.
There'll be no service charge, as the HMV Ticket Shop has generously waived these extra costs for this special show. This way ALL the proceeds from the event (minus obligatory 3% PRS) will go to TCT.
Check http://boltfest.boltthrower.com for ticket info, news and line-up announcements.
Cheers,
Bolt Thrower
*Teenage Cancer Trust is a registered charity, no. 1062559 (England & Wales) and SCO39757 (Scotland).
BOLT THROWER announce Boltfest date and venue
As previously announced BOLT THROWER celebrate twenty-five years in action next year and will be throwing one hell of a birthday party. They have just announced where and when.
"Well, after meeting a lot of people and looking for suitable clubs, we've finally found a great venue along with some like-minded people to host the Bolty Birthday Bash – BOLTFEST.
It will be held at the prestigious HMV Forum in London, on Saturday 7th April 2012 (Easter Bank Holiday weekend).
More info on tickets, bands, etc. coming soon."
Cheers,
Bolt Thrower
BOLT THROWER
April 2012
7th LONDON - BOLTFEST @ HMV Forum
On the 24th of October, Metal Blade Records Europe re-issued the three BOLT THROWER albums "Mercenary", "Honour Valour Pride" and "Those Once Loyal" on vinyl. All three albums will be released as Gatefold LPs on black vinyl in North America. Pre-order now at www.metalblade.com/boltthrower.com.
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BOLT THROWER vinyl re-issues available for pre-order in the US, and out now in Europe!
On Janaury 17th, 2012, Metal Blade will re-issue the three BOLT THROWER albums Mercenary, Honour Valour Pride and Those Once Loyal on vinyl. All three albums are Gatefold LPs! Make sure to pre-order your copies ASAP since orders are going fast: http://www.metalblade.com/boltthrower. Metal Blade Records Europe released their versions on October 21st/24th, and can be ordered now!
BOLT THROWER comments on their 25th Anniversary: "Anniversaries are kind of easy to achieve. For a band, just don't split up and you'll reach one, whether it's 10, 20 or 35 years. And this year we've reached '25 years of not splitting up'!
We managed to stop others from making a big fuss about it, and didn't give in to the numerous offers and suggestions on how we should cash in on it! But it has made us appreciate the opportunities we've been given since 1986, and that we've been able to do everything we wanted to do without compromising in any way. We've been lucky enough to have played a lot of killer shows with great bands and met a lot of very cool people over the years, and we think that's the stuff that deserves some kind of celebration.
So, we want to organize a Bolty Birthday Bash, where we can reunite with some of these bands and invite you, the people who have supported us over the last 25 years. We were hoping to have everything worked out by now, but it turns out organizing a free show comes with its own unique problems, but we'll get there in the end! Well, that's all we can say for now, there will be more news to come soon, so keep checking back."
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BOLT THROWER – established 1986!
2011 is the year of the 25th anniversary in the history of BOLT THROWER. It´s about time for an update from the band:
"Anniversaries are kind of easy to achieve. For a band, just don't split up and you'll reach one, whether it's 10, 20 or 35 years. And this year we've reached '25 years of not splitting up'!
We managed to stop others from making a big fuss about it, and didn't give in to the numerous offers and suggestions on how we should cash in on it! But it has made us appreciate the opportunities we've been given since 1986, and that we've been able to do everything we wanted to do without compromising in any way. We've been lucky enough to have played a lot of killer shows with great bands and met a lot of very cool people over the years, and we think that's the stuff that deserves some kind of celebration.
So, we want to organize a Bolty Birthday Bash, where we can reunite with some of these bands and invite you, the people who have supported us over the last 25 years.
We were hoping to have everything worked out by now, but it turns out organizing a free show comes with its own unique problems, but we'll get there in the end!
Well, that's all we can say for now, there will be more news to come soon, so keep checking back."
Cheers,
Bolt Thrower
http://www.boltthrower.com
Bolt Thrower and Disillusion in vol 2. of MetalReview.com’s 100 most essential albums!
Volume 2 of MetalReview.com’s 100 most essential albums of the decade has been posted HERE. Among the artists to make the list are Bolt Thrower and Disillusion. The albums chosen are two classics in their own right, Those Once Loyal and the epic, Back To Times Of Splendor. You can purchase both right now on metalbladestore.com.
BOLT THROWER
Those Once Loyal
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DISILLUSION
Back To Times Of Splendor
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BOLT THROWER touring Europe in 2010!
British war machine BOLT THROWER are currently planning a short European tour in spring 2010.
“So far we are looking at playing shows in Holland, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, and the UK. As soon as the gigs are confirmed they will appear on the BT website, so keep checking for more info.” www.boltthrower.com
If you don’t yet have a copy, or your current ones are worn out, you can pick up Those Once Loyal, Mercenary, and Honour Valor Pride over at metalbladestore.com
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