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LATEST NEWS
Please Note: Official BOLT THROWER merchandise is currently only available at their shows.
08 Feb 2010 We were blown away that all 800 tickets for the upcoming Atak show in Enschede sold out in less than 2 days. But unfortunately this was before a lot of people who usually come to our shows at Atak even got to hear about it. A lot of people contacted us about this and the fact tickets for the show are now being sold on for a lot of money, and that is the last thing we wanted when we came up with the idea for this special show. So, after some more talks with Grolsch & Atak, we all decided to put on an extra show the day before, on Wednesday 28.04.2010 for the same conditions: 5 Euro deposit will get you a ticket, a special “No Grolsch, No Glory” shirt and a flip top Grolsch beer. So not to make the same mistake again, we contacted the people who came to our last show in the old Atak in 2008, and they were given the first chance to get tickets for this second show. And the remainder of the tickets will go on sale on Saturday 13-02 at 14:00, so if you missed out on the first show, you now have a second chance to get a ticket here: http://www.atak.nl/tickets As an extra bonus, it’s always been a dream of ours to play the same club two nights in a row; being able to walk into a club the next day with the backline still set up and everything ready to go, etc. So it’s a real pleasure that this will finally be happening at the Atak club. The line up for the second show is not 100% confirmed yet, but Benediction will be playing, along with 2 other bands. We will also have a different version of the “No Grolsch, No Glory” shirt for the second show, and we will be in touch for the sizes as we did for the first show. But please note there will only be one shirt and one Grolsch per person, so if you turn up on your own with 5 tickets, you'll only get one shirt and one Grolsch. We want to fill the club with people who are into the music, not just shirts and beer!
Cheers,
29 Jan 2010 In collaboration with Terrorizer magazine, we are inviting one local band to play each night of our UK dates with Rotting Christ. UK's finest, Benediction and The Rotted will also be playing some of the shows. If you want a chance to be one of the chosen bands, just register on the Terrorizer homepage here, fill in the form and tick the shows that you would like to play. We will check out your band, decide who we'd like to share the stage with, and then get in touch with you.
Good luck!
10 Jan 2010 Not only do we have the pleasure of taking the Greek giants Rotting Christ on tour with us, but we can soon say that we have played in their homeland too. As for the first time ever, Bolt Thrower are coming to Greece! We were so fed up with being harassed by the crazy Greek maniacs who have been following us all over the world, and being stalked for many years by the most persistent of promoters, Harry Katinakis, that we have finally given in to their pleas to come over. The dates are: Saturday 29th May in Thessaloniki at Principal Club Theater, with support coming from Terrordrome and Mass Infection. And Athens, Gagarin 205 on 30th May, where support will be Suicidal Angels and Inveracity. Tickets will go on sale Monday 11th January.
Cheers,
05 Jan 2010 Bolt Thrower has always had a special bond with the Atak Club in Enschede / Holland. The small 300 capacity club was one of the first to start booking extreme bands in the late 80’s. It was famous for it’s out of control moshpits, stagedivers jumping off the balcony and crowd surfing wheelchairs! It’s the only club Bolt Thrower have played on every tour in the last 20 years, 11 times in total, a true cult club and a real home from home for us. Sadly in 2008, after being battered beyond repair over the years, the old lady had to close. Atak gave Bolt Thrower the honour to play the last show ever there, which we celebrated with 300 guests as a special free show. In 2009 Atak moved to a new building and now we would like to celebrate our first show in the new Atak with another special free show. After talking to the guys from Atak and our favourite beer brewery Grolsch, who are also from Enschede, we came up with the following: The show will be on April 29th, and Asphyx, Rotting Christ and Dew-Scented will be joining us on stage. But, to stop people just ordering tickets and then not turning up, we will be asking for a 5 Euro “deposit”. Then at the show you will get a special “No Grolsch, No Glory” Bolt Thrower T-Shirt and a Flip Top bottle of Grolsch beer! The new Atak is capped at 800 people, so if you want to help celebrate a new chapter in the Bolt Thrower / Atak history, you’d better hurry up and get your tickets here: http://www.atak.nl/tickets/26308
22 Dec 2009 We are pleased to announce the first bands accompanying us on our short tour in April/May. Support on the whole tour comes from the mighty Greek veterans, Rotting Christ! And to mix the package up a bit for everyone, there will be different additional bands playing each night, and so far we’ve asked Benediction, Asphyx and Dew Scented to play a few shows each. And as usual, there will also be local/unsigned bands on the bill. More bands/details will be announced soon. On another note, we’re planning something special for the first show on the tour, in the new Atak venue in Enschede, Holland. More info on that will follow soon.. Keep checking the Bolt Thrower & venue’s websites for all the info.
Cheers,
23 Nov 2009 All the shows are now confirmed, you can find them here. We, for one, are really looking forward to these shows, we’ll be playing some of our favourite old haunts, also revisiting places we’ve haven’t played in years. We hope that by playing such a variety of shows, from intimate clubs to larger open air festivals there will be something for everyone. We’ll be trying to make every show memorable, so watch this space for further details. Tickets for the club shows will go on sale as soon the support bands and door prices are confirmed.
Cheers,
22 Oct 2009 The short tour we planned for the Spring has been moved back. As when we contacted Wito, one of our favourite club owners, about playing a show in his club he asked us to play the festival he was planning on his birthday instead. And we’re sure that anyone who has had the pleasure to meet Wito or has been to his Hellraiser Club in Leipzig, Germany will understand why this was an offer we couldn’t refuse. Wito’s birthday bash is on 13.05.2010 and is part of the 3 day Metal Fest event in Dessau, Germany. This will also be the only German show / festival we’ll be playing in 2010. More info can be found here. The first confirmed shows can be seen here: Bolt Thrower / Tourdates Please keep checking for updates..
11 Oct 2009 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 website, so keep checking for more info.
Cheers,
05 Sep 2009 We’ve had a great couple of weekends, the first being at the Rock Area festival in Germany at the legendary Loreley Amphitheatre. We doubt the location can ever be matched, it was certainly the most amazing place we’ve ever played, and we had a killer time too. And then there was the Birmingham bash.. Playing another gig with the Benediction hooligans was a real pleasure; we had a real blast both personally and professionally. As always we’d like to thank the crew and everyone who came to both shows.
Cheers!
18 Aug 2009 The gig at The Asylum in Birmingham on 29th August is sold out. Sorry to those of you who missed out on buying a ticket. Please don't bother turning up on the night unless you have a ticket as you will be turned away.
Cheers,
01 Jun 2009 Bolt Thrower will be playing a special Birmingham show at The Asylum with Benediction on August 29th, which is also Frank Healy’s 65th birthday. (Sorry Francis!). More info and ticket details can be found here: www.theasylumvenue.co.uk. We’re looking forward to playing our own back yard again, with our old partners in crime Benediction. Hope to see you there.. BT
31 May 2009 So, we are back from a thoroughly enjoyable long weekend in Baltimore. We had a killer time back on US soil and it was great to meet up with old friends again, as well as making new ones. We were totally blown away with the response we got for both shows, and that people in the US still remembered us! Massive thanks to Ryan and Evan for the invitation, and making it such an easy and enjoyable time for all involved, and for granting our wish to play the indoor stage for the impromptu second show. Apologies to anyone who got to witness us lose our cool and turn into giggling, teenage fanboys/girls when we finally got to meet the mighty Josh Barnett! It was a huge honour to get to spend some time hanging out with Josh, a real Warmaster. Make sure you watch him annihilate Fedor Emelianenko and become the WAMMA heavyweight champion on August 1st. Josh Barnett at the MDF Finally, cheers to everyone who travelled to see us, everyone we spoke to and hung out with, and thanks again to the BT crew for all their help.
Cheers,
31 Jan 2009 Hails once again to our MMA fave, Josh Barnett!! Congratulations to The Baby Faced Assassin on another killer victory, this time against Gilbert Yvel, on Saturday 24th January at the "Affliction: 'Day of Reckoning" in Anaheim, California. Josh, looking every inch the mighty warrior, dominated from the onset. He constantly pummelled away at Yvel who received a relentless stream of ground and pound, and pinned to the canvas for the majority of the fight, resulting in Yvel receiving one blow too many and tapping out in the third round. "There is no shelter from the Barnett steel rain!"
Cheers!
23 January 2009 We are more than happy to announce that Bolt Thrower has chosen to play the Rock Area Festival, on Saturday 22nd August 2009. We were already looking forward to sharing the stage with Heaven Shall Burn, Maroon, Onslaught, Amon Amarth etc. but now even more, since the change of location to the amazing Loreley. Lorely-Open-Air website This legendary Amphitheater located on top of a massive soaring rock overlooking the Rhine, has got to be one of the coolest places in the world to hold a festival like this and we would like to congratulate the Rock Area crew for getting into this location where so many others have failed! Tickets for the 3 day event are only 39 Euro, and more information can be found here: Rock Area Festival site In addition, the full line-up and running order has been confirmed for the 2009 Maryland Deathfest VII, in Baltimore, USA. Bolt Thrower will be playing on Saturday 23rd May, and with this line-up it'll be great to see some old familiar faces again. More details on the festival and ticket information can be found here: http://www.supremebrutality.com/fest
Cheers,
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