I haven't posted any Death Metal since we started this blog, which is strange considering how much of it I like listening to. So here's my hands-down favorite DM band ever.
To be fair, Bolt Thrower don't sound like your average 90's Death Metal band. That is to say they weren't ripping off Cannibal Corpse and Morbid Angel (not that there's anything wrong with that if you ask me) but instead they crafted their own brand of DM and infused it with healthy doses of Punk and Doom. There are no blast beats and little, if any, Thrash influences here. Their whole discography sounds like they were paying more attention to Discharge and Candlemass than to Possessed or Death. That unique sound is only one of the things that set them apart from their contemporaries. Lyrically, BT strayed from the Gore/Satanic/Lovecraftian themes that dominated the scene and instead focused on examining the subtleties of war. The end result is one of the most captivating musical entities you could listen to.
The mid-paced style on this record makes every riff and every song sound massive, while the melodies give it an epic feel that few bands (Sulphur Aeon comes to mind) since them have been able to pull off as flawlessly.
Bolt Thrower is crushing. They lumber forward like a WWII tank crushing everything in its path. Every single record that they ever put out it is worth checking out, but in the mean-time here's a good one to get you started. Released in 1994, "For Victory" STILL obliterates everything out there.
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