War Master

Bolt Thrower | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 4, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Earache Records
• ASIN: B00000582T
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #111,291 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A EARLY DEATH METAL CLASSIC., January 23, 2004

By 

Edgar Sanchez (los angeles, california United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: War Master (Audio CD)

Ive listened to most of their work and this is the bands best album to date in my opinion.The songs are not ultra fast but they are very heavy and catchy.Some great guitar work accompanied by awesome solos which make the songs really stand out.Warmaster deserves to be in the death metal hall of fame alongside such albums as altars of madness by morbid angel and symphonies of sickness by carcass.I would recommend getting this album to any fan of the band or anyone interested in some really good death metal.METAL RULES!!!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Death Metal Classic, May 5, 2005

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Chaz233 (CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: War Master (Audio CD)

Nowadays that death metal is in a serious creative crisis, albums like Warmaster sound stronger than ever. Bolt Thrower's war metal is brutal, original, unforgetable, merciless. While their previous 2 albums (In Battle There is No Law and Realm of Chaos) were hardly polished products, while still being good, Warmaster was their first accomplished release. Bolt Thrower like no one else capture in music the brutal monstrosity that is war. Their songs are like unrelentless machine-gun hail, without resorting to speed for the sake of speed. I guess this is what other reviewers refer to by 'monotony'. Yes, you won't get hyper-technical never-repeat-the-same-note-twice sillyness. That is not what Bolt Thrower is about. It's about great riffs that will make you headbang till your neck goes stiff. In a market where 90% of the bands are indistinguisheable, you will never mistake Bolt Thrower with someone else. Their sound is low, their drums perfect for the type of music, the vocals ideal, and the guitarwork fantastic. The production is crips and lets you distinctly hear every instrument. Get Warmaster and ...For Victory, crank up the volume, and be annihilated by the war machine that is Bolt Thrower!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the 4th crusade's twin, January 24, 2002

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"jpauld14" (Round Rock, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: War Master (Audio CD)

i love bolt thrower. when you hear them for the first time, they might sound like a boring, run-of-the-mill death band, but at further inspection you'll find that they sound like no one but bolt thrower. it might seem boring, because these days death metal has become much more ferocious and brutal than it was 11 years ago when bolt was in their prime. their style is disciplined, sustained, and full bodied. the solos are a little insane, but the motion of the songs are forceful and deliberate. "warmaster" is not as raw as "realm of chaos" but it is second only to their masterpiece "the 4th crusade" which warmaster emulates on a song to song basis. and i see nothing wrong with that... stay true to your roots and your fans will love you for it. this is great, early 90's death metal. i recommend buying warmaster first, just so you will be in complete awe when you buy the 4th crusade and hear it's beauty.