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Bolt Thrower
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (November 10, 1998)
  • Original Release Date: November 10, 1998
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • ASIN: B00000DFTA
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #147,239 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars the equivalent of being caught in a tornado, July 15, 2000
when you put this cd on, it's like being caught in a tornado. these guys are very talented. hope they come back to metal blade.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow... just wow!, November 30, 2000
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This CD is simply amazing! I purchased it nearly a year ago, and it still gets heavy rotation in my CD player!

Though not typically a fan of the "Death metal/grindcore" genre of music, Bolt Thrower pulls it off in a way that makes it enjoyable anyway. "Mercenary" takes you inside the mind of a military man who is trained to do nothing but kill, and boy do they do a good job!

Highly brutal, each song is a masterful portrayal of what it is like to be on the killing fields. This non-stop barrage of pounding guitars, thrashing drums, and growled vocals gives one the feeling of the anger and hatred coursing through the veins of a man at war.

Brutally honest, each song tells the listener of how the evils of war work on the minds of mankind. Songs like "Zeroed" speak of the deaths on a battlefield in a negative, sometimes sarcastic way. "Reduced to Zero... the sum of mankind." With lyrics like that, one gets a bleak view of what the future holds for humanity we allow the destruction to continue.

I would recommend this to ANY fan of any sort of metal, or just heavy music in general. This album is a masterpiece sure to please all who listen!

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This album is excellent! Comprehendable lyrics-not noise., August 27, 1999
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This is a very fine album. Anyone who has not heard "hard-core" can be introduced to this album and walk away with a better appriciation for this style of music. What is especially refreshing is that this piece lacks the satanic influence and stupidity that encompasses so many death-metal albums. A classic!
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