War Master
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War Master is a Bolt Thrower
album, recorded at Slaughterhouse studios in September 1990, produced by Bolt Thrower and Colin Richardson
. It was released on Earache Records
: Mosh 29 in 1991.
Whereas Realm of Chaos was dominated by grindcore
based blasts and riffs, this album abandons most of the grindcore influences for a sound that is more strictly death metal. Moreover, there is more melody in the music and the guitar solos, although some chaotic solos remain.
"Cenotaph" is a thematic continuation of the song "World Eater" from the previous record. It shares the opening and ending riffs and it has some lyrical similarities as well.
The album was extensively sampled on Dutch breakcore producer Bong-Ra
's album Full Metal Racket, with allusions also including song titles such as "Bloody Cenotaph" and "Jo Bench".
¹ CD bonus track
Bolt Thrower (band)
Bolt Thrower are a British death metal band from Coventry, England. They formed in 1986 and released their first album with Vinyl Solution in 1988. The band then shifted to a new record label, Earache Records, soon becoming one of the best selling bands on that label. Their current label is Metal...
album, recorded at Slaughterhouse studios in September 1990, produced by Bolt Thrower and Colin Richardson
Colin Richardson
Colin Richardson is a British record producer, mixer and recording engineer. He has worked on over 100 albums, and is most frequently associated with heavy metal and its subgenres such as:*Anathema*As I Lay Dying*Behemoth*Bullet for My Valentine...
. It was released on Earache Records
Earache Records
Earache Records is a heavy metal-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme metal by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records in the period 1988-1994.-History:...
: Mosh 29 in 1991.
Whereas Realm of Chaos was dominated by grindcore
Grindcore
Grindcore is an extreme genre of music that started in the early- to mid-1980s. It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive music genres – including death metal, industrial music, noise and the more extreme varieties of hardcore punk....
based blasts and riffs, this album abandons most of the grindcore influences for a sound that is more strictly death metal. Moreover, there is more melody in the music and the guitar solos, although some chaotic solos remain.
"Cenotaph" is a thematic continuation of the song "World Eater" from the previous record. It shares the opening and ending riffs and it has some lyrical similarities as well.
The album was extensively sampled on Dutch breakcore producer Bong-Ra
Bong-Ra
Bong-Ra is the performing name of Dutch breakcore musician Jason Kohnen from Utrecht. Formed in 1996, initially producing and DJing jungle music...
's album Full Metal Racket, with allusions also including song titles such as "Bloody Cenotaph" and "Jo Bench".
Track listing
- All songs written by Bolt Thrower
- "Intro... Unleashed (Upon Mankind)" – 6:13
- "What Dwells Within" – 4:18
- "The Shreds of Sanity" – 3:26
- "Profane Creation" – 5:32
- "Destructive Infinity" – 4:14 ¹
- "Final Revelation" – 3:55
- "Cenotaph" – 4:03
- "War Master" – 4:17
- "Rebirth of Humanity" – 4:01
- "Afterlife" – 5:59
¹ CD bonus track
Credits
- Karl Willetts - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Gavin WardGavin Ward (musician)Gavin Ward is one of the two founding members of Bolt Thrower. He started out as the bass player early on in the band in 1986, and so can be heard on the first demo. For the second demo, he switched to playing lead and rhythm guitar. He plays lead and rhythm guitar on all albums, save Mercenary and...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s - Barry ThompsonBarry ThompsonBarry Thompson plays lead and rhythm guitar in Bolt Thrower on all albums. He co-founded the band in 1986. He is also the main songwriter of the band. Thompson also did some backing vocals on the Benediction album, Grind Bastard.-Equipment:...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s - Andrew Whale - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Jo BenchJo BenchJo-Anne Bench is a death metal bass player from Leamington Spa, England. She plays bass in Bolt Thrower on all albums, but not on the demos. She has been vegetarian since 1984....
- Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Other personnel
- Luton Sinfield - Photography
- Pete KniftonPete KniftonPete Knifton is an illustrator of fantasy novels and a member of the Knifton Heritage.Pete Knifton created the cover for the Bolt Thrower album »War Master« in 1991....
& Ian CookeIan CookeIan Cooke is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.- References :...
at Maxjo Graphics- Artwork and design