Bolt Thrower - Those Once Loyal
Tracklist
01. At First Light02. Entrenched
03. The Killchain
04. Granite Wall
05. Those Once Loyal
06. Anti-Tank (Dead Armour)
07. Last Stand Of Humanity
08. Salvo
09. When Cannons Fade
10. A Symbol Of Eight [Limited Edition Digipack Bonus]
Line-up
Karl Willetts - vocals
Barry "Baz" Thomson - guitars
Gavin Ward - guitars
Martin Kearns - drums
Jo-Anne "Jo" Bench - bass
Karl Willetts - vocals
Barry "Baz" Thomson - guitars
Gavin Ward - guitars
Martin Kearns - drums
Jo-Anne "Jo" Bench - bass
Additional info
Label: Metal Blade Records Recorded & mixed at Sable Rose Studio, UK June-September 2005.
Engineered by Andy Faulkner.
Produced by Bolt Thrower & Andy Faulkner.
Sleeve by Jan Meininghaus.
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At last, the mighty Bolt Thrower have returned, with their inimitable style of pounding extreme Metal. 'Those Once Loyal' is Bolt Thrower's 8th full length studio album, and longtime fans of the band (such as myself) will have a fair idea of what to expect - mainly midtempo, crushing yet groove-laden Metal with great riff after great riff, complete with Bolt Thrower's own unique sense of melody. Although the standard version of this album has 9 tracks, the digipak (which I was lucky enough to get) also has a bonus track entitled 'A Symbol Of Eight'. Needless to say, it's worth obtaining the digipak if you get the chance. Read more ›› |
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While many bands seem to take the path of becoming a shitty legacy act, touring and making uninteresting "return-to-basics" albums until one of the members drops dead and nobody else has enough left in the tank to bother looking for a replacement, the same cannot be said for Bolt Thrower, who, after releasing this album, decided they had recorded something so good and so perfect that there was no longer any point in recording more material. Read more ›› |
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Words can't describe how great is this album!! I worship Bolt Thrower \m/
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Very good album.
---- They shake your hand and they smile and they buy you a drink They say we'll be your friends we'll stick with you till the end But everybody's only looking out for themselves And you say who can you trust I'll tell you nobody
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This album is rock solid. If I were to recommend a starting point for someone curious about death metal, I'd probably tell them to start with this album.
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Listen to this album and every molecule of your body will be fighting in the fronline of thrill with no chances to escape...
---- The End Is Nigh ...
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Posts: 100 Written by Timmeh on 17.05.2013 at 11:03 So true. Just perfect words to describe this beauty.
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Groovy death metal finesse right here  Cool fact that no one gives a damn about: the intro to "The Killchain" is identical to that of "Embers" on The IVth Crusade.
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Posts: 3593 Written by LeKiwi on 05.03.2015 at 01:13 And also to the intro of "Cenotaph" and "Powder Burns"
---- Crackhead Megadeth reigns supreme.
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Ticks all the boxes for me.
---- The sun shines over The Fool...
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Account deleted Written by Maco on 20.09.2015 at 21:45 And the outro of "World Eater."
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This album definitely has that brutal and intense sound characteristic of Bolt Thrower. The problem for me is that it sounds a lot like their previous releases, but does not have any memorable songs.
---- "And we are not who we think we are We are who we're afraid to be" - Lux Occulta "The Opening of Eleventh Sephirah"
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How could I have ever initially thought that this album was even close to being mediocre. I have always been so wrong about that (well, problem probably was that last time I have listened to it properly -- or obviously even not that properly -- might have been some ten years ago or so). When canons fade is my favourite track.
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Slugathor's albums > This
---- Crackhead Megadeth reigns supreme.
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Their best IMO. Standout tracks for me are At First Light and The Killchain - some seriously headbangable riffs in these. 9.0/10
---- Top 500 Albums (ordered & rated) Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres) So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)
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I thought For Victory was that good it would be the peak album in their career, never to be bettered, but then this monster came along, and imo beats For Victory by a small margin abd has become one of my all time favourite death metal releases. The the vocals and lyrical war themes are truly amazing and captivating, the riffs are nothing short of spectacular, and every song is enjoyable to listen too, but if I had to pick my favourites they would be; "When the Cannons fade", "The Killchain", "Granite Wall" and "Anti Tank", but the album is consistent throughout.
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Even though Bolt Thrower has a formula (heavy riffs, war lyrics, etc), that formula is SO GOOD! I'll never get tired of listening to those badass riffs!
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The mix on this album is divine
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While IVth Crusade and ...For Victory have great standout tracks (for example the respective title tracks), I find Those Once Loyal is Bolt Thrower's most consistently great album! The growls are refined and streamlined, never showing any weakness! The heavy riffs throughout are engaging and the guitar solos are fun as well! Listening to the entire atmosphere, I'm truly mesmerized - as I'm crushed by the tanks and hearing the cannons fade... what a beautiful farewell from the warriors of death metal! 
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Posts: 6660 Written by F3ynman on 30.12.2021 at 18:30 Agreed with everything you said  this is a hell of an album!
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Always satisfying revisiting this album - it's simply flawless! There is no shelter from the steel rain!
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Reckon I better listen to this.
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My personal Top 3 songs from the album: Those Once Loyal At First Light Entrenched
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For this was their last release I will put a ranking after my comment. IMHO the last four releases were the best and even though ToL is a superb album I like it a little bit less then the three before. Faves all (LSoH and Salvo a bit less)! 1. Honor, Valor, Pride - 9.8/10 2. ... for Victory - 9.7/10 3. Mercenary - 9.5/10 4. Those once Loyal - 9.4/10 5. The IV Crusade - 8.4/10 6. Realm of Chaos - 8.1/10 7. Warmaster - 8/10 8. In Battle there is no Law - 7.4/10
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