Dust Bolt
Dust Bolt | |
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Dust Bolt at Rockharz Open Air 2016 |
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General information | |
origin | Landsberg am Lech , Bavaria , Germany |
Genre (s) | Thrash metal |
founding | 2006 |
Website | dustbolt.com |
Current occupation | |
Bene Münzel | |
Nico Remann | |
Flo Dehn | |
Vocals , electric guitar |
Lenny Breuss |
Dust Bolt is a thrash metal - band from Landsberg am Lech , founded of 2006.
history
The band was founded as a school band in 2006, initially under the name The Last . Together they first played covers of punk songs and shortly afterwards they changed their name to Dust Bolt. This was followed by the first appearances, among others together with Sepultura and Napalm Death . In November 2009 they recorded their first demo, Chaos Possession , which was released in April 2010. The sound carrier was named demo of the month by Metal Hammer . Further concerts with bands like Disbelief , Circle II Circle , Obituary , Hypocrisy and Hackneyed followed . A tour with Six Feet Under and Debauchery also followed .
In 2011 the band took part as the winner of the German Metal Battle at the Wacken Open Air and won the Metal Battle there. After they recorded their debut on their own, a recording contract with Napalm Records followed . At the end of July 2012, their debut album Violent Demolition was released by Napalm Records, which was rated 5 out of 7 points by the Metal-Hammer editorial team. After countless live shows and tours with bands like Heathen , Generation Kill , Dr. Living Dead! And furthermore, the second studio album Awake the Riot follows in 2014 , with which the band achieved their breakthrough in the German-speaking area and also on an international level. After the album was released, headliner shows followed through Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and Switzerland as well as festival appearances such as u. a. at the Out & Loud Festival and the band is dubbed by the press as an offspring hope in Thrash Metal. In 2015 Dust Bolt was part of the Inked in Blood European Tour 2015 across Europe as support for Obituary . For the rest of the year, more shows with Sepultura , as well as festivals such as Summerbreeze Open Air have been confirmed. At the beginning of 2016 the band went into the studio to record their third album Mass Confusion , which was released worldwide on July 8, 2016. The album was promoted through many festival shows and a subsequent headlining tour for the rest of the year.
style
The band plays old school thrash metal, the music being based on classic bay area thrash metal, but with some modern sounds and influences from other genres. Her own style, which is also a mixture of bands Slayer and Kreator , is also clearly recognizable in crossover and hardcore influenced parts. In addition to the fast and aggressive Thrash Metal, which is also characterized by melodies in vocals and guitars, the band is particularly known for their energetic live shows and their young age.
Discography
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Albums
- 2012: Violent Demolition ( Napalm Records )
- 2014: Awake the Riot (Napalm Records)
- 2016: Mass Confusion (Napalm Records)
- 2019: Trapped in Chaos (Napalm Records)
demo
- 2010: Chaos Possession (self-published)
Compilation fee
- 2013: Jump in the Fire on A Tribute to Kill 'Em All (Supplement to Metal Hammer , February 2013 edition)
Web links
- Official website
- Dust Bolt at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dust Bolt: Interview with the thrash climbers
- ↑ Dust Bolt , accessed August 7, 2012.
- ↑ Tom Küppers: Cheers at the table . In: Metal Hammer , August 2012.
- ↑ Dust Bolt , accessed August 7, 2012.
- ↑ Anzo Sadoni: Dust Bolt . Violent demolition . In: Metal Hammer , August 2012.
- ↑ "Extratours Konzertbüro" ( Memento of the original from April 11, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ^ "Dust Bolt-Awake the riot (CD Review)" - Review by Erik Wittemaier, accessed on May 18, 2015.
- ^ "Inked in Blood - Europe Tour" , accessed on May 19, 2015.
- ↑ Here the heads roll with level! Retrieved September 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Dust Bolt - Awake the riot ( Memento of the original from April 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Written by Alexander Renner. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ^ "Awake the riot Review". Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ↑ Live report written by Jörg Müller. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ↑ Chart sources: DE