I got all the albums over a period of weeks after deliberately avoiding them in the 80s. They were too similar for me to really appreciate but I ended up keeping one only which was Those Once Loyal. In the last 6 months I've mostly listened to Realm of Chaos and I'd say that is now my favourite too. They definitely aren't a band I need to own much from though. Aside from the debut if you've heard one you've heard them all really. Nice OG on Realm. It's mega money these days
Apart from the debut I like them all. I won´t be able to listen to them all one after another tough.... tbh, not even two in a row, hahaha... "Realm" is so unique just because of the sound but there´s fantastic songs buried in all the mud! I traded in quite a stack of records for the OG...
Great ranking this Jürgen… & like you say… not a bad album in their discography. I’d probably swap around your No3 with your No2… but other than that I’m with you all the way mate. I completely agree with you when you said ‘The IVth Crusade’ is a good album… but a bit samey… I’ve always thought that myself. Made up you managed to get a copy of the ‘Monolith’ album. Always good to see you my friend🤘🏻
Thanks for doing this one jurgen! I own all of bolt thrower apart from the 1st album my personal favourite is the 4th crusade that was the 1st one I ever heard great band like Death no bad albums just some better than others!
Warmaster is the only Bolt Thrower album I own so far but on hearing lots of people say that most of their albums are samey except for the debut I think maybe that’s all I need 🤘great in-depth video
Warmaster and everything that followed is quite samey, yes. The first two are different. On my fave "Realm of Chaos" the sound is so muddy, not everbody can handle that but it contains their best songs imo. Thank you for watching!
Hey Jürgen 🤘 I only have 4th Crusade and For Victory, I have been meaning to pick up Warmaster. I think I might have had Realm Of Chaos on CD back in the day, the original artwork looks familiar to me. Cheers 🍺
Excellent ranking,Jurgen. Realm of Chaos is my no.1 as well. I too have an original copy, the cover is far superior. I think Mercenary is my least favourite, but all are killer. Unfortunately the copy of the grindcrusher album I've got, does not have the single with it, but does have the hype sticker on it. Saw Bolt Thrower many times, back in the day. 🍻🤘
Realm of Chaos stands alone as my favourite and i still have my original print from 89.The band i heard had to drop the low tuning used on Chaos due to it being to muddy played live,so freaking heavy for 89.You are right about the premium old Bolt Thrower tee's commanding a premium,seen the early Earache released merch go for over a thousand US for a long sleeve which is insane.
"Realm..." has such a unique sound, that´s what makes it stand out. Great, memorable songs burried in all the mud though!!! Yeah, I sold two OG tourshirts maybe three years ago and got half a fortune for them, hehe...
Hi Jurgen!!! Well done and cool ranking and hearing your thoughts so early in the morning...... I'm not big into Death Metal, just tried a few records from some well known bands like Death, Vader, but i have not heard Bolt Thrower yet and eight studio albums is not that much to listen and learn about them and their sound. cheers and be well
Great Bolt Thrower ranking Jurgen! I can't disagree with your ranking, I haven't listened to all of their albums, but the ones I have listened to I would put them in your order too! Got Mercenary, Honour valour pride and the debut to listen to. Was a great video Marc did on Monolith, sounds very much like Bolt Thrower! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
@albertampel4175 Haha, well that's awesome you've been following them all this time! I've been into them since 2021, when Pieface sent me War master! Yeah, Monolith sounded great, good ol Marc! 😁🤘🏻
Love Bolt Thrower, though was a very latecomer to the band. Really didn't get into them until maybe 2005 onwards. In the 90s I thought their sound was too simplistic! My top ones are IVth Crusade and For Victory, pretty much flip a coin there. Like Geoff I was meant to see them in 2015 but a week out the drummer passed away. However they still printed the tour shirts so I wear that happily to remember what could have been.
I bought every release when it came out from "Realm..." on. Does that say something about my "simple mindedness", hahaha...??? Last time I saw them was in 2012 and they blew up the roof on that open air festival! Wait, what??? Hehe...
Ha my ranking is pretty much the same although I find it very hard to choose between For Victory and Realm of Chaos and change my mind all the time. Very jealous you saw them so many times and with Martin van Drunen. I saw them on the IVth tour in Australia which was a bit average to be truthful and then in the US in 2013 at MDF and 2 side gigs and they were amazing! I was due to see them twice on their 2015 Australian tour but then the poor drummer died and that was that. Great video mate
Yeah, "Victory" and "Realm"... "Victory" perfected their sound and "Realm" is such a unique record. Van Drunen was the perfect fit, I would have loved to hear him on a Bolt thrower record!
@@albertampel4175 I think Van Drunen would sound amazing in any death metal band but Bolt Thrower seems like a perfect fit . What was the earliest tour you saw them?
@@mendicantmedia That was 1995 on the For Victory tour with van Drunen "singing". Cemetary (Swe) and Brutality opened. Last time was 2012 at the Rock Hard Open Air, the only time I saw them with Carl Willets on vocals out of the maybe 8 times I saw them...
Oooooh, Bolt thrower! My first encounter with them was also through the Grindcrusher comp, but for me it was the double LP version that has "World Eater" on it. For me it's: 1. Those Once Loyal 2. ...For Victory (these two could easily change between them) 3. Realm of Chaos 4. War Master 5. The IVth Crusade 6. In Battle There Is No Law 7. Mercenary 8. Honour, Valour, Pride The real question is where do you rank Sacrilege's Within the Prophecy in the Bolt Thrower discography? ;-)
That 2 LP Grindcrusher came out only a few month, maybe a year after the initial release if I remember right. I totally forgot "Within the Prophecy" in my ranking, my bad, sorry, hahahaha....
For Victory was my fave for a long time but then I rediscovered Realm Of Chaos. So many great, memorable songs buried in the muddy sound, such a unique album!
I prefer the "Peel Sessions" versions of the songs, they have a much clearer sound. I can totally see you loving the album, maybe just because of the dirt and roughness!
@@albertampel4175 Peel sessions are great. I am more into the punkier, crustier side of metal. Grew up listening to punk metal and dark wave in the 80's (I am passed my fifties). If you like Bolt Thrower, I highly recommend a band from my town, Portland, OR: Hellshock, they are Bolt Thrower influenced but heavier and crustier. Check out Only The Dead Know The End of War (2003), it's a crushing record.
despite my lacking knowledge of Thrower only having heard Those Once Loyal, after seeing the channel name I knew this was something to trust
I got all the albums over a period of weeks after deliberately avoiding them in the 80s. They were too similar for me to really appreciate but I ended up keeping one only which was Those Once Loyal. In the last 6 months I've mostly listened to Realm of Chaos and I'd say that is now my favourite too. They definitely aren't a band I need to own much from though. Aside from the debut if you've heard one you've heard them all really. Nice OG on Realm. It's mega money these days
Apart from the debut I like them all. I won´t be able to listen to them all one after another tough.... tbh, not even two in a row, hahaha... "Realm" is so unique just because of the sound but there´s fantastic songs buried in all the mud! I traded in quite a stack of records for the OG...
Great ranking this Jürgen… & like you say… not a bad album in their discography. I’d probably swap around your No3 with your No2… but other than that I’m with you all the way mate. I completely agree with you when you said ‘The IVth Crusade’ is a good album… but a bit samey… I’ve always thought that myself. Made up you managed to get a copy of the ‘Monolith’ album. Always good to see you my friend🤘🏻
Thanks for doing this one jurgen! I own all of bolt thrower apart from the 1st album my personal favourite is the 4th crusade that was the 1st one I ever heard great band like Death no bad albums just some better than others!
I disagree on the Death discography, I can´t stand "Perseverance...". Sorry!
Warmaster is the only Bolt Thrower album I own so far but on hearing lots of people say that most of their albums are samey except for the debut I think maybe that’s all I need 🤘great in-depth video
Warmaster and everything that followed is quite samey, yes. The first two are different. On my fave "Realm of Chaos" the sound is so muddy, not everbody can handle that but it contains their best songs imo. Thank you for watching!
What a band! Great video….
Got to know them in ´89 and loved them ever since!
Hey Jürgen 🤘
I only have 4th Crusade and For Victory, I have been meaning to pick up Warmaster. I think I might have had Realm Of Chaos on CD back in the day, the original artwork looks familiar to me.
Cheers 🍺
Excellent ranking,Jurgen. Realm of Chaos is my no.1 as well. I too have an original copy, the cover is far superior. I think Mercenary is my least favourite, but all are killer. Unfortunately the copy of the grindcrusher album I've got, does not have the single with it, but does have the hype sticker on it. Saw Bolt Thrower many times, back in the day. 🍻🤘
Bolt Thrower are one of my Top 5 favourite death metal bands. Those Once Loyal is my personal favourite. Great video!
Those Once Loyal is great, a fantastic album to close the chapter.
Awesome ranking Jurgen! Bolt Thrower is the first Death Metal band i got into! Warmaster is still my all time favorite!!🤘
Thank you! I had "Warmaster" on when I decided to make the video, hehehe...
Realm of Chaos stands alone as my favourite and i still have my original print from 89.The band i heard had to drop the low tuning used on Chaos due to it being to muddy played live,so freaking heavy for 89.You are right about the premium old Bolt Thrower tee's commanding a premium,seen the early Earache released merch go for over a thousand US for a long sleeve which is insane.
"Realm..." has such a unique sound, that´s what makes it stand out. Great, memorable songs burried in all the mud though!!! Yeah, I sold two OG tourshirts maybe three years ago and got half a fortune for them, hehe...
Hi Jurgen!!! Well done and cool ranking and hearing your thoughts so early in the morning...... I'm not big into Death Metal, just tried a few records from some well known bands like Death, Vader, but i have not heard Bolt Thrower yet and eight studio albums is not that much to listen and learn about them and their sound. cheers and be well
Have fun discovering a great band! That´s why the VC is is so cool, so much new stuff to discover...
1.For victory 2.Those once loyal 3. Realm of chaos 4. IVth Crusade 5. Warmaster 6. Mercenary 7. Honour Valour Pride 8. In Battle there is no law
Great video Jurgen, love Bolt Thrower, not a bad album
The first one is pretty average imo but everything else is great to fantstic.Thank you!
Great Bolt Thrower ranking Jurgen! I can't disagree with your ranking, I haven't listened to all of their albums, but the ones I have listened to I would put them in your order too! Got Mercenary, Honour valour pride and the debut to listen to. Was a great video Marc did on Monolith, sounds very much like Bolt Thrower! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
As I am really old, I bought every Bolt Thrower from 1989 on when it came out, hahaha... The Monolith tape is pretty cool, yes. Thank you, Marc!
@albertampel4175 Haha, well that's awesome you've been following them all this time! I've been into them since 2021, when Pieface sent me War master!
Yeah, Monolith sounded great, good ol Marc! 😁🤘🏻
Love Bolt Thrower, though was a very latecomer to the band. Really didn't get into them until maybe 2005 onwards. In the 90s I thought their sound was too simplistic! My top ones are IVth Crusade and For Victory, pretty much flip a coin there. Like Geoff I was meant to see them in 2015 but a week out the drummer passed away. However they still printed the tour shirts so I wear that happily to remember what could have been.
I bought every release when it came out from "Realm..." on. Does that say something about my "simple mindedness", hahaha...??? Last time I saw them was in 2012 and they blew up the roof on that open air festival! Wait, what??? Hehe...
Ha my ranking is pretty much the same although I find it very hard to choose between For Victory and Realm of Chaos and change my mind all the time. Very jealous you saw them so many times and with Martin van Drunen. I saw them on the IVth tour in Australia which was a bit average to be truthful and then in the US in 2013 at MDF and 2 side gigs and they were amazing! I was due to see them twice on their 2015 Australian tour but then the poor drummer died and that was that. Great video mate
Yeah, "Victory" and "Realm"... "Victory" perfected their sound and "Realm" is such a unique record. Van Drunen was the perfect fit, I would have loved to hear him on a Bolt thrower record!
@@albertampel4175 I think Van Drunen would sound amazing in any death metal band but Bolt Thrower seems like a perfect fit . What was the earliest tour you saw them?
@@mendicantmedia That was 1995 on the For Victory tour with van Drunen "singing". Cemetary (Swe) and Brutality opened. Last time was 2012 at the Rock Hard Open Air, the only time I saw them with Carl Willets on vocals out of the maybe 8 times I saw them...
@@albertampel4175 how was Dave Ingram live for them? I never thought his style really matched theirs
@@mendicantmedia It was ok, they always had such a wall of sound that the vocals didn´t really matter in a live situation, hahaha...
Oooooh, Bolt thrower! My first encounter with them was also through the Grindcrusher comp, but for me it was the double LP version that has "World Eater" on it.
For me it's:
1. Those Once Loyal
2. ...For Victory (these two could easily change between them)
3. Realm of Chaos
4. War Master
5. The IVth Crusade
6. In Battle There Is No Law
7. Mercenary
8. Honour, Valour, Pride
The real question is where do you rank Sacrilege's Within the Prophecy in the Bolt Thrower discography? ;-)
That 2 LP Grindcrusher came out only a few month, maybe a year after the initial release if I remember right. I totally forgot "Within the Prophecy" in my ranking, my bad, sorry, hahahaha....
For Victory is my number 1 but still, this would be a very difficult ranking for me since all their stuff is very good.
For Victory was my fave for a long time but then I rediscovered Realm Of Chaos. So many great, memorable songs buried in the muddy sound, such a unique album!
@albertampel4175 I agree, listening to it now.
In Battle There Is No Law in my n.1 by a mile. But all BT is great imo.
I prefer the "Peel Sessions" versions of the songs, they have a much clearer sound. I can totally see you loving the album, maybe just because of the dirt and roughness!
@@albertampel4175 Peel sessions are great. I am more into the punkier, crustier side of metal. Grew up listening to punk metal and dark wave in the 80's (I am passed my fifties).
If you like Bolt Thrower, I highly recommend a band from my town, Portland, OR: Hellshock, they are Bolt Thrower influenced but heavier and crustier. Check out Only The Dead Know The End of War (2003), it's a crushing record.
Salut Jürgen. A video without a beer is not a good video...😱👎
Hahahaha.... and it´s about Death Metal, hehe...
@albertampel4175 i don't care about Death Metal,i want to see the Beers...and soon the wives🤣🤣🤣🤘🤘