- Bolt Action Five
Infobox musical artist
Name = Bolt Action Five
Img_capt = Bolt Action Five Logo
Background = group_or_band
Origin = flagicon|UKLondon ,England
Genre = industro-pop,dance punk ,new-rave ,post-hardcore
Years_active =2006 -2008
Label = Unsigned, singles released on No Pain In Pop (UK) So Sweet (US/Japan)
URL = [http://www.boltactionfive.co.uk Official Website] [http://www.myspace.com/boltactionfive Myspace page]
Current_members = Tobias J Hughes Ian William Galloway Dan The Carnivore Mark Murphy
Associated_acts = Danimal Kingdom, Fables, Kissy Sell Out LiveBolt Action Five were a
dancepunk /industrial band fromLondon ,England , composed of Tobias J Hughes, Ian William Galloway, Dan the Carnivore and Mark Murphy. They formed in early 2006 from a variety of different members and appeared repeatedly in "Artrocker " and "PlayMusic " magazines, as well as in "NME ", "i-D ", "Disorder Magazine " and various online music journals.The band seemed to have difficulty describing their sound, variously categorising themselves as indie/electro, industro-pop,
dance punk , or electro-metal. and in interviews listed influences asDevo ,Nine Inch Nails ,Wire ,Prince andMichael Jackson .The band split on March 26, 2008 and are said to be working on independent projects.
Members
* Tobias J Hughes – guitar
* Dan The Carnivore – vocals, keyboards
* Ian William Galloway – bass, keyboards, samplers, drum machines
* Mark Murphy – keyboards, vocals, drum machinesDiscography
Releases
Compilations
*"Spring Heeled Jack" – on Playmusic magazine compilation (October 2006)
*"Gurl Howl" – on Artrocker magazine compilation (December 2006)
*"Tree Friend Tree Foe" – on Japanese compilation (October 2007)
*"Can The Freedom (Barringtone Remix)" – on Artrocker magazine compilation (December 2007)Reviews
* [http://music.guardian.co.uk/newbands/story/0,,2027137,00.html Profile] - from The Guardian New Bands
* [http://frinkmusic.com/news.php?item.556 Review, Stealth, Nottingham] - from FRINKmusicRelated artists
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Shitdisco
*Bis
*Late of the Pier
*Fake Shark - Real Zombie!
*The Victorian English Gentlemens Club Influences
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Devo
*Clor
*Prince
*Nine Inch Nails
*Dragonforce
*The Faint
*Test Icicles ee also
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Dance-Punk
*Industrial music
*New Cross External links
* [http://www.boltactionfive.co.uk Bolt Action Five Official Site]
*myspace|boltactionfive|Bolt Action Five
*myspace|bafsoundsystem|BAF Soundsystem
*myspace|nopaininpop|No Pain In Pop RecordsSources
* "
Artrocker ", "The Friday Review", Issue 48, Page 22
* "Artrocker", "Soundcheck", Issue 4, Page 10
* "NME ", "What's On The NME Stereo?", March 30, 2007
* "Zoo ", "10 New Tracks", March 30, 2007
*Drowned In Sound
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