Those Once Loyal
| Those Once Loyal | ||||
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| File:Thoseonceloyal.jpg | ||||
| Studio album by Bolt Thrower | ||||
| Released | 14 November 2005 | |||
| Recorded | May–September 2005 | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 43:43 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Andy Faulkner, Bolt Thrower | |||
| Bolt Thrower chronology | ||||
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Those Once Loyal is the eighth album by the British death metal band Bolt Thrower. It was released on 11 November 2005 in Germany, 14 November 2005 in the rest of Europe and 15 November 2005 in the USA by Metal Blade Records. It was recorded and mixed at Sable Rose Studios [1] in Coventry, England. It is produced by the band and Andy Faulkner. Those Once Loyal is Bolt Thrower's latest studio album to date, and their final one with drummer Martin Kearns, who died in September 2015.
Like all of Bolt Thrower's albums, Those Once Loyal deals with war, specifically World War I. The cover shows a World War 1 QF 18 pounder field gun and its crew in action and is based on an original WW1 photograph.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [2] |
| Allmusic |  [3] |
| Blabbermouth |   [4] |
| PopMatters | [5] |
| Terrorizer | 8.5/10[6] |
Ian Finley praised the album in Terrorizer as "immune to the corrupting influence of all musical trends" while offering "the epitome of what a metal album should be: hard, fast and uncompromising".[6]
Track listing
All songs written by Bolt Thrower
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "At First Light" | 4:41 |
| 2. | "Entrenched"" | 3:44 |
| 3. | "The Killchain" | 4:43 |
| 4. | "Granite Wall" | 4:06 |
| 5. | "Those Once Loyal" | 4:17 |
| 6. | "Anti-tank (Dead Armour)" | 4:15 |
| 7. | "Last Stand of Humanity" | 3:13 |
| 8. | "Salvo" | 5:21 |
| 9. | "When Cannons Fade" | 5:30 |
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Total length:
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43:43 | |
| Digipak Edition Bonus Track | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 10. | "A Symbol of Eight" | 4:10 |
Personnel
- Bolt Thrower
- Karl Willetts – vocals
- Gavin Ward – guitars
- Barry Thompson – guitars
- Jo Bench – bass guitar
- Martin Kearns – drums
- Production
- Arranged by Bolt Thrower
- Produced by Bolt Thrower & Andy Faulkner
References
- ↑ File:QF18pdrRHA.jpg, QF 18 pounder in 1916.
- ↑ About.com review
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Blabbermouth review
- ↑ PopMatters review
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