Cenotaph is an EP by Bolt Thrower

Bolt Thrower (band)

Bolt Thrower are a British death metal band from Coventry, England. They formed in 1986 and released their first album with Vinyl Solution in 1988. The band then shifted to a new record label, Earache Records, soon becoming one of the best selling bands on that label. Their current label is Metal...

. Track 1 and 2 are recorded at Slaughterhouse studios in September 1990, Track 3 is recorded at Slaugherhouse studios in July 1989. All three are produced by Colin Richardson

Colin Richardson

Colin Richardson is a British record producer, mixer and recording engineer. He has worked on over 100 albums, and is most frequently associated with heavy metal and its subgenres such as:*Anathema*As I Lay Dying*Behemoth*Bullet for My Valentine...

 and Bolt Thrower. Track 4 is recorded live at Kilbum National, November 16, 1989. It is a rough audience recording, "[...] that we feel captures the atmosphere of the Grindcrusher

Grindcrusher

Grindcrusher is a CD/LP released by Earache Records in 1989 showcasing nine of the label's bands. It contained a number of pioneer grindcore and death metal groups such as Napalm Death, Bolt Thrower, Morbid Angel, Carcass and Repulsion...

 Tour". It is released on Earache: Mosh 33 in 1990, and is deleted now.

Track listing

all songs written by Bolt Thrower

1. "Cenotaph" – 4:00
2. "Destructive Infinity" – 4:14
3. "Prophet of Hatred" – 3:51
4. "Realm of Chaos" – 2:44 (live)

Credits

• Karl Willetts - vocals
  Singing
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• Gavin Ward
  Gavin Ward (musician)
  Gavin Ward is one of the two founding members of Bolt Thrower. He started out as the bass player early on in the band in 1986, and so can be heard on the first demo. For the second demo, he switched to playing lead and rhythm guitar. He plays lead and rhythm guitar on all albums, save Mercenary and...
  
   - Guitar
  Guitar
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• Barry Thompson
  Barry Thompson
  Barry Thompson plays lead and rhythm guitar in Bolt Thrower on all albums. He co-founded the band in 1986. He is also the main songwriter of the band. Thompson also did some backing vocals on the Benediction album, Grind Bastard.-Equipment:...
  
   - Guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
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• Andrew Whale - drums
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• Jo Bench
  Jo Bench
  Jo-Anne Bench is a death metal bass player from Leamington Spa, England. She plays bass in Bolt Thrower on all albums, but not on the demos. She has been vegetarian since 1984....
  
   : Bass guitar
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....