In Battle There Is No Law is the debut album of 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...

. It is recorded at Loco studios by Andrew Fryer, and mixed at Clockwork by Alan Scott

Alan Scott

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. It was released on Vinyl Solution

Vinyl Solution

Vinyl Solution was a record label of the late 1980s and early 1990s, the offshoot of an independent London based record store based at 231 Portobello Road . The label signed many unconventional acts in a number of uncompromising genres, such as skatepunk thrash band The Stupids, Britcore rappers...

 as Sol 11 in 1988 and re-released on Vinyl Solution as Sol 11 in 1992, with a different album sleeve. The album was again re-released in 2005 with the old album sleeve restored.

German metalcore

Metalcore

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 act Heaven Shall Burn

Heaven Shall Burn

Heaven Shall Burn is a German heavy metal band from Saalfeld, formed in 1996. They combine an aggressive metal sound with lyrics that show a militant support of anti-racism and fighting social injustice. All members of the band are vegan.-Biography:...

 used the same album title for their debut EP as a homage to Bolt Thrower, claiming that the British death metal

Death metal

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 band had a huge influence on their music.

Track listing

all songs written by Bolt Thrower

1. "In Battle There Is No Law" – 5:01
2. "Challenge for Power" – 3:34
3. "Forgotten Existence" – 3:45
4. "Denial of Destiny" – 2:30
5. "Blind to Defeat" – 2:21 *
6. "Concession of Pain" – 2:58
7. "Attack in the Aftermath" – 3:11
8. "Psychological Warfare" – 3:31
9. "Nuclear Annihilation" – 3:30

*CD Bonus track

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
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• Andrew Whale - drums
  Drum kit
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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
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• Andrew Fryer - Production
• Alan Scott
  Alan Scott
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   - Mix
• Paul McHale - Front cover
• Jim - Additional artwork

External links

• [ In Battle There Is No Law] at Allmusic