Tony Dolan
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Tony "Demolition" Dolan (also known as The Demolition Man) is an English musician and actor, most known as bassist and vocalist of heavy metal
bands Atomkraft
and Venom
born in 1961.
Dolan and Paul Spillett formed Atomkraft
in Newcastle upon Tyne
in 1979. He was a vocalist from 1979 to 1986, played guitars from 1979 to 1981 and on 1988, just before they broke up. From 1981 to 1987 he played bass guitar
. When Atomkraft was reformed in 2004, Dolan took up the duty of vocalist and bassist again. In 1988, he was offered a role of bassist/vocalist for the prominent band Venom
. He recorded four albums with Venom before leaving the band in 1993. He also participated in other acts, including Mantas, Dogmatix, Raubtier
, etc. In 2010, with Jeffrey Dunn and Anthony Lant
, he started playing bass guitar and singing in Primevil.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
bands Atomkraft
Atomkraft
Atomkraft are an English heavy/speed metal band who were part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. They formed in 1979 and disbanded 1988. Their "Total Metal" approach is somewhere between fellow NWOBHM bands such as Motörhead and Venom, punk rock bands such as The Dickies, and early...
and Venom
Venom (band)
Venom are an English heavy metal band that formed in 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Coming to prominence towards the end of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Venom's first two albums—Welcome to Hell and Black Metal —are considered a major influence on thrash metal and extreme metal in general...
born in 1961.
Dolan and Paul Spillett formed Atomkraft
Atomkraft
Atomkraft are an English heavy/speed metal band who were part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. They formed in 1979 and disbanded 1988. Their "Total Metal" approach is somewhere between fellow NWOBHM bands such as Motörhead and Venom, punk rock bands such as The Dickies, and early...
in Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
in 1979. He was a vocalist from 1979 to 1986, played guitars from 1979 to 1981 and on 1988, just before they broke up. From 1981 to 1987 he played bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
. When Atomkraft was reformed in 2004, Dolan took up the duty of vocalist and bassist again. In 1988, he was offered a role of bassist/vocalist for the prominent band Venom
Venom (band)
Venom are an English heavy metal band that formed in 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Coming to prominence towards the end of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Venom's first two albums—Welcome to Hell and Black Metal —are considered a major influence on thrash metal and extreme metal in general...
. He recorded four albums with Venom before leaving the band in 1993. He also participated in other acts, including Mantas, Dogmatix, Raubtier
Raubtier
Raubtier is a Swedish industrial metal band from Haparanda. They came up with the name from the movie Predator. On 25 March 2009 they released their first album "Det finns bara krig" ....
, etc. In 2010, with Jeffrey Dunn and Anthony Lant
Anthony Lant
Antony "Antton" Lant is an English drummer, best known for his time with British thrash metal band Venom. He was the bands drummer 2000-2009 and recorded three albums with them. He is also the brother of lead singer "Cronos"....
, he started playing bass guitar and singing in Primevil.
Equipment
- Aria Pro II Cardinal Series CSB-380
- Aria Pro II SB-1000
- Ibanez Artist Bass (red finish/Seen on the Venom Live 90 gig)
- Overwater Bass
- M-16 Bass
- Infinity Perspex Bass
- B.C.Rich Zombie Bass
- Washburn 5 String
- Rickenbacker 4001
- LTD F-414FM
- Brian May Guitar
With Atomkraft
- Future Warriors (1985)
- Queen of Death (EP) (1986)
- Tonpress (1987)
- Conductors of Noize (1987)
- Total MetalTotal MetalTotal Metal is the compilation album by heavy metal band Atomkraft. It contains songs from albums published by Neat Records, as well as some previously unreleased material- CD 1 :# Total Metal# Pour the Metal In# Foliage# Teutonic Pain...
- The NEAT Anthology (2005)
With Venom
- Prime EvilPrime Evil (Venom album)Prime Evil is the sixth studio album by heavy metal band Venom. It is also the first in a series of three albums with former Atomkraft bassist and vocalist Tony Dolan as a band member and composer...
(1989) - Tear Your Soul ApartTear Your Soul ApartTear Your Soul Apart is a compilation album by Venom. "'The Ark" and "Civilised" are studio outtakes that didn't appear on the Prime Evil album...
(EP) (1990) - Temples of IceTemples of Ice-Credits:* Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan – vocals, bass* Jeff "Mantas" Dunn – guitar* Al Barnes – guitar* Anthony "Abaddon" Bray – drums* Engineered by Kevin Ridley* Mixed by Kevin Ridley and Pete Peck at Great Linford Manor, England...
(1991) - The Waste LandsThe Waste Lands (album)The Wastelands is the eighth studio album by British heavy metal band Venom. It is the last with bassist/singer Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan and also the last before the reunion of the classic Venom line-up from their first four albums Welcome to Hell, Black Metal, At War with Satan and Possessed...
(1992)
Other projects
- Dogmatix - Conspiracy (2000) - guitars, bass guitar
- Mantas - Zero Tolerance (2004) - bass guitar
- Superthriller - Zero (2004) - blues guitar solo on Upgrade
Filmography
- Judge DreddJudge Dredd (film)Judge Dredd is a 1995 American science fiction action film directed by Danny Cannon, and starring Sylvester Stallone, Diane Lane, Rob Schneider, Armand Assante, and Max von Sydow. The film is based on the strip of the same name in the British comic 2000 AD...
(1995) - Ivan - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the WorldMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the WorldMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a 2003 film directed by Peter Weir, starring Russell Crowe as Jack Aubrey, with Paul Bettany as Stephen Maturin and released by 20th Century Fox, Miramax Films and Universal Studios...
(2003) - Mr. Lamb, Carpenter - Battlefield BritainBattlefield BritainBattlefield Britain is a 2004 BBC television documentary series about famous battles in the history of Great Britain. From Boudicca's destructive rebellion against the Romans to the incredible feats of The Few who saw off the Luftwaffe, these battles all had wide-reaching consequences and...
(2004) - Royal Musketeer/Prisoner - Dirty WarDirty War (film)Dirty War is a 2004 BBC, in association with HBO Films, made-for-TV movie thriller/drama about a terrorist attack on Central London, written by Lizzie Mickery and Daniel Percival. It was originally broadcast on BBC One on September 24, 2004, on HBO on January 24, 2005, and the first time on...
(2004) - Lead TSG Officer