Bolt Action Five

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Bolt Action Five
Origin	London, England
Genre(s)	industro-pop, dance punk, new-rave, post-hardcore
Years active	2006-2008
Label(s)	Unsigned, singles released on No Pain In Pop (UK) So Sweet (US/Japan)
Website	Official Website Myspace page
Members
Tobias J Hughes Ian William Galloway Dan The Carnivore Mark Murphy

Bolt Action Five were a dancepunk/industrial band from London, 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 as Devo, Nine Inch Nails, Wire, Prince and Michael Jackson.

The band split on March 26, 2008 and are said to be working on independent projects.

Contents 1 Members 2 Discography 2.1 Releases 2.2 Compilations 3 Reviews 4 Related artists 5 Influences 6 See also 7 External links 8 Sources

[edit] Members

• Tobias J Hughes – guitar
• Dan The Carnivore – vocals, keyboards
• Ian William Galloway – bass, keyboards, samplers, drum machines
• Mark Murphy – keyboards, vocals, drum machines

[edit] Discography

[edit] Releases

Release	Format	Date	Label	Notes
"Tree Friend Tree Foe"	Single	March 2007	No Pain In Pop [UK]	UK release – 500 copies on green vinyl
File Under WOLVES	EP	July 2007	So Sweet [US]	US release – 200 copies of a 6-track EP
"Think Fast/Can The Freedom Regulate The Volume?"	Single (A/AA)	October 2007	This Is Fake DIY [UK]	UK release – 500 copies on vinyl + digital download

[edit] 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)

[edit] Reviews

• Profile - from The Guardian New Bands
• Review, Stealth, Nottingham - from FRINKmusic

[edit] Related artists

• Shitdisco
• Bis
• Late of the Pier
• Fake Shark - Real Zombie!
• The Victorian English Gentlemens Club

[edit] Influences

• Devo
• Clor
• Prince
• Nine Inch Nails
• Dragonforce
• The Faint
• Test Icicles

[edit] See also

• Dance-Punk
• Industrial Music
• New Cross

[edit] External links

• Bolt Action Five Official Site
• Bolt Action Five at MySpace
• BAF Soundsystem at MySpace
• No Pain In Pop Records at MySpace

[edit] Sources

• 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