Bolt Action Five

Bolt Action Five
Bolt Action Five
Origin	London, England
Genres	Industrial pop, dance-punk, new rave, post-hardcore
Years active	2006-2008
Labels	Unsigned, singles released on No Pain In Pop (UK); So Sweet (US/Japan)
Associated acts	Danimal Kingdom, Fables, Kissy Sell Out Live
Website	Official Website
Members	Tobias J Hughes; Ian William Galloway; Dan "The Carnivore" Murtha; Mark Murphy

Bolt Action Five were a dance-punk/industrial band from London, England, composed of Tobias J Hughes, Ian William Galloway, Dan "The Carnivore" Murtha 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 rock, electro, industrial pop, dance-punk, or electro-metal. In interviews they listed Devo, Nine Inch Nails, Wire, Prince and Michael Jackson as influences.

The band split on 26 March 2008 and are working on new projects. Ian William Galloway, Tobias Hughes and Mark Murphy went on to form the band Fables, and Dan Murtha performs as Danimal Kingdom, and performs live with Kissy Sell Out.

Members

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

Discography

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

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)

Reviews

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

Related artists

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

Influences

gollark: `Pagination for the list isn't there initially because I wanted to assess the volume of public trades. Looks like it'll turn out to be useful.`

gollark: Be realistic. They'll probably say that they are technically trades.

gollark: Maybe if it was sorted differently... hmm...

gollark: TJ09 will probably be lazy/practical and just say "Use the AP".

gollark: True, true.

Sources

Artrocker, "The Friday Review," Issue 48, Page 22
Artrocker, "Soundcheck," Issue 4, Page 10
NME, "What's On The NME Stereo?," 30 March 2007
Zoo, "10 New Tracks," 30 March 2007
Drowned In Sound

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