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Years active
  
2006-2008

Active until
  
2008

Albums
  
File Under Wolves

Website
  
Official Website

Record label
  
So Sweet Records

Labels
  
Unsigned, singles released on No Pain In Pop (UK)So Sweet (US/Japan)

Associated acts
  
Danimal Kingdom, Fables, Kissy Sell Out Live

Members
  
Tobias J HughesIan William GallowayDan "The Carnivore" MurthaMark Murphy

Origin
  
London, United Kingdom (2006)

Genres
  
Electropop, Dance-punk, New rave, Post-hardcore

Similar
  
We Smoke Fags, Trash Fashion, The Clik Clik, Shitdisco, Kissy Sell Out

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.

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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.

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

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

    Tree Friend Tree FoeFile Under Wolves · 2007
    Think Fast2007
    Gurl HowlFile Under Wolves · 2007

    References

    Bolt Action Five Wikipedia


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