Bolt Action Five

English dance-punk/industrial band

Industrial pop
dance-punk
new rave
post-hardcore

Years active2006-2008LabelsUnsigned, singles released on No Pain In Pop (UK)
So Sweet (US/Japan)MembersTobias J Hughes
Ian William Galloway
Holly Murtha
Mark MurphyWebsiteOfficial Website

Bolt Action Five were a dance-punk/industrial band from London, England, composed of Tobias J Hughes, Ian William Galloway, Holly 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.

Members

Tobias J Hughes – guitar
Holly 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)