Who Dares Wins
Who Dares Wins is a compilation of rarities from Bolt Thrower's Earache Records years, released in September 1998. The first four tracks come from the Cenotaph EP and the next four from the Spearhead EP, whose artwork also provides the cover. The last two date from the same session as the album ...For Victory, and had previously turned up on Rareache, Earache's anniversary box set, and on the Japanese edition of that record.
It landed at the same time as Mercenary, the band's first album for Metal Blade Records, and the group accused Earache of trying to cash in. A planned title, No Guts, No Glory, was dropped because it was already the name of a song on Mercenary. Bolt Thrower themselves advise against buying it, so it is best approached as a curiosity for completists who want those EP tracks and session leftovers gathered together.
Who Dares Wins: tracklist and credits
10 tracks · 49:41Tracklist
- 1CenotaphBench, Thomson, Ward, Whale, Willetts4:05
- 2Destructive InfinityBench, Thomson, Ward, Whale, Willetts4:14
- 3Prophet of HatredBench, Thomson, Ward, Whale, Willetts3:53
- 4Realm of Chaos (live)Bench, Thomson, Ward, Whale, Willetts2:46
- 5Spearhead (extended remix)Bench, Thomson, Ward, Whale, Willetts8:42
- 6Crown of LifeBench, Thomson, Ward, Whale, Willetts5:29
- 7Dying CreedBench, Thomson, Ward, Whale, Willetts4:17
- 8LamentBench, Thomson, Ward, Whale, Willetts5:37
- 9World Eater ’94Barry Thomson and Gavin Ward6:09
- 10OverlordBarry Thomson and Gavin Ward4:30
- Produced by
- Bolt Thrower, Colin Richardson, Digby Pearson
- Recorded at
- The Slaughterhouse, Kilburn National Ballroom, Sawmills Studio
- Recorded
- 1990–1994
- Mixed by
- Colin Richardson, Tim Lewis, Alan Fisch, Stephen Harris
- Mixed at
- Fon Studios
- Engineered by
- Colin Richardson, Tim Lewis, John Cornfield, Bolt Thrower
- Label
- Earache Records
- Length
- 49:41
Line-up
- Jo Bench · electric bass guitar, bass guitar
- Barry Thomson · electric guitar, guitar family
- Gavin Ward · electric guitar, guitar family
- Andrew Whale · drums (drum set)
- Karl Willetts · lead vocals, vocals
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How we know the release date wikipedia 1998-09-14 vs 1998-11-02 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 2 November 1998 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 14 September 1998 | |
| Wikidata | 1998 | |
| US release | September 1998 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 2 November 1998 | earliest UK or European date |
4 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1998 | US | Earache Records | 745316020822 | original |
| 2 November 1998 | XE | Earache Records | 5018615120827 | other |
| 25 March 2009 | XW | Earache Records | 5018615120827 | other |
| 2014 | US | Earache Records | 887923552218 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| coverartarchive | 600×600 | upscaled |