Tony Dolan

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Tony Dolan
Demolition Man - Mpire of Evil (2013).jpg
Background information
Also known asThe Demolition Man
Born (1964-01-21) 21 January 1964 (age 57)
OriginNewcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instruments
Associated acts

Tony "Demolition" Dolan (also known as the "Demolition Man", born in 1964) is an English musician and actor, most known as the bassist and vocalist of heavy metal bands Atomkraft and Venom. He currently plays in Venom Inc., alongside fellow former Venom members Mantas and Abaddon.

Dolan and Paul Spillett formed Atomkraft in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1979. He was a vocalist from 1979 to 1986, played guitars from 1979 to 1981 and on to 1988, just before they broke up. From 1981 to 1987 he played bass guitar. When Atomkraft was reformed in 2004, Dolan took up the duty of vocalist and bassist again. In 1988, he was offered a role of bassist and vocalist for the prominent band, Venom. He recorded four albums with Venom before leaving the band in 1993. He also participated in other acts, including , and Raubtier. In 2010, with Jeffrey Dunn and Anthony Lant, he started playing bass guitar and singing in .[1]

Equipment[]

  • Aria Pro II Cardinal Series CSB-380
  • Aria Pro II SB-1000
  • Ibanez Artist bass (red finish, as seen on the Venom Live 90 gig)
  • Overwater bass
  • M-16 bass
  • Infinity Perspex bass
  • B.C.Rich Zombie bass clone
  • Washburn five-string
  • Rickenbacker 4001
  • LTD F-414FM
  • Brian May guitar

In 2017 Dolan announced an exclusive deal with Dutch guitar builder Bo~EL Guitars.[2] He plays the Bo~EL Big Generator bass guitar.

Discography[]

With Atomkraft[]

  • (1985)
  • Queen of Death (EP) (1986)
  • (1987)
  • (1987)
  • Total Metal - The NEAT Anthology (2005)

With Venom[]

With M-pire of Evil[]

  • (EP, 2011)
  • (2012)
  • Crucified (2013)

With Venom Inc.[]

  • Avé

Other projects[]

  • - (2000) - guitars, bass guitar
  • - (2004) - bass guitar
  • - (2004) - blues guitar solo on "Upgrade"
  • Joe Matera - (EP, 2011) - bass guitar
  • Joe Matera - (LP, 2012) - bass guitar
  • - (2012) - vocals on "Nightblaster"
  • - Metal 2 The Masses North Wales (2021) - bass guitar at "Metal 2 The Masses North Wales"

Filmography[]

References[]

  1. ^ "M:PIRE of EVIL - featuring Venom & Black Metal Legends MANTAS - THE DEMOLITION MAN". Mpireofevil.tripod.com. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  2. ^ Gear interview Modus Operandi at website , july 2017

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