Tony Dolan

English musician (born 1964)

Speed metal
thrash metal
heavy metal
black metal

Occupation(s)

Musician
songwriter

Instrument(s)

Vocals
bass

Member of

Atomkraft
Mpire of Evil
Venom Inc.

Formerly of

Venom

Websitetonydolan.tripod.com

Musical artist

Anthony Michael Dolan^[1] (born 1964), also known by his nickname Demolition Man, is an English musician, best known as the bassist and vocalist of heavy metal band Atomkraft and formerly Venom. He currently plays in Venom Inc. alongside fellow former Venom member Mantas.

Biography

Dolan on the set of Master and Commander. — Dolan in stage clothes, circa 2002

Dolan and Paul Spillett formed Atomkraft in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1979. Dolan was a vocalist from 1979 to 1986, and 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 heavy metal band Venom. He recorded four albums with Venom before leaving the band in 1993. Dolan also participated in other acts, including Mantas (solo band by former Venom guitarist Jeffrey "Mantas" Dunn), Dogmatix and Raubtier. In 2010, with Jeffrey Dunn and Anthony Lant, he started playing bass guitar and singing in Mpire of Evil.^[2]

Dolan has also had acting roles and played in films like Master and Commander and Dirty War.^[3]^[4]

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.^[5] He plays the Bo~EL Big Generator bass guitar.

Discography

With Atomkraft

Future Warriors (1985)
Queen of Death EP (1986)
Tonpress (1987)
Conductors of Noize (1987)
Total Metal: The Neat Anthology (2005)

With Venom

Prime Evil (1989)
Tear Your Soul Apart (EP) (1990)
Temples of Ice (1991)
The Waste Lands (1992)

With Mpire of Evil

Creatures of the Black (EP, 2011)
Hell to the Holy (2012)
Crucified (2013)

With Venom Inc.

Avé (2017)
There's Only Black (2022)

Other projects

Dogmatix – Conspiracy (2000) – guitars, bass guitar
Mantas – Zero Tolerance (2004) – bass guitar
Superthriller – Zero (2004) – blues guitar solo on "Upgrade"
Joe Matera – Slave to the Fingers (EP, 2011) – bass guitar
Joe Matera – Creature of Habit (LP, 2012) – bass guitar
Eversin – Tears on the Face of God (2012) – vocals on "Nightblaster"
Virus – Metal 2 the Masses North Wales (2021) – bass guitar at "Metal 2 the Masses North Wales"

Filmography

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) – Mr. Lamb, Carpenter
Battlefield Britain (2004) – Royal Musketeer-Prisoner
Dirty War (2004) – Lead TSG Officer

References

^ "AVE SATANAS". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
^ "M:PIRE of EVIL – featuring Venom & Black Metal Legends MANTAS – THE DEMOLITION MAN". Mpireofevil.tripod.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
^ "Interview with TONY DOLAN – 'Music is for the soul but Rock and Metal is even more in a way that no other music does..!'". Rockarena UK. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
^ "Tony Dolan". IMDb. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
^ Gear interview Modus Operandi at Lords of Metal, July 2017