Tony Dolan
Anthony Michael Dolan (born 1964), also known by his nickname Demolition Man, is an English musician. He was the bassist and vocalist of heavy metal band Venom in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He currently plays in Atomkraft and Venom Inc., the latter of which he formed with fellow former Venom member Mantas.
Tony Dolan

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- Name
- Tony Dolan
- Born
- 1964
- Birthplace
- Wallsend, England
- Occupation
- * Musician
- Nationality
- United Kingdom.
- Fields
- heavy metal.
- Movements
- new wave of British heavy metal.
- Languages
- English.
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Anthony Michael Dolan (born 1964), also known by his nickname Demolition Man, is an English musician. He was the bassist and vocalist of heavy metal band Venom in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He currently plays in Atomkraft and Venom Inc., the latter of which he formed with fellow former Venom member Mantas.
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• Name — Tony Dolan • Alias — Demolition Man • Born — 1964 • Birthplace — Wallsend, England • Origin — Newcastle, England • Instrument — * Vocals • bass • Genre — * Speed metal • thrash metal • heavy metal • black metal • Occupation — * Musician • songwriter • Current Member Of — * Atomkraft • Mpire of Evil • Venom Inc. • Past Member Of — * Venom • Website — https: tonydolan.tripod.com/
Biography
Biography
• Illustration — 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. Dolan has also had acting roles and played in films like Master and Commander and Dirty War.
Equipment
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. He plays the Bo~EL Big Generator bass guitar.
With Atomkraft
With Atomkraft
• Future Warriors (1985) • Queen of Death EP (1986) • Tonpress (1987) • Conductors of Noize (1987) • Total Metal: The Neat Anthology (2005)
With Venom
With Venom
• Prime Evil (1989) • Tear Your Soul Apart (EP) (1990) • Temples of Ice (1991) • The Waste Lands (1992)
With Mpire of Evil
With Mpire of Evil
• Creatures of the Black (EP, 2011) • Hell to the Holy (2012) • Crucified (2013)
With Venom Inc.
With Venom Inc.
• Avé (2017) • There's Only Black (2022)
Other projects
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
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

Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan, bassist vocalist of Venom Inc. at Hellfest 2019, Clisson, France.
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Concert du groupe Venom Inc. au Hellfest 2019, Clisson, France.
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• Illustration — Dolan with Venom Inc. at Hellfest 2019
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- 1.American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. AVE SATANAS. ASCAP.
- 2.Mpireofevil.tripod.com. M:PIRE of EVIL – featuring Venom & Black Metal Legends MANTAS – THE DEMOLITION MAN.
- 3.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.
- 4.Tony Dolan. IMDb.
- 5.Gear interview Modus Operandi at Lords of Metal, July 2017
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