Jo Bench

 Jo-Anne Bench  is a death metal bass player from Leamington Spa,England.[ 1 ] She plays bass in Bolt Thrower on all albums, but not on the demos. She has been vegetarian since 1984.[ 1 ]

Bench joined the band in 1987[ 1 ] shortly after Gavin Ward switched from bass guitar to guitar.[ 2 ] At the time, she was Ward's long-time girlfriend[ 3 ]and one of the few women playing in a death metal band.

She contributed guest vocals (spoken word) on the track "Resurrected For Massive Torture" by The Project Hate MCMXCIX on the 2005 album "Armageddon March Eternal – Symphonies of Slit Wrists".[ 4 ]

Equipment

 * BC Rich Ironbird
 * Peavey T-Max
 * Ibanez Tube Screamer
 * 2 x Laney 2x15