Time for some more NWOBHM. Cause we're feeling nostalgic over here today. Holocaust were one of the many NWOBHM bands to come out of Europe during the early 80's. Originally hailing from Scotland, the band make their mark with their EP 'Heavy Metal Mania' in 1980. A year later they release their debut 'The Nightcomers'. An album that captures the NWOBHM sound perfectly. Now the Holocaust name may sound familiar that's because Metallica covered their song 'The Small Hours' for their Garage Days EP. The song wouldn't appear on a Holocaust record until 83. The band never really made a splash after 83, their second album wasn't well received and the band went on hiatus for a few years. Somehow the band in various forms stayed together and actually released an album back in 03. Great debut record in 'The Nightcomers', definitely recommended for all the old school head bangers.
I got into Holocaust via Metallica's cover of 'The Small Hours' actually. I always loved the intro riff to theat song, somewhat maddening if you will. This album was a great record, angry in parts, loving Heavy Metal and just having a good time. This was a great slice of NWOBHM and the band really gets overlooked sometimes in the discussion about great NWOBHM bands. Granted the later period albums weren't that great, they had a few good tracks. The band did actually cover Metallica at one point, choosing 'Master of Puppets' as their cover. Which wasn't that bad actually. Sometimes you long for an album that is simple and just makes ya wanna rock some. This is one of those albums. You can be pissed off at life and still bang yer head.
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