Holocaust

Holocaust is a Scottish heavy metal band formed in 1977, associated with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Their debut album The Nightcomers was released in 1981 and is noted for strong songwriting despite thin production.

Formed in 1977 in Scotland; part of the NWOBHM movement; debut album The Nightcomers (1981). Reviews note John Mortimer and Ed Dudley on guitars and Gary Lettice on vocals. Reviews also mention that Metallica have covered the band's material (the review cites the song "The Small Hours").

Scottish NWOBHM band Holocaust (formed 1977) receives praise for songwriting and riffs on their 1981 debut The Nightcomers, but reviews criticize weak production. The band is noted as influential within NWOBHM and remembered through songs like "Heavy Metal Mania".

For:Fans and collectors of NWOBHM and classic heavy metal