Ed Dudley Gary Lettice Robin Begg Paul Collins Steven Cowen Graham Hall Iain McKenzie John McCullim David Rosie Nicky Arkless Ron Levine Bryan Bartley Raymond Marciano Graham Cowen Andy Colliar
Influenced by Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Motörhead, AC/DC, UFO, Led Zeppelin, Rush and Budgie, the current lineup is John Mortimer guitar and vocals, Scott Wallace drums and Mark McGrath bass. Original lineup featured guitarists John Mortimer and Ed Dudley, vocalist Gary Lettice, bassist Robin Begg and drummer Nick Brockie.[1] In 1983, guitar player Ed Dudley left the band, forming and releasing an album under the moniker Hologram.[1] Holocaust was one of the premier Scottish bands in the new wave of British heavy metal scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s, deviating from the more commercial new wave music of the day, and combining earlier metal with the tempo and attitude of punk rock.
The John Mortimer-led Holocaust incorporated many progressive metal, thrash metal and post-punk influences into its sound, releasing complex pieces such as the "Sound of Souls" EP and concept albumCovenant. The band's current three-piece lineup has remained the same since 2003,[2] releasing the EP "Expander" and the album Predator in 2015, and most recently the album "Elder Gods" in 2019.[3]
Live from the Raw Loud 'n' Live Tour (1981, VHS; 2004, DVD)
Cover versions
Metallica covered the song "The Small Hours" (as above).[5]
Gamma Ray covered the song "Heavy Metal Mania" on their 1996 live album Alive '95.[6] There was also a studio version released as a bonus song with their 1995 album Land of the Free. In 2013, Gamma Ray recorded the song "Death or Glory" for their EP "Master of Confusion".[7]
Six Feet Under covered the song "Death or Glory" from The Nightcomers album on their 1997 Warpath record.[8]
holocaust, band, holocaust, scottish, heavy, metal, band, founded, 1977, based, edinburgh, holocaustoriginedinburgh, scotlandgenresheavy, metal, wave, british, heavy, metalyears, active1977, 1983, 1984, 1988, presentlabelsphoenix, record, filmworks, edgy, reco. Holocaust are a Scottish heavy metal band founded in 1977 and based in Edinburgh 1 HolocaustOriginEdinburgh ScotlandGenresHeavy metal New wave of British heavy metalYears active1977 1983 1984 1988 presentLabelsPhoenix Record and Filmworks Edgy RecordsMembersJohn MortimerScott WallaceMark McGrathPast membersEd DudleyGary LetticeRobin BeggPaul CollinsSteven CowenGraham HallIain McKenzieJohn McCullimDavid RosieNicky ArklessRon LevineBryan BartleyRaymond MarcianoGraham CowenAndy ColliarWebsiteHolocaust on FacebookInfluenced by Black Sabbath Judas Priest Motorhead AC DC UFO Led Zeppelin Rush and Budgie the current lineup is John Mortimer guitar and vocals Scott Wallace drums and Mark McGrath bass Original lineup featured guitarists John Mortimer and Ed Dudley vocalist Gary Lettice bassist Robin Begg and drummer Nick Brockie 1 In 1983 guitar player Ed Dudley left the band forming and releasing an album under the moniker Hologram 1 Holocaust was one of the premier Scottish bands in the new wave of British heavy metal scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s deviating from the more commercial new wave music of the day and combining earlier metal with the tempo and attitude of punk rock The John Mortimer led Holocaust incorporated many progressive metal thrash metal and post punk influences into its sound releasing complex pieces such as the Sound of Souls EP and concept album Covenant The band s current three piece lineup has remained the same since 2003 2 releasing the EP Expander and the album Predator in 2015 and most recently the album Elder Gods in 2019 3 Holocaust s best known song remains The Small Hours which Metallica covered in 1987 and it was released on their The 5 98 E P Garage Days Re Revisited EP and reappeared on their 1998 compilation album Garage Inc 1 Contents 1 Discography 1 1 Albums 1 2 Live albums 1 3 EPs and singles 1 4 Compilations 1 5 Videos 2 Cover versions 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDiscography EditAlbums Edit The Nightcomers 1981 Steal the Stars 1983 released under the name Hologram No Man s Land 1984 The Sound of Souls 1989 Hypnosis of Birds 1992 Spirits Fly 1996 Covenant 1997 The Courage to Be 2000 Primal 2003 Predator 2015 Elder Gods 2019 4 Live albums Edit Live Hot Curry amp Wine 1983 EPs and singles Edit Heavy Metal Mania 1980 7 inch Heavy Metal Mania 1980 12 inch Smokin Valves 1980 7 inch Smokin Valves 1980 12 inch Live from the Raw Loud n Live Tour 1981 7 inch Comin Through 1982 12 inch Heavy Metal Mania 93 1993 CD Expander 2013 CD Compilations Edit NWOBHM 79 Revisited 1990 Smokin Valves The Anthology 2003 Videos Edit Live from the Raw Loud n Live Tour 1981 VHS 2004 DVD Cover versions EditMetallica covered the song The Small Hours as above 5 Gamma Ray covered the song Heavy Metal Mania on their 1996 live album Alive 95 6 There was also a studio version released as a bonus song with their 1995 album Land of the Free In 2013 Gamma Ray recorded the song Death or Glory for their EP Master of Confusion 7 Six Feet Under covered the song Death or Glory from The Nightcomers album on their 1997 Warpath record 8 See also EditList of new wave of British heavy metal bandsReferences Edit a b c d Colin Larkin ed 1995 The Guinness Who s Who of Heavy Metal Second ed Guinness Publishing p 172 ISBN 0 85112 656 1 Holocaust the Band Official Facebook com Holocaust Predator album review Wicked Rodeo Archived from the original on 23 December 2015 Retrieved 23 December 2015 Holocaust Album Discography AllMusic The 5 98 E P Garage Days Re Revisited Metallica Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic Alive 95 Gamma Ray Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic Master of Confusion Gamma Ray Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic Warpath Six Feet Under Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic External links EditHolocaust at AllMusic Holocaust Encyclopaedia Metallum The Metal Archives This article on a United Kingdom rock music band is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Holocaust band amp oldid 1106026299, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
