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Hailing from Edinburgh, Scotland, Holocaust were formed in the late '70s, and featured vocalist Gary Lettice, guitarists John
Mortimer and Ed Dudley, bassist Robin Begg, and drummer Nicky Arkless. Like many New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands,
Holocaust cut their teeth in local clubs during the waning days of punk, before finally scoring an independent record deal and
issuing 1981's seminal The Nightcomers. Though commercially unsuccessful, the album has remained a favourite of the genre and
was later cited as a major influence by members of Metallica, who covered the song "The Small ...read more
Hailing from Edinburgh, Scotland, Holocaust were formed in the late '70s, and featured vocalist Gary Lettice, guitarists John
Mortimer and Ed Dudley, bassist Robin Begg, and drummer Nicky Arkless. Like many New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands,
Holocaust cut their teeth in local clubs during the waning days of punk, before finally scoring an independent record deal and
issuing 1981's seminal The Nightcomers. Though commercially unsuccessful, the album has remained a favourite of the genre and
was later cited as a major influence by members of Metallica, who covered the song "The Small Hours" from the band's subsequent
release, 1983's Live -- Hot Curry and Wine.
But the band was already experiencing internal strife, and fell apart before the recording of 1984's disjointed No Man's Land, which
featured sole surviving original member John Mortimer handling vocals, guitars, and bass, backed by drummer Steve Cowen. Five
years would pass before the duo (along with bassist David Rosie) resurrected Holocaust once again. With Mortimer's interests now
veering in a much more progressive direction, the newly revitalized Holocaust would go on to release a number of solid efforts,
including 1989's technical thrash metal EP The Sound of Souls, 1992's highly eclectic Hypnosis of Birds, and 1997's sprawling prog-
metal concept album Covenant. After another hiatus in 2003, the band reformed again and are currently still active. « hide |
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