Nightcomers [Extra tracks, Original recording remastered]

Holocaust | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 20, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
• Label: Metal Blade
• ASIN: B000059LEG
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #369,927 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Smokin' Valves

2. Death or Glory

3. Come on Back

4. Mavrock

5. It Don't Matter to Me

6. Cryin' Shame

7. Heavy Metal Mania

8. Push It Around

9. The Nightcomers

10. Love's Power

11. Only as Young as You Feel

12. Heavy Metal Mania [Single Version]

Editorial Reviews

Special limited edition twofer combines the albums, 'Nightcomers' (1981), their first album includes 3 bonus tracks & 'The Courage To Be' (2001). Includes original booklets. Neat. 2004. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brutal Early 80's Metal, May 3, 2001

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ChrisV82 (South Jersey, United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Nightcomers (Audio CD)

This album is simply amazing. While the NWOBHM produced a great many bands (Iron Maiden, Angel Witch, Tygers, Witchfinder, etc., etc.), Holocaust is definately the heaviest and darkest, surpassing Venom by a long shot. Although the band definately had anthematic songs like "Heavy Metal Mania" and "Smokin' Valves", the band was best with their devasting tracks like "Death or Glory", "Mavrock", and "The Nightcomers".

John Mortimer, the leading force behind Holocaust, wanted the band to explore extreme speed (predating the Metal Massacre comps) and slow, grinding metal. Unfortunately, he decided to leave Holocaust while the rest of the band wanted to go commercial (much like Def Leppard did). So, Holocaust became Hologram and the early brutality and experimental nature of Holocaust was never fully realized. Imagine what could have been.

But, thankfully, we do have this Metal Masterpiece, and Holocaust/Mortimer have released some truly experimental and dark albums in the 90's and into today.

So, anyway, for one of the best of the NWOBHM, check this out. At a time when disco and punk were dominating the music scene with lackluster tunes, Holocaust annihilated ear drums and wrecked necks. After all, there's a REASON they're named Holocaust! As Mortimer said about his early days, "It [punk] was about rebellion. And noise. And we thought, 'We'll show ya. You wanna know what NOISE is?'" Check this baby out!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ESSENTIAL chapter in your heavy metal education!!!, May 5, 2005

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T. Hardin (seaside,oregon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nightcomers (Audio CD)

i would wager most modern "metal heads" have never heard Holocaust.hopefully this re-release might change that,as they where indeed an important chapter in the "evolution"(some may say de-volution)of metal.
as other reviewers pointed out,this is indeed proto-thrash with a darn heavy guitar tone.compared with most (metal)bands today,it sounds rather tame.however,with its rock'n'roll sensibilities mixed with that distortion and catchy tunes all one can say is it's FUN.
i kinda lump them in with Motorhead,not that they sound like them but they have that mix of styles and timeless quality

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heavy Metal Mania, April 11, 2009

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Bloodbath_and_Beyond (usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nightcomers (Audio CD)

Of course with the numorous must have NWOBHM albums out there from bands like Angel Witch, Saxon, Motorhead, Venom, Raven, Tygers, Tank, Priest, Maiden, Witchfynde, Praying Mantis, White Spirit, Savage etc) where does one start and go for the cream of the crop? Of course Priests' and Motorheads' mid to late 70's classics are the first choices however Holocaust's The Nightcomers should be right up there third or fourth on your list. This group is mainly known for a particular track not found on this package called The Small Hours covered by Metallica in their early days and on Garage Days (a lot of these bands of course gained fame by Metallica's covers and name drops). But this record is pulsating to the brim with prime early era metal some time before Lars and the boys were packing arenas with Master Of Puppets. Smokin Valves, Come On Back, It Don't Matter To Me and the bands utlimate classic Death Or Glory are packed with some of the most mind meltin guitar sounds. The production of course follows what was the quota for most NWOBHM bands, brutal, raw, and loud as hell. The Sabbath inspired riffs on Mavrock along with the more progressive flavored title track show these guys had a little bit more in them than just plain rocking out. Cryin' Shame and the near perfect Heavy Metal Mania offer more than enough hooks and anthemic choruses to balance the record out nicely. To put it simply, there are few albums of the time that are as good as shattering as this one. The 2000 Metal Blade re-issue features 3 bonus tracks (2 non LP singles, and an edit of Heavy Metal Mania) that basically play as part of the record itself. In other words, they're not throwaways in the slightest bit. Holocaust put together the ultimate album here, and metal nor hard rock know as many albums that can stand up with it.