209 - Holocaust The Small Hours 1983

Holocaust are a heavy metal band from Scotland. They were founded in Edinburgh in the late 1970s and were part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Tributes have been paid by no less than Metallica ("The Small Hours"), Six Feet Under ("Death or Glory"), and Gamma Ray ("Heavy Metal Mania"), among others. These few examples illustrate how many different styles of metal Holocaust has impacted. Founding member and principal songwriter John Mortimer (guitar, vocals) has written some of the genre?s most intelligent and unique works. Lead guitarist John McCullim, like Mortimer, hails from Edinburgh. A longtime friend and supporter of Holocaust, McCullim joined the band in 2000. He brings an incredibly smooth and fluid style. "The Nightcomers" (1981) and "Live: Hot Curry and Wine" (1983), should be in anybody's top ten list of "must have" items for an NWOBHM collection. The live LP from 1983 includes the first release of "The Small Hours", later covered by Metallica.