The Nightcomers (album)

The Nightcomers
Studio album by Holocaust
Released April 1981
Genre Heavy metal
Length 37:28
Label Phoenix Record And Filmworks
Producer Robert Bell
Holocaust chronology
The Nightcomers
(1981)
Live (Hot Curry & Wine)
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Martin Popoff[2]

The Nightcomers is the debut studio album by British heavy metal band Holocaust, released in 1981 at the apex of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal phenomenon. The album was released by Holocaust's own label Phoenix Record And Filmworks and re-issued on CD by Edgy Records only in 2000. It was remastered and re-issued as a double CD by Castle/Sanctuary in 2003, including all the tracks from the "Smokin' Valves", "Heavy Metal Mania", and "Coming Through" singles and from the Live from the Raw Loud 'n' Live Tour EP.[3]

Track listing

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Smokin' Valves"  Ed Dudley, John Mortimer 3:46
2. "Death or Glory"  Mortimer 3:37
3. "Come On Back"  Robin Begg, Dudley, Gary Lettice, Mortimer 3:06
4. "Mavrock"  Lettice, Mortimer 5:22
5. "It Don't Matter to Me"  Dudley, Mortimer 3:18
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
6. "Cryin' Shame"  Begg, Dudley, Lettice, Mortimer 3:11
7. "Heavy Metal Mania"  Mortimer 4:51
8. "Push It Around"  Begg, Dudley, Lettice, Mortimer 4:01
9. "The Nightcomers"  Dudley, Mortimer 6:22
2003 Remastered Edition CD 2
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
10. "Heavy Metal Mania" (Single version)Mortimer 4:05
11. "Love's Power"  Mortimer 3:10
12. "Only as Young as You Feel"  Mortimer 4:05
13. "Smokin Valves"  Dudley, Mortimer 3:43
14. "Friend or Foe"  Dudley 2:55
15. "Out My Book"  Lettice, Mortimer 3:42
16. "Lovin' Feelin' Danger" (live)Begg, Dudley, Lettice, Mortimer 4:40
17. "No Nonsense" (live)Mortimer 3:47
18. "Death or Glory" (live)Mortimer 3:26
19. "Forcedown Breakdown" (live)Begg, Dudley, Lettice, Mortimer 4:02
20. "Coming Through"  Begg, Dudley, Lettice, Raymond Marciano 3:40
21. "Don't Wanna Be (A Loser)"  Begg, Dudley, Lettice, Marciano 3:33
22. "Good Thing"  Begg, Dudley, Lettice, Marciano 4:11

Personnel

Band members
Additional musicians
Production

References

  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Holocaust The Nightcomers review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
  2. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  3. "Holocaust - The Nightcomers". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2011-10-06.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, August 14, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.