# Holocaust (grup)

Holocaust és un grup de heavy metal de la Nova Onada de Heavy Metal britànic, fundada a Edimburg, Escòcia. Va ser fundada en 1977, quan els membres originals (John Mortimer i Ed Dudley com guitarristes, Gary Lettice a la veu, Robin Begg com baixista i Paul Collins a la bateria) encara anaven a l'institut. Actualment John Mortimer és l'únic membre original en actiu.

## Formació actual

* John Mortimer - guitarra/veus
* John McCullim - guitarra
* Bryan Bartley - baix
* Ron Levine - bateria

## Classic Lineup

* John Mortimer - Guitarra / veus
* Graham Hall - Baix
* Steve Cowan - Bateria
* Iain (Macca) McKenzie - Guitarra (Brandon)

## Discografia
### Albums

* The Nightcomers (1981)
** Smokin' valves
** Death or glory
** Come on back
** Mavrock
** It don't matter to me
** Cryin' shame
** Heavy metal mania
** Push it around
** The nightcomers
* Live (Hot Curry & Wine) (1983)
** No nonsense
** Smokin' valves
** Long the bell will toll
** Jirmakenyerut
** The small hours
** Forcedown breakdown
** Heavy metal mania
** The nightcomers
* No Man's Land (1984)
** No man's land
** We will rock and we will roll
** No time left
** Let's go
** On the ropes
** Satellite city
** Power play
** By the waterside
** Missing; presumed dead
** Alone
** Here come the good times
* The Sound Of Souls (1989)
** This annihilation
** I smash the void
** Dance into the vortex
** Curious
** Three ways to die
* Hypnosis Of Birds (1992)
** Into Lebanon
** The small hours
** Hypnosis of birds
** The tower
** Book of seasons
** Mercier & Camier
** Summertides
** Mortal mother
** Cairnpapple Hill
** In the dark places of the earth
** Caledonia
* Spirits Fly (1996)
** Into Lebanon
** The small hours
** Hypnosis of birds
** The tower
** Book of seasons
** Mercier & Camier
** Summertides
** Mortal mother
** Cairnpapple Hill
** In the dark places of the earth
** Caledonia
** Heavy metal mania
** Death or glory
** Master of puppets
* Covenant (1997)
** Leper's progress
** Salt heart
** Return to dust
** Paradox
** The Battle Of Soaring Woodhelven
** Valley Of Megiddo
** Mount Thunder
** We shall see him as he is
** Alexander
** The infinite
** Absent friend
* The Courage To Be (2000)
** The collective
** A gentleman's penny
** Farthing
** Neurosis
** When Penelope dreams, Pt. 1
** When Penelope dreams, Pt. 2
** From the mine shaft to the bike shed
** Fundamentalist
** Spanner Omlette
** Home from home
** The age of reason
* Primal (2003)
** Iron will
** Black box
** Hell on earth
** Transcendence
** Fools
** Made righteous
** It's your dream
** They colonize
** Colossus
** Lost horizons

### EPs i Singles

* Heavy Metal Mania (1980, 7-polzades)
** Heavy metal mania
** Only as young as you feel
* Heavy Metal Mania (1980, 12-polzades)
** Heavy metal mania
** Love's power
** Only as young as you feel
* Smokin' Valves (1980, 7-polzades)
** Smokin' valves
** Out my book
* Smokin' Valves (1980, 12-polzades)
** Smokin' valves
** Friend or foe
** Out my book
* Live from the Raw, Loud, 'N' Live Tour (1981, 7-polzades)
** Lovin' feelin' danger
** No nonsense
** Death or glory
** Forcedown breakdown
* Comin' Through (1982, 12-polzades)
** Coming through
** Don't wanna be (a loser)
** Good thing going
* Heavy Metal Mania '93 (1993, CD)
** Heavy metal mania
** Heavy metal mania '93
** The small hours
** Death or glory

### Compilations

* NWOBHM '79 Revisited (1990)
* Smokin' Valves: The Anthology (2003)
** Heavy metal Mania
** Only as young as you feel
** Death or glory
** Push it around
** Mavrock
** The nightcomers
** Lovin' feelin' danger (en directe)
** Forcedown breakdown (en directe)
** Coming through
** Smokin' valves (en directe)
** Long the bell will toll (en directe)
** The small hours (en directe)
** No man's land
** We will rock and we will roll
** Here come the good times
** Mortal mother
** The tower
** Master of puppets
** Leper's progress
** Return to dust
** Mount Thunder
** We shall see him as he is
** The collective
** Fundamentalist
** Spanner Omlette
** The age of reason

### Vídeos

* Directe de la gira Raw, Loud, 'N' Live Tour (1981, VHS; 2004, DVD)
** No nonsense
** Push it around
** Death or glory
** Bridge of impressions
** Out my book
** Jirmakenyerut
** Heavy metal mania
** The small hours
** Forcedown breakdown
** Lovin' feelin' danger
** Cryin' shame
** The nightcomers
** Smokin' valves
** Long the bell will toll
** It don't matter to me

## Versions

* Metallica va versionar la cançó The Small Hours al seu EP de 1987 Garage Days Re-Revisited i al seu àlbum Garage Inc
* Gamma Ray va versionar Heavy Metal Mania a l'àlbum en directe de 1996 Alive '95.
* Six Feet Under va versionar "Death or Glory" de l'àlbum "The Nightcomers" al seu àlbum de 1997 "Warpath".

## Enllaços externs

* Lloc web oficial