''The Nightcomers'' is the debut studio album by

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heavy metal band

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, 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

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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.

Track listing

The song "Death or Glory" was covered by American

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band Six Feet Under on their 1997 album ''

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'', as well as by German

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Band

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in their 2013 EP ''

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''. Gamma Ray also covered the song "Heavy Metal Mania" in 1995 in their single "Rebellion in a Dreamland" (later included as bonus track on the album ''

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'' re-issued).

Personnel

;Band members * Gary Lettice – vocals * John Mortimer – guitars * Ed Dudley – guitars * Robin Begg – bass * Paul Collins – drums ;Additional musicians *Raymond Marciano – drums on tracks 20-22 ;Production *Robert Bell – producer *Calum Malcom – engineer

References

External links

Holocaust biography
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