There are certain bands and records which invoke the very essence of what '80s metal, or metal in general is, or was, and should be. 'The Nightcomers' is one of those unintentionally black records, from it's Sabbath-like musings to its New Wave Of Heavy Metal stirrings. Better than Diamond Head and Angel Witch, exhibiting evil and class in one mighty cauldron. That rusty riff of 'Smokin Valves' is pure Glam Rock dirt, the drums intoxicating the eardrums,but wait til' you've heard the crashing riff 'Death Or Glory', or the doomy 'Mavrock'. Holocaust sound so fresh, it's an album that baffles upon each listen, pure rock 'n' roll rebellion that for any unassuming kid at the time would have been quite an experience, especially when you consider the power of the album today. Criminally overlooked, 'The Nightcomers' is a poisonous concoction of sleaze, doomy plodding and mega-metal arrogance. A landscape in itself, a bleak horizon almost as huge and unwelcoming as the industrial anguish created by Sabbath.
8.5/10
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