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Back in the summer of 1977 the band Holocaust
started in Edinburgh, Scotland. The band went through some name changing
starting out as Buzzard, then changing to Apollo, Praying Mantis and
upon finding out that there was a band call that, they then changed
their name to Holocaust. Their music started out as influenced by
Black Sabbath and the NWOBHM. Holocaust gained prominence when Metallica
covered some songs of their songs for their Garage mini album. Over
the years the band has released a hand full plus of albums which the
last was one was release in 1997. This new release, "Friday the
13th Demo," was recorded earlier this year on Friday the 13th
in April, hence the name. The CD was almost entirely recorded in one
take at Azure Audio Studio in Needham, MA. A rough three-track sampler
was recorded for a "down 'n' dirty" demo for the forthcoming
"Primal" CD. The three tracks on this disk do show some
promising old style metal that may refreshen the outlook of bands
from the eighties. Since this is a quickly recorded demo it can show
you the direction that the band is taking. Its definitely filled with
thrash influenced riffing also with the influence of NWOBHM. Of the
songs on the CD the only track I really cared for was the first track
"Iron Will." It has some catchy riffs, with the balls to
the wall attitude. The other tracks do have their moments, but not
like "Iron Will." I'm interested in hearing what this band
has to say with their upcoming release "Primal." Maybe then
I can make a definite decision on if this band is back or just wasting
their time. Rating: 68 |
