Apocalypse

Location: London | Website: n/a

Line Up
Nick Brent (v,g) – also in Zilch, Stone Lady and Omega
Steve Grainger (g,k,v) – also in Left Hand, Phaze and Omega
Dave Robertson (b) – also in Omega
Marc Grainger (d) – also in Phaze and Stone Lady

Dave (Mex) Higgen (b) – also in Stone Lady and Trilogy

Notes:
– Apart for the demo mentioned below, Apocalypse did several other demo recordings which were distributed at gigs and given to venue and A&R managers
– Changed the name to Omega in 1983 – please check the Omega entry for the period 1983-1988
– Briefly reformed in the early 1990s with Steve Grainger (v,g,k), Dave Robertson (b) and Marc Grainger (d) recording some of their early material. This was a low-profile reunion with no releases or gigs
– Reformed again in 2005 and released all this great stuff mentioned in their discography below
– The track ‘Stormchild’ appears on the compilation “The Roots Of Metallica” (CD, 2010) which was given free with the Rock Classics #3 magazine in Germany

Demo 1981

1. Nightstalker
2. The Child
3. Midnight Train

Stormchild

7″ Gate Records (1982) SGR 001

1. Stormchild
2. Chosen Few

*The single made it to #10 in the MM independent HM Chart.

Stormchild

12″ EP Buried by Time and Dust Records (2010) DUST011

1. Stormchild
2. Chosen Few
3. Night Stalker
4. The Light
5. Midnight Train

*Limited to 250 copies. Tracks from their 1981 demo and the 7″

Abandon Hope

LP High Roller Records (2010) HRR 085
2CD High Roller Records (2013) HRR 085 CD

1. Abandon Hope
2. Killing Man
3. Later Than You Think
4. Blood Sacrifice
5. Stormchild
6. Night Stalker
7. Chosen Few
8. Midnight Train
9. In The Heat Of The Night

*LP limited to 500 copies (150 on black/white vinyl, 350 on black vinyl)

The 2CD release has the following tracklist:

Blood Sacrifice

LP High Roller Records (2012) HRR 211

1. Apocalypse – Stormchild
2. Apocalypse – Chosen Few
3. Apocalypse – Night Stalker
4. Apocalypse – The Child
5. Apocalypse – Midnight Train
6. Omega – Summertime
7. Omega – In the Heat of the Night
8. Omega – Abandon Hope
9. Omega – Blood Sacrifice
10. Omega – The Child

*Limited to 500 copies (150 on orange vinyl, 350 on black vinyl)
*Almost the same members in two different bands

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