The Showdown - A Chorus Of Obliteration [2004][FLAC]-FLAWL3SS

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The Showdown - A Chorus Of Obliteration

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Artist...............: The Showdown

Album................: A Chorus Of Obliteration

Genre................: Metal

Source...............: CD

Year.................: 2004

Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy (Secure mode) / Level 8 & TSSTcorp CDDVD SE-S204N

Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)

Version..............: 1.2.1 20070917

Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 92 %)

Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit

Tags.................: VorbisComment

Information..........: Metal Core



Ripped by............: WH on 8/20/2008

Posted by............: WH on 8/21/2008



Included.............: NFO, M3U, LOG, CUE

Covers...............: Front Back



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Tracklisting

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1. (00:05:54) The Showdown - A Monument In Encased In Ash

2. (00:03:37) The Showdown - Hell Can't Stop Us Now

3. (00:03:31) The Showdown - Epic: A Chorus Of Obliteration

4. (00:06:29) The Showdown - From The Mouth Of Gath Comes Terror

5. (00:04:03) The Showdown - A Proclamation Of Evil's Fate

6. (00:04:31) The Showdown - Dagon Undone (The Reckoning)

7. (00:02:59) The Showdown - Iscariot

8. (00:02:32) The Showdown - Your Name Is Defeat

9. (00:03:02) The Showdown - Your Name Is Victory

10. (00:05:55) The Showdown - Laid To Rest



Playing Time.........: 01:01:34

Total Size...........: 308.79 MB



NFO generated on.....: 8/21/2008 11:23:41 AM





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At one time they were a punk rock band named 2540. The starting line up

was brothers Daniel and Jeremy Swain on bass and guitar with Brandon

Forbes on drums. Daniel soon took over the drums and Brandon left the

band. This was the first of many changes. The first year or two Jeremy and

Daniel remained while many members came and went including guitarists Joe

Measner and Josh Arney, and bassist Jon Muraski. At one point Josh Childers

joined the band as a bass player but quit after a few shows. Travis Bailey

and best pal David Bunton left their band "Upsideout" to join up as Bass

player and Lead Vocalist respectively. Dave sang in a pop/punk voice, very

different from his style of singing today. Josh Childers rejoined as a second

guitarist making the band a quintet but shortly thereafter, Jeremy, who had

started the band and had up to that point been the primary songwriter, left

the band for personal reasons. Josh Childers assumed the role of primary

songwriter and the band continued on. For the next couple years this group

played locally and recorded from time to time but never released a full-length

album. Eventually Travis moved to guitar/occasional songwiter and Eric

Koruchak joined the band as Bass player.



Over time longtime metalhead Josh's metal influences saw 2540 morph from

punk to metal. This change in style prompted a change of the band's name to

"Showdown" (or "The Showdown" depending on who you ask). In 2003,

Daniel left the band to get married at which time Andrew Hall took the

drumming position. With Andrew on board the fivesome headed to the studio

and recorded their first Full length album A Chorus of Obliteration. This

album, produced by Bruce Fitzhugh, lead singer of Living Sacrifice, was mainly

a mix of Hardcore and Metal. After a great deal of touring in both the US and

Europe, Showdown went back to the studio to record their second full length

album. This album took a different direction trading in the screaming double-

bassing death metal for a more southern approach mixed with elements of

their older style Such as heavy guitar riffs, some screams (although not as

dominated by them), and amazing bass and drum lines, drawing also from

1980s to early 1990s-era metal like Pantera, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, and

Metallica.



In late 2006, after completing the album, Andrew announced he was leaving

the band to get married (and possibly to pursue a career in professional

wrestling - or so the rumor goes). Andrew was soon replaced by another

Andrew - A.J. Barrette of Still Remains. Although the album was already

completed. The Showdown along with A.J. hit the studio once more to record

the track "Head Down" which would be added to the album before its release.

The Completed Album, Temptation Come My Way was released on February

20, 2007. Unknown to the public until release, two different versions were

released, one with the song "Fanatics and Whores", and one without;

probably to avoid controversy in the Christian market. This upset many fans

who had pre-ordered the CD and received the incomplete album, even

though most distributors list the song in their track listing. Temptation Come

my Way received high popularity in the underground culture, and The

Showdown was soon signed in March 21st of 2007 to play at Ozzfest 07.



After extensive touring and popular reception, the band announced on their

myspace they had begun recording their next album on January 2008. On

April 19, 2008, the Showdown completed their new album entitled Back

Breaker and will soon be going on the Shadows Fall tour to promote Back

Breaker. The Showdown is releasing Back Breaker through Solid State

Records. The band now consists of only four members. Back Breaker will be

August 19th, 2008 through Solid State Records.



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