Showdown (GERMANY)

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Showdown - Showdown (2021)











Year : 2021
Style : Hard Rock , Hair Metal
Country : Germany
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 110 mb

Bio:

SHOWDOWN is a band from Bielefeld, Germany, playing Heavy Metal and Hard Rock in the vein of the 80s. The strong influence of this era can also be found in the general appearance of the musicians, for example their style of clothing and their stage performance.The band was founded in 2017 and started writing their own song material from an early point onwards. After the release of a couple of demo versions on Spotify and two line-up changes on bass and drums, the current line-up of Showdown, consisting of Nikki Z (vocals), Glen Vega (guitar), Alek Saint (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Keith Louis (bass) and Johnny Machine (drums), had been established in 2019.About a year after the arrival of the latest band member, Johnny Machine, some gigs and another released demo of their song „Black Viper“, Showdown began recording their debut studio album in April 2020. This fully independent production was published later in the same year, hitting streaming services on 20 December 2020, and was also made available in a physical version on CD. During 2020, the pandemic made it difficult for Showdown as for many other bands to play live concerts, to which the band reacted by hosting a few livestreams from their rehearsal room, before live duties could be resumed mid-2021.The return to the stage and the release of their single „In The Name Of Love“ in 2021, Showdown also participated in the SPH Music Masters contest (which had been delayed from 2020 because of the pandemic). They achieved first place in both the regional finals in July 2021 and exactly one year later in the semi-finals in July 2022, making their way into the finals, where they also reached first place, winning the 2020 season of the contest.Next to those SPH Music Masters gigs, Showdown played a series of other concerts in 2022, such as the self-organised beneficial concert „Metal Aid“. In September of the same year, the band entered the studio to record their EP „Feel The Heat“.

Album:

The 80s and their music are dead? Not if you count SHOWDOWN in. Bringing back outfits, lifestyle, and the full force of 80's Rock Music, this band makes stages quake, walls tumble and crowds go wild. Steel is gleamin', bodies are steamin', and everybody is just having the time of their life when Showdown comes to town.Consisting of Nikki Z behind the mic, guitarist Glen Vega, guitarist-keyboarder hybrid Alek Saint, Keith Louis hitting the low notes on the bass and drummer Johnny Machine providing the groove, Showdown presents a classic Metal line-up. And that’s what this band’s music is all about: good old Rock'n'Roll! Everyone who wishes for some new Rock music that sounds as in the 80s, Showdown is the band for you – a reincarnation of that sound, founded with that idea in mind by people who haven't lived during the 80s themselves, but want to revive the rockstar spirit for everyone to feel and dedicate their work with this band to that. Fast or groovy, also calm and emotional – SHOWDOWN's music delivers it all, driven by juicy guitars and rhythmic bass and drums, topped off with some powerful vocals and glistening synthesizer lines. Brought to life by stage shows filled with action, this band and its music is here to bring the 80s spirit to you.

Line Up:

Nikki Z – lead vocals
Glen Vega – guitar
Alek Saint – guitar, keys vocals
Keith Louis – bass
Johnny Machine – drums

Tracklist:

01. The Chosen One
02. Just One Night
03. Racing Machine
04. Black Viper
05. Letting Go
06. Cherry Bomb
07. Metal Rider The Wild Hunt
08. Memories
09. The Machine
10. Calm Before the Storm
11. Thunder Town
12. In the Name of Love (Bonus Track)




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Showdown - Feel The Heat (EP) (2023)













Year : 2023
Style : Hard Rock , Hair Heavy Metal
Country : Germany
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 53 mb

Bio:

SHOWDOWN is a band from Bielefeld, Germany, playing Heavy Metal and Hard Rock in the vein of the 80s. The strong influence of this era can also be found in the general appearance of the musicians, for example their style of clothing and their stage performance.The band was founded in 2017 and started writing their own song material from an early point onwards. After the release of a couple of demo versions on Spotify and two line-up changes on bass and drums, the current line-up of Showdown, consisting of Nikki Z (vocals), Glen Vega (guitar), Alek Saint (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Keith Louis (bass) and Johnny Machine (drums), had been established in 2019.About a year after the arrival of the latest band member, Johnny Machine, some gigs and another released demo of their song „Black Viper“, Showdown began recording their debut studio album in April 2020. This fully independent production was published later in the same year, hitting streaming services on 20 December 2020, and was also made available in a physical version on CD. During 2020, the pandemic made it difficult for Showdown as for many other bands to play live concerts, to which the band reacted by hosting a few livestreams from their rehearsal room, before live duties could be resumed mid-2021.The return to the stage and the release of their single „In The Name Of Love“ in 2021, Showdown also participated in the SPH Music Masters contest (which had been delayed from 2020 because of the pandemic). They achieved first place in both the regional finals in July 2021 and exactly one year later in the semi-finals in July 2022, making their way into the finals, where they also reached first place, winning the 2020 season of the contest.Next to those SPH Music Masters gigs, Showdown played a series of other concerts in 2022, such as the self-organised beneficial concert „Metal Aid“. In September of the same year, the band entered the studio to record their EP „Feel The Heat“.

Album:

German Heavy Metal/Hard Rock band SHOWDOWN have announced the release for their new EP ‘Feel The Heat‘, out June 9th, 2023. Tumbleweed comes rolling through empty streets under a burning desert sun as all falls silent. It’s the calm before the storm – SHOWDOWN draws near.Formed four years ago, SHOWDOWN are a five piece outfit from Germany, previously known a Torpedo but as there was a band with a similar name, they changed SHOWDOWN. The group released their self-titled album produced, recorded and mixed by themselves, with a second batch including an extra track.All musicians in SHOWDOWN are in their twenties, and while none born in the Eighties, they play music like if it is 1984. “Showdown” rocks with fiery riffs akin the first KEEL, BLACK ‘N BLUE, early DOKKEN, TWISTED SISTER, etc.This is US hard rock with a vintage feel in the way the songs are arranged, as well as the gang choruses – not so layered as in the second half of the 80s but more ‘heavy’, street-type.It’s really cool to hear a bunch of young dudes playing this musical style, obviously done with passion and for the love of it. Songs like ‘The Chosen One’, ‘Metal Rider The Wild Hunt’, ‘Racing Machine’, ‘Cherry Bomb’ are driven by that type of ‘wet riffs’ so 1983-84 from the American scene, and the band can built nice ballads too as in ‘Letting Go’.While production could be better and especially the mix on some tracks, what is really nice with “Showdown” is its authenticity – this is a well versioned genre already, but you can hear that these guys really love and enjoy what they are doing here.A very enjoyable album from a band with a lot of potential, with a proper producer they can create something really good. They have the chops, the songs… and the hair!

Line Up:

Nikki Z – lead vocals
Glen Vega – guitar
Alek Saint – guitar, keys vocals
Keith Louis – bass
Johnny Machine – drums

Tracklist:

01. Freedom Calls
02. I Ain’t Here For Love
03. Love Bites
04. One Shot At Your Heart
05. Rock Your Life
06. Slave To The Game




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