THE SHOWDOWN: New Lineup Revealed

April 13, 2009

Tennessee's THE SHOWDOWN has parted ways with AJ Barrette (drums; ex-STILL REMAINS) and Eric Koruschak (bass). According to the band, "Eric and AJ decided that they wanted to spend more time with their families and other responsibilities at home, so they will not be touring with us anymore. They are great musicians and even better dudes and we'll miss them, but we feel like this band still has some things to say so we're gonna keep on keeping on!"

THE SHOWDOWN's new lineup:

David Bunton - vocals
Joshua Childers - guitar
Yogi Watts - drums
Jeremiah Scott - bass

Says the band: "These dudes are in it for the long haul and we could not be any more excited to be playing music with them. Yogi has been on the road for a long time but most of you probably recognize him as the drummer for DEMON HUNTER. Jeremiah is in a metal band from Nashville called DESTROY DESTROY DESTROY, he also engineered 'A Chorus Of Obliteration' [2004] and co-produced 'Back Breaker' [2008]. We'll be on the road all year with these dudes, bringing heavy metal to a town near you, so come hang out with us! We're playing a lot of festivals this summer and in the process of booking several tours so keep an eye on our tour dates.

"With that said, we are gonna play one last show with the 'Back Breaker' lineup at Ichthus Festival in Wilmore, KY. Come thrash with those dudes one last time and show them some love!

"And last, we're already in the process of writing a record with these dudes and it's looking like its gonna be heavier than ever! Hoping to get in the studio sometime this fall so once again, keep your eyes peeled and we'll update you as soon as we can."

"Achilles - The Backbreaker", the new video from THE SHOWDOWN, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's third full-length album, "Back Breaker", which was released last August via Solid State Records. The CD cover art was designed by Invisible Creature (KORN, NORMA JEAN, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE).

Vocalist David Bunton previously stated about the album: "'Back Breaker' is the sum of our band's raw power, aggression, and total dedication to heavy metal. It's all about our band getting what we do live on tape. 'Back Breaker' is the record THE SHOWDOWN made when we stopped caring about anything but heavy metal. If a riff is heavy, you don't have to over think it. Just let it crush you. We are 100% dedicated to heavy metal and pushing ourselves to playing it as loud and rude as possible."

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