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Blood in the Gears - Wikipedia

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Blood in the Gears

Studio album by

The Showdown

Released

August 24, 2010

Genre

Christian metalcore, Southern metal, groove metal

Length

43:53

Label

Solid State/Tooth & Nail

Producer

Jeremiah Scott

The Showdown chronology

Back Breaker
(2008)

Blood in the Gears
(2010)

Blood in the Gears is the fourth album from American Christian metal band The Showdown. It's their second album with Solid State Records.^[1]^[2]^[3] Released on August 24, 2010, the album was recorded at Anthem Productions in Nashville, Tennessee, and produced by the band's bassist, Jeremiah Scott.^[4]

The title track was released as a single.^[5]

Reception

PopMatters reviewer Chris Colgan called the album "a pinnacle in The Showdown's career because they have both cemented their sound and managed to experiment with new ideas and influences at the same time".^[6] Jesusfreakhideout.com gave it three and a half stars, with Timothy Estabrooks calling it "an album with the occasional high point, but not enough consistency to be memorable".^[7]

Charts

The album peaked at number 21 on Billboard's 'Top Christian Albums' chart.^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Man Named Hell" (featuring Riley Anglen)	4:16
2.	"Heavy Lies the Crown"	3:23
3.	"Bring It Down"	2:15
4.	"Take Me Home"	5:24
5.	"Blood in the Gears"	4:07
6.	"Dogma Enthroned"	3:10
7.	"No Escape"	3:58
8.	"The Crooked Path"	3:26
9.	"Graveyard of Empires" (featuring Chris Bazor of Destroy Destroy Destroy)	4:10
10.	"Diggin' My Own Grave" (featuring Riley Anglen)	5:42

Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Wolven Throne" (featuring Cody Richardson)	3:52
12.	"Evil Eye"	3:55
13.	"Apocalypse Horde"	4:21

Personnel

The Showdown

David Bunton – vocals
Josh Childers – guitar, backing vocals, gang vocals
Patrick Judge – guitar, backing vocals
Jeremiah Scott – bass, backing vocals, gang vocals
Timothy "Yogi" Watts – drums

Additional musicians

Riley Anglen – guest backing vocals on "The Man Named Hell" & "Diggin' My Own Grave", gang vocals
Chris Bazor – guest lead vocals on "Graveyard of Empires", gang vocals
Cody Richardson – additional guest lead vocals, gang vocals
Brian Shorter – gang vocals

Production

Jon Dunn – A&R
Invisible Creature – art direction
Ryan Clark – design
Steve Blackmon – mixed by
Jerad Knudson – photography
Ethan Luck – photography
Jeremiah Scott – producer, engineer, editing
Troy Gelssner - mastering

References

^ "Blood in the Gears". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
^ "Blood In the Gears". Amazon. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
^ "Blood In The Gears Review | The Showdown". ultimateguitar.com. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
^ "Blood in the Gears", Cross Rhythms, July 26, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2017
^ "THE SHOWDOWN To Release 'Blood In The Gears' In August", Blabbermouth.net, June 3, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2017
^ Colgan, Chris (2011) "The Showdown: Blood in the Gears", PopMatters, January 10, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2017
^ Estabrooks, Timothy (2010) "The Showdown Blood In The Gears", jesusfreakhideout.com, August 21, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2017
^ "Blood in the Gears The Showdown Archived May 11, 2018, at the Wayback Machine", billboard.com. Retrieved November 10, 2017

v t e The Showdown
David Bunton Josh Childers Jeremiah Scott Patrick Judge Isaac Harris
Studio albums	A Chorus of Obliteration (2004) Temptation Come My Way (2007) Back Breaker (2008) Blood in the Gears (2010)

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