The Showdown (album)

The Showdown
Studio album by Allen-Lande
Released	November 5, 2010 (2010-11-05)
Recorded	2009-2010
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal, progressive metal
Length	61:38
Label	Frontiers
Producer	Magnus Karlsson
Allen-Lande chronology
The Revenge (2007) The Showdown (2010) The Great Divide (2014)

The Showdown is the third collaboration album between Russell Allen (known as the vocalist of Symphony X) and Jørn Lande, (mostly known as the original vocalist of Masterplan), once again with Swedish guitarist Magnus Karlsson producing, arranging and songwriting. It is a follow-up to The Revenge and was released on November 5, 2010, by Frontiers Records.^[1][2]

Track listing

All music written by Magnus Karlsson. All lyrics written by Tomas Erlandsson except where noted:

1. "The Showdown" (lyrics by Magnus Karlsson) - 6:04
2. "Judgement Day" - 5:59
3. "Never Again" - 4:58
4. "Turn All Into Gold" (lyrics by Magnus Karlsson) - 4:01
5. "Bloodlines" - 5:06
6. "Copernicus" - 5:03
7. "We Will Rise Again" (lyrics by Magnus Karlsson) - 5:53
8. "The Guardian" - 4:40
9. "Maya" - 4:24
10. "The Artist" - 5:10
11. "Eternity" - 5:35
12. "Alias" (bonus track) - 4:45
13. "Copernicus (acoustic)" (Japanese bonus track) - 4:33
14. Judgement Day (videoclip)

Personnel

• Jørn Lande - vocals on tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 & 14
• Russell Allen - vocals on tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 & 13
• Magnus Karlsson - guitars, bass guitar, keyboards
• Jaime Salazar - drums

Additional personnel:

• Jesper Gustafsson - piano on tracks 6, 9 & 11
• Achim Koehler - mixing and mastering

References