Second Coming (Shotgun Messiah album)
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| Released | 22 October 1991 | |||
| Recorded | Fortress Studios | |||
| Genre | Glam metal, heavy metal, hard rock | |||
| Length | 56:53 | |||
| Label | Relativity | |||
| Producer | Pat Regan, Harry Cody, Tim Sköld | |||
| Shotgun Messiah chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Second Coming is the second album by Swedish hard rock band Shotgun Messiah, released on 22 October 1991 through Relativity Records. The album featured the hit single "Heartbreak Blvd", while also seeing the band's musical style evolve into a hybrid of metal, rap, pop and classical.[2][3][4] Second Coming would go on to sell almost 150.000 copies.[5]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Tim Skold and Harry Cody, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sex Drugs Rock 'n' Roll" | 3:25 | |
| 2. | "Red Hot" | 4:23 | |
| 3. | "Nobody's Home" | 4:44 | |
| 4. | "Living Without You" | 4:07 | |
| 5. | "Heartbreak Blvd" | 4:18 | |
| 6. | "I Want More" | Cody | 6:10 |
| 7. | "Trouble" | 4:36 | |
| 8. | "Ride the Storm" | 3:59 | |
| 9. | "I Wanna Know" | Skold | 4:46 |
| 10. | "Babylon" | David Johansen, Johnny Thunders | 2:57 |
| 11. | "Free" | Cody | 5:13 |
| 12. | "You & Me" | Cody | 4:15 |
| 13. | "Can't Fool Me" | Skold | 4:00 |
| Total length: | 56:53 | ||
Personnel
[edit]- Tim Skold – Vocals
- Harry Cody – Guitars
- Bobby Lycon – Bass
- Stixx Galore – Drums
- Pat Regan – "Silly percussion" on "I Wanna Know"
Notes: Stixx Galore is credited as drummer - although he was still a member of the band, the drums on Second Coming is a mix between programmed and triggered drums. To add some "realism" to the programmed drums, Galore played the cymbals in the studio recording sessions.
References
[edit]- ^ "Second Coming - Shotgun Messiah". Allmusic.
- ^ Larsen, Dave (25 June 1992). "DESPITE HITS, FORTUNE FAILS SHOTGUN MESSIAH". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Shotgun Messiah Second Coming". Transworld Skateboarding. March 1992.
- ^ "Well, shoot! Shotgun fans know all the words!". Chicago Sun-Times. 27 March 1992.
- ^ "Sludge Scan for September 8, 1999 | Metal Sludge". 12 September 2014. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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