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Southern metal stallions the Showdown celebrate their native region's culture with the video for 'The Man Named Hell.' Monster trucks? Check. Pyro? Check. Dirt Bikes? Yep, those are present, too. While the band's new album, 'Blood in the Gears,' addresses the ramifications of empires and how they ripple through history and boasts a heavy, provocative narrative structure, 'The Man Named Hell' clip

The Showdown's brand of Southern metal is best exemplified by 'Bring It Down,' a gnarly barn burner from their new album, 'Blood in the Gears.' Noisecreep is proud to premiere 'Bring It Down,' which is fueled by the kind of thrash-tacular, unbridled energy that makes punk rock go...

The apocalyptic film 'Legion' is in theaters now. While the soundtrack features only the official score, the film itself features many different types of music, including Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and the Showdown. Christian metallers the Showdown released 'Back Breaker' in 2008 and their song 'Achilles -- Backbreaker' was used at a crucial point in 'Legion...

Oh, Sleeper frontman Micah Kinard is a Christian and doesn't feel he's writing about a fictional, mythical character on the metalcore band's latest release, 'Son of the Morning,' when he writes about the Devil. "I don't think you can have one without the other," says Kinard...