Shout It Out

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About Shout It Out

Shout It Out is a single released by Swedish glam metal band Shotgun Messiah from their Shotgun Messiah album in 1989. It is one of the band's best-known singles internationally.


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1989
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Shotgun Messiah

Shotgun Messiah were a glam metal band originally from Sweden; they crossed over to industrial rock music during the early 1990s. more »

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Song Creation & Inspiration
• "Shout It Out" is a song by Swedish glam metal band Shotgun Messiah. It's a single from their 1991 album titled, "Second Coming".
Background & History
• Shotgun Messiah was initially named "Kingpin" while they were still in Sweden. However, upon moving to the United States, they decided to change their name to Shotgun Messiah.
Album Popularity
• The album "Second Coming", which features "Shout It Out", is Shotgun Messiah's highest-charting album to date reaching No. 118 on the Billboard 200.
Band Changes
• By the time the "Second Coming" album was being made and "Shout It Out" being recorded, the band had undergone significant changes. Original vocalist Zinny Zan had left the band, and bassist Tim Sköld took over the role of lead vocals.
Music Genre
• "Shout It Out" features a mix of hard rock and glam metal, styles known for their theatrics and often over-the-top appearances. These were the dominant sounds in the 1980s and early '90s glam metal scene.
Music Video
• A music video for "Shout It Out" exists and was in rotation on MTV's Dial MTV, a daily top-10 video countdown.
Immortality Through Video Game
• The song "Shout It Out" gained a resurgence in popularity in the late 2000s as it was used in video game 'Rock Band 2' as a downloadable song.
Band Disbandment
• Despite the success of "Shout It Out" and the "Second Coming" album, Shotgun Messiah disbanded in 1993. They reunited in 2012 for a one-off show in their home country, Sweden.

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