Shotgun Messiah (1989) the debut album by Swedish hard rock band / Cassette Tape /1861
Shotgun Messiah is the debut album by Swedish hard rock band Shotgun Messiah, released on 12 September 1989 through Relativity Records. The album is a remix of the album Welcome to Bop City, released under the band's former name Kingpin. Described as "cocky, loud and rough", Shotgun Messiah would go on to sell almost 500,000 copies. The band toured North America in support the album.
Shotgun Messiah was a Swedish glam metal band from Skövde. The band was formed in 1985 by guitarist Harry Cody and bassist Tim Sköld, with singer Zinny J. Zan and drummer Stixx Galore taking part in their most commercially successful lineup. The band released three studio albums, Shotgun Messiah, Second Coming and Violent New Breed, with Cody and Sköld being the only constant members of the band. Shotgun Messiah disbanded in 1993.