Shinedown
| Shinedown | |
|---|---|
 Shinedown (2012) |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Post-grunge , hard rock |
| founding | 2001 |
| Website | http://www.shinedown.com/ |
| Current occupation | |
singing |
Brent Smith |
Drums, percussion
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Barry Kerch |
| Zach Myers (since 2005) | |
Electric bass , backing vocals |
Eric Bass (since 2008) |
| former members | |
| Nick Perri (2008) | |
Electric guitar , vocals |
Jasin Todd (until 2008) |
Electric bass |
Brad Stewart (until 2007) |
Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville , Florida . The music of the band, founded in 2001, combines influences from hard rock , grunge and metal . The band has sold around 15 million records in the USA alone and around 30 million worldwide.
history
Establish and Leave a Whisper
In the spring of 2001 from received Knoxville native singer Brent Smith with his band a preliminary contract with Atlantic Records . After Atlantic Records decided to continue working only with Smith, the singer moved to Jacksonville. Through a friend, Smith met bassist Brad Stewart. Guitarist Jasin Todd joined the band next . After the trio had tested several candidates for the post of drummer , Barry Kerch finally completed the band. Shinedown eventually recorded several demos in Jacksonville and Orlando before Atlantic gave the green light for the debut album.
The band traveled to Los Angeles to record the album Leave a Whisper , directed by producer Bob Marlette . Marlette has previously worked with artists such as Ozzy Osbourne , Black Sabbath and Saliva . The album was released in July 2003, reached number 53 on the US album charts and is now the band's best-selling work. In October 2005 Leave a Whisper was certified platinum for more than one million units sold in the US .
Until the release of the debut album, Shinedown had not played a concert. In the following two years Shinedown played countless concerts as opening act for Van Halen , 3 Doors Down and Life of Agony . In the meantime Leave a Whisper has been re-released. The new version includes, for example, a cover version of the Lynyrd Skynyrd song Simple Man . The music video for the single 45 was boycotted by MTV . In August 2005 the band released the DVD Live from the Inside . A concert in Myrtle Beach , South Carolina was recorded for this purpose .
Us and Them and The Sound of Madness
After a short break, the recordings for the second studio album Us and Them began . With Zach Myers a second guitarist was added to the band. The 13-song work was released in October 2005 and reached number 23 on the US album charts. Shinedown went on tour with Godsmack and Rob Zombie . Us and Them was awarded a gold record . The singles Save Me and I Dare You reached the US single charts, placing 72 and 88 respectively.
After the tour was over, founding members Jasin Todd and Brad Stewart left the band. They were replaced by Nick Perri and Eric Bass. Again Shinedown traveled to Los Angeles to record their third album The Sound of Madness . The album was released in the US on June 24, 2008 and reached number eight on the US album charts. The album was released in Germany on October 14, 2008, and in the same autumn Shinedown were touring Germany as the opening act for Disturbed .
On December 18, 2008, Nick Perri left for personal reasons. Zach Myers took on the role of lead guitarist, so the band was back to four. In spring 2009 Shinedown toured Europe for the first time as a headliner . The European tour took the band mainly through smaller clubs. The British band The Crave was part of the opening act .
In summer 2009 the band performed at the Rock-am-Ring Festival at the Nürburgring. Another headlining tour through Europe followed in autumn. Here Shinedown played again in smaller clubs and halls. Shinedown was partly on the road with SOiL and Sevendust as support . Since spring 2017 Shinedown has appeared as a support act for Iron Maiden on their European indoor tour. In the summer of 2012 the band performed at the Rock-am-Ring Festival at the Nürburgring.
amaryllis
A new studio album was officially announced for the first time in March 2011. On May 3, 2011, a DVD was released called Somewhere in the Stratosphere . In addition to images from two tours, this included backstage impressions and interviews. In August 2011 it was announced that Rob Cavallo, who had also worked on The Sound of Madness and produced for Green Day and Kid Rock , was available as producer. The first single, entitled Bully , was released on January 3, 2012. At the same time it was also announced that the album should be titled Amaryllis . A day later, Roadrunner Records announced that it would sign the band outside of the United States . The album Amaryllis was released on March 23, 2012. In February 2012, Shinedown toured Europe again as headliners, this time supported by Halestorm and Liberty Lies . The concert in the Live Music Hall in Cologne was recorded for television by the WDR Rockpalast .
WWE
From July 25, 2016 to February 2018, WWE used the single Enemies from the album Amaryllis as the theme music on Monday Night Raw .
Discography
Studio albums
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
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 DE
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 CH
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| 2003 | Leave a Whisper Atlantic Records |
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US53  (60 weeks)US |
- |
First published: May 27, 2003
Sales: + 1,000,000 |
| 2005 | Us and Them Atlantic Records |
- | - | - | - |
US23 (39 weeks)US |
- |
First published: October 4th, 2005
Sales: + 1,000,000 |
| 2008 |
The Sound of Madness Atlantic Records |
- |
AT70 (1 week) AT |
- |
UK-  |
US8th × 2
(140 weeks)US |
CA19th (1 week)CA |
First published: June 24th, 2008
Sales: + 2,140,000 |
| 2012 |
Amaryllis Atlantic Records |
DE36 (1 week) DE |
AT43 (1 week) AT |
CH28 (4 weeks) CH |
UK18th (1 week)UK |
US4th  (42 weeks)US |
CA7 (2 weeks) CA |
First published: March 27, 2012
Sales: + 560,000 |
| 2015 | Threat to Survival Atlantic Records |
DE40 (1 week) DE |
AT38 (1 week) AT |
CH13 (2 weeks) CH |
UK13 (3 weeks) UK |
US6th (29 weeks)US |
CA8 (2 weeks) CA |
First published: September 18, 2015
Sales: + 500,000 |
| 2018 | Attention Attention Atlantic Records |
DE21 (2 weeks) DE |
AT21 (1 week) AT |
CH10 (2 weeks) CH |
UK8 (2 weeks) UK |
US5 (7 weeks) US |
CA8 (2 weeks) CA |
First published: May 4, 2018
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Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=SHINEDOWN
- ^ Metal-rules.com: Interview with Shinedown
- ↑ laut.de: Shinedown (biography)
- ↑ a b riaa.com: Gold & Platinum Searchable Database
- ↑ blabbermouth.net: SHINEDOWN Announces Lineup Change ( Memento of the original from November 29, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/shinedown_working_on_next_album.html
- ↑ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=155033 ( Memento from March 11, 2011 on WebCite )
- ↑ http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/01/03/shinedown-amaryllis/
- ↑ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/page/News?news_id=116653
- ↑ In the Live Music Hall, Cologne 2012 , WDR Rockpalast
- ↑ Brendan Morrow: WATCH: WWE Debuts New 'Monday Night Raw' Theme Song . In: Heavy.com . July 26, 2016 ( heavy.com [accessed April 18, 2017]).
