Shinedown
Shinedown is a Hard Rock band from Jacksonville, Florida. Shinedown was for… Read Full Bio ↴Shinedown is a Hard Rock band from Jacksonville, Florida. Shinedown was formed in early 2002 by Brent Smith, Jasin Todd, Brad Stewart, and Barry Kerch. They have released seven albums on Atlantic Records: "Leave a Whisper" (2003),"Us and Them" (2005), "The Sound of Madness" (2008), "Amaryllis" (2012), "Threat to Survival" (2015) , "Attention Attention" (2018) and
"Planet Zero" (2022). As of 2018, the band has had 23 Top 5 hits on Mainstream Rock radio, including 12 number one singles, and a Top 10 hit on the Hot 100 with "Second Chance".
On July 13, 2003, the band released their debut album Leave A Whisper. The album sold the popular singles "Fly From The Inside" and "45". Leave A Whisper was re-released on June 15, 2004, to capitalize on the strength of a new single: A cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man". This song is often dedicated to their friend Dimebag Darrell who died in 2004. The re-release also featured an acoustic version of "45", and a new mix of "Burning Bright", which was to be the fourth single from the album. During 2004, the band notably opened for Van Halen. On September 21, 2005, Leave A Whisper was certified as gold. On August 23, 2005, the band released a live DVD called Live From The Inside that contained a full-length Shinedown concert held at the House Of Blues in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
On October 4, 2005, the band released their second album called Us And Them, backed by the single "Save Me". Save Me maintained a #1 position on active rock charts for twelve weeks. The song became the theme song for WWE No Mercy 2005. The follow-up single, "I Dare You", also did respectably, and became one of the theme songs of WWE's WrestleMania 22 and was also performed on American Idol by Chris Daughtry. There are currently three versions of Us And Them: the regular thirteen-track version, a limited edition with three bonus acoustic tracks, and a store-specific edition with two bonus tracks: "Break" and "Carried Away". In 2006, the band co-headlined the SnoCore Tour with Seether, Flyleaf, and Halestorm, which was followed by the Equinox Tour in which Shinedown co-headlined with Trapt. Shinedown played their first overseas concert at the London Astoria on June 6, 2006, supporting Alter Bridge. In the late summer of 2006, the band opened for Godsmack and Rob Zombie on their North American Tour.
On December 12, 2006, Shinedown played in Knoxville, Tennessee at The Tennessee Theatre which was filmed for an upcoming DVD the band was expected to be releasing later this year (2007). However, after a recent show, Waukesha, WI, July 21, 2007, the band made it known that the DVD was scrapped by Atlantic Records.
The band began recording their new album in Los Angeles on September 20, 2007. Their first single, Devour, was released on May 20, 2008, and has proven a successful single, with it charting in the Top 10. The video for the song was released on June 25, 2008. On June 17, 2008, the album in it's entirety was put up on their MySpace page for listening. Shinedown's third album, The Sound of Madness, was released on June 24, 2008. The band is currently playing various festivals across North America before embarking on a tour in support of the new album.
Regarding the upcoming album, lead singer Brent Smith was quoted in an interview with Billboard.com as saying; "It's time to just go over the top, literally go above and beyond what a human being thinks they're capable of recording. We want to do a huge hard rock record that has a lot of crossover potential, but also some of the most insanely intense and heavy material that this band has ever tried - and see if we can pull it off." Smith noted that the group had more than forty songs to consider after writing sessions in Atlanta, Nashville and Los Angeles, but this was narrowed down to eleven songs for the standard album, and 14 songs for the deluxe edition.
In 2007 and 2008, Shinedown had some lineup changes with Brad Stewart and Jasin Todd leaving the band and Zach Myers*, Nick Perry, and Eric Bass joining the band.
*Zach Myers was touring guitarist from 2005-2007 and performed as bass guitarist during the recording of The Sound of Madness.
Shinedown performed free concerts at numerous state fairs across the US between June and September of 2009.
According to the Bully Songfacts, the lead single from Shinedown's fourth studio album, Amaryllis, is titled "Bully." It is the first new music to be heard from the Florida-based hard rockers since all six singles from The Sound Of Madness topped the rock radio chart. The song was released on January 3, 2012.
Current members of the band:
Brent Smith
Zach Myers
Eric Bass
Barry Kerch
"Planet Zero" (2022). As of 2018, the band has had 23 Top 5 hits on Mainstream Rock radio, including 12 number one singles, and a Top 10 hit on the Hot 100 with "Second Chance".
On July 13, 2003, the band released their debut album Leave A Whisper. The album sold the popular singles "Fly From The Inside" and "45". Leave A Whisper was re-released on June 15, 2004, to capitalize on the strength of a new single: A cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man". This song is often dedicated to their friend Dimebag Darrell who died in 2004. The re-release also featured an acoustic version of "45", and a new mix of "Burning Bright", which was to be the fourth single from the album. During 2004, the band notably opened for Van Halen. On September 21, 2005, Leave A Whisper was certified as gold. On August 23, 2005, the band released a live DVD called Live From The Inside that contained a full-length Shinedown concert held at the House Of Blues in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
On October 4, 2005, the band released their second album called Us And Them, backed by the single "Save Me". Save Me maintained a #1 position on active rock charts for twelve weeks. The song became the theme song for WWE No Mercy 2005. The follow-up single, "I Dare You", also did respectably, and became one of the theme songs of WWE's WrestleMania 22 and was also performed on American Idol by Chris Daughtry. There are currently three versions of Us And Them: the regular thirteen-track version, a limited edition with three bonus acoustic tracks, and a store-specific edition with two bonus tracks: "Break" and "Carried Away". In 2006, the band co-headlined the SnoCore Tour with Seether, Flyleaf, and Halestorm, which was followed by the Equinox Tour in which Shinedown co-headlined with Trapt. Shinedown played their first overseas concert at the London Astoria on June 6, 2006, supporting Alter Bridge. In the late summer of 2006, the band opened for Godsmack and Rob Zombie on their North American Tour.
On December 12, 2006, Shinedown played in Knoxville, Tennessee at The Tennessee Theatre which was filmed for an upcoming DVD the band was expected to be releasing later this year (2007). However, after a recent show, Waukesha, WI, July 21, 2007, the band made it known that the DVD was scrapped by Atlantic Records.
The band began recording their new album in Los Angeles on September 20, 2007. Their first single, Devour, was released on May 20, 2008, and has proven a successful single, with it charting in the Top 10. The video for the song was released on June 25, 2008. On June 17, 2008, the album in it's entirety was put up on their MySpace page for listening. Shinedown's third album, The Sound of Madness, was released on June 24, 2008. The band is currently playing various festivals across North America before embarking on a tour in support of the new album.
Regarding the upcoming album, lead singer Brent Smith was quoted in an interview with Billboard.com as saying; "It's time to just go over the top, literally go above and beyond what a human being thinks they're capable of recording. We want to do a huge hard rock record that has a lot of crossover potential, but also some of the most insanely intense and heavy material that this band has ever tried - and see if we can pull it off." Smith noted that the group had more than forty songs to consider after writing sessions in Atlanta, Nashville and Los Angeles, but this was narrowed down to eleven songs for the standard album, and 14 songs for the deluxe edition.
In 2007 and 2008, Shinedown had some lineup changes with Brad Stewart and Jasin Todd leaving the band and Zach Myers*, Nick Perry, and Eric Bass joining the band.
*Zach Myers was touring guitarist from 2005-2007 and performed as bass guitarist during the recording of The Sound of Madness.
Shinedown performed free concerts at numerous state fairs across the US between June and September of 2009.
According to the Bully Songfacts, the lead single from Shinedown's fourth studio album, Amaryllis, is titled "Bully." It is the first new music to be heard from the Florida-based hard rockers since all six singles from The Sound Of Madness topped the rock radio chart. The song was released on January 3, 2012.
Current members of the band:
Brent Smith
Zach Myers
Eric Bass
Barry Kerch
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Shinedown Lyrics
.45 Send away for a priceless gift One not subtle, one not…
04-I Dare You Hello, let me introduce you to The characters in the show On…
06 If you only knew If you only knew I'm hanging by a thread The web I…
09. I'll Follow You If I could find assurance To leave you behind I know my…
10-Begin Again Welcome friends To seconds lost And starts that won't begi…
10. For My Sake I remember like yesterday You had a dream in your eyes And…
12. Through The Ghost Speak of the devil Look who just walked into the room The…
16 Fly from the inside Is the weight of the world on my shoulders? Is the…
45 Send away for a priceless gift One not subtle, one not…
A More Utopian Future Hope Hope is a comforting thing, is it not? Especially hope …
A Symptom Of Being Human I can still remember me and Miss November Rain Beautiful and…
Adrenaline Give me the wheel So we can move a little faster I…
All I Ever Wanted I lie here alone and wonder why That I come alive,…
Amaryllis In a while now I will feel better I'll face the weather…
America Burning Hip, hip, hip hooray they say You've got it made Hip, hip,…
Army Of The Underappreciated We gotta live to fight another day Live to fight another…
Asking For It Can I have a moment of your time? Just a single…
Atlas Falls The push is always part of us And gravity's never a…
Atmosphere Once I had a halo But then it caught on fire Once…
Attention Attention Attention, attention, get down on the floor Don't reach for …
Begin Again Welcome friends To seconds lost And starts that won't begin …
Better Version Excuse the mess I didn't see you from behind I caught a…
Beyon the Sun Speak to me So I can understand your tongue You seem rather…
Black Cadillac I got a mind full of aggravation I can take it…
Black Soul Who's the victim now? Stand up and take a bow, a…
Break Let go of the mystery And retrace all the steps where…
Breaking Inside I caught a chill And it's still frozen on my skin I…
Brilliant Count it down from 10 to 1, faster than a…
Bully It’s 8 AM, this hell I’m in Seems I’ve crossed a…
Burning Bright I feel like there is no need for conversation Some questions…
Call Me Wrap me in a bolt of lightning Send me on my…
Carried Away Something's wrong with you I see Your eyes have turned a…
Clueless And Dramatic This social situation gives you anxiety Poppin' pills to ino…
Creatures Never again, never give in, never give in Never again, never…
Cry For Help You've been hiding out For quite a while now Living off of…
Crying Out Don't use a weakness Don't change the subject Don't ask the …
Cut The Cord (Freedom, la la la la) (Freedom, follow me) (Freedom, la la …
Cyanide Sweet Tooth Suicide She's a still thrill of suicide they say Cyanide in her…
Dance Kid Dance Mind clouded, losing vision Thoughts racing, but the head wo…
Dangerous I could stand behind my barricade Do what I'm told and…
Darkside Can you hear me? Am I speaking clearly? Are you starstrucked…
Day Someday, when I'm older And they never know my name Somehow,…
Daylight I was diagnosed with a fear of getting too close Had…
Dead Don Flatline for the ninth time I'm on a first name basis…
DELETE Planetary regulations dictate that you may not leave Planet …
DEVIL Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up, pick…
Devour Take it and take it and take it and take…
Diamond Eyes I am the shadow, and the smoke in your eyes, I…
Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom) I am the shadow, and the smoke in your eyes I…
Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay...) I am the shadow, and the smoke in your eyes, I…
Dirthouse House is empty, windows are broken. Flames are shootin' ou…
Dirthouse (live acoustic) House is empty, windows are broken. Flames are shootin' out …
Do Not Panic Please relax, do not panic, this world is not on…
Dysfunctional You Suicide, suicide, one, two, three Maybe these drugs are addi…
Emptiness Man Ask a question, receive an answer The golden rule doesn′t ap…
Enemies Listen up! There's not a moment to spare It's quite a drop F…
Energy You, Make it up as you go along. Why, Pretend that you're so…
Evolve Opinions unbiased, shut up and be quiet I'm trying to make…
Fake This place has begun to cover me I recall the light,…
Fly From the Insid Is the weight of the world on my shoulders? Is the…
Fly From the Inside Here's the weight of the world on my shoulders Here's the…
For My Sake I remember like yesterday You had a dream in your eyes And…
Get Up Get up, get up Get up, get up Get up, get up Get…
Happy X-Mas So this is Christmas, And what have you done. Another year o…
Headcase I feel like I'm losing it I feel like I'm losing…
Her Name is Alice (If I had a world of my own, everything will…
Heroes Stare in wonder Who's here to bring you down? Find your mart…
Hope Look at the battle we're in I was never one to…
How Did You Love You can have a sound of the thousand voices calling…
I I'm alive! So you were six feet underneath me I feel the…
I Dare You Hello, let me introduce you to The characters in the show On…
I Feel The Earth Move I feel the earth move under my feet I feel the…
I Own You Come on in, take a seat. Tell me how you feel…
I Will Follow You If I could find assurance To leave you behind I know my…
I'm Alive I'm alive! So you were six feet underneath me I feel the…
I'm Not Alright All dressed up In a white straight jacket Shut your mouth No…
If Only You Knew If you only knew I'm hanging by a thread The web I…
If You Only Knew -Live Acoustic from Kansas City Ladies and gentleman This is called "If You Only Knew" If y…
Ill Follow You If I could find assurance To leave you behind I know my…
IM ALIVE I'm alive! So you were six feet underneath me I feel the…
In Memory Some of the ugliest things took the longest time to…
In My Head That's the state of my, state of my, state of…
It All Adds Up Lookie here got 'em all lined up Same bitchy girls and…
I_Dare_You Hello, let me introduce you to The characters in the show …
I’ll Follow You If I could find assurance To leave you behind I know my…
Junkies for Fame Sunset, Broadway, Are all the streets I like. Neon, Billboar…
KILL YOUR CONSCIENCE Beast mode, everybody's striking a pose Everybody's taxing m…
Lacerated Turn on the lights, paint me a tapestry Go start a…
Lady So Devine In earthquake it made space where I fell into you In…
Lady So Divine In an earthquake, in main space Where I fell into you In…
Leave A Whisper Staring down a new corridor Swimming through the water Pa…
Left Out Where's that space of fear you hide? Have you gone way…
Lost in the Crowd Should I offer up my hand And save a wish for…
Miracle Say it once Tell me twice Are you certain I'm alright Just a…
Misfits Staring back in time The two of us intertwined And your blac…
Monsters Good for you, you fooled everybody Good for you, you fooled…
My Name My name is worthless like you told me I once…
No More Love It's cold outside, I'm sensing fear My self control has disa…
No Sleep Tonight Don't trip This trap will close its mouth on you There's not…
Nowhere Kids All it takes is a main attraction Scattered bones underneath…
Oblivion Time doesn't erase The demons you don't see Still dancing i…
One I'm alive! So you were six feet underneath me I feel the…
Outcast It's in the air So get your head right Crawling through the…
Planet Zero Down here on planet zero They swing that gavel hard No words…
Pyro There's thirty seconds left, what's gonna happen next You'd …
Save Me I got a candle And I've got a spoon I live in…
Second Chance My eyes are open wide By the way, I made it…
Second Chance + Lyrics My eyes are open wide By the way, I made…
second_chance My eyes are open wide By the way I made it through…
Shed Some Light I'm falling apart again And I can't find a way to…
Shinedown Wrap me in a bolt of lightning Send me on my…
Simple Man Mama told me, when I was young "Said sit beside me,…
Sin With A Grin Take a good look at agony Forced, dead, pass down Time relea…
Some Day Someday, when I'm older And they never know my name Somehow,…
Someday Someday, when I'm older And they never know my name Someho…
Son Of Sam Paint it black and white if you like, The story's still…
Soon Forgotten And I stay awake, all night. And I stay awake, just…
Sound Of Madness Yeah, I get it you're an outcast Always under attack, always…
Sound Of Madness (Album Versio Yeah I get it, you're an outcast Always under attack Alway…
special Hurry up before you go and get old Hurry up before…
Standardized Experiences We hope that you are enjoying your stay We're always here…
Start Over Hold me down, And faze this out of me. This constant emotion…
State of My Head That's the state of my, state of my, state of…
Stranger Inside This day could be the worst one yet I just won't…
Sure Is Fun Another day in outer space, do you feel out of…
The Crow I painted your room at midnight So I'd know yesterday was…
THE CROW AND THE BUTTERFLY I painted your room at midnight So I'd know yesterday was…
The Dream Whisper in the yard and turn the trees all into…
The Energy You, Make it up as you go along. Why, Pretend that you're so…
The Human Radio I gotta four letter word for "I don't care" A whole…
The Saints Of Violence And Innuendo Not a hostage, not a scapegoat Not a thing wrong except…
The Sound Of Madness Yeah, I get it you're an outcast Always under attack always…
Thick as Thieves Evidently we can't work it out I guess that courage ain't…
This Is A Warning This is a warning Planetary regulators have noticed a declin…
Three Six Five There's a hurricane and it's on the way Been sitting around…
Through The Ghost Speak of the devil Look who just walked into the room The…
Tie Your Mother Down Get your party gown and get your pigtail down And get…
Times Like These I am a one way motorway I’m the one that drives…
Trade Yourself In Deal with me Don't even think about leaving yet I'm not a…
Unity I found a note with your name And a picture of…
Welcome Welcome to Planet Zero Planetary regulations require That y…
What A Shame Two packs of cigarettes a day The strongest whiskey Kentucky…
What You Wanted We're sick and we're tired Our nerves are on fire We're cons…
With A Little Help From My Friends What would you think if I sang out of tune Would…
Yer Majesty Come closer inside There's something I need you to see It's …
Alana Burns
on How Did You Love
The word he says is “fight”, not “buy”. The whole line is, “You can try to fight it just like every other careless mistake.” This alludes to the previous line, which says, “You can be an angel of mercy or give in to hate.” The “it” being referred to in the following aforementioned “fight it” line is, at least in my opinion, the decision to choose giving in to hate and to try to resist, or “fight” the temptation of hatred.