"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
Cyanide Sweet Tooth Suicide
Shinedown Lyrics
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Cyanide in her plastic veins
She's a mannequin of misery
She's on a bender
But she ain't gonna break
Hey, hey
She's grinding teeth
So she can sharpen the pain
White lights, train wreck
[Chorus]
Black lips, pale eyes
Cyanide sweet tooth suicide
She's a killer
She is mine
Cyanide sweet tooth suicide
Strychnine
Cerebellum feeds the brain
Hurricane in a violent rage
They say
She's a looker just like Anna Nicole
Oh, no
Fuck the silver,
Let's go straight for the gold
Hey, hey
Digging deeper than a six foot hole
She's snorting cocaine through a suicide note
White light, train wreck
[Chorus]
White lights, train wreck
[Chorus: Repeat x2]
Shinedown's song "Cyanide Sweet Tooth Suicide" is a dark and haunting song with lyrics that paint a picture of a woman who is struggling with addiction and depression. The song starts with the line, "She's a still thrill of suicide they say," which immediately sets the tone for the rest of the song. It is clear from the lyrics that the woman is addicted to drugs, as "Cyanide in her plastic veins" implies that she has been using needles to inject herself with drugs. The line "She's a mannequin of misery" suggests that her addiction has turned her into a lifeless shell, devoid of any real emotions.
The chorus speaks of her death wish, with the lyrics "Black lips, pale eyes, Cyanide sweet tooth suicide, She's a killer, She is mine, Cyanide sweet tooth suicide." The repeated use of the word "suicide" emphasizes her desire to escape her pain and suffering, and the reference to cyanide suggests that she is willing to go to extreme lengths to achieve this. The line "Taste like sugar, but it's Novocaine" implies that the woman is numbing her pain with drugs that make her feel good, even if it's only temporary. Overall, "Cyanide Sweet Tooth Suicide" is a powerful and poignant song about addiction and the tragedy that often comes with it.
Line by Line Meaning
She's a still thrill of suicide they say
People describe her as a seductive danger in the form of suicide
Cyanide in her plastic veins
She's toxic and artificial, filled with a deadly substance like cyanide
She's a mannequin of misery
She's emotionless and hollow, wearing misery like clothing
She's on a bender
She's on a self-destructive path of addiction and excessive behavior
But she ain't gonna break
Despite her destructive behavior, she has a strong will to survive
Taste like sugar, but it's Novocaine
She may seem sweet at first, but it's just a numbing lie like Novocaine
She's grinding teeth
She's anxious and stressed, causing her to grind her teeth
So she can sharpen the pain
She wants to intensify her suffering as a way of feeling alive
White lights, train wreck
She's blinded by bright lights like a train wreck occurring in slow motion
Black lips, pale eyes
She's unhealthy and deathlike with dark lips and lifeless eyes
Cyanide sweet tooth suicide
Her toxic addiction is like a satisfying but fatal sweet indulgence
She's a killer
Her self-destructive behavior is killing her slowly but surely
She is mine
Her toxic addiction has a hold on her and won't let go
Strychnine
She's filled with a deadly poison like strychnine
Cerebellum feeds the brain
Her damaged brain feeds on chaos and self-destructive impulses
Hurricane in a violent rage
She's like a destructive force of nature, raging with fury and violence
She's a looker just like Anna Nicole
She's attractive like the late Anna Nicole Smith, who struggled with addiction like she does
Oh, no
Despite her beauty, her addiction is not something to idolize or romanticize
Fuck the silver,
She doesn't want to settle for second best or a mediocre life
Let's go straight for the gold
She wants to pursue the ultimate high, even if it means risking everything
Digging deeper than a six foot hole
She's digging herself deeper into a black hole of addiction and despair
She's snorting cocaine through a suicide note
She's snorting cocaine on top of her own suicide note, tempting fate and death
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Written by: BRENT SMITH, DAVE BASSETT
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