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''Leave a Whisper'' (2003–05)
Leave a Whisper was the band's debut album, released in July 2003. It featured successful tracks such as "Fly From the Inside", "Burning Bright (song) Burning Bright", the emotionally-charged "45 (song) 45" and the popular cover of the Lynyrd Skynyrd classic "Simple Man#Covers, samples, and media appearances Simple Man". The acoustic cover jolted the band to popularity, and was later made a tribute to the late Dimebag Darrell during concert performances.
In 2004 the band released a live DVD of the album entitled ''Live From the Inside'' which also contained a documentary. The recording featured the final concert of the LAW touring schedule.
''Us and Them'' (2005–07)
After the hugely successful ''Leave a Whisper'' and accompanying tour, the band went back into the studio in 2005 to record their second album. On October 4, 2005, the band released ''Us and Them (Shinedown album) Us and Them'', which went on to produce three singles; "Save Me (Shinedown song) Save Me", "I Dare You", and "Heroes (Shinedown song) Heroes". The lead single, "Save Me", maintained the #1 position of the Active Rock Charts for twelve weeks straight, setting a record for the band. The two other singles had similar success – "I Dare You" was notably performed on ''American Idol'' by Chris Daughtry. Us and Them was certified Gold by the RIAA in November 2006.
The album has three versions for release; the regular thirteen-track version, a limited edition with three bonus acoustic tracks, and a store-specific version with two bonus tracks: "Break" and "Carried Away". On itunes, there is a 25 track 'Deluxe' version, containing live songs and acoustic versions of songs. After the album's release the band took part in 2006's SnoCore Tour with Seether, Flyleaf, and Halestorm. After that the band joined Trapt for the Equinox Tour. The band then proceeded to play their first overseas concert at the London Astoria on June 6, 2006, supporting Alter Bridge. In the summer of 2006, the band then opened for Godsmack and Rob Zombie on their tour of North America, effectively ending their rigorous touring schedule.
On December 12, 2006, Shinedown played a concert in Knoxville, Tennessee at The Tennessee Theatre which was filmed for a DVD the band was expected release later in 2007. However, after a show in Waukesha, WI on July 21, 2007, the band made it known that the DVD was scrapped by Atlantic Records. "We don't want to put anything out if the band is gonna be presented in the wrong way," Smith said. "I might be able to bootleg it later on ... but as of now I don't see it coming out." In late 2007 after taking some time off, the band returned to studio to record a new album.
''The Sound of Madness'' (2007–present)
The band began recording their new album in Los Angeles on September 20, 2007. Their first single, "Devour (song) Devour", was released on May 6, 2008, and has proven a successful single, with it becoming their second #1 on the active rock chart.
"Devour" was also the theme song for the WWE pay-per-view Night of Champions 2008, as well as part of the soundtrack to the 2009 film, The Final Destination. It can also be found on the soundtrack from Madden NFL 09. The video for the song was released on June 25, 2008. Sound of Madness was also used as a song for WWE Wrestlemania 25 review aired on NBC on August 30, 2009 for the Shawn Michaels/The Undertaker match.
On June 17, 2008, the album in its 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 Sound of Madness'' is based on 11 songs Smith submitted plus 3 extra bonus songs – "I Own You", "The Energy" and "Son of Sam". The band played various festivals across North America before embarking on a tour in support of the new album.
Shinedown's "Second Chance", the second single off of ''The Sound of Madness'', is Shinedown's biggest hit to date, being their first top 10 song on the Billboard Hot 100. The song peaked at number 7 during its duration on the chart. "Second Chance" has since gone double platinum.
On April 11, 2008, lead singer Brent Smith announced that Jasin Todd was no longer a member of the band, saying "at this time, he's no longer with us in Shinedown." In the liner notes of ''The Sound of Madness'', Smith says that he loves Todd and considers him the "brother [he] never had". Since parting ways with Shinedown, Todd has remained out of the public eye. Although rumors briefly surfaced that he had joined Soil (band) Soil (the band promptly denied this),[http://www.komodorock.com/latest-news/latest-news/soil-deny-rumours-of-jasin-todd-joining-the-band-200806265941/ Soil Deny Rumours Of Jasin Todd Joining The Band] there is no confirmed news as to what he will do next.
Regarding the album, 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 the fall of 2008 Shinedown embarked on their biggest tour of Europe at the time, supporting Disturbed in a number of countries. On December 18, 2008 it was announced via the band's website that lead guitarist Nick Perri would leave the band after that night's show after less than a year with the group. Statements released from Smith and Perri both cited personal reasons as the main factors in Perri's departure, with Perri's statement highlighting that his decision had "nothing to do with the band". Zach Myers was announced by Smith to be taking over Perri's lead guitarist position.<ref name="shinedown.com">[http://www.shinedown.com/blogdetails/index/postid/1333/2008/12/18/nick-perri-will-leave-shinedown-after-tonights-show/ Nick Perri Will Leave Shinedown After Tonights Show]
In January 2009 the band embarked on a European tour, supported by Brighton rock four-piece The Crave. This was their first headlining tour of Europe, brought around in part by their supporting of Disturbed through Europe the previous fall.
On July 1, 2009, Shinedown began the "Stimulate This" tour with Staind. Also, the tour featured Chevelle and Halestorm at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois.
On May 5, 2009, a Shinedown concert was filmed for MTV2, it is due to be premiered on MTV2 some time in late August. The show was shot at The Tabernacle in Atlanta, Georgia. Halestorm and Number One Contender opened the show.
Shinedown played at the Download Festival#Download 2009 Download Festival, held at Donington Park in the UK, in 2009. During an interview with Kerrang at the festival, Brent Smith stated that they plan to play new material when they return in late 2009.
Shinedown is re-releasing their albums, "Leave A Whisper" and "Us and Them" as Deluxe Editions. The albums will only be available digitally. Between the two albums, the band will release 25 unreleased tracks, seven of which were never before heard. The deluxe editions are scheduled for a July 7, 2009 release.
Shinedown supported the highly anticipated Stimulate This! Tour with Staind. The tour kicked off July 1 and ran through the end of August. Other acts included Chevelle, Halestorm, and Lo-Pro. Prices for everything involved (tickets, parking, merchandise etc.) have been reduced where possible in a conscious effort by the bands involved to give the consumers the best value possible for their money.[http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/stimulate_this_cd_package_sale.html Stimulate This!]
On August 29th, 2009, Shinedown performed a free concert at the New York State Fair in Syracuse, NY. The hour and 20 min show brought in just under 20,000 people from all over the state. The size of the crowd was more than hired security could handle, and over 40 state troopers were called in for crowd control. This was stated to be the largest crowd ever drawn for a free concert in NYS fair history.
Shinedown will kick off their fall 2009 headline tour in Baltimore, MD on September 10, 2009. They will perform at the Baltimore Ravens kickoff party. The show is free and will also include, Tantric, Cavo, Halestorm and Egypt Central. The remainder of the Headline tour will be supported by Sick Puppies, Adelitas Way, and Cavo.
November 18th, 2009 brought the release of "The Sight of Madness", the band's first digital video album. The album features the band's videos and five live videos from an early 2009 performance at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, Georgia. This release is only available on I-Tunes!
On December 18th, the video for "Second Chance" ranked #7 on VH1's Top 40 Music Video's of 2009. It was helped to that ranking due to being on the countdown for 20 weeks.
A short European tour will get underway on the 4th of November in Manchester, England and will finish in Luxembourg on the 20th of November. Support for all of these gigs will be from Soil (band) and Counterpoint.
Shinedown have also been confirmed to be playing at the Soundwave (Australian music festival) 2010 festival in Australia.[http://www.soundwavefestival.com/news/second-announcement-time Soundwave 2nd Announcement]
Shinedown was nominated for the "Alternative Rock" category at the American Music Awards in 2009. Other nominees included, Green Day and Kings of Leon. The nomination was due to the radio success of their hit single "Second Chance". UPDATE: Green Day ultimately won the award for that category.
Shinedown will embark on a 4 day rock cruise from Tampa to Grand Cayman Islands as part of VH1's Best Cruise Ever. The rock cruise will be headlined by 3 Doors Down. Lifehouse (band) Lifehouse and Shinedown will provide support. The cruise also features over 8 more bands including Carolina Liar, and Black Stone Cherry. Tickets are now on sale.
Shinedown will kick off their next installment of "The Sound of Madness" tour in Wallingford, CT on December 3, 2009. The first show will be supported by Five For Fighting, Train, Aaron Lewis and Uncle Kracker. The dates following will be supported by Papa Roach and Halestorm.
During shows on December 15th in Rockford, Illinois and December 18th in Biloxi, Mississippi, the band joined Papa Roach on stage to record a live version of U2's "Beautiful Day" for Papa Roach's forthcoming live album.
In 2010, the support lineup for the next leg of "The Sound of Madness" tour switches to Puddle of Mudd, Skillet, and Like A Storm through March.
Nickelback recently announced dates confirming Breaking Benjamin, Shinedown, and Sick Puppies as support for the spring leg of the 2010 Dark Horse North American tour. The tour kicks off April 6
Separately, Shinedown released a song on the Alice in Wonderland (2010 film) Alice in Wonderland soundtrack due out March 2nd. The name of the track is "Her Name is Alice".
Shinedown contributed a track to the upcoming Sylvester Stallone movie "The Expendables (2010 film) The Expendables" due out in August. The track is titled 'Diamonize' and will open the movie.
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Current
■ Brent Smith – lead vocals <small> (2001 - present) </small> <br />
■ Barry Kerch - drums, percussion <small> (2001 - present) </small>
■ Zach Myers – lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals <small> (2005 – present)</small>, bass guitar <small> (2007 - 2008)</small> <br>
■ Eric Bass – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals <small>(2008 – present)</small> <br>
Former
■ Brad Stewart – bass guitar <small>(2001–2007)</small>
■ Jasin Todd – lead guitar<small>(2001–2008)</small>
■ Nick Perri – lead guitar <small>(2008)</small>
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Main Shinedown discography
Studio albums
■2003: ''Leave a Whisper''
■2005: ''Us and Them (Shinedown album) Us and Them''
■2008: ''The Sound of Madness''
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■ official http://www.shinedown.com
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