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| Shinedown | |
| Background information | |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Members | Brent Smith Jasin Todd Brad Stewart Barry Kerch |
Shinedown is a hard rock band that originated in Jacksonville, Florida. The members are vocalist Brent Smith, guitarist Jasin Todd, bassist Brad Stewart, and drummer Barry Kerch. The group was formed in early 2001 and signed a contract with Atlantic Records in 2002. Their song "Save Me" was the theme song for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s No Mercy 2005. They opened for Van Halen on the Van Halen US tour 2004. They are currently co-headling the 2006 Sno-Core Tour with Seether. At these shows a second guitarist has been playing rhythm guitar allowing Jasin Todd to play more guitar solos, although there has been no official statement as to the guitarist's identity or whether he will be joining the band permanently. The band's song "I Dare You" is one of the theme songs of WWE's WrestleMania 22. Brad Stewart is married to a woman named April from Memphis Tennessee. They met in 2005 during a concert in Memphis, and were married in March 2006.
Formed in early 2001 by Brent Smith (vocalist), Jasin Todd (guitarist), Brad Stewart (bassist), and Barry Kerch (drummer), the Jacksonville, Florida band wasted no time making their mark; starting strong with their 2003 album, Leave a Whisper, and 2005 release, Us and Them. The band also released a live DVD titled Live From the Inside in August, 2005. The DVD contains a full-length Shinedown concert held at the House of Blues in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Shinedown has pulled together one of the fastest selling rock albums today. Certified as a Platinum album on September 21, 2005, Leave a Whisper sells 4,000 copies a day.[citation needed]
Discography
Album(s)
Leave a Whisper
Shinedown's first album is Leave A Whisper which was released in 2003. It contains 12 tracks:
- Fly From the Inside
- Left Out
- Lost In The Crowd
- No More Love
- Better Version
- Burning Bright
- In Memory
- All I Ever Wanted
- Stranger Inside
- Lacerated
- Crying Out
- 45
The enhanced version of this album was released in 2004 and contains three additional tracks:
- Simple Man (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)
- Burning Bright (Sanford Mix)
- 45 (Acoustic)
Since then, the album has been certified Platinum as of November 2005.
Shinedown went into recording of this album shortly after completing their 2 year tour. They wrote 20, recorded 17, and put 13 track on the final album.
Us and Them
On October 4, 2005, Shinedown released their second album, Us and Them. It contains 13 tracks:
- The Dream (a poem, not a song)
- Heroes
- Save Me
- I Dare You
- Yer Majesty
- Beyond The Sun
- Trade Yourself In
- Lady So Divine
- Shed Some Light
- Begin Again
- Atmosphere
- Fake
- Some Day
The deluxe edition of Us and Them has 3 acoustic tracks in addition to the rest of the CD. Two bonus tracks, "Break" and "Carried Away", were released with select copies of Us and Them.
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||
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| US Hot 100 | US Modern Rock | US Mainstream Rock | |||
| 2003 | "Fly from the Inside" | - | #34 | #5 | Leave a Whisper |
| 2003 | "45" | - | #12 | #3 | Leave a Whisper |
| 2004 | "Simple Man" | - | #40 | #5 | Leave a Whisper |
| 2004 | "Burning Bright" | - | #22 | #2 | Leave a Whisper |
| 2005 | "Save Me" | #92 | #2 | #1 (12 weeks) | Us and Them |
| 2005 | "I Dare You" | - | #12 | #2 | Us and Them |
See also
External links
- Official web site
- Shinedown Lyrics
- Shinedown Lyrics by Albums ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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