Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida. Formed by Brent Smith in 2001 after the dissolution of his prior band, Smith, still with a contract with record label Atlantic Records, recruited the band's original lineup of Jasin Todd as guitarist, Brad Stewart on bass, and Barry Kerch on drums. Consistent for the first two album cycles, a few lineup changes followed in the late 2000's, eventually stabilizing with Smith and Kerch, as remaining members alongside newcomers Zach Myers on guitar, and Eric Bass on bass.

The group has released five albums: "Leave a Whisper" (2003), "Us and Them" (2005), "The Sound of Madness" (2008), Amaryllis(2012), and "Threat to Survival" (2015). Shinedown has sold more than ten million albums worldwide, and has had eleven number one singles on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts, the third most of all-time, behind Van Halen and Three Days Grace.

"The Sound of Madness" was released on June 24, 2008. It debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200 top album charts, selling 50,000 copies in its opening week.

In February 2017, Smith announced that they had begun work on a sixth studio album. . Shinedown's music has most commonly been described as hard rock, alternative metal, and post-grunge.In August 2013, Kerch disagreed with more specialized genre ascribed to the band, stating that "We're just a rock 'n' roll band"

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