Unfortunately, while Attention Attention shows once again that Shinedown definitely have a knack for getting your attention, where the album falters shows in what seems a classic case of quantity over quality while the album’s 14 tracks (and 50 minute runtime) is certainly generous, it also feels somewhat oversaturated compared to the far brisker 40 minute runtime of Threat to Survival. Taking a more mellow approach, ‘Kill Your Conscience’ flows back and forth between soft synthesisers and a more energetic, percussion-driven pre-chorus, and generally makes for a nice change of pace, while album closer ‘Brilliant’ dabbles ever so slightly in ‘Summer of 69’s classic guitar riff, before leaping into far more recognisable post-grunge Shinedown territory and ending the record on a noteworthy high. At a glance, the band definitely feels reenergised, far more akin to The Sound of Madness’ heavier territory and seemingly delivering on their promise: “it’s about to get heavy.”Ĭontinuing this frame of mind and true to the assured direction of the album, the thunderous and somewhat cinematic ‘Evolve’ roars triumphantly and embraces the signature Shinedown hard rock delivery, while ‘Monsters’ joins the ranks of Skillet’s ‘Monster’ and Three Days Grace’s ‘Animal I Have Become’ with Smith lyrically dehumanising the negative side to human personality.
Regarded as something of a concept record by the band, and focusing on the struggles of overcoming personal negativity, Attention Attention’s hefty collection of 14 tracks quickly sheds the far safer direction of Threat to Survival, and this is certainly rewarding ‘Pyro’ and ‘Black Soul’ both benefit immensely from allowing guitarist Zach Myers a little more room to stretch out and put some really solid riffs on the table, while ‘The Human Radio’s huge, Royal Blood-esque bass guitar sees Eric Bass stepping into the limelight a little to an extremely satisfying result. Indeed, the slick Zach Myers guitar riff and explosive Barry Kerch percussion saw the band returning to exactly the kind of sound that made the likes of ‘Devour’ so much fun, and with vocalist Brent Smith roaring “cause it’s about to get heavy” it certainly appears that Shinedown’s sixth studio effort is going to be a hell of a ride. Fast-forward a decade, and despite what some have considered a misstep with tamer 2015 effort, Threat to Survival, the Jacksonville hard rockers are still going strong if Attention Attention’s ‘Devil’ is anything to go by. Mixing hard rock with flavours of heavier post-grunge, The Sound of Madness effectively stands as a near-perfect example of fun and catchy rock music it wasn’t anything revolutionary, but that was hardly the point – you’re here to have a good time, and Shinedown were pretty damn good at that. St.It’s fair to say that Shinedown are the kind of band where you know exactly what you pay for. 28 - Houston, Texas Smart Financial Center # 25 - Irving, Texas Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory # Check the Shinedown website for ticketing options. The venue and radio pre-sales will follow on Wednesday (May 19) at 10AM local time with ticketing open to the general public this Friday (May 21) at 10AM local time. We know the power of music, and song is what brings us together and unites us ALL.”įan club pre-sales for the headline dates with The Struts and Zero 9:36 will start tomorrow (May 18) at 10AM local time. We want to thank all of the fans/family for their patience and understanding over the course of the last year and a half. We are elated to finally be able to announce the return of live music. The run is being teased as presenting Shinedown with "their biggest, most eye-popping production yet," so you'll definitely want to see what the band has in store for this tour.įrontman Brent Smith shares, “Our number one priority has and will always be the safety of our audience. You can check out the routing and see if Shinedown are coming to a venue near you at the bottom of this post. The band has announced a September run of shows that includes their own headline dates with a few festival appearances thrown in as well.
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