Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 2001. Founded by members Brent Smith, Brad Stewart, Jasin Todd, and Barry Kerch. The group has released three albums on Atlantic Records. They have issued popular singles such as "45", "Save Me", "Devour", "Sound of Madness", and "Second Chance". All of their ten singles to date have climbed into the Top 5 of the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, making them the first to acc...
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Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 2001. Founded by members Brent Smith, Brad Stewart, Jasin Todd, and Barry Kerch. The group has released three albums on Atlantic Records. They have issued popular singles such as "45", "Save Me", "Devour", "Sound of Madness", and "Second Chance". All of their ten singles to date have climbed into the Top 5 of the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, making them the first to accomplish the feat. Shinedown's musical influences are Otis Redding, Pink Floyd, Soundgarden, Iron Maiden, Stone Temple Pilots, and Foo Fighters.
Shinedown has sold over six million albums worldwide.
In May 2004, Brad Stewart shed significant light on the formation of the band during an interview with Metal-Rules.com:
The band started with Brent Smith, our lead singer. He had a development deal with a different band on Atlantic and the label decided to move forward with Brent and not with the rest of his band. They allowed him to write with...
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