Artist Spotlight - Hard Rock Powerhouse Shinedown! Also Featuring Smith & Myers!

Today, Brian shines the Artist Spotlight on one of his all time favorite rock bands, the legendary Shinedown! This incredible band, originally from Jacksonville, Florida, is still going strong after nearly twenty years! Signed to Atlantic Records, @shinedown has released six full length albums, with the latest being 2018's "Attention Attention".

Led by fantastic unique sound of lead singer Brent Smith, Shinedown is well known for not only hard hitting power rock, but also amazing touching ballads and one of the best live shows in the business. Joining Smith to round out the band are lead guitarist Zach Myers, bassist Eric Bass, and drummer Barry Kerch.

Among the plethora of chart topping hits from Shinedown are "I'll Follow You", "Mosters", "45", "Through the Ghost", and a superb cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man".

We also discuss in this video the side project of Brent Smith and Zach Myers, simply titled Smith & Myers. This duo produces original music and also puts there own spin on covers of classic songs like Kenny Wayne Shepherd's "Blue on Black", Phil Collins' "In The Air Tonight", Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell", and the iconic hit from Otis Redding "Sitting At the Dock of the Bay"! Be sure to check out both Shinedown and @SmithAndMyers to find outstanding music you'll come back to again and again!

To check more about about Shinedown, follow them online at:
https://www.shinedown.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ShinedownTV
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Shinedown
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shinedown/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shinedown
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/70BYFdaZbEKbeauJ670ysI

And to find out more about Smith & Myers, check out:
https://www.smithandmyersmusic.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFqX3L-nXomAjpw0-8f_fQ
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SmithAndMyersOfficial
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smithandmyersofficial/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmithAndMyers
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3L7yYf09MZWuZhZl5e92Xe

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Biographical information on Shinedown from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinedown):

Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed by singer Brent Smith in 2001 after the dissolution of Dreve, his previous band. Smith, still under 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 2000s, eventually stabilizing with Smith and Kerch alongside Zach Myers on guitar and Eric Bass on bass. The group has released seven studio albums: Leave a Whisper (2003), Us and Them (2005), The Sound of Madness (2008), Amaryllis (2012), Threat to Survival (2015), Attention Attention (2018), and Planet Zero (2022).

Shinedown has the most number one singles on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts with 18, and all of their released singles have reached the top 5 on the chart. Additionally, on June 3, 2021, Shinedown was ranked #1 by Billboard on the Greatest of All Time Mainstreams Rock Artists chart released to celebrate the Mainstream Rock Chart's 40th Anniversary. To date, the band has sold more than 10 million records.