Description
Shinedown – The Sound Of Madness / Limited Edition White Vinyl / Atlantic LP 2008 / 1-643570
UPC 075678647529
The Sound of Madness is the third studio album by American rock band Shinedown, released June 24, 2008. The album's lead single, "Devour", was released to radio on May 5, 2008. It is the first album to feature Eric Bass and Zach Myers and the only album to feature Nick Perri and the band as a five piece.
The album's lyrics explore diverse subject matter as opposed to their previous albums; "Devour" ventures into political territory while "What a Shame" tells a story about lead singer Brent Smith's uncle, who died during the recording of the album, and how Brent and his cousin, professional wrestler Olivia Smith, dealt with his death. The song "If You Only Knew", which is about Smith's then-fiancé and newborn child, was the first time that he had written a love ballad for Shinedown.
Shinedown's tour to support the album subsequently started with the band playing a few festival shows before the release of The Sound of Madness.
The Sound of Madness is Shinedown's most successful album, and has issued one multi-platinum single ("Second Chance"), two platinum singles ("Sound of Madness") and ("If You Only Knew"), as well as all other singles going gold. The album has since been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA in 2016 for shipments over 2,000,000 copies.
| Label: | Atlantic – 1-643570 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, White
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| Country: | US |
| Released: |
2008 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Style: | Hard Rock, Grunge |
Tracklist:
| A1 |
Devour |
| A2 | Sound Of Madness | |
| A3 | Second Chance | |
| A4 | Cry For Help | |
| A5 | The Crow & The Butterfly | |
| A6 | If You Only Knew | |
| B7 | Sin With A Grin | |
| B8 | What A Shame | |
| B9 | Cyanide Sweet Tooth Suicide | |
| B10 | Breaking Inside | |
| B11 | Call Me |
- A&R – Steve Robertson (4)
- Administrator [A&R Administration] – Anne DeClemente, Craig Rosen (2)
- Arranged By [Strings Arranged By] – David Campbell
- Art Direction, Design – Patrick Fong
- Band [Shinedown Is] – Barry Kerch, Brent Smith, Eric Bass, Zach Myers
- Bass – Chris Chaney, Eric Bass
- Booking [Booking Agent, For William Morris Agency] – Ron Opaleski
- Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Cheryl Jenets
- Drums – Barry Kerch, Barry Kerch
- Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Dorian Crozier
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Aaron Walk, Steve Rhea
- Engineer [Engineered By] – Doug McKean
- Guitar – Zach Myers
- Guitar [Additional Guitars] – Rob Cavallo
- Guitar [Guitars] – Dave Bassett, Tim Pierce
- Keyboards – Jamie Muhoberac
- Lacquer Cut By – ꟼR
- Legal [Legal Representation] – Jess Rosen
- Management [Art Manager] – Tomiwa Aladekomo
- Management [Business Manager, For David Weise & Associates, Inc.] – David Weise
- Management [For In De Goot Entertainment] – Bill McGathy, Gwyther Bultman
- Management [Marketing] – Anthony Delia
- Mixed By – Chris Lord-Alge, Doug McKean (tracks: A2)
- Mixed By [Assistant Engineer] – Keith Armstrong
- Producer [Produced By] – Rob Cavallo
- Producer [Production Assistant] – Jaime Neely
- Songwriter [All Songs Written By] – Brent Smith, Dave Bassett
- Technician [Additional Protools] – Lars Fox
- Technician [Drum Tech] – Mike "Sack" Fasano
- Technician [Guitar Techs] – Andrew Buscher, Tyler Dragness
- Vocals – Brent Smith
- Written-By – Bobby Huff (tracks: B10), Brent Smith (tracks: B10), Brent Smith (tracks: B11), Tony Battaglia (tracks: B11)
