![]() However the real star of the show as always is Brent Smith. Barry Kerch does a pretty good job on the drums throughout the album, especially on 'Cut the Cord' where he really gets his chance to add a real punch to the song but I'd be lying if I felt he wasn't a little underutilized on this record. Zach Meyers does a wonderful job creating some really infectious guitar melodies while Eric Bass does a great job not only on his bass but on his keyboard and really gets a chance to shine on this album especially on 'Black Cadillac'. The production is incredibly well done on almost every track and it all sounds very crisp and clean. Threat to Survival manages to succeed on the technical side of things too. The closing song 'Misfits' while not really bad is just okay and certainly fails to live up to closing tracks like Us and Them's 'Some Day' or The Sound of Madness' 'Call Me' and fails to really impress altogether. Sadly that isn't the only song that falls flat. 'Thick as Thieves' is incredibly boring and really feels like a b-side track at best with it's lack of interesting instrumentation, vocals or lyrics. That isn't to say all of the songs are successes though. Threat to Survival really leaves you craving more in a good way and is definitely miles ahead of it's predecessor. #Shinedown album covers how toOn the complete flip side songs like 'Asking For It', 'Cut the Cord' and 'Dangerous' showcase the fact that Shinedown still know how to make some really fun and energetic rock songs and songs like 'It All Adds Up' and 'Black Cadilac' have a real blues rock feel to them that really gives me a strong Us and Them vibe. Songs like 'State of my Head' and 'How Did You Love' have a definite pop-rock feel and really showcase Shinedown's ability to make catchy and infectious songs that really remind me of their Sound of Madness days (or at least the more pop influenced songs on that album). Many if not all of the songs take inspiration from genres outside of the hard rock genre which leaves us with some of the most interesting and different songs to come out of this band to date. With Threat to Survival Shinedown have once again evolved and have completely succeded in making something unique, fun and most importantly interesting. I left Amaryllis feeling very worried for the band, and after hearing the admittedly well performed but altogether not that interesting acoustic covers released last year I was utterly terrified at the prospect of a new album, fearing that it would be another regression from a band that has made some truly great music in the 14 years since they were formed. Sometimes those changes lead to greatness like the unbelievably underrated Us and Them and sometimes it falls completely flat like the utterly boring and repetitive Amaryllis. I've been a huge fan of Shinedown since Leave a Whisper and over time I have watched their sound evolve and change as time has passed. ![]() There are a lot of reasons I thought Threat to Survival was going to crash and burn. Click below and listen to their most memorable songs of all time.Review Summary: Shinedown make a complete departure from their previous sound and it completely pays off. Shinedown has sold more than ten million records worldwide and has had the most number-one singles on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts out of any band, with 16. ![]() ![]() The group has released six studio albums: Leave a Whisper (2003), Us and Them (2005), The Sound of Madness (2008), Amaryllis (2012), Threat to Survival (2015), and Attention Attention (2018). 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. Smith, still under contract with record label Atlantic Records, recruited the band’s original lineup of Jasin Todd as a guitarist, Brad Stewart on bass, and Barry Kerch on drums. Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed by singer Brent Smith in 2001 after the dissolution of Dreve, his previous band. ![]()
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