In a brand new interview with Tabatha Velasquez Grammer of Tulsa, Oklahoma’s 106.9 Ok-HITS, SHINEDOWN singer Brent Smith was requested how he and his bandmates handle to navigate placing the ending touches on a brand new studio album whereas concurrently making ready to embark on an enormous U.S. tour. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I will be sincere with you, I am prepared for it. I do not actually have an ‘off’ change in lots of methods. I’ve to remind myself that it is a band, and I imply that wholeheartedly. There’s lots of transferring elements to this machine that we name SHINEDOWN.
“We began final 12 months fascinated by what does the following three years appear like, the following 5 years appear like. One of many objectives is that we had a little bit of a difficulty form of locking in worldwide touring over the previous few years and we’ve got lots of followers which have been ready on us from that facet. So, subsequent 12 months our purpose is to play all seven continents in 2026. Clearly, these first run of reveals that we’re doing in North America are a giant deal for us.”
Referencing the truth that SHINEDOWN not too long ago launched two new singles, “Three Six 5” and “Dance, Child, Dance”, which provide a glimpse into the band’s forthcoming eighth studio LP, Brent stated: “The album needs to be popping out roughly late July, early August. However we needed to get these two songs out as a result of that is form of the launch pad, in a means, to what we’re on the point of do subsequent, however you simply form of juggle it.
“One of many issues is that in SHINEDOWN, we’re very fortunate that one in every of our brothers and our bandmembers is a gentleman by the identify of Eric Bass…. However Eric, for individuals that will not know this about him, who’s the bass participant within the band, he is far more than a bass participant. The final two information and this report that we’re engaged on proper now, he is been the only engineer, mixer and producer of these information. So having a bandmember that can be a savant in lots of methods, we’re very fortunate in that means. So we are able to form of articulate and carve out the schedule the way in which we’d like it to be achieved. However we’re capable of do lots of issues in-house. And we’ve got to form of circle the dates, and you have deadlines whenever you’ve gotta meet issues and all that, however we simply navigate it to the perfect of our means.”
Earlier this week, “Dance, Child, Dance” reached the No. 1 slot at Lively Rock radio. The music, which was launched solely a month in the past on January 24, is SHINEDOWN‘s twentieth No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and their twenty second music to succeed in No. 1 on Mediabase‘s Lively Rock chart. When the music entered the Prime 5 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, SHINEDOWN tied with the FOO FIGHTERS for the artist with essentially the most high ten songs within the chart’s historical past at 32 whole songs.
Globally the music additionally continues to select up steam because it was the No. 1 most performed observe this week throughout each Planet Rock and Kerrang! Radio within the U.Ok. The radio trajectory of the music and “Three Six 5” is nothing however meteoric. “Three Six 5” has already risen to the Prime 20 (No. 17) at Various & Sizzling AC (No. 16) radio, Prime 40 at Lively Rock (No. 36) and continues to climb.
SHINEDOWN will crew up with SiriusXM Octane and Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) on Sunday, March 2 at The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Florida. The collaboration will sponsor No. 60 SiriusXM Honda pushed by Felix Rozenqvist. The band’s Zach Myers and Barry Kerch can be on the observe on race day, immersing themselves within the INDYCAR motion and supporting MSR from the pit lane.
Lately, SHINEDOWN introduced it has added the historic Kia Discussion board in Los Angeles to the band’s already large headline tour. The “Dance, Child, Dance” tour kicks off on April 25, and the 36-date run is likely one of the largest run of reveals (and venues) the band has ever placed on. It will likely be the primary time the band has ever headlined a number of the nation’s most legendary venues, together with Madison Sq. Backyard (July 20),Bridgestone Enviornment (Might 10),Boston’s TD Backyard (July 19) and extra. Becoming a member of them on the tour are BEARTOOTH and BUSH (on choose dates) and Morgan Wade for all reveals.
Including to the celebrations, SHINEDOWN was not too long ago nominated for quite a few iHeartRadio Music Awards, together with “Rock Tune Of The 12 months” for “A Symptom of Being Human”, “Rock Artist Of The 12 months” and Sanjay Parikh was nominated for “Favourite Tour Photographer” for SHINEDOWN. The brand new nods deliver the band to a complete of 13 iHeartRadio Music Awards for the reason that band’s inception.
The 2 new singles embody the numerous multifaceted skills of the SHINEDOWN: one half rock ‘n’ roll dynamism and one half unimaginable songwriting and keenness. “Dance, Child, Dance” hits laborious proper out of the gate with extremely heavy guitars and a tempo that simply would not give up. It is half social commentary and half “do not overthink it, let’s simply rock out and LET’S DANCE!” The music pushes boundaries and is a reminder of why SHINEDOWN holds the report for essentially the most No. 1 songs at Lively Rock radio of all time with “Dance, Child, Dance”.
“Three Six 5” is an instance of the band’s means to sort out powerful topics by means of impeccable songwriting. Anybody who has ever skilled loss is aware of that day by day we draw breath is a chance to reside out loud — to reside for these we’ve got misplaced. At its core “Three Six 5” is a reminder to cease losing time, concentrate on the moments we’ve got proper now, and treasure time with those you like essentially the most. The music honors the individuals in our lives who aren’t with us anymore. It reminds us to cease taking time as a right as a result of it isn’t promised. Take possibilities, be daring, and do not sweat the small stuff, as a result of because the music says: so much can occur in a 12 months.
Smith and SHINEDOWN bassist/producer Eric Bass co-wrote “Three Six 5”, and “Dance, Child, Dance” was co-written by Smith, Bass and Dave Bassett. The songs have been produced by Bass at his personal Huge Animal Studio in Charleston, South Carolina.
SHINEDOWN continues to show that they’re probably the most forward-thinking powerhouses in music, eternally pushing the boundaries of what it means to be a modern-day rock band. The tour and new music not solely kick off a brand new period for SHINEDOWN however proceed to have a good time the momentous acclaim the band acquired from their juggernaut music “A Symptom Of Being Human” off their seventh studio album “Planet Zero” (Atlantic Data). The music, which has reached over 100 million streams and counting, crossed over not solely to Various however Prime 40 radio and resonated with followers throughout the globe for the unifying message of its lyrics: that it’s our human connections that matter essentially the most.
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