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 getting ready to embark on a large U.S. tour. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I will be trustworthy with you, I am prepared for it. I do not actually have an ‘off’ swap in lots of methods. I’ve to remind myself that it is a band, and I imply that wholeheartedly. There’s lots of shifting elements to this machine that we name SHINEDOWN.
“We began final 12 months excited about what does the subsequent three years appear to be, the subsequent 5 years appear to be. One of many targets is that we had a little bit of a difficulty form of locking in worldwide touring over the previous few years and we now have lots of followers which were ready on us from that side. So, subsequent 12 months our aim is to play all seven continents in 2026. Clearly, these first run of exhibits that we’re doing in North America are a giant deal for us.”
Referencing the truth that SHINEDOWN lately launched two new singles, “Three Six 5” and “Dance, Child, Dance”, which supply a glimpse into the band’s forthcoming eighth studio LP, Brent mentioned: “The album ought to be popping out roughly late July, early August. However we wished to get these two songs out as a result of that is form of the launch pad, in a approach, 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 certainly one of our brothers and our bandmembers is a gentleman by the identify of Eric Bass…. However Eric, for individuals that won’t know this about him, who’s the bass participant within the band, he is far more than a bass participant. The final two data and this file that we’re engaged on proper now, he is been the only real engineer, mixer and producer of these data. So having a bandmember that can be a savant in lots of methods, we’re very fortunate in that approach. So we are able to form of articulate and carve out the schedule the best way we want it to be performed. However we’re capable of do lots of issues in-house. And we now have to form of circle the dates, and you have deadlines if you’ve gotta meet issues and all that, however we simply navigate it to the very best of our capacity.”
Earlier this week, “Dance, Child, Dance” reached the No. 1 slot at Energetic Rock radio. The track, 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 track to succeed in No. 1 on Mediabase‘s Energetic Rock chart. When the track entered the Prime 5 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, SHINEDOWN tied with the FOO FIGHTERS for the artist with essentially the most prime ten songs within the chart’s historical past at 32 complete songs.
Globally the track additionally continues to choose up steam because it was the No. 1 most performed monitor this week throughout each Planet Rock and Kerrang! Radio within the U.Ok. The radio trajectory of the track and “Three Six 5” is nothing however meteoric. “Three Six 5” has already risen to the Prime 20 (No. 17) at Different & Scorching AC (No. 16) radio, Prime 40 at Energetic Rock (No. 36) and continues to climb.
SHINEDOWN will group 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 might be on the monitor on race day, immersing themselves within the INDYCAR motion and supporting MSR from the pit lane.
Not too long ago, 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 without doubt one of the largest run of exhibits (and venues) the band has ever placed on. It is going to be the primary time the band has ever headlined among the nation’s most legendary venues, together with Madison Sq. Backyard (July 20),Bridgestone Area (Could 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 exhibits.
Including to the celebrations, SHINEDOWN was lately nominated for quite a few iHeartRadio Music Awards, together with “Rock Tune Of The Yr” for “A Symptom of Being Human”, “Rock Artist Of The Yr” 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 various multifaceted abilities of the SHINEDOWN: one half rock ‘n’ roll dynamism and one half unimaginable songwriting and keenness. “Dance, Child, Dance” hits arduous proper out of the gate with extremely heavy guitars and a tempo that simply does not stop. It is half social commentary and half “do not overthink it, let’s simply rock out and LET’S DANCE!” The track pushes boundaries and is a reminder of why SHINEDOWN holds the file for essentially the most No. 1 songs at Energetic Rock radio of all time with “Dance, Child, Dance”.
“Three Six 5” is an instance of the band’s capacity to sort out robust 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 dwell out loud — to dwell for these we now have misplaced. At its core “Three Six 5” is a reminder to cease losing time, deal with the moments we now have proper now, and treasure time with those you’re keen on essentially the most. The track honors the individuals in our lives who aren’t with us anymore. It reminds us to cease taking time without any consideration as a result of it is not promised. Take possibilities, be daring, and do not sweat the small stuff, as a result of because the track says: loads 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 had been produced by Bass at his personal Massive Animal Studio in Charleston, South Carolina.
SHINEDOWN continues to show that they’re probably the most forward-thinking powerhouses in music, perpetually 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 obtained from their juggernaut track “A Symptom Of Being Human” off their seventh studio album “Planet Zero” (Atlantic Information). The track, which has reached over 100 million streams and counting, crossed over not solely to Different 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.
Photograph credit score: Ebru Yildiz