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 six studio albums: Leave a Whisper, Us and Them, The Sound of Madness, Amaryllis, Threat to Survival, and Attention Attention. Shinedown has the most number one singles on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts out of any band, with 16. To date, the band has sold more than 10 million records.
| Origin | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | Hard rock, alternative metal, post-grunge, alternative rock, pop rock |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Atlantic, Roadrunner |
| Associated acts | Fuel |
| Members | Brent Smith, Barry Kerch, Zach Myers, Eric Bass |
| Past members | Nick Perri, Jasin Todd, Brad Stewart |
Formed by frontman Brent Smith after Atlantic Records deemed him the only worthy bandmate of his former band Dreve. Their 2008 album The Sound of Madness was on the Billboard 200 charts for 120 consecutive weeks.
Their song "I'm Alive" was apart of The Avengers soundtrack in 2012.
Hard rock musical groups from Florida.. Musical groups from Jacksonville, Florida.. American post-grunge musical groups.. American alternative metal musical groups.
