With The Sound Of Madness, Shinedown prove that any emotion worth feeling is worth feeling as powerfully as possible. And the band’s current single Second Chance truly is a powerful anthem! Jacksonville, Florida grunge rockers Shinedown have been cranking out solid rock albums since their formation in late 2001 and are – very rightfully so – enjoying huge success in their native US of A since quite a while. And now finally, they’re inclined to break it big time over here in Europe as well. Brent Smith pulls out phenomenal vocal performances and shows the world why he counts as one of the best young vocalists in rock currently. Shinedown have evolved from their very grungy roots into this truly awesome rock band with all the potential of being HUGE. And in between Bush-bashing rock tracks such as Devour, Shinedown is sprinkling in acoustic ballads so lighters in the air, you nearly burn a hole in your ceiling… Support: Soil – Opener: Counterpoint