The Sound of Madness ( Rus. “Sound of Madness” ) is the third studio album of the American hard rock band Shinedown , released on June 24, 2008 by Atlantic Records . The release of the lead single " Devour " occurred on radio on May 5, 2008.
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| Studio album Shinedown | |||||||
| Date of issue | June 28, 2008 | ||||||
| Genre | alternative metal , hard rock , post-grunge | ||||||
| Duration | 41:48 | ||||||
| Producer | Rob Cavallo | ||||||
| Language of songs | English | ||||||
| Label | Atlantic | ||||||
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| A source | Evaluation |
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| Allmusic |  [2] |
The Sound of Madness is the most successful Shinedown album. Over 1,000,000 copies were sold and the RIAA gave the record a platinum rating. Also, two singles from the album have achieved great success: “ If You Only Knew ” received gold status, and “ Second Chance ” became multi-platinum [3] .
Content
Song List
The lyrics and music of all the songs by Brent Smith and David Basset .
| No | Title | Duration | |||||||
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| one. | " Devour " | 3:50 | |||||||
| 2 | " Sound of Madness " | 3:54 | |||||||
| 3 | " Second Chance " | 3:40 | |||||||
| four. | “Cry for Help” | 3:20 | |||||||
| five. | " The Crow & the Butterfly " | 4:13 | |||||||
| 6 | " If You Only Knew " | 3:46 | |||||||
| 7 | "Sin with a Grin" | Four o'clock | |||||||
| eight. | "What a Shame" | 4:18 | |||||||
| 9. | Cyanide Sweet Tooth Suicide | 3:11 | |||||||
| ten. | "Breaking Inside" (Smith, Bobby Huff) | 3:51 | |||||||
| eleven. | "Call Me" (Smith, Tony Battaglia) | 3:43 | |||||||
| 41:48 | |||||||||
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| No | Title | Duration | |||||||
| 12. | "I Own You" | 3:37 | |||||||
| 13. | "Energy" | 3:28 | |||||||
| 14. | "Son of Sam" | 3:38 | |||||||
| 52:31 | |||||||||
| 2010 deluxe reissue | |||||||||
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| No | Title | Duration | |||||||
| 12. | "Energy" | 3:28 | |||||||
| 13. | "Son of Sam" | 3:38 | |||||||
| 14. | "I Own You" | 3:37 | |||||||
| 15. | "Junkies for Fame" | 3:26 | |||||||
| sixteen. | “Second Chance” (acoustic version) | 3:40 | |||||||
| 17 | "The Crow & the Butterfly (Pull Mix)" | 5:27 | |||||||
| 18. | " Her Name Is Alice " | 3:50 | |||||||
| nineteen. | " Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom) " | 5:36 | |||||||
| 20. | Breaking Inside (featuring Lzzy Hale) | 3:49 | |||||||
| 1:17:14 | |||||||||
| 2010 vinyl reissue | |||||||||
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| No | Title | Duration | |||||||
| 12. | "The Energy" | 3:28 | |||||||
| 13. | "Son of Sam" | 3:38 | |||||||
| 14. | "I Own You" | 3:37 | |||||||
| 15. | "Junkies for Fame" | 3:26 | |||||||
| sixteen. | “Second Chance” (acoustic version) | 3:40 | |||||||
| 17 | "The Crow & the Butterfly (Pull Mix)" | 5:27 | |||||||
| 1:04:59 | |||||||||
| 2010 deluxe dvd | |||||||||
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| No | Title | Duration | |||||||
| one. | "Devour" (lyric video) | 3:47 | |||||||
| 2 | "Devour" (music video) | 3:48 | |||||||
| 3 | "Second Chance" (music video) | 3:44 | |||||||
| four. | “Sound of Madness” (music video) | 4:14 | |||||||
| five. | "If You Only Knew" (music video) | 3:48 | |||||||
| 6 | "The Crow & the Butterfly" (music video) | 4:18 | |||||||
| 7 | "What a Shame" (music video) | 4:18 | |||||||
| eight. | “ Save Me ” (Live from Atlanta) | 3:38 | |||||||
| 9. | "Devour" (Live from Atlanta) | 5:04 | |||||||
| ten. | "Call Me" (Live from Atlanta) | 3:39 | |||||||
| eleven. | "Second Chance" (Live from Atlanta) | 3:40 | |||||||
| 12. | Sound of Madness (Live from Atlanta) | 4:34 | |||||||
| 13. | Interview from LA | 18:13 | |||||||
| 1:06:45 | |||||||||
Singles
The first single "Devour" was released on May 5, 2008. June 29, he became the main theme of the music WWE Night of Champions . Also this song has become the main theme in the reality show “ Avid extremes ”, broadcast by the MTV channel. “Devour” was included in the track list of the computer game Madden NFL 09 , and in the musical game Guitar Hero 5, the song can be downloaded in the Shinedown package along with the tracks “Second Chance” and “Sound of Madness” [4] .
The second single “Second Chance” was released on September 8, 2008, but three days before that the song was performed on the American talk show “ The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ” on NBC . Also, the song was included in the soundtrack of the television series " Terminator: Battle for the Future ." On December 27, 2008, Second Chance won the first place on the US Hot Mainstream Rock Chart and stayed on the leading position for 10 weeks, giving up that place on March 7, 2009 to the song of the Canadian band Nickelback . Two months later, the composition took the first place in the Alternative Songs weekly charts and occupied it three times, then giving way to another song, then again taking the leading position. The single reached first position on the Billboard 's Hot Adult Top 40 Chart on June 20, 2009. As a result, after successful sales, the single became multi-platinum .
“Sound of Madness” released on February 23, 2009, became the third single from the album and repeated the success of the previous song on the US Hot Mainstream Rock Chart [5] . The composition is included in the soundtrack Wrestlemania XXV .
The release of the fourth single “If You Only Knew” fell on August 31, 2009. The release of the video clip took place on October 6, 2009. Brent Smith wrote the lyrics for the song, telling it about the time when his bride was pregnant with his child.
"The Crow & the Butterfly" was Shinedown's latest single from the album The Sound of Madness , which premiered on radio on April 6, 2010. Brent Smith in an interview for Rockline said that he had an idea to write a song about a mother who lost her son, who is looking for meaning to live on.
Record Members
- Brent Smith - vocals
- Zack Myers - rhythm guitar
- Nick Perry - guitar
- Barry Kerch - drums, percussion
- Eric Bass - bass guitar, keyboards
Chart Positions
- Singles
| Year | Single | Top position | |||||||||
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| US Hot 100 | Mainstream rock | Modern rock | US Rock | US Pop 100 | CAN Hot 100 | ||||||
| 2008 | " Devour " | 114 | one | 13 | - | - | - | ||||
| " Second Chance " | 7 | one | one | eight | 3 | 29 | |||||
| 2009 | " Sound of Madness " | 85 | one | five | 2 | - | - | ||||
| " If You Only Knew " | 42 | 2 | 7 | four | 21 | 64 | |||||
| 2010 | " The Crow & the Butterfly " | 97 | one | 6 | one | - | 51 | ||||
| " Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom) " | 111 | one | 17 | 7 | - | - | |||||
- Album
| Release | Position in the chart | US sales | Certification RIAA | International sales |
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| US Albums | ||||
| June 24, 2008 | eight | 1,200,000+ | Platinum | 1 300 000+ |
Notes
- ↑ Shinedown - 'The Sound of Madness' Review (English) . About.com . The appeal date is September 26, 2013.
- ↑ The Sound of Madness - Shinedown (English) . Allmusic . The appeal date is September 26, 2013.
- ↑ RIAA's Gold & Platinum Searchable Database (English) . Recording Companies Association of America . The appeal date is September 8, 2013.
- ↑ DLC Week of July 22nd- Nine Inch Nails and Shinedown (English) (inaccessible link) . Rockband.com (July 18, 2008). - Post on the forum official site Rockband. The date of circulation is September 26, 2013. Archived February 19, 2012.
- ↑ Maguire, Chris Shinedown Release Single 'Sound of Madness' on 23rd February (unavailable link) . AltSounds.com (January 14, 2009). The date of circulation is September 26, 2013. Archived September 27, 2013.
Links
- Lyrics
- The Sound of Madness on Last.fm
- The Sound of Madness on Discogs