Shinedown // The Sound Of Madness

Imagine taking the gritty vocals of Chris Cornell (Sound garden and Audioslave) and putting them over a contortion of System of a Down and Blink 182, this powerful combination leaves you with the best new alternative/metal band to reach us from over the pond since Velvet Revolver. The Florida based band ‘Shinedown’ have been thrashing their way around the US rock scene since 2003 and finally they have found their way to the UK. As I am sure many will agree with me; it’s so refreshing to hear new upcoming metal that doesn’t sound like it has been recorded in someone’s garage or that lacks actual singing, coming over the pond from the states. All of their songs feature heavy riffs, fast paced drum beats and loud lyrics. They are almost like Incubus in the way that they manage to restrain from screaming and keep to understandable words, even with their heavy music in the background. Although they have not yet announced a full UK tour, you can find these guys playing at Download on the Sunday. I am sure this will soon change though, once the UK has gotten its teeth into soon-to-be hits such as 'Devour,’ ‘Sound of Madness,’ and 'Cyanide Sweet Tooth Suicide,’ they would be stupid to not set out a full UK winter tour.