History Music / Shinedown

They contributed songs to the soundtracks of ''Film/TheExpendables'', ''Film/AliceInWonderland'' (the 2010 movie), and ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''.

* PrecisionFStrike: "Nowhere Kids" and "My Name (Wearing Me Out)", both on ''Amaryllis'', have examples of this. So does "Cyanide Sweet Tooth Suicide" from ''The Sound of Madness''

They contributed songs to the soundtracks of ''Film/TheExpendables'', ''Film/AliceInWonderland'' (the 2010 movie), and ''Film/TheAvengers''.

* AllDrummersAreAnimals: Just look at that guy's hair.

* BreakupSong: So many, you guys. So many. "Breaking Inside," "If You Only Knew," "Call Me," and on and on.
* CoverVersion: Their first major hit was a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man."

** The fanbase calls their bromance Brach Smyers.

* DyeHard: Occasionally, lead singer Brent Smith will dye his hair bright freaking red. Not ginger (i.e. the 'red' that occurs in nature.) [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair RED.]]

* OneHitWonder: "Second Chance," their #7 hit from 2009. Their follow up song, "If You Only Knew," was at #42, about to crack the top 40 in January 2010. It was getting strong airplay, but was being offset by very low digital sales. Then, the song started to peak, and it got stuck in the 40s for about two months before falling off. And that was their last chance, as pop radio completely shut the door on rock bands about a few months later.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Hard 7 throughout the entire career. Ballads can go as low as 3, however, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QXNtLaOnSE by far their heaviest song]] registers at about an 8.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Hard 7 throughout the entire career.

* PrecisionFStrike: "Nowhere Kids" and "My Name (Wearing Me Out)", both on ''Amaryllis'', have examples of this.
** "Cyanide Sweet Tooth Suicide" from ''The Sound of Madness'' was thought to contain one of these, but the lyric book denied it.

* SurprisinglyGentleSong: These guys are equally legendary for both their high-energy rock songs and their tender songs about grief or love. It can create some MoodWhiplash when listening to their albums straight through, going from "The Sound of Madness" right into "Second Chance."

* HeterosexualLifePartners: Brent and lead guitarist Zach Myers.

** Fun fact: the fanbase calls their bromance Brach Smyers.

Shinedown is a hard rock band originally from Jacksonville, Florida. Founded in 2001, they first made their impact with an acoustic cover of [[Music/LynyrdSkynyrd "Simple Man"]], and ballooned in popularity from there. They have released four albums, and are currently working on a fifth.

* AlbumFiller - Averted to a massive extent, at least as of four albums into their career. Even their (largely hitless) sophomore album shows a genuine effort with every track.
* AllDrummersAreAnimals - Just look at that guy's hair.
* BreakupSong - So many, you guys. So many. "Breaking Inside," "If You Only Knew," "Call Me," and on and on.
* CoverVersion - Their first major hit was a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man."

* NewSoundAlbum: Not a huge departure, exactly, but ''Amaryllis'' has a more hopeful and bright sound than the three albums that come before it. Compare to their previous platinum-selling album, ''The Sound of Madness,'' which contained several grief and breakup songs. ''Amaryllis'' actually has a couple of love songs on it, and people have actually danced to "I'll Follow You" at their weddings.

* FaceOfTheBand: Definitely Brent Smith, the lead singer. He's the dapper fellow who will be greeting you at Shinedown's [=YouTube=] page.

Shinedown is a hard rock band originally from Jacksonville, Florida. Founded in 2002, they first made their impact with an acoustic cover of [[Music/LynyrdSkynyrd "Simple Man"]], and ballooned in popularity from there. They have released four albums, and are currently working on a fifth.

Shinedown is a hard rock band originally from Jacksonville, Florida. Founded in 1998, they first made their impact with an acoustic cover of [[Music/LynyrdSkynyrd "Simple Man"]], and ballooned in popularity from there. They have released four albums, and are currently working on a fifth.