With their third album “The Sound Of Madness”, Shinedown is hoping to finally get a hold on Europe after already having made a name for themselves back in the States. I’m not sure if it will work though after having heard their new album.
It opens with “Devour”, a song that has a lot of Disturbed echoes before going into a chorus that is about as memorable as an episode of the new Beverly Hills 90210. The title track is up next and it sounds a lot rawer which is always a good thing. Unfortunately there’s only a couple of songs like this featured on “The Sound Of Madness” and they are spread all over the album which leaves me wrestling through all the sensitive ballads (“The Crow & The Butterfly”, “Call Me”) which seem to be a necessary evil with this kind of music. Like the chorus in the opening track, they all sound a little too easy and formulaic to make them interesting.
If you’re into modern rock a la Alter Bridge or Breaking Benjamin, this could be right up your alley but for me, it doesn’t really do the trick.
Score: 5.5 out of 10
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