But for the third album I quit the opiates and started to crave sugar.
Smith explained, "I've toured for over 12 years, and for the first two records I was addicted to cocaine, Ox圜ontin and alcohol. Smith said that the final straws were a warning from his girlfriend and an insult about his girth on national television. The band is stronger than they have ever been.Īccording to The Pulse Of Radio, Smith opened up in a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times about his four-year struggle with substance abuse that ended with him quitting cocaine, painkillers and alcohol and losing 70 pounds in the process. He says he has been singing better than ever and he feels he's a better performer. Smith has completed Insanity four or five times and has even encouraged fellow SHINEDOWN band members to "Dig Deep" when they're on tour with the Insanity workouts. He made a decision to get in shape when he saw the Insanity infomercial late one night with Shaun T., Brent not only lost the excess weight but also went from 36% to 12% body fat and is now in the best shape of his life! In 2011, Smith weighed 222 pounds and was really out of shape. Since then, each of the album's five singles prior to "Diamond Eyes" - "Devour", "The Sound of Madness", "The Crow and The Butterfly", the gold-certified "If You Only Knew", and the double-platinum certified crossover smash "Second Chance" - have peaked at #1, marking a genuinely stunning streak of rock radio hits.Brent Smith, lead singer of the American hard rock band SHINEDOWN, discovered the Insanity workout with Shaun T. Produced by multiple Grammy Award winner Rob Cavallo ( KID ROCK, GREEN DAY), SHINEDOWN's RIAA-platinum-certified third album, "The Sound Of Madness" debuted at #8 on The Billboard 200 upon its 2008 release before spending 120 consecutive weeks on the chart. 'Somewhere In The Stratosphere' allows us to relive those special times with all the fans that came out, and share the experience with those that we didn't get to see on the road."
"Somewhere In The Stratosphere" showcases both the energy of their electric show and intimacy of their acoustic sets with a CD/DVD dedicated to each tour (see track listing below).įrontman Brent Smith comments: "The 'Carnival Of Madness' and 'Anything & Everything' tours were some of the most intense and rewarding shows we've ever played.
The Jacksonville, Florida-based band has long been hailed as one of rock's most dynamic live acts. The collection - which received its title from a member of the "Shinedown Nation" fan community - will include material filmed and recorded on SHINEDOWN's two epic 2010 headline tours: the inaugural "Carnival Of Madness" tour, in which they topped a stellar lineup of today's biggest rock acts including CHEVELLE, PUDDLE OF MUDD, SEVENDUST, and 10 YEARS and the highly praised "Anything & Everything" acoustic tour, which featured stripped-down versions of both chart-topping hits and fan favorites alongside intimate conversations with the audience about the stories behind the songs. SHINEDOWN's live, multi-disc CD/DVD collection, "Somewhere In The Stratosphere", will arrive in stores and at all DSPs on May 3. SHINEDOWN vocalist Brent Smith and bassist Eric Bass will take part in a live online chat on Monday, May 2 at 6:00 p.m.
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