There's actually a lot that's very special about this album, in not only the meaning, but the way it all commands your attention. The album starts off with a knock on a door, and someone entering a room in the first track, appropriately titled, "THE ENTRANCE." It then moves directly into the first single, "DEVIL." There's no other band like Shinedown, these boys will never cease to amaze me, and their raw openness just adds to that. I had absolutely no idea that Brent still was battling that addiction to this day, so hearing about that, and how guitarist Zach Myers has been suffering panic attacks so bad he keeps in touch with a cardiologist every day, really just opened my eyes. I had been aware that he had an addiction to a perscription drug back in the day, circa 2005 or so, but I thought it was a thing of the past. ![]() That was a piece of information that absolutely blew my mind, since I have been happily calling Shinedown one of my favorite bands for the past decade. Something else makes this very special is this is the first album that vocalist Brent Smith was completely sober for. Its a rock opera of sorts, something they have never done before, about mental illness, struggles, and all sorts of real life things that people deal with every day. The band has spoken up quite a bit about internal struggles to reveal exactly why this album was made. On May 4, 2018, Shinedown released their sixth album, ATTENTION ATTENTION. It has been an extremely long time since an album review has been posted on Immortal Music, but this one deserves to be written.
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