Título: Shinedown
Seção: Amaryllis (2011-2014)
Background: Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida formed by singer Brent Smith in 2001 after the dissolution of his previous band. Smith, still under contract with record label Atlantic Records, recruited the band's original lineup of Jasin Todd as guitarist, Brad Stewart on bass, and Barry Kerch on drums. Consistent for the first two album cycles, a few lineup changes followed in the late 2000s, eventually stabilizing with Smith and Kerch alongside Zach Myers on guitar and Eric Bass on bass. The group has released five studio albums:

Conteúdo: Work on a fourth studio album began in February 2011, with the band spending the first half of the year writing and demoing over 33 songs. The band again decided to work with Cavallo as a producer, but moved into a new sound and lyrical direction on the album, capturing a more of a message of "empowerment, perseverance, and inspiration", inspired by Smith's then-recent change of getting sober and living a healthier lifestyle, and the new band members contributing to the writing process for the first time on an album. The recording process wrapped up about a year later in February 2012, and the album, Amaryllis, was released the next month, on March 27, 2012, in 30 countries simultaneously, through a joint release between Atlantic and Roadrunner Records in countries Atlantic did not distribute into. Amaryllis debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 charts, selling 106,000 copies in its opening week. While the opening sales doubled the debut of The Sound of Madness, overall sales fell well short, with the album only being certified Gold, indicating a half million copies sold.  Five singles were released from the album: "Bully", "Unity", "Enemies", "I'll Follow You", and "Adrenaline". The band's singles once again fared well, albeit it slightly below The Sound of Madness singles; "Bully" and "Unity" topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Charts, "Enemies" and "I'll Follow You" peaked at number 2, and "Adrenaline" peaked at number 4. Additionally, only "Bully" managed to have a

user: what happened in 2011?

assistant: Work on a fourth studio album began in February 2011,

user: what album was this that they were working on?

assistant: the album, Amaryllis,

user: when was Amaryllis released?

assistant: Amaryllis, was released the next month, on March 27, 2012,

user: what was the album about?

assistant: but moved into a new sound and lyrical direction on the album, capturing a more of a message of "empowerment, perseverance, and inspiration",

user: what was their recording company?

assistant: Atlantic and Roadrunner Records

user: why did it take them so long to release the album if they started working on it in 2011?

assistant: the new band members contributing to the writing process for the first time on an album.

user: was the album a hit on the charts?

assistant: Amaryllis debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 charts, selling 106,000 copies in its opening week.

user: what were some of the singles on the album?

assistant: Five singles were released from the album: "Bully", "Unity", "Enemies", "I'll Follow You", and "Adrenaline".

user: were the singles hits?

assistant: The band's singles once again fared well, albeit it slightly below The Sound of Madness singles;

user: what were the sound of madness singles?

assistant: the tempo is a little slower, and the subject matter is a little different.

user: what was the subject matter?

assistant: different. I would say it's actually a bit darker, a little bit more mischievous.