Bass produced the 13-song set, as he did with its predecessor, 2018’s Attention Attention, helming a high-concept treatise on societal affairs during the past 22 months, including the travails of living through a pandemic, the pitfalls of social media, mental health issues, political divisiveness, partisan media and cancel culture. The stomping heavy rock track gave context and focus for an entire album, also called Planet Zero, that’s coming out April 22 on Atlantic Records ( pre-order here). 26), Shinedown releases that song and accompanying lyric video, with a West Coast tour kicking off tonight in San Francisco. We kinda looked at each other and were like, ‘Let’s write a song about what’s going on on planet zero.'” “It seemed like there was zero intelligence, zero tolerance for anybody’s opinion, zero accountability for anything. “That was my nickname for it,” Bass, joined by frontman Brent Smith, tells Billboard via Zoom. June 9 – Hamburg, Germany edel-optics.Early during the pandemic, Shinedown‘s Eric Bass began referring to the United States as “planet zero.” June 7 – Budapest, Hungary Groupama Aréna + May 21 – Daytona Beach, FL Welcome To Rockville May 7 – Knoxville, TN Thompson-Boling Arena #
May 6 – Greenville, SC Bon Secours Wellness Arena # May 4 – Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena #
May 3 – Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum #
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In addition, Shinedown are planning to hit the road for a slew of shows, including gigs with Pop Evil, Ayron Jones, The Pretty Reckless, Diamante and Iron Maiden, plus a few festival stints - see all upcoming tour dates after the video.Īpril 1 – Spokane, WA Spokane Arena # Īpril 2 – Boise, ID ExtraMile Arena # Īpril 4 – Billings, MT First Interstate Arena # Īpril 8 – Green Bay, WI Resch Center # Īpril 9 – Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center # Īpril 11 – Sioux Falls, SD Denny Sanford Premier Center # Īpril 12 – Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena # Īpril 14 – Toledo, OH Huntington Center # Īpril 15 – Hershey, PA GIANT Center # Īpril 16 – Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun # Īpril 18 – Portland, ME Cross Insurance Arena # Īpril 20 – Baltimore, MD Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena # Īpril 22 – Charleston, WV Charleston Coliseum # Īpril 23 – Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center # Īpril 24 – Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena # Īpril 26 – Evansville, IN Ford Center # Īpril 28 – Wichita, KS INTRUST Bank Arena # Īpril 29 – Little Rock, AR Simmons Bank Arena # Īpril 30 – Birmingham, AL Legacy Arena # Welcome to PLANET ZERO…,” comments singer Brent Smith. Make no mistake, there is a message in the visual, a warning of what is to come, if society does not wake up, and demand the truth be told. We did not want a traditional music video feel – we wanted avant-garde, thought-provoking and surreal. We chose to work with visionary director Charles De Meyer. “ We wanted the first visual of ‘Planet Zero’ to be unlike anything we have done previously. They add, “ The “Planet Zero” single rings the alarm with a cautionary warning that if we shut each other down, we risk losing empathy, respect for one another, and our ability to communicate and unify in a way that leads to actual progress and understanding.” They continue, “ On Planet Zero, Shinedown is serving up an incisive look at some of society’s most critical issues, including the increasingly toxic division among those of differing ideologies, the need for honesty in our public discourse, and the corrosive effects of social media and cancel culture on mental health and humanity.”
character named Cyren from the album’s interludes who we hear at the end of the music video) that warns of the dangerous dehumanizing consequences of cancel culture run rampant.” Regarding the fresh clip (stream it below), today’s announcement reads, “ Directed by Charles De Meyer, the video brings to life a glimpse of a dystopian future (complete with a menacing A.I. Share the post "Shinedown release “Planet Zero” music video"įlorida rockers Shinedown have released their new music video for previously unearthed single “Planet Zero,” which serves as the title-track to their upcoming seventh studio album due out April 22nd through Atlantic Records ( pre-order).
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