(PR) Shinedown has announced early details of their much-anticipated third album, entitled "THE SOUND OF MADNESS." The collection -- produced by multiple Grammy Award-winner Rob Cavallo (Kid Rock, Green Day, My Chemical Romance) will arrive in stores and at online retailers on June 24th."THE SOUND OF MADNESS" will be heralded by the lead single, "Devour." The track will land online and at multi-format rock radio outlets nationwide on May 5th. In addition, "Devour" will serve as the theme song to World Wrestling Entertainment's June pay-per-view event, Night of Champions, slated for June 29th. The single will also be featured on ESPN throughout the current major league baseball season, and will be included on the soundtrack to EA Sports' "Madden NFL 09" video game.
The Jacksonville, Florida-based rock outfit has lined up a number of upcoming live dates, including headline shows and festival performances. The itinerary kicks off with a hometown co-headlining slot at Band Camp 2008, set for Friday, May 9th at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center. Also scheduled are appearances at WJJR's Earth Day Birthday at Orlando's Tinker Field on May 10th; the 2008 98Rockfest at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium on May 11th; the 2nd annual Rock on the Range at Columbus, Ohio's Columbus Crew Stadium on May 17th; KPNT 105.7's Pointfest at St. Louis' Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on May 18th; and DropFest 2008 at Kaukauna, Wisconsin's Wisconsin International Raceway on June 6th. A full-scale North American tour in support of "THE SOUND OF MADNESS" will be announced shortly.
MAY
9 Jacksonville, FL Band Camp 2008 @ Jacksonville Equestrian Center
10 Orlando, FL WJJR's Earth Day Birthday @ Tinker Field
11 Tampa, FL 2008 98Rockfest @ Raymond James Stadium
13 Charlotte, NC Amos' Southend *
14 Richmond, VA The National *
15 Norfolk, VA The NorVa *
17 Columbus, OH Rock on the Range @ Columbus Crew Stadium
18 St. Louis, MO KPNT 105.7's Pointfest @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
JUNE
6 Kaukauna, WI DropFest 2008 @ Wisconsin International Raceway