Shinedown fans can expect a new album from the band in the not too distant future. Front man Brent Smith told Metal Hammer they already have nine songs for the project. Their latest album, Attention Attention, was released in 2018.
Smith has also been busy with his side project with Shinedown's Zach Myers, called Smith & Myers. He said, “COVID-19 (is the worst thing), though I'll be honest, Zach and I are among maybe 10 percent of the music population still able to do live events. As Shinedown, that would be impossible, though for the last two months, I've been working with Eric on 'Shinedown 7,' and we're about nine songs into that. But as Smith & Myers, and with a couple of crew guys, (live shows) are just about doable. You have to duck and dive.”
Shinedown had to cancel their 2020 Deep Dive tour dates, so in the meantime Smith & Myers released two albums of both original songs and cover songs.