Shinedown starts recording of new album

Shinedown has started recording their next album, right now being referred to as Shinedown5. They have posted references to it on their Facebook and Twitter. On the band's official Facebook account, they have posted a few photos from the recording of it and have been using the hashtag #shinedown5. Looks like today is Day 3, and we all know how long it takes to record an album, mix it and finally get it released, but at lease new music is on the way! I will definitely be following this (well, I always do) and posting any updates I see on this site.

This is very exciting as Shinedown always puts out some great stuff. Their last studio album was Amaryllis, which was released on March 27, 2013. While Shinedown was taking a break, guitarist Zach Myers released a special acoustic album and even went on an acoustic tour which got some pretty good reviews. The Myers side project album, Allen, Mack, Myers and Moore, is available on his Pledge music site.

While you're waiting for the new tunes, you can head over to Shinedown.com where they are having a weekly sweepstakes. Seems that every week they are giving away a prize pack. Contest winners receive a limited edition Shinedown Nation t-shirt and more. Contest enntry is as simple as sending them an email, so what do you have to lose?