Rocktopia: Shinedown - 'The Sound Of Madness' (Deluxe Edition) - CD Review

A Rocktopia / Fireworks Magazine album review by Dave Bott: The original US release of this album was back in July 2008 and several months later it was an easy choice as my album of the year. The ensuing 2 years have seen several versions of 'Sound Of Madness' become available but this is far and away the definitive edition, though currently only on sale in America (at the time of writing). Critical opinions were very much divided when the CD first appeared 2 years ago. Comparisons to Nickelback were indicative of the feelings towards 'modern' sounding bands whilst the AOR community seemed to have a difficult time admitting that Shinedown had created something of a hard hitting melodic gem outside the pink & fluffy box. http://ping.fm/DArYY