Disclaimer: you cannot listen to this song just once. The hook at 2 and a half minutes just grabs you and brings you back for air, or you’d be lost in the song forever. ‘Dysfunctional You’ is simple and uncluttered, and truly beautiful inside and out – not the shallow, plastic-coated type but pure magnificence. As someone who likes to sing along, this is the song for me! It’s raw and powerful and quite faithful to previous Shinedown records so bound to be a fan-favourite. Title track ‘Planet Zero’ keeps up the pace with a chunky riff and incredibly insightful lyrics which highlight Smith’s saccharine-coated vocals, as the chorus entices you in. ‘No Sleep Tonight’ is ferocious and so fast it’s almost manic, a pounding beat that drives the track along and a melodious vocal, all providing a joyous cacophony which is a triumphant start to the album. But the music…well, that’s a different story. The robot who accompanies us on our journey through the album gets annoying for me after the first couple of interludes, much like when Alexa starts to talk and you haven’t asked her to. The story being told by the lyrics throughout is of a disenfranchised society in trouble and either largely unaware or unaffected, trying to remind us who we are and to get back our sense of self. It touches on social media, cancel culture and mental health, all the while pairing a serious and sombre message with the killer tunes the band are known and loved for. Planet Zero’ is a narrative of the last few years and a lament of what is happening to our society. In February 2021, frontman Brent Smith announced that the band had started working on a seventh studio album, written through the worst and most isolated time of the pandemic when most of us were without a voice it seems Shinedown had plenty to say. 1 day ago Avenged Sevenfold Make Triumphant Return With Epic New Single and Video – ‘Nobody’.1 day ago Album Review : The Damned Darkadelic.1 day ago OVERKILL | release video visualizer for second single ‘Wicked Place’.16 hours ago Gig Review : State of Unrest Tour – Lamb of God, Kreator, Municpial Waste.15 hours ago Gig Review : Elles Bailey – Shining In The Half Light 2023 UK Tour Special Guests Morganway The Globe, Cardiff.GUNS – New Album “Black Diamond” Out On 14th April 2023 via Frontiers Music Srl 14 hours ago Thunder announce expanded reissues of first 3 albums – available on vinyl for first time since original release – out 28th April on BMG.13 hours ago Album Review : Lordi ” Screem Writers Guild. 13 hours ago Album Review : RISE OF THE NORTHSTAR (Showdown).12 hours ago Melodic metal sensation Attractive Chaos release ‘Won And Lost’, the third video single from debut EP The Fire Between Us.7 hours ago KAMELOT Releases Massive Third Single, “Eventide” | New Album, “The Awakening”, out this Friday!.6 hours ago ICED EARTH release video for single ‘Prophecy’, out now, release 2 new EPs ‘Hellrider’ and ‘I Walk Among You’ on 28th April, out on ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records.
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