Planet Zero
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Planet Zero
Planet Zero is the seventh studio album by American rock band Shinedown, released on July 1, 2022. The release date was originally set for April 22, 2022, but was postponed due to a delay in CD and vinyl production. The album topped the all-genre Billboard Top Album Sales chart, a first for the band. -Wikipedia
Critic Reviews
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Louder
Singer Brent Smith creates an insidious robot character to guide you through the authoritarian dangers of this dystopian world, emphasising that you will be fine as long as you don’t rock the boat. He unleashes his fury at the power-hungry tech behemoths while gently extolling the vulnerable human beauty they seek to pervert. Meanwhile, the band utilise the well-honed dynamics of their visceral arena rock as a potent soundtrack. A shame they haven’t taken down their Facebook page, though.
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Kerrang!
U.S. superstars Shinedown continue their creative evolution on absorbing and morale-boosting post-lockdown comeback…
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Distorted Sound Magazine
For those who were disheartened by Attention Attention, Plant Zero returns with a welcomed vengeance. Whilst a few tracks fall short, SHINEDOWN revert back to full-form whilst still experimenting and evolving their sound in a manner that will keep fans happy as well as themselves.
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Spill Magazine
This album is an obvious wakeup call for mankind. The music will keep you engaged the entire time, and the lyrics will speak to you. They perfectly describe every single event that is happening in the world the past couple of years. Shinedown is sending the most powerful message that they or anyone have ever sent out, that we need to start taking care of each other before we turn this place into Planet Zero.
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Rock 'N' Load
While concept albums are not new to Shinedown, this may be their biggest and possibly most controversial yet. Through the power of music, they have created something that is truly thought-provoking in its lyrics while never letting up on these being great tracks that are catchy and entertaining. Shinedown has once again outdone themselves with another incredible album full of stand-out tracks that still need to be listened to in full to truly appreciate its message.
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Kill The Music
All in all, "Planet Zero" is an invigorating dose of modern rock that seeks to send a warning about a cultural climate that limits free expression.
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Ghost Cult Magazine
Whether political or not, and the overall feeling is that this is more about encouraging individuality and critical review and not getting swept up in klout-based group thinking whilst highlighting the dangers a collective mindset can bring than planting a flag either side of the right / left dividing line, in and amongst a series of worthy heavy contemporary rock tracks, Shinedown have provoked a challenge on album seven.
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Sputnik Music
The down part is simple: listening to this band, you are gonna get down! It's hard not to dance to the grooves here, the music is quite groovy yet mainstream rock is not often known for its grooves but the grooves can be found here. Doesn't matter if it's the first track or the fifth track or whatever, it all lays down unstoppable beats that stick in your head like how bears like honey, it's simply that sticky.
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Splice Magazine
While all the songs all stand up on their own, as with any good concept album the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. When you listen to the album in its entirety you gain a far greater understanding of what Shinedown was aiming for. Instead of making an album built around several hits they have crafted their most mature, raw, and complete album to date.
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The Moshville Times
Planet Zero was, like most Shinedown releases for this reviewer, a grower rather than one that hit me from the start. Amaryllis is still their finest overall hour, but I’ve had this one on repeat since the hooks sneakily made their way under my skin and it’s definitely up there. One person on Reddit said that they’re more of a singles band than an album one, and I see where they’re coming from. Planet Zero, however, has more than its fair share of great singles if we’re going to look at it from that perspective.
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