SHINEDOWN To Launch For Your Sake iPad eBook

March 15, 2012, 12 years ago

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Mashable.com reports that Atlantic Records has taken an uncommon approach to using Apple’s iBooks Author — touted as a creation platform that will “reinvent the textbook” — by building an interactive eBook for SHINEDOWN‘s next album, Amaryllis.

The 75-page iPad ebook will be available March 27th, coinciding with the Amaryllis album release. The eBook visually tells the story of the multi-platinum rock band’s new songs, creative process and cover art.

Frontman Brent Smith says the eBook, titled For Your Sake: Inside The Making Of Shinedown’s Amaryllis, revives the complete album experience, which changed when CD booklets and liner notes became less prevalent.

“With so many people getting their music digitally these days, they don’t always get to enjoy the full experience that you get by exploring physical CDs or vinyl albums,” Smith told Mashable. “I remember picking up SOUNDGARDEN’s Superunknown. For me, it’s a perfect example of an album that does an amazing job at connecting the artwork and packaging to the actual music.”

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A demo of Shinedown's iBook can be viewed below:

Amaryllis will feature the following 12 songs:

'Adrenaline'

'Bully'

'Amaryllis'

'Unity'

'Enemies'

'I'm Not Alright'

'Nowhere Kids'

'Miracle'

'I'll Follow You'

'For My Sake'

'My Name (Wearing Me Out)'

'Through The Ghost'

Shinedown has released a pair of videos from Amaryllis, for the songs 'Unity' and 'Bully':

Just prior to embarking on this year's Avalanche Tour - which they are headlining - Shinedown will perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live on March 26th. Confirmed Avalanche dates are as follows:

March

27 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove
28 - San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
30 - Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Theatre
31 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory

April

2 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
5 - Houston, TX - House Of Blues
6 - Dallas, TX - House Of Blues
7 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Amphitheatre
9 - Springfield, MO - Shrine Mosque
10 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room
12 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore
13 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
14 - Grand Rapids, MI - Orbit Room
16 - Niagara Falls, NY - Rapids Theater
17 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
18 - Providence, RI - Lupo's
20 - New York, NY - Best Buy Theater
21 - Atlantic City, NJ - House Of Blues
22 - Scranton, PA - Cultural Center
24 - Richmond, VA - The National
25 - Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head


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