After a couple years of relative quiet, Jacksonville rock heavyweights Shinedown are back with a new record. EI8HT is set to drop May 29 via Atlantic Records.

Alongside the announcement, the band have dropped a new track, “Safe and Sound." Listen:

Eighteen tracks deep, the album pulls in familiar cuts like “Dance, Kid, Dance”, “Three Six Five”, “Killing Fields”, and “Searchlight”, but it also hints at a broader, more ambitious swing than we’ve heard from them in a minute.

What stands out most this time isn’t just the scale, it’s who’s behind the boards. Bassist Eric Bass steps fully into the producer role, steering the project from the inside. Frontman Brent Smith made it clear this wasn’t just another studio cycle, it was a grind, a push, and ultimately a point of pride for the whole band. The way he talks about it, EI8HT feels less like a routine release and more like a statement of identity.

He had this to say about it:

“This album is over a year in the making. Without question, as a band, we pushed ourselves like never before. Especially when it comes to Eric. Myself, Zach, and Barry are so honoured to create, and work with such an extraordinary producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter, musician, performer, and band mate. We are so excited to finally announce our 8th studio album titled EI8HT alongside our Dance Kid Dance Act ll World Tour.”

On that note, they’re not keeping this confined to the studio. Shinedown are taking EI8HT global with the Dance Kid Dance Act II World Tour, a sprawling run that looks primed to hit just about everywhere that’ll have them. Find all those dates down below.

EI8HT is out May 29. Preorder here. Full tracklist:

1. At The Bottom
2. Dance, Kid, Dance
3. Burning Down The Disco
4. Three Six Five
5. Young Again
6. Dizzy
7. Imposter
8. Machine Gun
9. Outlaw
10. Safe and Sound
11. Searchlight
12. Bear With Me
13. Deep End
14. Killing Fields
15. Back To The Living
16. Wide Open
17. So Glad That You Asked
18. The Pilot

Dance, Kid, Dance Act II World Tour:

05/13 Green Bay, WI @ Resch Center *^
05/15 Columbus, OH @ Sonic Temple Festival Headlining
05/16 Madison, WI @ Kohl Center *^
05/18 Sioux Falls, SD @ Denny Sanford PREMIER Center *^
05/19 Wichita, KS @ INTRUST Bank Arena *^%
05/22 Austin, TX @ Moody Center *^
05/23 Oklahoma City, OK @ Paycom Center *^
05/26 Jacksonville, FL @ VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena *^
05/28 Estero, FL @ Hertz Center *^
05/30 Tampa, FL @ Benchmark International Arena *^
06/02 Biloxi, MS @ Mississippi Coast Coliseum *^
06/05 Norfolk, VA @ Chartway Arena *^
06/06 Hershey, PA @ GIANT Center *^
07/11 Mt. Pleasant, MI @ Soaring Eagle *#
07/13 Toronto, ON @ Coca-Cola Coliseum *
07/15 Quebec City, QC @ Centre Vidéotron *#
07/17 Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena *
07/18 Albany, NY @ MVP Arena *#
07/20 Manchester, NH @ SNHU Arena *
07/21 Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center *
07/23 Philadelphia, PA @ Xfinity Mobile Arena *
07/25 Knoxville, TN @ Food City Center *#
07/30 Lubbock, TX @ United Supermarkets Arena *#
07/31 Colorado Springs, CO @ Weidner Field *
08/02 El Paso, TX @ UTEP Don Haskins Center *#
08/04 Tucson, AZ @ Tucson Arena *#
08/06 Ontario, CA @ Toyota Arena *
08/07 Las Vegas, NV @ Michelob ULTRA Arena *#
08/09 Sparks, NV @ Nugget Event Center *
08/10 Boise, ID @ ExtraMile Arena *#
08/12 Billings, MT @ First Interstate Arena at Metrapark *#
08/14 Spokane, WA @ Numerica Veterans Arena *#
08/15 Vancouver, BC @ PNE Pacific Coliseum *#
08/17 Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place *#
08/20 Fargo, ND @ Fargodome *#
08/21 Welch, MN @ Treasure Island Resort *
08/23 Springfield, IL @ Illinois State Fair #
09/04 Dyersville, IA @ Velocity Festival
09/10 McHenry, IL @ McHenry Music Festival
10/31 Paris, FR @ Zénith Paris - La Villette &
11/02 Milan, IT @ Alcatraz &
11/04 Tilburg, NL @ O13 &
11/06 Prague, CZ @ Forum Karlín &
11/08 Copenhagen, DK @ Falkonersalen &
11/09 Stockholm, SE @ Annexet &
11/11 Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle &
11/12 Düsseldorf, DE @ Mitsubishi Electric Halle &
11/14 Birmingham, UK @ bp pulse LIVE *&
11/16 Glasgow, UK @ OVO Hydro *&
11/17 Nottingham, UK @ Motorpoint Arena *&
11/19 London, UK @ OVO Arena Wembley *&
11/20 Manchester, UK @ AO Arena *&
11/22 Dublin, IE @ 3Olympia Theatre &

* with Coheed and Cambria
^ with Black Stone Cherry
# with From Ashes to New
& with Those Damn Crows

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