The lead single from Shinedown's fourth studio album, Amaryllis, was the first new music to be heard from the Florida-based hard rockers since all six singles from 2008's The Sound Of Madness topped the rock radio chart. The song was released on January 3, 2012.
According to our dictionary, "Amaryllis" is a bulbous plant, which is also known as the "belladonna lily" or "naked lady." It takes its name from a shepherdess in Virgil's pastoral Eclogues. Shinedown drummer Barry Kerch explained to Bravewords.com why the band named the album after the flower: "Really it becomes what the band is all about - a beautiful flower that comes out of a desolate area," he said. "There's an overall sense on this record of overcoming and rising up and being a strong person, and that's exactly what this band is. We've risen up; we're the strongest we've ever been at this point. It's really all-encompassing for where we are right now in our career."
Amaryllis sees Shinedown linking up again with producer Rob Cavallo (My Chemical Romance, Green Day), who previously collaborated with the band on The Sound Of Madness. The album was recorded at Cavallo's Lightning Sound studios outside of Los Angeles as well as both Ocean Way Recording and Capitol Studios in Hollywood.
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