Spiritbox on Financial help from Shinedown

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[steventollefson]

Brent knew their potential back then and could not have helped a better band.

[INeverWanted]

This is pretty metal. Look out for the homies!

[onechippyboi]

"Just pay it forward"

Everytime Ive ever done something nice like that for someone I say the same thing. Its how you give the gift that keeps on giving.

[Grimm_Butterfly]

I went to Sound of Madness tour in Orlando FL and stood in line to have my cd signed. I asked Brent about Crow and the Butterfly. My brother died in a plane crash and my mother was a dark haired woman stuck in that same grief depicted in his video. I asked Brent about his dream. He signed my CD. I walked away.

He called me back and he gave me a hug that to his day I swear to God keeps me alive. I swear on everything this man's hug and the hugs from every single band member keep me alive today.

I sing their songs all the time. I mimic his voice. I loved spiritbox... but now knowing he breathed life into them the way he did me I feel this weird bond with the bands now. I am stunned and shocked and crying happy tears.

Thank you Brent. Thank you thank you thank you. I still remember the sincerity in his hug. It was a real human hug and I hadn't had one like that since my brother had died. He saved my life and he didn't understand what that hug meant---- maybe he did because he called me back and just squeezed me back to life.

I am so glad I found this reel. Brent is an angel. A literal angel. Thank you so much sir. Much love from Florida.

Shinedown and Lynard Skynard was played at his funeral. What a Strange World. ♡

[Abaddon]

The guys from Shinedown are amazing ppl ..
They didnt even invest, they literally gave that money to them no strings attached .

[caseyjackson]

This all makes sense now why they toured with shinedown. I thought it was weird having those two bands together. Went to the show and loved it!

[moshereece]

im not a fan of shinedown but what they did is super respectul

[bubbledumbb]

i can’t remember the exact date, but a while back in knoxville, brent’s hometown, a car ran through one of the record stores he went to as a child and he donated thousands to repair the building and replace lost records. the place is still up and running. i’ve been a few times, and the owner still mentions how grateful he is to shinedown and brent.

[Musictimemp]

Can't name one shinedown song, now I need to listen to their music. That's so awesome of them.

[lawtinaleslie]

Well thank you shine down honestly Spiritbox is not only unique but it’s nice to have another female represent women in the space but also the music is multidimensional like y’all deserve Grammys and a spot in rock hall of fame

[ronlouthain]

Welp. I don't care for Shinedown but I'll never again say a negative word about them. I adore Spiritbox, and even if I didn't, that's an amazing thing to do for strangers. Props to them!

[Kevown]

Met Brent from Shinedown at a radio show in Baltimore way back when Shinedown was first breaking The Thrash at Rash. Not shocked at all that he would do something like that he was one of the nicest dudes I’ve ever met, always been happy to see their success and happy they helped out such a great band like Spiritbox

[threetoes]

that f-in guy....he is a savior, leads with spirit, praise the rock and metal gods for brent smith!!! and wonderful eye to help out spiritbox. truly amazing artists! <3

[Cwin-nybp]

That’s awesome! I thought they a slightly odd couple as touring companions, on paper, that actually worked really well, but it’s cool to know that there’s actually more to how these bands are connected. I like both groups, and I can’t thank Shinedown enough for their role in getting Spiritbox off the ground. Who knows if they’d even be around if not for that hand up at a critical time?

[vitorbueno]

This is honestly amazing. Brent always looked like a warm hearted guy. Thank you, Brent.

[WoahitsWilly]

I remember when I saw Shinedown when they held a free show here in Philly, man those guys are awesome <3

[Deletirium]

That is a beautiful story, I have chills. THIS is how people should treat each other.

[jaycue]

Shinedown used to be an incredible Band. They started making music for the Imagine Dragons crowd and havent been so good, but I still swear that the show I saw of them in 05 was absolutely amazing. They opened up for 3 Doors Down and absolutely lit the stage on fire. 3 Doors Down wasnt even close.

[croc]

It’s wild that one of the sorta more conservative tagged bands helped nail out and promote one of the most progressive voices in the scene. Just goes to show at the end of the day all just people

[blackphillip]

Not a Shinedown fan personally but good on those guys for spreading the good word. Nothing against them just never caught my ear.