Welcome then to The Sound of Madness, Shinedown’s third album — and the Florida rockers’ boldest effort to date. Like its two predecessors, 2003’s Platinum Leave a Whisper and 2005’s Gold Us and them, The Sound of Madness, offers a brave and unsparing look into the soul and psyche amidst a fierce musical attack that, even in its quieter moments, vibrate with the passion, energy and focus of a band with high-minded ideals and limitless ambitions.