Shinedown’s Barry Kerch — Hot Sauce, Van Halen, Rick Beato & More — “Paltrocast” Exclusive

Over the last two decades, multi-platinum band Shinedown — as comprised of vocalist Brent Smith, guitarist Zach Myers, bassist/producer Eric Bass and drummer Barry Kerch — has cemented its status as one of the most vital and forward-thinking powerhouses in modern rock. The record-breaking band has achieved astronomical success with — oer statistics I verified in February 2023 — over 6.5 billion global streams, 19 #1 rock hits, 15 platinum and gold singles, platinum or gold certification for every one of its studio albums, and 10 million albums sold worldwide. The group is reportedly #1 on Billboard’s Greatest Of All Time Mainstream Rock Artists Chart, after notching the most ever #1s in the 40-year history of the Mainstream Rock Songs Chart, thanks to hit singles like “Daylight,” “Planet Zero,” “Atlas Falls,” “Get Up,” “Attention Attention,” “Monsters” and “Devil”; 29 of Shinedown’s singles have reached the Top 10 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Chart, which is said to tie them with Foo Fighters for most out of any artist in history.