question: What band formed first, Shinedown or The dB's?
answer: The dB's
context: Title: The dB's
  Passage: The dB's are an American power pop and jangle pop group who first came into prominence in the late 1970s and 1980s.  The band members are Peter Holsapple, Chris Stamey, Will Rigby and Gene Holder.  While the members are all from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the group was formed in New York City in 1978.  In 2012, the band completed its first new studio album in 25 years and its first in 30 years with the original 1978 lineup.
  Title: Shinedown
  Passage: Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida.  Formed by Brent Smith in 2001 after the dissolution of his prior band, Smith, still under contract with record label Atlantic Records, recruited the band's original lineup of Jasin Todd as guitarist, Brad Stewart on bass, and Barry Kerch on drums.  Consistent for the first two album cycles, a few lineup changes followed in the late 2000s, eventually stabilizing with Smith and Kerch, as remaining members alongside newcomers Zach Myers on guitar, and Eric Bass on bass.  The group has released five studio albums: "Leave a Whisper" (2003), "Us and Them" (2005), "The Sound of Madness" (2008), "Amaryllis" (2012), and "Threat to Survival" (2015).  Shinedown has sold more than ten million records worldwide, and has had 11 number one singles on the "Billboard" Mainstream Rock charts, the third most of all-time, behind Van Halen and Three Days Grace.
  Title: Nick Perri
  Passage: Nicholas B. "Nick" Perri is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer.  He is a founding member of Silvertide and the newly formed band Mount Holly, and has also played for Shinedown, Perry Farrell, Matt Sorum, and sister Christina Perri.  In 2009 Perri launched a custom guitar brand called “Perri Ink."  On October 3, 2011 he opened the doors to the Perri Ink.  Cartel, his first retail store.  The store was closed on November 1, 2013, but the business remains active online.
  Title: Acrassicauda
  Passage: Acrassicauda is an American-based Iraqi heavy metal band formed in 2001.  It is often credited as being the first heavy metal group to emerge from Iraq.  The original band consisted of three Arab members and one Assyrian (Tony Aziz Yaqoo).  The band formed and played concerts under the regime of Saddam Hussein.  It became well known outside of the local Iraqi metal scene after Vice magazine did a profile of the band.  It received even greater coverage when it was profiled in a feature-length documentary about the band and its troubles in Iraq called "Heavy Metal in Baghdad".  The band's first album was released on March 9, 2010.
  Title: The Strap-Ons
  Passage: The Strap-Ons are a punk rock band formed by vocalist Brian "Idle" Diederich, guitarist Billy England, bassist Emmit Joe George and drummer Ruben Remulla.  A few months later, guitarist Kate Grottenhaler joined the group.  The band formed in late 1996 originally as The Pimps in Norfolk, Virginia, but due to legal disputes, were forced to change their name to The Strap-Ons.  The band's first CD was put out by a cooperative of six labels around the world called The World Label Cooperative.
citations: Shinedown The dB's