Sevendust

Infobox musical artist
Name = Sevendust

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Origin = Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Genre = Alternative metal
Years_active = 1992 – present
Label = TVT, Winedark Records, Roadrunner, Asylum
Associated_acts = Amen, Body & Soul, Dark New Day, Mouth Piece, Piece Dogs, Snake Nation, Snot, Still Rain
URL = [http://www.sevendust.com/ www.sevendust.com]
Current_members = Lajon Witherspoon John Connolly Clint Lowery Vinnie Hornsby Morgan Rose
Past_members = Sonny Mayo

Sevendust is an American alternative metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. They formed in late 1992 under the name "Crawlspace"Dombek, Kirk. [http://wm03.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0ifpxqwhldke~T1 Sevendust] . Allmusic] but later were forced to change their name to "Sevendust" when a group from the West Coast claimed rights to "Crawlspace". [ [http://www.pollstar.com/news/viewhotstar.pl?Artist=SEVENDR Pollstar - HotStar Sevendust ] ] They were originally signed to TVT Records, but then released their fifth album with Winedark Records (through Universal Music) in the US, and Roadrunner Records overseas. Currently, they are signed to their own label 7 Bros. Records in conjunction with Asylum Records.

History

"Sevendust" (1997-1998)

Sevendust released their first album Sevendust on April 15, 1997, known for its heavy riffs, angry vocals and thrash-like drumming, as the songs "Black" and "Bitch".Henderson, Alex. [http://wm03.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3cfuxq8hldse "Sevendust" review] . Allmusic] "Black" was the opening song for nearly every Sevendust concert until 2004. The debut album also contains the song "My Ruin" from the Mortal Kombat soundtrack album entitled "More Kombat" released by TVT Records. They garnered additional attention after they jammed with Dimebag Darrell on stage in 1998. After they appeared at Ozzfest 1998 and Dynamo Open Air the same year, their self-titled album went gold.Henderson, Alex. [http://wm03.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wpfqxqtkldje "Home" - Overview] . Allmusic]

"Home" (1999-2000)

Two years later, in 1999, they released their second album, "Home", which had also gone gold and become known for the songs "Denial", and "Waffle" for which they have shot music videos. Skin from Skunk Anansie and Chino Moreno from Deftones appeared as guest vocalists on two songs, "Licking Cream" and "Bender". Also featured on "Bender" was additional guitar work by Troy McLawhorn of doubleDrive. They got a chance to play on the Late Night with Conan O'Brien show by playing "Waffle". They appeared in Woodstock 1999 and have toured with many bands such as KoЯn, Staind, Reveille, Godsmack, Mudvayne, Powerman 5000, Creed, Kid Rock, Machine Head, Limp Bizkit and Metallica. In 1999, they gained European exposure by opening for Skunk Anansie at various shows in Germany. They also joined Slipknot, Coal Chamber and other bands on a tour called "Tattoo The Earth Tour" in June of 2000 .

"Animosity" (2001-2002)

They then headed into the studio to record their third album, Animosity, which was released on November 13, 2001. This album went gold and gained the band commercial success thanks to the hit singles "Angel's Son" and "Praise". They managed to obtain a spot on Late Night with David Letterman where they played an Acoustic Version of Angel's Son featuring Paul Shaffer on Keyboards. In the same year they are also seen in the Chris Rock movie Down to Earth as a partial clip of "Waffle" is played. Sevendust went on hiatus in 2002 due to the death of Lajon's brother.

"Seasons" (2003-2004)

In 2003, Sevendust returned strongly with their fourth album, "Seasons", with the hit songs "Enemy", "Broken Down", "Face to Face" and "Separate". This was Sevendust's first and only album to reach a position as high as #2 on the charts and was a huge success followed by an even more successful, critically acclaimed and completely sold out North American tour. The song "Enemy" was used as the official theme song for "WWE Unforgiven 2003" and has become one of the band's most known songs. In 2004, for the first time in the band's career, they released a live album on a CD/DVD double disk package titled "". Both the CD and the DVD include a tribute cover of "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails. In 2004, it was announced Clint Lowery had left the band after completing their tour, due to musical differences, to be replaced by Sonny Mayo (from Snot and Amen). Clint then started working with a new band called Dark New Day which also features his brother, Corey Lowery. At roughly the same time, Sevendust and TVT Records parted ways.

"Next" (2005-2006)

On October 11, 2005, Sevendust released their fifth studio album, "Next", on their second label, Winedark Records, distributed by Universal Music. In the process, Sevendust also created their own record label, 7Bros Records. The first radio single off "Next" was the track "Ugly", released to radio August 9, 2005 followed by a music video. The track "Pieces" appeared on the soundtrack for the film "Saw II". [Loftus, Johnny. [http://wm10.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hjfqxqesld6e "Saw 2" - Overview] . Allmusic] "Next" debuted at #20 in the US, selling around 37,000 copies in its first week. Not much longer after the release of "Next", Sevendust's former label TVT Records released a greatest hits package for Sevendust, titled "Best of (Chapter One 1997-2004)", the label's final Sevendust release. [ [http://wm10.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:09frxqqdldje allmusic ((( Best of Sevendust (Chapter One 1997-2004) > Overview ))) ] ]

"Alpha" (2007)

Sevendust released their sixth full-length studio album, entitled "Alpha", on March 6, 2007. The album debuted at #14 in the US, the band's highest chart position yet, selling over 42,000 copies of the album in its first week. The band also headlined a 57-date tour from February 8, 2007 to April 28, 2007. Boston heavy metal band Diecast, supergroup Invitro, and Christian rock band Red accompanied Sevendust on that tour. [ [http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/press_releases/diecast_kick_off_sevendust_tour.html Diecast Kick Off Sevendust Tour] . Ultimate-Guitar.com: Feb. 12, 2007] "Retrospective 2", a CD/DVD combo including two previously un-released studio tracks, live concert footage never before seen, as well as the new music videos for the songs "Beg To Differ", "Ugly", "Pieces", and "Driven", was released on December 11 2007. The song "The Rim" was released on the Alpha CD but only sold in Target retails stores as exclusive 14th track on the Alpha CD. [ [http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=28522 http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=28522] . MetalUnderground.com: Aug. 29, 2007] Their songs "Feed" and "Driven" were used in the soundtrack to WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008.

"Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow" (2008)

Sevendust quickly returned to the studio at the end of November 2007 to finish up their 7th studio album, titled "". The record was originally slated for a release of March 4 2008. However, the release date was changed to April 1. The album debuted at #19 on the Billboard 200. Chris Daughtry makes an appearance on "Hope & Sorrow" along with Alter Bridge members Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti. Sevendust toured Australia in March 2008, opening for Ozzy Osbourne. The first single released was "Prodigal Son" which peaked at #19 on the mainstream rock chart. The second and current single is "The Past", it was in the top 10 most added songs on rock radio.

On March 26 2008, Sevendust announced that Clint Lowery, former guitarist and vocalist for the band, has quit his duties as guitarist for Dark New Day and will be returning to the Sevendust lineup in place of Sonny Mayo. On Lowery's return, Morgan Rose stated "This was extremely tough considering Sonny is our brother and has been amazing to work with. [Sonny] didn't do anything wrong at all; we just owe it to ourselves and all the folks that grew up with us to put our original band back together." [ [http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=6208 KNAC.COM - News - sevendust ] ]

Members

*Lajon Witherspoon – vocals
*John Connolly – Guitar, vocals
*Clint Lowery – Guitar, vocals (1997-2004, 2008-present)
*Vinnie Hornsby – Bass
*Morgan Rose – drums, vocals

Former

*Sonny Mayo - Guitar, vocals (2005-2008)

Discography

tudio Albums

*1997: "Sevendust"
*1999: "Home"
*2001: "Animosity"
*2003: "Seasons"
*2005: "Next"
*2007: "Alpha"
*2008: ""

Compilation albums

*2004: ""
*2005: "Best of (Chapter One 1997-2004)"
*2007: "Retrospective 2"

B-Sides

*"Breathe": From the "Strangeland" soundtrack and "Homework" album (1998).
*"School's Out": From "Licking Cream" Single and "Homework" album (1999).
*"Fall": From the "Scream 3" soundtrack (2000).
*"What U See is What U Get (featuring Xzibit)": From the "Loud Rocks" album (2000).
*"Going Back to Cali": From the "Take A Bite Outta Rhyme" album (2000).
*"I Am (I'm Me)": From the "Twisted Forever" album (2001).
*"Corrected": From the "The Scorpion King" soundtrack (2001).
*"Break the Walls Down": From the "WWE Forceable Entry" album (2002).
*"Leech": From the "Freddy vs Jason" soundtrack (2003).
*"Inner City Blues": DVD bonus track from the "Seasons" album (2003) and from the "Best Of (Chapter One 1997-2004)" album (2005).

*"Rain": From the "Seasons" album outside of the US (2003) and the "Best Of (Chapter One 1997-2004)" album (2005).
*"Number One (The Ballad)": From the "Seasons" album outside of the US (2003).
*"Coward": From the "Seasons" album outside of the US (2003) and the "Best Of (Chapter One 1997-2004)" album (2005).
*"Hurt": From the "Southside Double-Wide: Acoustic Live " album (2004).
*"Abuse Me": From the "Alpha" album outside of the US (2007).
*"The Rim": From the "Alpha" album in Target stores and outside the US(2007) and the "Retrospective 2" CD/DVD package (2007).
*"Losing You": From the "Retrospective 2" CD/DVD package (2007).
*"Sleeper": From the "Retrospective 2" CD/DVD package (2007).
*"Lucky One": From the "Chapter VII: Hope and Sorrow" album in Best Buy stores (2008).
*"Heart In Your Hands": From the "Chapter VII: Hope and Sorrow" album in Best Buy stores (2008).
*"Disgust": From the "Chapter VII: Hope and Sorrow" album available only on iTunes (2008).

Videos

*"Home" (1999): "Denial", "Waffle" and "Licking Cream"
*"Animosity" (2001): "Praise", "Live Again", and "Angel's Son"
*"Seasons" (2003): "Enemy" and "Broken Down"
*"Next" (2005): "Ugly" and "Pieces"
*"Alpha" (2007): "Driven" and "Beg to Differ"
*"Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow" (2008): "Prodigal Son"

2008 Fall/Winter Tour

Sevendust is currently on tour with support from Taproot. In December they are heading to Europe for a series of shows. For 2009 it has been said by Morgan Rose that they plan to do another tour to Afghanistan. There are no signs of writing for a new album yet, but Morgan also stated that they plan to start writing next year and hope to have it out no later than early 2010. No word has been said on the rumored Acoustic Tour and Live CD/DVD.

References

External links

* [http://www.sevendust.com/ Official Sevendust website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/sevendust Official Sevendust MySpace]
* [http://orlando.metromix.com/music/photogallery/sevendust/545196/content/ Sevendust 2008 concert photos]
* [http://www.alienfreak.com/ AlienFreak.com: Morgan Rose Web Site]
* [http://www.sonnymayo.info/ Sonny Mayo: Sonny Mayo Web Site]
* [http://www.fieldofsolitude.net/ Field of Solitude: Sevendust Fan Comunity]
* [http://project961.com/iplaylist/artist/203307/ Sevendust on Demand]
* [http://www.wjrr.com/pages/live_video.html Sevendust LIVE performance 8/05/08 starts at 2:30et]