Sevendust are an alternative metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. The band formed together in 1994 under the name Crawlspace but found out another artist already had the rights to that name. They later came up with the name Sevendust after bassist Vincent Hornsby found a can of pesticide in his grandmother's garage called "Sevindust." Vocalist Lajon Witherspoon's take on the name is that seven is a holy number and we are all made of dust. Their name has also been associated with the computer virus with the same name. They are signed to TVT Records.

Members

1997-2004

• Lajon Witherspoon - vocals
• Clint Lowery - guitar and vocals
• John Connolly - guitar
• Vincent ("Vinnie") Hornsby - bass
• Morgan Rose - drums and vocals

2005

• Lajon Witherspoon - vocals
• John Connolly - guitar
• Sonny Mayo - guitar
• Vincent ("Vinnie") Hornsby - bass
• Morgan Rose - drums and vocals

Details

Clint Lowery has two brothers, Cory and Dustin, who have played in different bands over the years. Morgan Roses' wife, Rayna Foss Rose , was the bass player of the now-disbanded Coal Chamber. She was mistreated and humiliated by ex-Coal Chamber vocalist Dez Fafara . Morgan has said he hates Dez even more than Saddam Hussein. Lajon Witherspoon's younger brother, Reginald Witherspoon , was gunned down by a gang. The gang has never been caught but are still being searched for.

History

Known for their energetic and powerful live shows, Sevendust released their first self-titled album on April 15, 1997. This album is known for its heavy riffs, angry vocals and thrash-like drumming. The songs "Black" and "Bitch" are the most well known songs from this album. Black has been the opening song for every Sevendust concert since they first played, until recently when Suffocate, from the most recent album Seasons, has taken that spot. This album also contains the song "My Ruin" from their Crawlspace days which is included in the soundtrack.

After they appeared at Ozzfest 1998, their self-titled album went gold. In the same year they released a compilation called Live and Loud which featured live footage of the band at Chicago's Metro. Two years later, on August 24, 1999, they released their sophomore album, Home, which has also gone gold. Skin from Skunk Anansie and Chino Moreno from the 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 . That same year they were given #1 Band of the Year, #1 Album of the Year and #1 New band of the Year Awards. They appeared in Woodstock 1999 and have toured with many bands such as Korn, Staind, Godsmack, Powerman 5000, Creed, Kid Rock, Limp Bizkit and Metallica. They also joined Slipknot, Coal Chamber and other bands on a tour called Tattoo The Earth Tour in June of 2000. They then headed into the studio to record their third album, Animosity, which was released on November 13, 2001. Aaron Lewis of Staind did guest vocals on the song "Follow". This album gained them commercial success and went gold as well.

However, Sevendust's career has had tragedies. The band were friends with band Snot who lost their singer Lynn Strait. They paid tribute to him on the Strait Up complication album with a song called Angel's Son which is also available on Animosity. More tragedy struck when Dave Williams of Drowning Pool died. The band took a temporary hiatus after Lajon's younger brother was killed.

In 2003, Sevendust returned with their fourth album, Seasons. This album is considered by many to be Sevendust's best album and is their most popular album to date. It contains the hit songs "Enemy", "Broken Down" and "Separate". In 2004, for the first time in the band's career, they have released a live album on a DVD titled South Side Double Wide Acoustic Live .

On December 17, 2004, it was announced Clint Lowery has left the band, citing musical differences. It was said Sevendust had him replaced with a member of Tommy Lee's solo band but it was officially announced Sonny Mayo (from Snot and Amen ) was the new replacement for Clint. Clint is now working with a new band called Dark New Day which also features his brother, Corey Lowery . Sevendust are now working on a new album with Mayo that could be released this year.

Discography

• Self-Titled (1997)
• Home (1999)- Producer Toby Wright
• Animosity (2001)- Producer Ben Grosse
• Seasons (2003)- Producer- Butch Walker

See also

• Dark New Day, band's side project

External link

• Sevendust web site
• New Sevendust website